Uncompromising anime style graphics, Gransa is about to be released

Gran Saga is the first N Pixel game that was created by the people who participated in the production of Seven Knights. Since its first release in September last year, it has impressed many people with its high quality graphics and has been selected as one of the most anticipated films coming out this year. Gran Saga, which was not busy with the shutdown prior to release after testing closed in September, began pre-booking and announced the release was imminent.

On the 13th, NPixel held an online multimedia showcase for Gransa. This showcase, which began with a greeting from NPixel CEO Jeong Hyeon-ho, introduced detailed information about the game in the form of a conversation with PD Lee Doo-hyung, who is responsible for game development, and the game expert. YouTuber Kim Seong-hoe.

Grand Weapon finally unveiled

During a media meeting held earlier this year, Gran Saga presented three characteristics: visual, storytelling and various pleasures. Among them, various pleasures mean that users can play according to their tastes. At its core is the “Grand Weapon” system and detailed information about it has been revealed in this media showcase.

The Great Weapon is a powerful weapon given by the Goddess in the world view. It contains the power of “Grand Soul” and each weapon has six unique characteristics: fire, water, earth, wind, light and dark. The method of use is also different for each weapon, and while there are weapons that can use the skill to bind the target of the attack, there are also weapons such as combat by owning the character and driving mechanics.

In addition to the main weapon, the character can wear up to 4 large weapons. PD Lee Doo-hyung said: “When playing various types of content, the strategy of selecting a suitable weapon for the situation is a hallmark of the Gransa battle.”

Since large weapons are at the heart of combat, there is concern that the focus may be on specific weapons. PD Lee Doo-hyung said, “We will differentiate the Grand Weapon, which is the focus of the attack, for every content like field hunt, boss battle and arena”, to prevent such an imbalance of balance. Additionally, this balance adjustment method is applied not only to the Grand Weapon, but also to various characters that appear in the game.

Fluid graphics and gameplay, catch two rabbits

Another feature of Gran Saga is the animated graphics based on Unreal Engine 4. Looking at the video, it feels like watching a 3D animation with a lot of production costs. It boasts a high degree of completeness in terms of graphics, such as detailed background descriptions, attractive characters and colorful fighting effects.

Meanwhile, Gran Saga makes its first debut on a mobile platform. During battle, character substitution often occurs based on various characters and tag systems. Also, since the genre is MMORPG, many users’ characters appear simultaneously on one screen. There is no choice but to worry about optimizing if you will be able to play high quality graphics games without problems.

PD Lee Doo-hyung said: “During the development process, I mainly thought about how to allow more users to enjoy the game in a comfortable environment without sacrificing graphics quality.” To this end, it has long been optimizing and improving graphic perfection, and it is said that we have achieved satisfactory results.

I put a lot of effort into music and sound.

There are various characters in Grand Saga. The player leads six knights, centered around Lars, the protagonist who desires the legendary Knights of the Great Knights, adventures across the continent of Esprogen and solves cases. In the process, you can appreciate interesting stories such as new characters, the past of the Knights and the relationships between the characters.

Sound is what adds immersion to this worldview and history. More than 60 famous voice actors, including Kim Young-sun, Si Young-jun, Seo Yu-ri and Park Ji-yoon, have taken part in the voices of the characters of Grand Saga. Additionally, Yoko Shimomura, famous for Legend of Swordsman, Kingdom Hearts, Xenoblade and Final Fantasy 15, participated in the production of the OST. Much attention has been paid to detailed expression of the sound, such as weapons and skills, and a total of 300 sound staff members are said to have attended.

Gran Saga conducted a closed-door test last September. PD Lee Doo-hyung said: “I was flagged right after the test, for the feel of operation, optimization and cumbersome movement”, and said: “I think we will be able to show much better completion upon official release of the game”. Gran Saga will start pre-ordering from 9pm on the 13th and the official release date will be revealed later.