Grandia III

I’ve been playing through the story for a few nights now, and the combat just explodes off the screen—the visual pyrotechnics are genuinely a step above anything else on PS2. Watching how far the series has come since the Saturn and Dreamcast days makes every battle feel like a reward.

The battle system flows so smoothly, and that magical spell combo system adds a ton of depth. It’s a blast watching the series evolve from the Dreamcast days.

The combat is absolutely gorgeous—the visual pyrotechnics during battles had me pausing just to watch the effects. You can really feel how far the series has come since the Saturn and Dreamcast days, and this installment feels like the payoff.