On its way to a Nintendo Switch near you on Friday 26th February 2021, the follow-up to Bravely Default and Bravely Second on 3DS is fast incoming and pre-orders for Square Enix's Bravely Default II are now live, with some goodies available alongside the game for anyone brave enough to put money down early for this latest entry in the RPG series.
Yes, coming from the same team that made the excellent Octopath Traveler, Bravely Default II will have you joining the Heroes of Light on a fittingly epic quest through five kingdoms as you do your utmost to return some Crystals to the place they were pilfered from. What is it with crystals in RPGs?
It seems like pre-order bonuses are limited to the official Nintendo UK store at the moment, where a pre-order comes with a fetching sticker sheet, a postcard set, and an A2 double-sided poster. We'll keep an eye out for retail outlets stocking the game both sides of the pond and we'll update this article with other offers as appropriate.
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Pre-Order Bravely Default II In The UK
In the UK, the Nintendo Official UK Store is offering pre-orders of the game (physical or digital) with a free gift of a A2 double-sided poster, a set of four postcards and an A5 sticker sheet — subject to availability, of course. We'll add more retailers as pre-orders become available elsewhere:
Pre-Order Bravely Default II In The US
Bonuses are thin on the ground from outlets in the US at the time of writing, although we'll update as and when we spot any good deals with extra swag:
Let us know below whether you'll be picking up Bravely Default II for your Nintendo Switch entertainment system, or if you couldn't give a flying fairy.
Comments (26)
I really want this game, but there´s also Little Nightmares 2, Mario 3D World, Monster Hunter Rise... I can´t get it all at once, so I´ll wait for the reviews before I decide. Too many great games and too little time and money.
Do I need to play the other games in the series first?
February is looking too packed for me.
Atelier Ryza 2
Re Zero
Ys 9
Persona 5 scramble
Mario 3d world
Little nightmares 2
Bravely default 2
Azur Lane
Riders Republic
Need a second job
Surprised to see no Collectors Edition announced. As stickers, postcards and posters would just end up in a storage box, will likely just buy from whichever site offers the standard edition for the least.
@UltimateOtaku91 There is no need to play any other entry in the series, this is a completely new game with new characters in a new location. Enjoy.
I really tried to become interested in the first one but it seems like it lacks any type of soul. Its a pass for now.
Surprised no collectors edition to match the previous 2
Poster would be cool but I think I'm content on just pre-ordering it from one of my country's game stores so I can (hopefully) get it at release.
Plenty of exciting upcoming games and this is among the cream of the crop for me.
As a small side note I hope that cover art is just a pending one because it's kind of bad.
I've decided not to buy any more games until I can buy them in a shop, but I'll get it eventually.
Good. The lack of a collector's edition box early on like with the 3DS games will make the physical option less tempting for me.
The only time I get physical games now seems to be gifts for birthday and Christmas and Special Editions or Steelbooks...but recently the few games I'm interested in are just boring standard editions or with pointless stickers...think this will be a digital purchase then..
Very hyped for this. The demos were very fun.
@Sean161 sorry dude, it's probably not happening.
@Sean161 hugs I share your pain
@FX102A Seriously. Where is the CE? I have both of the previous bravely CE and the Octopath CE. I know covid probably has something to do with this, but I'm still disappointed to hear that I'll have to settle for a regular physical box.
Hint: the same place your preorder any other game.
After 1 hour of playing the demo I'm still kinda undecided wether I like it or not. I was also pretty dissapointed with Octopath Traveler so I'm definitely not going to risk it with a pre-order.
@UltimateOtaku91 No, but og Bravely Default is worth it tho
No need to pre order, but its definitely better than Octopath Traveller.. looking foward to this game
Not a game I would put my money on without reading a few reviews first.
Definitely worth a preorder.
Guarantee it will actually run and be fun unlike some other games released recently.
I wouldn't recommended preordering it because of the fked up ending of BD1.
'Ohh you know everything you did to save the world? Well it was all for nothing' magic crystal resets time
The battle system is unique and rewarding though.
If I was going to preorder it, it wouldn't be using any of the referral links either.
I'm actually kind of surprised there is no special edition release for this game. The first two games plus Octopath Traveller all had collector's editions. Maybe because this game isn't made by Square Enix themselves? It's just weird they haven't announced anything yet and release is right around the corner.
Just want to mention ShopTo for UK pre-orders. They have the same goodies as the Nintendo UK Store, but for £10 cheaper.
@Zidentia Same. A new Square RPG should be exciting, and some people definitely get excited for the series, but the first two were basically boss battle rushes with no real exploration gameplay to speak of, where grinding the asterisks was pretty much the entirity of the game. (And then that infamous second half of the first game....) And by did that take some grinding.... Not really a fun RPG, and the whole experience felt streamlined to the point of having no soul as you said. Same for Setsuna, Lost Sphear, Octopath, everything from the 2 "B" tier Square RPG studios.
I will say from what I've seen of the demo so far, they did improve some things. Being able to walk into buildings, even if there's not much more there than the old screen, makes the towns feel a bit more alive. But i'm reluctant to really want it either. It's always felt like a series built on a shoestring and padded to seem complete. Which is a shame because the characters in the first one were so good, and there was such a great game that could have come out of it.....but it just didn't happen.
The demo has me a little more optimistic about this one than before, but there's something that's always been "off" about the series, despite the hype.
@NEStalgia said "The demo has me a little more optimistic about this one than before, but there's something that's always been "off" about the series, despite the hype."
That is absolutely correct. Something just feels different like they had teams that did not communicate or they kept changing it without starting over. I was excited from the hype but it never measured up.
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