Grandia II for the Sega Dreamcast A Walkthrough/Game Experience ( American ) by Ben DuPree Copyright Ben DuPree © 2001 Version 2.6 http://www.angelfire.com/rant/wroth Rotted_Zombie@hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Sections: I. Version Notes II. Legal Disclaimer III. Notes from the Field IV. Characters V. Controls VI. A Note on Battle VII. Walkthrough A) The Forest Before and Through Carbo Town B) The Black Forest, Garmia Tower, and Carbo Town After C) The Inor Mountains, Agear Town, And the Durham Cave D) The Baked Plains, The Granacliffs, Mareg, The Skyway, and The Tongue. E) The Snowy Forest, The Mysterious Garden, The Zealot, The Embittered Woman, and the Eye F) The St. Heim Mountains, The Papal State, His Holiness Zera, and the Divine Quest. G) Coming Soon! VIII. Item List IX. Enemy List/Guide X. About the Story XI. Spell List ( Eggs ) XII. Skills List ( Books ) XIII. Character Special Moves XIV. Game Script XV. Maps ( if I can ) XVI. Do you wish to contact me? XVII. Final Notes =========================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------- Section I: Version Notes ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== Version 0.0- Started making this guide. Formed it, shaped it, and here……we……go. Version 1.0- The Version originally released to www.wrothradio.cjb.net and www.gamefaqs.com. It includes up to the end of the first town on both the walkthrough and the script. Version 1.05- The next version. In this version I have gone up through the Inor Mountains, Agear town, and am now in the second level of the Durham Cave. Enemies list is growing, item list still not there, and the story of the game now being added. More to come in Version 1.2, which will hold past Agear. This is basically a minor update with formatting and such. Version 1.5- I am still not at version two. Bah. Version two will be up to and including all of part four. In this semi-update I included the rest of the Durham cave, most of the baked plains, some minor formatting, and some addition to the "About the Story" section. Enjoy until we meet the tongue and version two is here! Version 1.55- A tiny bit more added. I added the third boss battle and story stuff along with random formatting. The main purpose was to include the copyright notice, which I desperately need. Version 2.0- This is the version I was aiming to get to. This includes all of town three ( Liligue ) up to the skyway. Perfect. A day ahead of schedule. Version 2.5- Wow, this isn't where I wanted to update but it is badly needed. This is up past the first trek through the mysterious fissure. 3.0 will have all of town four. Version 2.55- A badly needed update. This contains the walkthrough UP TO THE EYE, the newly added special moves section, a promise of a map, more story, and random fun. The next update, since I promised a big one, will go up to the Granas church itself. I push through the eye. Version 2.56- Resend with new stuff 2.6- I got pretty far in the walkthrough in comparison to usual. I also completely reformatted everything. Also added item lists to an extent. Yay!! =========================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------- Section II: Legal Disclaimer ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== This guide was made for the personal use of anyone who wants it on www.gamefaqs.com. If I find it in any other sites that I have not personally submitted to or granted approval to use, I will press legal action. Please do not steal this guide, if you ask kindly, I may let you put it on your site. I worked hard on it, you did not. =========================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------- Section III: Notes From the Field ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== Well, look who is writing another guide. Yes, it is I, Wroth. I was originally going to do one on Shenmue or Daggerfall ( PC ) but I changed my mind. What changed my mind, may you ask? Well, it was one thing, the great game that was Grandia II. I just finished playing it ( as I write this on the verge of the new year ) and I love it to death. I was enchanted by this game, as its story enveloped my soul from the start and did not let go. But Ben, I thought you only did Survival Horror games. Yes, I said this many months ago, how ignorant of me. I only will write for games that I truly love, and I believe this games falls into that category. I enjoyed every second of playing this game, and I do not regret any minute of it ( maybe my studies will though ). I would also like to address one specific format for this guide, the script. I have had some complaints that this is just filler and has no value. I disagree 100%. Filler is something that takes little effort to do and is generally worthless. This script represents the heart and mind of every character who you cross in the game and provides valuable insight into the actions of the characters. Often the script also hints at events in the game ( foreshadowing even ) and gives you useful information. Please do not bash what I am trying to do with this experience and try to appreciate the hard work I put in by reading it once and a good while. Basically this is a documentation of an excellent game with a walkthrough combined. I wish you to enjoy. Thank you. Please enjoy this guide, as I went to a good deal of trouble writing it. