Growlanser: Generations review:5 stars (Bargain Value Old-School RPG) - I recommend Growlanser Generations for fans of both RPGs and Tactical games. You get two games, each of good quality, for a reasonable price.

Growlanswer II is the shorter and simplier of the two games. Play it first, otherwise the lack of options you'd otherwise find in Growlanser III will be apparent. You control more characters and fight much larger battles. Each stage (plotwise) is well-designed and, at times, you'll be tearing up your hair trying to get a Complete rating. The branching story, while simplistic, offers interesting options and very different outcomes. It is by far the game's best feature. Finally, an RPG that lets you side with the Bad Guy! More Tactical than RPG.

Growlanser III has less replay value than its predecessor but it boasts a more developed storyline. Your still fighting with a band of do-gooders to save the world, you just take a more scenic route getting there. Growlanser III features a more linear story, many sidequests, better developed characters, and a lot of flavor. The only downside is the lack of replay value and the Random Dungeon Generator. My God, could the be any more generic? More RPG than Tactical.

For the package overall, Working Designs did an excellent job. Controls are easy to understand, you know where you need to go (mostly), and there are no major bugs. Aside from the "Jitter", which is what your character will be doing when they get wedged in a a tight spot on the map and can't seem to move anywhere. It happens rarely, but when it does happen you'll curse the heavens.

Growlanser Generations sports strong voice acting. Well, as strong as you're going to get in a video game. Growlanser III is the better acted of the two. Both games feature large casts and there's nearly always a new VA for a new character. The music is also memorable.

Highly recommended. 5 stars (About time...) - It is about time that a good old school tactical RPG was released. I haven't played anything like this since Final Fantasy Tactics. I own the Collector's Edition that comes with a slew of cool things. The gameplay itself is fun and how you can customize each of the chracters adds another level of depth to the game. I have not gone through both the games yet but so far the story in Growlanser 2 is fun and involved. I'd recommend this to any fan of RPG's.5 stars (Great Tactical RPGs) - First off i have to say that i love tactical RPGs and other then Disgaea Hour of Darkness and Final Fantasy Tactics this collection is as good as it gets. It surprises me a little that it has taken this long for a U.S. release and after playing Growlanser i'm hoping that sonner or latter the first game will make it stateside as well. (Maybe for the PSP? - God knows it needs some real RPGs)

While the game certainly isn't graphically impressive (if you're reading this you're probably a real gamer anyway so you won't care) everything else about this collection has awesome depth despite being rather simplistic structurally compared to games such as Disgaea and Phantom Brave.

As soon as i found out that this collection was developed by Working Designs and Atlus (the two most underrated developers in the gaming world) i had to buy it and if you're even remotely interested in tactical RPGs do yourself a favor and buy it. You won't be dissapointed.

Great combat, great story, great value.
Growlanser: Generations Features:
Video Games
PS2 (PSX2)
Sony Playstation (Play station) 2
Playstation2 (Play station2)
Action
Adventure
Role Playing Games (rpg, rpgs)
Great Deals (Outlet store)
Strategy RPG
Contains two games in the Growlanser saga: Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice and Growlanser: The Dual Darkness
In Growlanser II, you'll control up to 7 fighters each with customized abilities
Play as Slayn, who fights a growing scourge that threatens the world with apocalypse
For 1 player

Growlanser- Generations is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 39.99USD.