The First Review For Bravely Default II Is Now In

I won’t get it at launch as I’m busy but in a few months, certainly.

Sounds promising, but this is Fumitsu we’re talking about.

I just hope the characters are as loveable as the first two. That was the real highlight of those games.

But when are we getting the first "real" review? Cause Famitsu is more bs than IGN

Was going to get it anyway, but I suppose it's good to have a bit of confirmation.

Definitely buying it day one but seriously there's no reason why they couldn't just call this game Bravely Third. Calling it Bravely Default II makes Bravely Second sound like a lost child.

I dunno, I loved the first two on 3DS but this one isn't grabbing me, I didn't even feel inspired enough to try the demo(s).
Maybe because I disliked Octopath so much, or because the Switch has had such a range of good games that I don't feel like going back to this type.

Got to love that 'old-fashioned cham'.

It must be wonderful to just love everything.

Saw the headline to the article and my first thought was Famitsu. My second thought was 36.

Not as good as Nintendogs or FFXIII. Pity.

I love turn-based RPGs but for some reason I haven’t been pulled in by Bravery Default or Octopath. Maybe I need to give them another try (only played demos). I need a new RPG in my life.

I loved the two previous Bravely games and Octopath, yet I never seem to be able to try demos of RPGs. Anyways, turns out my copy already processed so its on its way regardless.

Might have to hold out til mid March just to have some spare cash.

I've come to trust Nintendo Life's reviews, so I'll definitely be waiting for their take on Bravely Default II.

@Supadav03 Bravely Default 1 on 3DS is a love letter to old school Final Fantasy. Sometimes to a fault, but the payoff is great. It still holds up.
Too bad we can't streetpass a lot of people anymore, though.

Old fashioned cham. Sounds delicious.

Love me some classic turn based Final Fantasy. Will be picking up and starting this weekend. I have been playing through FF9 and only about a quarter into the story. Did some grinding (thank you speed up and max dmg option!) to bring my characters over leveled so now I can simply enjoy the story and boss fights. Will probably continue FF9 as comfort food every now and then.

I am pretty sure it's not if I get it, but when. Unless there is some glaring problem with it.

I don't trust Famitsu to review JRPGs. They have a massive bias towards the genre.

Day 1 even though the character models in the game feel far less charming compared to the 3DS games.

@Bobb
They could hav done it once, 4 times was way too much padding!

Sorry but it's Famitsu most people know too steer clear, both you and your sister site seem the only sites too put any stock in them.

Mine's on order from shopto.

I never trust Famitsu, to be honest. Regardless, I'll consider giving BDII another try down the road.

Guessing we’re 6 weeks away from going to the shops, guessing this will take 6 weeks for me to complete. Tailor made.

I don't consider Famitsu a very reliable review source. That said, I doubt there's anything wrong with the game unless there's a major problem outlined in other impressions.

I'll be buying this, but it's a question of when. The Switch is my new JRPG machine, and unfortunately my last JRPG machine, the 3DS, still has plenty of backlogged games that I need to get to....

I love Bravely Default, but am not a big fan of the sequel, End Layer so my expectations are suitably tempered for this one. I'm still getting it, but I am not as hyped for it as I'd like to be.

steamed chams

I've been following Nintendo for long enough to know that Famitsu will be the first review for any given major Nintendo game and that their review and score will almost always be relentlessly positive in a way which is not necessarily helpful to the consumer.

Not, of course, that there are many review outlets out there which are informed about gaming, willing to mention positives, and also willing to mention negatives. Nintendo Life has consistently been one of the better ones: their writers are usually informed, they're always willing to mention positives, and they're usually willing to mention negatives.

I'm going to wait for real reviews and final verdicts. The first one was good but really needed a Switch port. I didnt even finish the first one but i heard how stupid the repeat filler was.

When I see famitsu, I expect 36/40. I really wish they used half points to score games. We might see less than 90% games with 36/40 score

@Ghost_of_Hasashi It’s because Default II isn’t connected like the first two. It’s kind of like Final Fantasy.

A lot of people on the fence about this series. If you enjoy JRPGs then you should give it a shot and I bet you will enjoy it. We need games like these since FF will never go back to their roots like this series has taken us.

@TooOldForThis Nothing wrong with 36.

I finally played the demo last night after having downloaded it months ago. While it's visually impressive, in all other respects, it appears to be a bog-standard JRPG.

The file size is way to big though😕.. 14gb wow.

@InJeffable lol definitely a healthy 10% "inflation" on Nintendolife reviews overall also!

@Mountain_Man Yeah. The Bravely Series is supposed to be a spiritual successor to the classic Final Fantasy games.

Let's be honest, if they gave it a bad review... That would be REALLY bad. We can at least say it won't be a huge stinker!

I really enjoyed Bravely 1. Like really really.
Bravely Second and Octopath were also fun so the developer has a good enough track record with me that I will definitely pick up Bravely 2. That being said, it won’t be a day 1 buy for me this time around. I’ll definitely be waiting for a sale, with the sweet spot being in the $30-$40 range. It was also a big help that they chose not to do a Collectors this time around, making it easier for my collector’s OCD brain to wait.

I am going to have to hold off on getting this until maybe late April. There are too many I want that are coming out. Crypt of the necrodancer physical, Story of season, Monster hunter rise, Guilty Gear.

@Bobb part of is glad I stopped the first game at that part. Loved the hell out of it. But when I saw what that wanted, I just put it away. Never played Second. But will certainly be picking this one up!

Man I love to see a HD port of 1 and 2/End layer (the real 2) on Switch

Any reason they changed the artist from the two previous games, Akihiko Yoshida (three, if you count The 4 Heroes of Light)?
The illustrations and character models probably were made to imitate his style, but it isn't just right.

Also, the changes in the battle system from turn-based to ATB-like made the Brave and Default system kind of messy and unpredictable. I didn't feel compelled to finish both demos.

I've only played about 3 hours but can confirm. Feels just as lovely as the first two games as far as gameplay goes. I will say the menuing is a little clunkier for some reason but it's nothing that can't be learned.

@emrin_sha Despite them obviously being grilled

@Ghost_of_Hasashi makes sense. Bravely default, the totally generic jrpg. Bravely second (half of the first game we forgot to include and made ng+ fill in for a second half until now), and bravely default 2, the default inevitable sequel.

Seriously though yeah, i thought second was 2, and then this one happened. I'm hoping they changed a lot. The first two really disappointed me.

its worth all the time for me whatever the review result lol

Still need to play the demo.

I hope it’s nothin like Octopath

I'm waiting for Bravely Default II Second

@Bobb this. This right here is the reason why I mainly stick to video reviews as opposed to written ones as written reviews, especially from biased sites like Famitsu, have little to no important information and is more or less to inflate the writers own ego as to whether or not “they” enjoyed the games as opposed to if it’s worth their readers time or not.

Looks like it was going to be a mobile phone game and they then changed their minds.

Liked the first one so it seems I will like this one as well. Looking forward to it