Avatar of Justice Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Any other Final Fantasy fans excited about Bravely Default? It comes out for the 3DS in the US on Friday February 7. I pre-ordered and took the day off work I'm so hyped. If you haven't heard, Bravely Default is a throwback to old school Final Fantasy, but it's not burdened with the Final Fantasy name. It implements a version the FF3/FF5 jobs system. You can also mix and match passive abilities from other classes ala Final Fantasy Tactics. The plot doesn't like it'll be terribly memorable but aesthetically it seems strong on the old school charm. You'll be awash in Black Mages, Curaga's, and Fire spells, but not zippers. The music's damn good too Battle Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a-8pqvm298&list=PLoAc5hlnzY88S2bD7CHTZIDqlQ_wI2oIN Sidequest Boss Battle Theme: One thing that is kind of nice is you can configure things like random encounter rate, difficulty, and whether you get experience and job points from battle. That way, you can side quest, explore, and experiment with jobs to your hearts content without completely killing the difficulty like most JRPGs. The demo is around 3 hours long and really seems to give you a feel for the game so you should totally check it out. If I sound like a Square Enix shill, I'm really hoping this game does well. The game industry is starting to get like the 1990's again where JRPG's are no longer guaranteed to be brought over to the US (Valkyria Chronices 3, anyone?). Square wasn't even going to originally release Bravely Default in the US. So, here I am on an Internet forum trying to get more people interested in the game so I still have JRPG's to play. Edited February 3, 2014 by Avatar of Justice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I have the special edition already on pre-order. I'm definitely looking forward to this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Unfortunately I had to cancel my preorder of the special edition this morning due to needing the money. Probably for the best. But I'm still definitely looking forward to it (and if I can find a copy of that special edition that isn't ridiculously overpriced before Friday I'm snaggin' that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I have the special edition on preorder too. That soundtrack makes it worth the extra 20 bucks imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Even if GameStop's chargin' an extra $5 over literally everywhere else, Brush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I have an employee discount, I am not worried about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Fair enough. I found out that apparently they stopped taking preorders for the game like a week or two ago so that's why I had to cancel the entire preorder instead of just a part of it. That doesn't seem to make much sense but eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 i'll give this a shot too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Also it wasn't mentioned in the OP but the demo will give you 7 item packs for completing various tasks within the demo that can transfer to the full game, so it's worth it to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 how do i get the demo? it says i have no space for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 You may have to clear out space on your SD card then. Or get a bigger SD card. I mean, if you go the bigger SD card route it's as simple as copypasta to use the new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 i dont think my 2ds came with an SD card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derrit Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 i dont think my 2ds came with an SD card? if you bought it used it probably didn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 if you bought it used it probably didn't It was a gift; i will figure it out though, thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doulifée Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 feel free to use us european as mentor to access some ability. and enjoy the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Bravely Default is a spiritual successor to 4 Heroes of Light. If you're excited for BD, give 4HOL a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemsReady Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I suppose I can turn in my JRPG-fan-card and say that I really hate Final Fantasy's Active Time Battle system...does Bravely Default use something like it? I prefer actual turn-based battling, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Nah it's all turn-based. And if you use the Brave command you'll take all your turns in succession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 The graphics look really weird on my 2DS :[ Maybe it's time to trade for a 3DS, because face it, I have to play this game based on the hearsay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemsReady Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Nah it's all turn-based.And if you use the Brave command you'll take all your turns in succession. Sweeet, I'll add it to my wishlist now and get the demo sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hell, after you choose all your moves, you still have to confirm them for that turn. And you get to see everything you did before you confirm without having to cancel anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiowar Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 oh dang i didnt realize it was almost the 7th, im definitely getting excited to try this game. need something to dislodge pokemon from my system ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDown Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I waited too long to jump on the preorder for the special edition bundle. I really wanted to get that soundtrack CD, but I'll just have to look into some other legit way of acquiring it. I don't know when I'll have the time to actually start playing it (getting absorbed into Persona 4 Golden and replaying Phoenix Wright Dual Destinies), but if I see it on Friday, I will most likely pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I might pick this game up when the price goes down, but I didn't really like the demo.. It sets you out grinding for 5 beast livers, then once you get those, it sets you out grinding like 12 imp something or others at night.. There's 0 gameplay whatsoever, though the art and music is pretty great. But gameplay is important for me so I'm not rushing out to get this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arglactable Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Eh. There's some grinding at the beginning, but it doesn't take very long after that until the boss fights come in (there are several in the demo) at which point the Brave/Default system shows its stuff. It's surprising how fresh it feels in combination with other pretty standard classic FF mechanics. The boss fights are awesome. I wish they did a bit more to put everything in context, because the demo kind of felt like a proof of concept, bland map with 3 dungeons kind of chucked in there, but the mechanics are definitely solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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