Brigandine: Grand Edition

Brigandine: Grand Edition

Released2000
In 2000, Hearty Robin released a remake of the game called Brigandine: Grand Edition, which included multiplayer support, along other new features. - Multiplayer game mode: allowing up to 6 players, each controlling a nation. - The Esgares Empire became a fully playable nation, and gained plot cut scenes. - Changes on battle mode gameplay: Like on the Fire Emblem series, elements became based on the Rock, Paper, Scissors rule: red is effective against green, green is effective against blue, and blue is effective against red. White and black still oppose each other. - If, after 13 turns of battle, the attacking side has a unit over the defending side's castle, the attacking side now wins. - Monsters became able to equip items. - The player is redirected to a final boss, when the continent is successfully conquered. - The original 3D opening was replaced by an anime opening. - Many dialog-only cut scenes where replaced by anime cut scenes. - 3D battle animations replaced by simpler and faster 2D animations. - Major changes on soundtrack. - New rune knights, character classes, items and monsters. - Voice acting is present with Japanese Seiyu, including the voice talents of Soichiro Hoshi, Mitsuaki Madono and Yuri Shiratori to name a few.
83Wit Score

Details

DeveloperHearty Robin
PublisherAtlus, E3 Staff, Happinet Corporation
ReleasedMay 5, 2000
StatusReleased
GenresRole-playing (RPG)Strategy
ThemesFantasy
PlatformsPlayStation PlayStationPlayStation 3 PlayStation 3PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portable
ModesMultiplayerSingle player

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Highly Recommended83/100

About This Game

The kingdom of Almekia collapses from within when its own commander, Zemeckis, is persuaded he is being framed for treason and leads a revolt of disaffected Rune Knights. The rebellion succeeds: Almekia is renamed the Esgares Empire, King Henguist is killed by the Death Knight Cador, and Prince Lance flees south to Padstow with the remaining loyalists. Those events become the spark that ignites a continent-wide war across Forsena, as six nations compete for dominance in the power vacuum left behind.