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(Added negative points, corrected vsync. AE should have a separate page since they are essentially two different releases by different developers. (With Sickhead lazily updating Skybox Labs' work))
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{{ii}} Updated version of ''[[Grandia II]]'' featuring improved textures, lighting and shadows, the original Japanese voice option and an additional difficulty level.
 
{{ii}} Updated version of ''[[Grandia II]]'' featuring improved textures, lighting and shadows, the original Japanese voice option and an additional difficulty level.
 
{{++}} An update was released for the Steam version on October 15, 2019 to coincide with ''[[Grandia HD Remaster]]'', renaming the game to ''Grandia II HD Remaster'' and featuring further changes including improved interface textures, better 16:9 and gamepad support, and French, German, and [[#Japanese Text|Japanese]] language options.
 
{{++}} An update was released for the Steam version on October 15, 2019 to coincide with ''[[Grandia HD Remaster]]'', renaming the game to ''Grandia II HD Remaster'' and featuring further changes including improved interface textures, better 16:9 and gamepad support, and French, German, and [[#Japanese Text|Japanese]] language options.
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{{--}} The "HD Remaster" update removes options present in AE, removes 4:3 support entirely,crops videos to fit 16:9,performs worse,adds aliasing that isn't present in AE and does not fix major issues with Audio/Video/Animation synchronization. The mouse cursor no longer auto hides itself<ref>{{Refcheck|user=BONKERS|date=2019-11-08|comment=Comment (optional)}}</ref>
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{{--}} Most updated textures are upscaled with the majority of textures untouched. Text is inconsistently updated. Some is high res and some is low res [https://imgsli.com/NzU2MA Visual Comparison]
 
{{ii}} Audio files are poor quality with a lower average bitrate compared to previous versions of the game. See [[#HQ Music Mod|HQ Music Mod]] for a fix.
 
{{ii}} Audio files are poor quality with a lower average bitrate compared to previous versions of the game. See [[#HQ Music Mod|HQ Music Mod]] for a fix.
  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 4:3 rendering support has been removed in HD Remaster. All video files have been cropped to 16:9. Roll back to AE for 4:3
 
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|windowed notes            = Launcher has a list of preset resolutions, starting from "1280x720", to as high as "3840x2160", depending on your monitor. A custom resolution of your choice can also be entered into the resolution box before startup.
 
|windowed notes            = Launcher has a list of preset resolutions, starting from "1280x720", to as high as "3840x2160", depending on your monitor. A custom resolution of your choice can also be entered into the resolution box before startup.
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
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|borderless windowed notes  = Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
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|borderless windowed notes  = Used in place of exclusive fullscreen. This causes performance problems and stuttering.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=BONKERS|date=2019-11-08|comment=Comment (optional)}}</ref>
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          = Enabled by default. Can be reduced or improved through the graphics card control panel.
 
|anisotropic notes          = Enabled by default. Can be reduced or improved through the graphics card control panel.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x [[MSAA]].
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|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x [[MSAA]], however mipmap rendering has been changed causing texture aliasing that MSAA can't fix that didn't exist in AE[https://imgsli.com/NzU2MA/4/5 Visual Comparison] (Look at the table cloth and floor boards to the left)
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|vsync                      = always on
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|vsync notes                = Always enabled.
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|vsync notes                = The game relies on DWM for Vsync since it is borderless. <ref>{{Refcheck|user=BONKERS|date=2019-11-08|comment=Comment (optional)}}</ref>
 
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|60 fps notes              = Field exploration and menus are capped at 30fps. Battles are capped at 60fps.
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|60 fps notes              = Field exploration and menus are capped at 30fps. Battles are capped at 60fps. The option to switch the game entirely to 30FPS has been removed.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=BONKERS|date=2019-11-08|comment=Comment (optional)}}</ref>
 
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Revision as of 08:30, 8 November 2019

Grandia II Anniversary Edition
Grandia II Anniversary Edition cover
Developers
Original game Game Arts
Anniversary Edition SkyBox Labs
HD Remaster Sickhead Games
Publishers
GungHo Online Entertainment
Release dates
Windows August 24, 2015
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Grandia II Anniversary Edition on Wikipedia
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Grandia
Grandia II 2002
Grandia Online 2009
Grandia II Anniversary Edition 2015
Grandia HD Remaster 2019

For the original release, see Grandia II.

Key points

Updated version of Grandia II featuring improved textures, lighting and shadows, the original Japanese voice option and an additional difficulty level.
An update was released for the Steam version on October 15, 2019 to coincide with Grandia HD Remaster, renaming the game to Grandia II HD Remaster and featuring further changes including improved interface textures, better 16:9 and gamepad support, and French, German, and Japanese language options.
The "HD Remaster" update removes options present in AE, removes 4:3 support entirely,crops videos to fit 16:9,performs worse,adds aliasing that isn't present in AE and does not fix major issues with Audio/Video/Animation synchronization. The mouse cursor no longer auto hides itself[1]
Most updated textures are upscaled with the majority of textures untouched. Text is inconsistently updated. Some is high res and some is low res Visual Comparison
Audio files are poor quality with a lower average bitrate compared to previous versions of the game. See HQ Music Mod for a fix.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Anniversary Edition. Has not been updated to Grandia II HD Remaster.
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
The 2015 Anniversary Edition is available to re-download on Steam at any time.
Steam: Change to the Anniversary Edition version
  1. Launch Steam.
  2. Select the game, Right-click on it and select Properties.
  3. Open the Betas tab.
  4. Change Select the beta you would like to opt into to anniversary_edition and click Close.
  5. Launch the game after the download has finished.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\data\saves\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/330390/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\data\saves\grandia2_###.VMS[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/330390/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Essential improvements

HQ Music Mod

HQ Music Mod[2]
  1. Download the mod here
  2. If playing with English audio, files will belong in <path-to-game>/Data/Sound
  3. If playing with Japanese audio, files will belong in <path-to-game>/Data/Sound_n
  4. Backup the entire /Sound or /Sound_n folder somewhere. You don't have to, if you need to revert the entire thing, you can just re-verify the files.
  5. Drag and drop the contents of the OGG folder to the /Sound or /Sound_n folder
  6. Refer to the ReadME or download page for additional instructions for noted optional files.

HD Interface Mod

No longer necessary for Grandia II HD Remaster. This is applicable to Anniversary Edition.
leandroeidi's HD Mod[3]
  1. Download the mod here
  2. Make a backup of your <path-to-game>\data\afs folder. This mod will overwrite many files in there and you should keep a backup to make it possible to undo everything.
  3. Copy the data folder to <path-to-game>

Video settings

Video settings (HD Remaster).
Video settings (HD Remaster).

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Input settings

Keyboard bindings (HD Remaster).
Keyboard bindings (HD Remaster).
Controller bindings (HD Remaster).
Controller bindings (HD Remaster).

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings (HD Remaster).
Audio settings (HD Remaster).

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Japanese

Japanese Text

Despite not being advertised, Japanese text is present in Grandia II HD Remaster and appears to be functional but can't be enabled in the launcher. Japanese text will be officially supported at a later date.
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data\saves\
  2. Open config.ini
  3. Navigate to text_language and set it to 1
  4. Launch Grandia II HD Remaster directly through the executable and not through the launcher. The launcher will change the language back to a non-Japanese option.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio XAudio2
Input SDL2
Cutscenes MPlayer

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Intel Pentium G4500
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 240
DirectX 11 compatible 		AMD Radeon HD 7570
DirectX 12 compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References