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at my email address which I posted at the top. I will answer as much as I can. =========================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------- Section IV: Characters ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== Please Note: I will not spoil anything in this section, this section describes what you know of the characters before any plot twists. Ryudo ( 17 male )- A geohound, Ryudo at first is a mercenary who takes random jobs for money. He has one friend in the world, a bird named Skye, who is around 40 years old. Ryudo has lived on his own since he was 13, when he left his town of Garlan after a terrible incident of which he refuses to speak. However, his past might come alive when he takes a job from a father of Granas in the town of Carbo… Skye ( 40 bird )- Skye is a bird. He has been with Ryudo for four years, since Ryudo left his town of Garlan after an incident. They are the best of friends ( although they may seem like two old ladies bickering at times ), and they work together, gathering money by taking various odd tasks. He can talk and often uses his wisdom to guide Ryudo in the correct direction. Elena ( 17 Female )- Elena is a songstress of Granas, who is based in the town of Carbo. She is a sweet young girl without an evil thought in her heart, and when she initially meets Ryudo, she despises him. However, will her beliefs change as they are unwillingly put together in a group for the sake of Granas at the request of Carbo's minister? Millenia ( Unknown Female )- Millenia is a mysterious lady, who appears out of nowhere to "greet" Ryudo. She has wings, strangely enough. What will come of this mystery, will she be feared like the father in Carbo is of her, or will she become part of a journey? Only time will tell. Roan ( 13 Male )- Roan is a young man traveling with a group of circus like performers. He is very energetic and has a heart of gold. All he wants is to be happy it seems and honor his mother's memory. That is partially the reason he and Ryudo come into contact. Will this young heart of gold help our hero, or does a darker path await? Tio ( Unknown Automata )- Tio is an automata, or robot. She was created by unknown individuals from an age long past. She is unsure of what it means to be human and she is constantly striving to discover the humanity within her metal frame. Will she? Who is to say. Mareg ( Late 30's Male )- Mareg is a beast man from a continent far to the east. He holds a deep grudge for Ryudo's brother ( who will be discussed next ). Who apparently did something terrible to the village of Mareg. Will Mareg get his revenge, or will he fall to… Melfice ( 22 Male )- The supposed wicked brother of Ryudo, Melfice and Ryudo had a "falling out" of sorts in Garlan which lead to Ryudo running away. Will Ryudo be able to help Mareg track down his long lost brother…? Pope Zera Innocentius ( 58 Male )- The pope of the church of Granas, Zera has a pure heart and soul and is constantly aiding those he meets. However, a recent surge of darkness has fallen over the land and Zera is fretting over this sudden change. Will Zera be able to use his holy powers to aid Ryudo? Possibly… Selene ( 23 Female )- A high-priestess of Granas, Selene commands the holy knights of Granas. She uses her authority to conduct inquisition like parades over the kingdom in an attempt to scour darkness from the land. Will she succeed…? =========================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------- Section V: Controls ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== Field Controls are the ones you will really need: Analog Thumb Pad- Move the character at a walk/run pace depending on how far you move the pad. Directional Pad- Walk the character in the direction of your choice. If you add the B button, you will be able to run as well. A Button- The A button will be your main button. With it you will be able to investigate areas, pick up items, talk to characters, execute certain activities, etc. Y Button- Using the Y Button changes the compass destination. L/R Buttons on Back- Rotate the camera. If you pull the left trigger, the camera rotates to the left. If you pull the right trigger, it rotates to the right. Start Button- Access the Menu. ========================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------- Section VI: A Note on Battle ---------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== Battle mode is complicated at first, but once you get used to it, it is not very difficult. You will see a bar like the one I am putting below: ---------------Enemy's Status------------ WAIT====================COM===========ACT ----------------Your Status-------------- -The characters involved in the battle will be represented as icons, with the party's being on the bottom and the enemy party's being on the top. Each character will start at the WAIT section of the middle bar. When the character ( enemy or party member ) reaches the COM, or Commence, portion of the bar, the battle, which is normally semi-free action, will stop. This pause is used to allow the player to choose the command he wishes his character to enact ( this is only true for party members, the