The name pun is one of the highest levels of comedy I have ever witnessed in my life.
Really charming game with awesome and memorable cast. The loop decition drags it a lot for me, i want to see all the lore, but i dont want to feel like im not doing any progress for +20 hours.
Really charming game with awesome and memorable cast. The loop decition drags it a lot for me, i want to see all the lore, but i dont want to feel like im not doing any progress for +20 hours.
i really wanted to like this game, but it did not work for me. the soundtrack is average at best, the characters aren't very intriguing (except ringabel, i did enjoy him) and the world and story did not grab my attention. i do hope i can return to this one day and finish it, maybe even find it enjoyable, but for now i have to abandone this game
Une histoire prenante avec un plot twist de génie, une bande son incroyable et un système de classes d'une grande richesse.
Dommage que la dernière partie du jeu soit si répétitive.
Dommage que la dernière partie du jeu soit si répétitive.
Sale Ringabel.
Almost 10 years later, I'm coming back to my childhood favorite game, and probably my favorite game of all time.
So many memories came back with just an hour in. I can't wait to explore what I've left off unfold and unexplored.
So many memories came back with just an hour in. I can't wait to explore what I've left off unfold and unexplored.
This review contains spoilers
Bravely Default has a wonderful Jobs system to mix and match abilities while adding a fun bit of spice to the turn-based combat with the Brave and Defend system. But good god are the characters bland, the story dull, and that frakking twist...
The issue isn't the twist itself. Your Navi-like companion turning out to be the trapped evil that was defeated centuries ago is fine. Good even! And the little title change, while painfully forced, was a neat touch. But having to fight the crystal bosses SIX TIMES in order to get to The Final Battle is excessive and soul-draining. Really felt like the writers standing over my shoulder smugly complimenting themselves for such an idea, while the gameplay devs apologizing over my other shoulder like they were forced to drag this out from some higher up because he knew said writer.
Go play Radiant Historia instead. Or Etrian Odyssey IV. Or Stella Glow. Or The Alliance Alive.
The issue isn't the twist itself. Your Navi-like companion turning out to be the trapped evil that was defeated centuries ago is fine. Good even! And the little title change, while painfully forced, was a neat touch. But having to fight the crystal bosses SIX TIMES in order to get to The Final Battle is excessive and soul-draining. Really felt like the writers standing over my shoulder smugly complimenting themselves for such an idea, while the gameplay devs apologizing over my other shoulder like they were forced to drag this out from some higher up because he knew said writer.
Go play Radiant Historia instead. Or Etrian Odyssey IV. Or Stella Glow. Or The Alliance Alive.
An idle game disguised as an RPG
Summoner's rainbow whale go BBRRRRRR
I liked messing around with all the different jobs but you'll quickly find out that not all jobs are created equal. Spiritmaster, for example, just straight up breaks the game and makes you invincible. Also the game is very grindy, especially on hard difficulty. I did like the main characters (except Tiz) and many of the bosses were great characters as well.
I did enjoy my time with this game for the most part up untill a certain infamous point and then it got good again at the end.
I did enjoy my time with this game for the most part up untill a certain infamous point and then it got good again at the end.
you are everything to me and im sorry your sequels suck and you got replaced by octoFART traveler
I really liked this game, the combat and class system was a lot of fun but the strange design choices in the final 20% of the game stopped it from being truly great.
Review in progress:
It's not a good game. Most JRPGs are highly overrated, and this is no exception.
The story is generic and forgettable. All of the characters are annoying, shallow anime cliches. The chibi art style on the character models looks cheap and ugly. The dungeons all have bland layouts and puzzles. They genuinely feel AI-generated at times. Most of the soundtrack is mediocre and a lot of the songs are overplayed.
Random encounters are in this 2013 game. You can toggle the encounter rate, but that's a band-aid on a gaping wound. They shouldn't be here in the first place and heavily date the game.
The final section is the worst I've played in any game. It's a miserable slog and is the type of blatant padding the genre is notorious for.
