Grandia

Grandia: Parallel Trippers

Grandia: Parallel Trippers (グランディアパラレルトリッパーズ) is a Game Boy Color game developed by Game Arts and published by Hudson Soft in Japan only. It is the only game in the Grandia series for a handheld and on a Nintendo system. It takes place on the first Grandia game, where a kid named Yuuhi, along with his friends, end up from their own world (the "real" world). In order to return, they need the help of Justin and his friends, who are ready for another adventure and willing to help.

It is commonly referred to as an "Action RPG," or role playing game with an overhead view. The most obvious difference between this game and the main Grandia series is that the battles are played out in a first-person, using "Battle Action Cards" instead of displaying actual combat between characters.

Despite featuring 28 most of the Grandia cast as playable characters, the game only allows three characters to be in the player's "party" (team) at any given time.

Gameplay

The majority of the game involves completing the three databases the player presented with in the main menu screens. The player must search to acquire 100% completion of all three databases (Actions, Characters, and Monsters). The Action Database in particular is the game's biggest challenge, containing 275 entries, the majority of which require an in-depth knowledge of each character's specialities - and the game's inner workings - to acquire. However, 12 of these cards are unobtainable without the use of an Action Replay cheat device, as Hudson Soft saw fit to distribute them only to fans who attended game shows at which they were present.