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Bravely Default sells one million worldwide (400K Japan, 600K West)
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Okay, thanks for the replys. And to be honest, it doesn't sound that bad to me given that most of it is optional anyway.
I did most of the side content in chapter 5 and 6 and then rushed 7 and 8 and was still fed up with it by the end.
It just destroyed any motivation to complete it. I kind of forced myself to finish it and that's never a good sign.
It's really not bad. I spent 75 hours playing through the game: Chapters 1-4 took me ~50 hours, and Chapters 5-End took me ~25 hours, and that's doing ALL the content (maxing all jobs, fighting every optional boss, going through the bonus dungeon, getting both endings, completely filling out the journal, etc).
I enjoyed it pretty much the whole way through. Of course, those 75 hours were spread out over the course of a few months and not crammed into a single week, which may have had something to do with it.
meltingparappa
Member
It really isn't. The 90 minute figure is literally true if you want to blaze through it and had been doing a good enough job figuring out how your use of the job system trumps everything else during boss battles.
The internet has an itchy trigger finger with negative hyperbole.
And it pains me to say this but without Nintendo's support, DQ7 DS would not see anywhere near what it needs to pay for the massive translation. We all want it yes but its a very hard game to market (it's verrrrrrry long and can be very confusing for younger players).
Apples to oranges. LR was a more expensive purchase, a console title, and did not have Nintendo behind it to market it more effectively worldwide.
SliceSabre
Banned
Don't say that it'll put the idea in their heads!
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Kind of a shame you did it that way too. The sidequests in 7 and 8 are amazing, and all but one in 5 and 6 are completely pointless.
What is with this argument? Is it that hard to envision that many people really did hate that segment of the game that much?
That1BlackGuy
Member
Didn't expect Western sales to outmatch Japan (even though the West collectively is larger than one country). Bravely Default wasn't nearly as good as 4 Heroes, but on its own merits it is a decent game that just wasn't my cup of tea. With that said I do wonder how the sales of each game matched up comparatively.
5 & 6 really burned out a lot of people, which is a shame because 7 & 8 were fantastic. I really wonder how much "what the fuck is this shit" expressions Japanese people were having when they played the first BDFF, the one without the encounter slider.
without the encounter slider this game would have been a lot worse. Makes it so much more convenient. Grind when you want to grind, blast through dungeons when you want to.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It's understandable that people wouldn't like that part. But it's not like it ruins the entire game, that is definitely hyperbole.
bumpkin
Member
Agreed. I hope the sequel retains this feature.
SuperDowns
Banned
This is probably the best game I will never ever finish.
Here's hoping they give a shit about the story next game, a lot rides on those decisions for the sequel.
Here's hoping they give a shit about the story next game, a lot rides on those decisions for the sequel.
I always have to force myself through the end of JRPGs, so it was just normal for me.
I did all the sidequests save for the
adventurer. My 3DS' hinge broke while I was trying to finish it.
Yeah 5 & 6 are the killers
Is it generally considered creepy otaku fan service? I'm not a fan of that guff at all (just started to watch Gurren Lagann and am deeply put off by all the bouncing) but it never registered as such with me. That could be a result of a terrific localisation that pegged the racier stuff with an almost Benny Hill/Carry On style that worked well in the UK.
fredrancour
Member
I would have been among them of its been quiche on the draw with the best buy sale :-(
ShockingAlberto
Member
Bravely Default is like a nice pleasant ride that goes careening off the road and in to a wall near the end of the trip.
I don't even mind the tedium if it had a point and couldn't be avoided. Sometimes developers throw in messages about game design in to their game and I felt like Bravely Default was trying to do that
Because of that, the player feels trapped within the game's plot and doesn't get any message the game is trying to send and it certainly doesn't alleviate any tedium.
I don't even mind the tedium if it had a point and couldn't be avoided. Sometimes developers throw in messages about game design in to their game and I felt like Bravely Default was trying to do that
by having a Bioshock-like "You keep doing what you're told to do because someone tells you to do it in a video game" sort of twist. The problem is that I figured out it was Airy quickly, I broke a crystal early on and then knew it was Airy. The characters (except Agnes) figure out it was Airy but still keep destroying worlds at her behest long after suspecting her.
Glass Rebel
Member
Chapters 5-8 aren't anywhere close to half of the game by any stretch of the imagination.
I don't know about that. I really enjoyed the game right until chapter 5. It's no exaggeration; that point ruined my experience.
Um... okay?
Yeah I don't even want to imagine how much of a pain this game must have been in the original Japanese version without encounter and speed settings.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
A different story and less repetition in the later chapters would've made this a GOTY candidate for me. The music and battle system is perfect.
oh god they didn't even have the speed settings? Game would take absolutely forever without it.
Velcro Fly
Member
Fantastic news. Hope we get the second one and hope it gets a CE. I'll be all over it again.
Glass Rebel
Member
The game gets regularly shat on for pulling thta twist "halfway through" with "the latter half" being absolute shit. That's pretty much hyperbole.
I understand not liking chapters 5-8, the repetitive dungeons, the chibi designs, the flat protagonists, the fact that a lot of the story and worldbuilding is tucked away in the notebook etc. But as I said a page ago, anyone that says that it's half of the game is exaggerating.
SwiftDeath
Member
Cool
……forgetit
Member
Still haven't bought it, but played the shit out if the demo, how is it?
NHarmonic.
Member
I'm with you. If they pull the same recycling shit again...
Good. As people have been saying the last half(seems like it really is more of last third) is repetitive. A lot of the world building is from side quests so they are necessary to do to get more out of the game.
That is really weird, because i can't find that game on sale anywhere in my country the stores are all out of stock.
Zippedpinhead
Member
Just finished Bravely Default Last week.
Loved the game, I massively abused the encounters rate during the first four chapters (frequently on 100% increase) so that I could power level. I did not feel the need to do any side quests from 5-8 which drastically broke the tedium (and even then
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Loved the ending and thought it was really well done, If I had felt the desire to "100%" side quests though? that's a lot of the same battles over and over. I felt like the game was just fine without doing any side quests (after chapter 4) until chapter 9.
30 hrs for chapter 1-4 and 10 for Chapter 5-9.
Loved the game, I massively abused the encounters rate during the first four chapters (frequently on 100% increase) so that I could power level. I did not feel the need to do any side quests from 5-8 which drastically broke the tedium (and even then
Wind Crystal boss was always a pain for some reason. The rest were no problem just Orthrus
Loved the ending and thought it was really well done, If I had felt the desire to "100%" side quests though? that's a lot of the same battles over and over. I felt like the game was just fine without doing any side quests (after chapter 4) until chapter 9.
30 hrs for chapter 1-4 and 10 for Chapter 5-9.
This !
I think its one of those cases where you are influenced by whats freshest in your mind, so the end of the game quickly overshadows what you saw and experienced before hand.
The game went from a 9/10 to a 5/10 and thats not hyperbole at least for me.
The downloadable content, boss fights and the village were all awesome little additions though, so there was a silver lining there at least.
I'll be definitely reading the JP thread for feedback on the next game.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Easily my game of the year.
Well deserved, now give us the sequel dammit!!!
Well deserved, now give us the sequel dammit!!!
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Way more 'horrible' games (including SE's own) have sold well under much heavier marketing than BD could ever hope for. As shocking as it may sound to some here, BD sold mainly on its merits.
/though I did enjoy 4HOL better overall, BD too is a good jrpg.
To Far Away Times
Member
The second half of the game was disappointing but the game mechanics and presentation were ace. This and Ni No Kuni are probably the best JRPGs released in the last 5 years or so.