The only thing Bravely Default has going for it is its above-average combat system, which has a good amount of depth. It isn't enough to save the game from being anything more than mediocre.
It's not a good game. Most JRPGs are highly overrated, and this is no exception.
The story is generic and forgettable. All of the characters are annoying, shallow anime cliches. The chibi art style on the character models looks cheap and ugly. The dungeons all have bland layouts and puzzles. They genuinely feel AI-generated at times. Most of the soundtrack is mediocre and a lot of the songs are overplayed.
Random encounters are in this 2013 game. You can toggle the encounter rate, but that's a band-aid on a gaping wound. They shouldn't be here in the first place and heavily date the game.
The final section is the worst I've played in any game. It's a miserable slog and is the type of blatant padding the genre is notorious for.
The only thing Bravely Default has going for it is its above-average combat system, which has a good amount of depth. It isn't enough to save the game from being anything more than mediocre.
It speaks to the strength of this game that I still quite like it despite the second half which is frankly a slap in the face of the player.
Great game, but the end game was unforgivable.
La música y el apartado artistico son hermosos, la historia es buena, aunque el último tercio es algo tedioso.
i know the latter half of the game is flawed and may drive some people away, but this is just personally one of my favorite rpgs of all time.
the brave/default system with the different job classes is extremely fun. you can build your team as you wish and create some really broken tactics. the cast of characters will forever be one of my favorites, and the soundtrack is memorable and one of my most played of all time. even the latter half of the game was enjoyable due to the slight changes each chapter brings.
i'm hoping this somehow, someday gets ported to pc/modern systems because i'd love to replay this on a bigger screen
the brave/default system with the different job classes is extremely fun. you can build your team as you wish and create some really broken tactics. the cast of characters will forever be one of my favorites, and the soundtrack is memorable and one of my most played of all time. even the latter half of the game was enjoyable due to the slight changes each chapter brings.
i'm hoping this somehow, someday gets ported to pc/modern systems because i'd love to replay this on a bigger screen
goated 1
OST is debatebly the best, but the way it plays with expectations is amazing
someone comically put a gun to my head and asked me to play it, so here it is
Perfection
Un univers féerique, des combats stratégiquement géniaux, une histoire grandiose, des musiques envoûtantes, énormément de surprises. Ce jeu vidéo a touché la perfection dans mon cœur.
incroyable histoire et systemes
early level check bosses get your game dropped.
One of the 3DS's all time greats, an incredibly easy to love cast all performed excellently with some of the best character writing in the genre.
On the gameplay front this game's Job System is nigh on untouchable, incredibly well balanced and brimming with options.
A must play for any JRPG fan.
On the gameplay front this game's Job System is nigh on untouchable, incredibly well balanced and brimming with options.
A must play for any JRPG fan.
Great game with the absolute worst final act that I have ever witnessed. If you like classic JRPGs with interesting narratives, strategic battles, satisfying progression, and beautiful music, you'll love the first 30 or so hours of this game. If you like completely having your time wasted, you'll love the final act.
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Respectfully disagree with most others on how the ending plays out, even though I appreciate the core complaint of repetition...I don't really mind it because it's a storytelling choice, for us to be part of the last few cycles in a grand scheme. We get some nice dialogue in the final few chapters that gives insight into what's going on in everyone's minds as they make the decision to press on through the worlds. (By contrast, Type-0 only makes you part of the very last cycle in another millions-of-years scheme, which is also a valid storytelling choice.)
I think Bravely Second is a step above in all aspects, but this is still one of my favorite JRPGs with top-tier combat, music, and writing.
I think Bravely Second is a step above in all aspects, but this is still one of my favorite JRPGs with top-tier combat, music, and writing.
It's a shame future generations will never be able to purchase additional Sleep Points on the Nintendo eShop
The game can be a bit grindy if you wanna swap your class comp, but the class system is really cool and customizable. Overall a really fun experience
I Bravely Defaulted... on my ability to finish this game
Great until... a certain point.