User blog comment:Cykus/Which is the best Grandia?/@comment-4111991-20130323111836

The first Grandia gets my vote. It has a well-paced and charming story that opens up in scope at a rate that isn't too fast or too slow, with an endearing cast of characters. Secondly, it has a fantastic soundtrack that I feel no other game in the series has lived up to. Finally, Baal's voice acting is just a guilty pleasure of mine. :P But seriously, it also has the balance of good story and good gameplay that Grandia III and Xtreme lack--they're great games, but sub-par stories, if you know what I mean.