When comparing Breath of Fire IV vs Grandia 2 Anniversary Edition, the Slant community recommends Grandia 2 Anniversary Edition for most people. In the question“What are the best JRPG-style games for PC?” Grandia 2 Anniversary Edition is ranked 7th while Breath of Fire IV is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Grandia 2 Anniversary Edition is:
Instead of the normal static turn based combat Grandia offers a field for battle where much movement takes place. Something that at the time was not seen much.
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Pros
Pro Mini games
Players can go fishing among other things for mini games in the game itself. While they do not really add anything to the story, it is still fun to do just to pass some time.
Pro Quality looking FMV
All the FMV sequences are hand drawn animation, which are nicely detailed and give a lot of life to the story.
Pro Well designed battle system that is unique
Instead of the normal static turn based combat Grandia offers a field for battle where much movement takes place. Something that at the time was not seen much.
Pro Fun story
Grandia II's tone is usually lighthearted, which is refreshing as many JRPGs are usually dark and dreary.
Cons
Con Cannot be purchased anymore
the game is abandonware, and as such can not be purchased anywhere to obtain it.
Con Shallow skill system
While the skill system is flexible there is not much to dig into here.