Granstream Denki

Granstream Denki was developed by Sony Computer Ent. Inc., Released in November 06, 1997

Many years ago an ancient world is nearly destroyed by war. Two sides – the Army of the Empire of Sorcery and the Army of the Federation of Spirits are fighting for the dominance of their culture. One of the nations unlocked the seal of the forbidden super-weapon causing a massive catastrophe which plunged the world into complete darkness and flooded the Earth.

Four wise men, with extraordinary magic powers lifted up four continents into the air with their magic spells, saving the human race from total extinction . But now the wise men are gone and the continents are slowly sinking into the water. It is even rumoured that the Army of the Empire of Sorcery is on the move once again. The only hope left for the salvation of humanity is the glowing Sceptre, a legendary object which has been entrusted to a young boy named Eon.

The Granstream Saga is an epic role playing game, and a lot more. The storyline is extremely engaging, and the battle scenes have the feel of a 3D fighting game. There are no cumbersome menus to use during fighting, instead you can manoeuvre quickly and easily around your enemies, attacking them from all sides. With over 1 000 weapons combinations and loads of hostile characters, this game has plenty of action.

Unlike most role playing games, you have complete control over your character, and can gain experience as you make your way through the different levels. There are many obstacles to overcome and you need to use a combination of skills and magic spells to help you on your quest.

Can you stop a civilisation sinking slowly towards despair?

Other Informations:

Game ID: SCPS-10046

Released on November 06, 1997 in Japan.

Export releases:
[US] “The Granstream Saga [Model SLUS-00597]”

Creators:

Shade
Producer: Ryoji Akagawa
Director, Game Design & Systems: Koji Yokota
Production Director: Atsushi Nagashima
Sound Director: Takafumi Fujisawa
Sound Assistant Director: Masamichi Seki
Character Design: Takayuki Goto
Monster Design: Rei Nakahara
World Design: Hiromasa Ogura
Scenario: Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, Masami Ohkubo
Writer (English Version): Maya Haller
Writer, Animation Sequences (English Version): Angelo Grillo
Programming & Tools: Toru Iwata, Shigeto Murata, Makoto Kuniyoshi, Hiroaki Gotoh, Yukio Takahashi
CG Design, Modelling & Animation: Makoto Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Watanabe, Hisashi Yokota, Wataru Yanagawa
Music & Sound Effects: Masanori Hikichi, Miyoko Kobayashi, Takako Ochiai
Debug Manager: Michiko Ogawa
Trouble Shooter: Yoshiko Furusawa
Title Logo Design: Eiichi Abe
Executive Producer: Akira Satou

Shade (Animation Sequences)
Director: Koji Yokota
Storyboards: Kenji Kamiyama
Character Design & Art Director: Takayuki Goto
Artists: Mitsuru Ishihara, Masaru Hyodo, Akihisa Maeda, Atsuo Tobe, Akiharu Ishii, Miyako Yatsu
Animation Checker: Chieko Ichimanda
Animators: Production I.G, Yoshimasa Yamazaki, Sawako Yajima, Mika Nakabayashi, Hiroyo Izumi, Hiromi Igarashi, Masayo Ogura, Satsuki Wada, Madoka Nakamura, Kyoji Asano, Satoe Furiwara, I. G. Niigata, Hiroyuki Oka, Kazuhiro Satoh, Kazuya Ishizaki, Kenji Adachi, Kumiko Susuki, Studio OnePack, Studio Live
Colouring: Shuichi Sato
Animation Finishing: Production I.G, Hiromi Uchibayashi, Kazue Inoue, Miki Sakuma, Kokubunji Studio
Background Director: Hiromasa Ogura
Backgrounds: Ogura Kohboh, Takashi Wakao
Music: Kohei Tanaka
Composer: Masanori Hikichi
Arranger: Akifumi Tada
Music Producer: Akihiko Shimizu
Musicians: Midori Takada, Momoko Kamiya, Shin Kazuwara, Yoshikazu Kishi, Nobuo Katoh, Taro Kiyooka, Eijiro Nakagawa, Osamu Matsumoto, Otohiro Fujito, Mitsuo Matsuura, Hiroshi Wada, Takashi Asahi, Takeshi Shinohara, Hiromi Sano, Hiroshi Shibayama, Wasatsugu Shinozaki Group, Juntaro Saito, Tomoyuki Asakawa, Kiyoshi Sato, Kohei Tanaka, Minoru Maruo
Recording Engineer: Juji Nakamura, Takeshi Takizawa
Animation Directors: F. Scott Frazier, Nobuko Mitzuta
AVID Editor: Jay Film
D2 Mastering: Cue Tech
Production Process: Hirofumi Hayasaki, Takeshi Arai
Production Manager: Syoichi Matsui
Animation Director: Production I.G
Special Thanks: Kazuhiro Masuda, Arc Entertainment Inc