Grandia ReDux is an unofficial patch of the PSX version of the original Grandia game. It is intended to change difficulty and other gameplay features to improve player's enjoyment of the game as a whole.


As of December 25th, 2013, Grandia ReDux can be classified in two different categories: Grandia ReDux 3.1, and Grandia ReDux Complete 1.0. ReDux 3.1 is the version which is covered in greatest detail in this article, and is effectively a "hard mode" mod for Grandia, whilst ReDux Complete 1.0 is an ongoing development designed to completely redesign the way the game is played.





Changes

Grandia ReDux 3.1

Enemies

Stronger enemies with altered experience gains and item dropsGadwin can be defeated during his first challenge and drops Ancestor's Sword, a +Magic SwordEnemies have different skill and magic moves

Abilities

Most Moves/Magic now have different learning requirements so as to scale strength over the course of the game more effectivelyJustin can now learn Defense-Loss

Items

New rare items have been added into the game as well as altered statistics on many itemsCertain enemies drop Mana Eggs and they may also be purchased from Luc Village for 4000 Gold





Grandia ReDux Complete 1.0

Mechanics

Characters now start with much higher HP and SP, at the cost of using more of both stat￼Characters in ReDux begin with higher base statsNew recovery system called "Invoke". Characters use 80-100 SP to cast Invoke, which in turn restores MP.Greater emphasis on extended combat rather than burst damage to kill bosses as quickly as possibleMany spells removed and replaced with othersSpell tiers redefined. Level 1 Magic is now healing/support spells, Level 2 is basic offensive spells, Level 3 is advanced offensive spellsIN DEVELOPMENT: Various difficulty levels. The 1.0 Demo runs on Normal, Easy/Hard are still in development

Abilities

Many Moves/Magic either changed or removed entirely. For instance, Justin no longer learns W-Break, and Shockwave is now Windelement. Basic skills such as V-Slash/Puffy Kick now have a 100% Critical rateNEW SKILL: Invoke, Fire 1/Earth 1, SP cost 100, restores all levels of MP. Very long cast timeMany new Magic spells for all characters. Sue's basic Water spell is now Bubble, a Level 2 single-target damaging spell. Forest now also has a damaging spell

Items

The majority of equipment now carries -MOVE, with emphasis on striking a balance between Defense and Movement. Many equips also now carry additional effects such as Fury and PsycheAll new equipment dropped by various enemies. Some are random drops from regular enemies, others are guaranteed drops from bosses







Source: Granida Wiki Grandia ReDux