Bravely Default 2 (Switch, Squeenix JRPG (if you couldn’t tell from the daft title), 77 Metascore, out now)

Last edited by Balladeer on Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Some background:

So anyway: here we are. New Bravely game, completely new set of characters, but with the old composers back which is chuffing amazing news.

They did a live concert in Japan for the original, which was brilliant. (Opt for 23-25 if you want a taster of why this is so exciting.) The characters look like anime figurines brought to life, and the towns look still hand-painted.

It’s obviously still some way off, but hey - at least we got some good news last night.

Was hoping we'd get the 3DS games remastered since I never got round to playing them. A sin I need to fix.

Loved the original two back on the 3DS and glad we're getting another, thought for a minute it was an Octopatch sequel.

Octopath style PC port please.

Was a real big fan of the first half of the first game, but the ending knocked it down a few pegs. Octopath was fantastic, but wish the stories wove together a little more.

Didn't get that far through Second due to the time it dropped, but I'll probably get back to that at some point.

I really like how this studio does traditional turn based combat.

i really enjoyed the first two so im certainly getting this, ill miss tiz and co but theres nothing to say we wont see em again

i just hope we get some more zany job classes

Anyone remember how to exchange cp to jp?

Just opened up the chopping then spent 6 hours updating tools now i have over 5 million cp

I'll definitely be getting this. I loved the first 2 games, I even got the special edition for Bravely second (the art book is gorgeous!). I have the demo on switch for this already but I haven't touched it yet.

I’ve... not heard good things about the demo. actually. I still have faith that the game will be good, however.

Rubix wrote:Anyone remember how to exchange cp to jp?

Just opened up the chopping then spent 6 hours updating tools now i have over 5 million cp

Think this may the wrong game, Rubix! I’m guessing you’re referring to Bravely Second. And... no I don’t, sorry. Much though I loved Chompcraft it’s been a while since I played Second.

Balladeer wrote:I’ve... not heard good things about the demo. actually. I still have faith that the game will be good, however.

Rubix wrote:Anyone remember how to exchange cp to jp?

Just opened up the chopping then spent 6 hours updating tools now i have over 5 million cp

Think this may the wrong game, Rubix! I’m guessing you’re referring to Bravely Second. And... no I don’t, sorry. Much though I loved Chompcraft it’s been a while since I played Second.

I did yeah

Balladeer wrote:I’ve... not heard good things about the demo. actually. I still have faith that the game will be good, however.

Rubix wrote:Anyone remember how to exchange cp to jp?

Just opened up the chopping then spent 6 hours updating tools now i have over 5 million cp

Think this may the wrong game, Rubix! I’m guessing you’re referring to Bravely Second. And... no I don’t, sorry. Much though I loved Chompcraft it’s been a while since I played Second.

chompcraft was strangely addictive

shy guy 64 wrote:
Balladeer wrote:I’ve... not heard good things about the demo. actually. I still have faith that the game will be good, however.

Rubix wrote:Anyone remember how to exchange cp to jp?

Just opened up the chopping then spent 6 hours updating tools now i have over 5 million cp

Think this may the wrong game, Rubix! I’m guessing you’re referring to Bravely Second. And... no I don’t, sorry. Much though I loved Chompcraft it’s been a while since I played Second.

chompcraft was strangely addictive

I know right :slol:

Along with the stuff I mentioned in the OP, it’s random stuff like Chompcraft and Fort Lune that helped put Bravely Second into my Top Tier of games. Hoping for more of the same with BD2.

Nice chunky bump for this which came out on Friday. It feels very similar to the original(s) but shinied up, which may or may not be a good thing depending on your tastes. It never really pretended to be anything else, mind (unlike Dragon Quest XI which I always thought had pretentions of something higher that its gameplay couldn’t live up to), and I’m having fun with it. I think I’ve got seven or eight jobs, including one from a side quest, and including an utter bastard of a boss.

Anyone else picked this up, or thought about doing so? The middling Metascore is I think a reflection of how its recipe is unchanged rather than because it’s a weak game, but I could be wrong.

I’m getting through it very slowly

I’ve not bought this yet, played the other two but although ive enjoyed the battle i never liked the difficulty spike at bosses

Picked it up and just complete the first boss and it's more of the same really. Wasn't keen on the character art style at first but warming to it now, but dam the music is so good here.

I wanna play more Persona Strikers first, before jumping back to this.

imbusydoctorwho wrote:Picked it up and just complete the first boss and it's more of the same really. Wasn't keen on the character art style at first but warming to it now, but dam the music is so good here.

All valid.

Rubix wrote:I’ve not bought this yet, played the other two but although ive enjoyed the battle i never liked the difficulty spike at bosses

I’ve only found the one properly spiky boss so far... Not ashamed to say that I looked up a cheap strategy for them.

what kind of accent does adelle have?

Good question and one I’ve puzzled over myself! The actress says on her Twitter bio that she’s London/California-based, but I’m pretty sure she’s not doing a British or American accent. So... ‘European’ I guess. (Funnily enough the American-sounding Seth/MC has a British/Cambodian actor.)

It’s odd: normally I’d go for subs in JRPGs (Tales of Vesperia for example), but in Bravely 2 subs just felt right.

Bravely Default 2 (Switch, Squeenix JRPG (if you couldn’t tell from the daft title), 77 Metascore, out now)

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