enemy just goes on through ). Once you have input the command, the battle resumes until your next character reaches the COM stage or a character ( enemy or otherwise ) reaches the ACT stage, or action. At this point, an action is commenced. The battle will be paused for this action depending on the action type: At COM the battle will pause: Only for your characters so the player can input commands. At COM the battle will NOT be paused: For all enemies, as the don't need to think. At ACT the battle will pause: If either the player or an enemy has a character casting a spell or using a special attack. At ACT the battle will NOT be paused: If either the player or an enemy has a regular or critical attack. -Types of attacks: Combo attack ( where the player/enemy runs up to the enemy/player and executes an attack using their handheld weapon ), CRITICAL attack ( where the player initiates a cancel attack {will be explained in a minute}), various spells ( where the player/enemy casts a spell ), or a special move ( where the player enemy charges up to use a special move ). -About Cancel: Cancel is the ability of a CRITICAL attack. When you use this attack on an enemy who has yet to reach COM, then it will slightly stall the enemy. However, if you use it on an enemy when he is between COM and ACT, you will CANCEL his attack and drop his icon to well below COM, thus making the enemy build up and restart his attack. Isn't that neat? There you have it, isn't it easy? =========================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------- Section VII: Walkthrough ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== Welcome ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages! What you are about to witness is a marvel of gaming magic. Please put on your goggles, buckle your safety belt, and get ready for a game which will send reverberating jolts through your body…… -Once, when the world was at peace, there was a god. This god of light, Granas, embraced all and shone light down on the people of the world. And the world was at peace. Technology bloomed, giant structures and vast cities were constructed under the light of this god. The people flourished as their world grew into a marvelous place of enlightenment. But…then he came. The one that is darkness. Valmar. Valmar came to the world, carrying with him in his wake a trail of darkness, suffering, and pestilence. The warriors of Granas fought bravely against the minions of Valmar, and for many years the war raged on in the skies above the fair planet. Then, all at once, it changed… -Granas, all that is good and just, decided that this epic struggle must end here and now, and thus he took it upon himself to rid the world of this blackness known as the God Valmar. Thus he equipped himself with his Granasaber, the weapon of the righteous, and he charged at the evil Valmar. The two Gods remained locked in a brutal struggle for days, and when it was over, Granas came out the victor. All that is holy proceeded to section off the body parts of all that is evil and put them in various sealed orbs across the globe. Having sealed away all that was evil, Granas took a leave from the earth to recover from the terrible wounds he had been dealt by Valmar. All was peaceful again…until… - Flash forward many ages. Technology lost during the mighty struggle against Valmar has now only started to be rediscovered. People once again flourish as the great Pope Zera Innocuous rules from his Papal State at St. Heim. Our hero, Ryudo, and his faithful friend Skye are living near the town of Carbo, living off others as hired mercenary Geohounds. They have had a rough but good four years together. All was well until one day……when Ryudo accepted a mission to be a bodyguard……a mission that would affect his life and the entire world… --------------------------------------------- ============================================= And the Journey Begins………………START WALKTHROUGH ============================================= --------------------------------------------- -Roll Opening Credits on the struggle between Granas and Valmar -Game starts as you see a shot of the forest pan into a shot of a group of people talking……appears to a group of women ( sisters of Granas ) talking to people. All of a sudden a bird ( Skye ) flies over them as they cross a wooden suspension bridge…pan out to Ryudo climbing a rope on a steep cliff… - Ryudo: Don't let me down Skye… Ryudo is climbing a rope above a group of monsters and their treasure. He proceeds to have Skye drop an explosive diversion as he knocks out the remaining guard and takes the treasure. As he grabs it, the monsters, coming back, launch their spears as they discover him. Acting quickly… Ryudo: Skye, over here… Ryudo calls Skye and jumps into his claws, flying out of harms way with the treasure in tote. -Skye: Ryudo, I cannot take much more of this… Ryudo: Quit your bellyaching and fly dammit! Skye: Ohhhh <> -Skye, not able to carry Ryudo any further, drops Ryudo into the forest… -It is now evening and Ryudo is at a rendezvous with a man and his daughter……Ryudo appears to have been working for this man… Ryudo: I finished the job, didn't I… Man: Yes, in your own crude fashion, here take your money! Woman: Father! Don't be rude, I'm sorry… Ryudo:<>Heh, I'm used to it Man:<