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Brigandine: Grand Edition (2000)

Brigandine: Grand Edition cover
Developer
Hearty Robin
Publisher
Atlus, E3 Staff, Happinet Corporation
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 6 player ratings

How it feels

A methodical fantasy strategy game built around rock-paper-scissors tactical battles.

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About

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.

Screenshots

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