Grand Kingdom Limited Edition

NIS America knew how to package a Vita game, and the Grand Kingdom Limited Edition proves it. This tactical RPG for the PlayStation Vita arrives with the "Grand Opus: The Official Compendium of Resonail," a 128-page hardcover art book wrapped in faux leather with gilded pages. Read that again.

Gilded pages on a video game art book. The faux leather texture cover gives it the weight and presence of something you'd find in a medieval study, which fits perfectly for a game about warring kingdoms and mercenary companies. 5 by 14 inches of battlefield grandeur.

A transparent decal sticker sheet rounds out the set with faction emblems and character art. Grand Kingdom blends turn-based tactics with real-time combat lanes, creating something that feels genuinely different from the crowded SRPG field. The game's online war system, where players pledge their mercenary bands to rival nations, gave it a competitive edge that most tactics games lack entirely.

This Limited Edition captures the game's ambition in physical form, and the Compendium alone makes it worth tracking down for anyone who appreciates when a publisher puts real craft into their collector's packaging.