Grandia 2

The "Day of Darkness" will someday occur, heralding the resurrection of Valmar.

Ryudo is a "GeoHound", a mercenary available for hire, usually for slaying monsters and recovering goods.

Working with a talking bird named Skye, who sites on Ryudo's shoulder, they will "do anything" if the price is right.

One day Ryudo receives a job from a branch of the Church of Granas, they ask Ryudo to become a bodyguard for a young priestess named Elena during a prayer ceremony.

During the ceremony, strange events occur requiring Ryudo to escort Elena on a journey towards the Grandia 2 is a 3D RPG, viewed from a top-down perspective for most of the game and a 3rd person view during battle.

Controlling Ryudo, the player will explore various locations, locating townspeople and objects within an area to interact with.

Towns and dungeons are displayed in the same manner, though dungeons tend to be mazes filled with monsters and towns tend to be friendly areas filled instead with conversation and shops.

Any monsters present in these areas will be shown walking around.

Walking over to and touching the monster in any way will activate a battle.

If the monster notices the player approaching it is considered a normal battle, if Ryudo is able to approach undetected the player's party will gain the initiative in battle, if any party member besides Ryudo is approached by the enemy then the party loses initiative.

In battle, each character is able to choose from a list of actions that include "attack combos" (standard attack command), Special Abilities/Magic, "Critical Strike", Guard, Evade and Escape.

Critical Strikes are weaker versions of attack combos with the advantage that they can block an enemy's action.

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Grandia 2 for Sega Dreamcast is currently worth €52.10 loose, €68.21 complete in box, and €105.86 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Grandia 2 has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Grandia 2, loose is €52.10 and CIB is €68.21 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.