andysheets1975: I kind of lost interest in this when I read that the first game is going to be based on the Playstation version instead of the slightly more graphically impressive Saturn version. Seems like a lost opportunity there.

Mafwek: ...

dtgreene: Having looked at a walkthrough, there is one little tweak that would significantly improve the game if they did it:
* When *spoiler* leaves your party for good, the game should give you back any mana eggs that you used on that character; this would fix one issue that the game has (and that most hurts players who are playing the game blind, that is, without a walkthrough or other knowledge about what's going to happen).

Hikage1983: Just a small correction there. Grandia 2 is not being updated, just renamed.

Xeshra: Well, if it comes to GoG (Collection, Grandia 1 and 2) i would pay full price, twice as much as the highest price on Steam. Although not sure the Publisher will truly bother because to them "DRM free" could simply be some sort of unnecessary hassle.

At least until they notice, no one can prevent a good game from being released elsewhere... free and cracked... but usually it takes a very long time for them to realize this fact. Or they may not even bother because GoG-Version is always higher in demand than a cracked version, this is itself some sort of hassle if not paid well.

"Paid well" means... more than what they may get on GoG... on Steam!

However, the force on the GoG-side was increasing more than on the Steam-Side, the last couple of yers... so there is room for hope. To many publishers, GoG is a good option, not a "second choice".

quirkyhug: Grandia 2 was already on GOG some time ago, it got removed. I don't believe the original Grandia ever made it over here. Given that both games are still available on Steam, it doesn't seem likely the publisher has any interest in selling the Grandia games on this platform.

Xeshra: There is the problem: Sega... such as many other "huge japanese companies" are pretty conservative in the term of "how theyr games will be handled and published", therefore Sega, Capcom and some more huge companies rarley are publishing any games at all on GoG. As long as Steam works out so well for them, there is simply few reason and they will feel more secure because of additional protection. Of course, useless on the "long run" but the issue is... most of the bucks is made in the very beginning of any game and as soon as a game is turning "old" the sells is usually decreased a lot. So, in order to "keep a game new and fresh"; they may simply re-release any given game or adding DLCs, so, keeping it "renewed"... this is the way how they handle both Grandia to some terms.

However, this is not the way a true fan would enjoy it. It does not matter because most Steam-Users are NOT true fans, they are some "younger generation kids" enjoying the hype of a freshly released remake or remaster, that`s all, no rocket science. A true fan of course may enjoy a raw game, completly uncut and as close to the Original-releases as possible. It will not grant much cash... nowadays you need to sell old stuff in a way like "it is completly new"... sounds odd but unfortunately this is the way the industry is heading.

Besides, Grandia is not owned by Sega: It`s the property of Game Arts, nowadays a minor company trying to fullfill the wishes from some more "powerful" publishers such as the way bigger "player" known as "GungHo Online Entertainment", so you may be knocking at theyr doors.