Brigandine: Grand Edition is a strategy role-playing game released for PlayStation in 2000 by Hearty Robin. This remake introduced multiplayer support for up to six players, allowing control of different nations. Notable updates include the Esgares Empire as a playable nation, a refined battle system based on elemental strengths and weaknesses, and enhanced cutscenes with voice acting from notable Japanese talents. Additionally, it features new rune knights, character classes, and a revamped soundtrack.
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.