

Release
Friday, May 5, 2000
Player score
82/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
In 2000, Hearty Robin released a remake of the game called Brigandine: Grand Edition, which included multiplayer support, along other new features.
- Multiplayer game mode: allowing up to 6 players, each controlling a nation. - The Esgares Empire became a fully playable nation, and gained plot cut scenes. - Changes on battle mode gameplay: Like on the Fire Emblem series, elements became based on the Rock, Paper, Scissors rule: red is effective against green, green is effective against blue, and blue is effective against red. White and black still oppose each other. - If, after 13 turns of battle, the attacking side has a unit over the defending side's castle, the attacking side now wins. - Monsters became able to equip items. - The player is redirected to a final boss, when the continent is successfully conquered. - The original 3D opening was replaced by an anime opening. - Many dialog-only cut scenes where replaced by anime cut scenes. - 3D battle animations replaced by simpler and faster 2D animations. - Major changes on soundtrack. - New rune knights, character classes, items and monsters. - Voice acting is present with Japanese Seiyu, including the voice talents of Soichiro Hoshi, Mitsuaki Madono and Yuri Shiratori to name a few.
The premise
The game begins with a scene showing Zemeckis, commander of the army of the Kingdom of Almekia, receiving a visit from a Rune Knight called Cador, who wields the title of "Death Knight". Zemeckis is convinced that he is being falsely accused of treason, and decides to rebel against the King of Almekia, Henguist. Zemeckis' rebellion is joined by other Rune Knights, and they successfully take over the nation of Almekia, renaming it the Esgares Empire. King Henguist dies at the hands of Cador, and the son of the King, Prince Lance, flees to the nearby Kingdom of Padstow with the Rune Knights who stayed loyal to the deceased king. These events are the trigger for the war between the nations of Forsena.
More like this
Hearty Robin · Atlus
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Fantasy
Languages
1 supported
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