Topic: Bravely Default II (Nintendo Switch)

I’m not sure if I’ll ever play this game. I just started playing the first game on 3DS to try it out. Not a big rpg player at all. Very seldom does a role player grab me. I really liked Lufia 2 back in the day and FF6.

I should have gotten Tales of Vesperia or DQXI S instead.

This is in no way on par with Lufia 2 or FF6 (and many other JRPGs for that matter.)

Graphically only the character designs look good, but villages are zoomed out too far, and everything else reminds me of early PS2/Gamecube topdown JRPG visuals. And for characters/plot, gameplay/pacing, puzzles/quests, and atmosphere/immersion I've seen tons of better RPGs, even back in the 16-bit era. The dungeon design may be the strongest part of the game and even that is just decent if you like classic 16-bit style areas.

That's just my opinion after nearly 25 hours. It's my first BD game but it's probably also my last. I have not entirely given up on it yet, but you need to have a lust for grinding to make this experience bearable.

@SKTTR All the BD games have annoyances to them, and in terms of Gameplay, I heard this was the best one, but in terms of story, I heard the original is way better, even if there's a huge annoying portion of the game.

@SKTTR I wouldn't really call this a grinding game. There were very few times when I had to grind during the entire playthrough. Sometimes it is about changing your jobs, abilities and equipment around.

I had to grind, but there are ways to grind, like going to specific areas and leading a ton of monsters close to you.

I just had some difficulty not knowing which jobs and abilities to utilize at all times. Never really had to grind that much, but I ultimately shelved it anyway.

last night i finally got back into playing Bravely Default II since 2021.

just beat the Bastion Boss and man that was a bit tough. used up my of my X potions and ethers to survive while i had to do what i could where Gloria was white mage to heal and do Holy Magic from time to time.

Seth he was Phantom or Monk and he did decent attacks and the other two characters had to act as backup.

Next time when i start a new game or whatever if i feel like it later down the road, there a better way to deal with that annoying tough Bastion boss?