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Bravely Default sells one million worldwide (400K Japan, 600K West)
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"The biggest growth market is mobile. We should put Bravely Default on that soon. It's turn-based so the controls won't be much of an issue."
"We should have put Lightning in this one, it would have sold twice as much!"
toddhunter
Member
Mobile ports and half finished handheld titles. This can work.
Can't believe how SE hesitated to localizing the game themselves, like what the fuck were they thinking, I know we always love to pretend we know the ins-n-outs of this industry better than the actual people working on it, specially in this forum, but sometimes I get the feeling SE in particular is run by incredibly dumb, insecure people with very very short sight.
I loved everything about the game except chapters 5 to 8. If only they made it one chapter without repeating every single time...
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
It was the first entry of a new series that released on a platform with lower LTD sales than it's spiritual predecessor, which bombed.
I think BD was anything but a sure thing in the west before the release. Not to mention they waited till the version with gameplay enhancements brought upon in a version that remedied a lot of issues people had which made it more friendly to international audiences.
It's great that it was received so well though, and ultimately the risk paid off.
ryanofcall
Member
Good for them!
Too bad it was a disappointment to me :c
Too bad it was a disappointment to me :c
Don't you worry, FF12 HD is definitely in the works
i've been a long time defender of FF12, an international zodiac north american release would make me happy beyond belief.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Probably could have sold even more had the last 4 chapters not been so terrible. One of the most mind boggling design decisions I have seen in a game, and treads on thin ice at being labeled lazy. And I hate to use that word when talking about something I had no hand in making.
Here's to hoping the sequel is an improvement in that department, because I loved the first 4 chapters of Bravely Default.
Here's to hoping the sequel is an improvement in that department, because I loved the first 4 chapters of Bravely Default.
KefkaPalazzo
Member
Just bought a copy through Amazon yesterday...can't wait to play it. Have been craving to play a solid new JRPG!
That's crazy good! I bought a 2DS in part just to play it, so yeah
Same here.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Hmm so America might be (slightly) higher sales than Europe. I wonder if scarce physical copies, released in a busy period so overlooked or if it just a case of classic FF gameplay having no nostalgia where classic FF didn't come out are possibilities.
which was made optional. At least that was impression I got when I asked before about it (it was a long time so chapter numbers might be off).
The lack of being able to control encounters probably makes chapters
a slog though.
Not touched the game but from what I understand it was stuff in chapters
8 and 9
The lack of being able to control encounters probably makes chapters
5-7
What risk though? They didn't take the risk of localizing it, since they didn't do it, another company had to come and diminish the risks (but not the profits) for them.
Gormless Noodle
Member
Haha, this is Square-Enix we're talking about, don't even dare think such things. I'll only believe it when I see it.
US? Do you not mean the West as a whole? Don't have numbers on hand, but I'm pretty sure that Japan outsold the US
It definitely sold better in the US.
1st month's digital ratio was 20%ish, so it's likely significantly higher (keep in mind these are shipments and digital, not sold to consumers for retail).
Yes, they don't own the IP.
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I put 86 hours in the game, so I'm defintely there for Bravely Second. Great to hear the original got to a million sold. Maybe this convinces S-E to actually make fun RPG's again.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Square Enix management should feel humiliated for not localizing the game. It just proves how out of touch they are.
FlyingSaucer
Banned
I didn't like BD very much, but if it helps SE realizes there is still a market outside FF and mobile I'm more than glad to have done my part.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
This at least this will show SQEX that there are JRPG fanbase are still relevant and open for new IPs
SerTapTap
Member
As much as I hate the chapter 5+ BS as I've heard of it, I think that's great.
I just can't play a game this long knowing it turns shit so late in. Would feel wrong to stop, but I'm sure it'd feel awful to continue. I'll check out Bravely Second if it doesn't do this BS, hope they've learned their lesson.
I just can't play a game this long knowing it turns shit so late in. Would feel wrong to stop, but I'm sure it'd feel awful to continue. I'll check out Bravely Second if it doesn't do this BS, hope they've learned their lesson.
It was a gutsy decision because it gave the story an interesting twist though playing through said twist will inevitably annoy many. Games are art, and I see BD's second half as an example of that.
You can do that kind of twist right and you can do that kind of twist like BD did.
I just hope SE will learn from this mistake for future Bravely endeavors.
But who am I kidding, this is Square-Enix I'm talking about.
RedNumberFive
Banned
Same here. It's a good game with some horrible pacing.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
I meant the West as a whole. I typed too fast there.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It's not really fair to judge it without having played it. In fact, it's incredibly annoying to see so many people who outright say they didn't play it or just stopped at Chapter 5 talk shit about something they didn't even experience for themselves.
Chapter 5 and 6 can be done in a couple hours easily if you ignore the entirely optional side content in those chapters. And unless you don't like the job/battle system - which is really the only good thing about the game in the first place - you're probably going to love Chapters 7 and 8 because they feature some absolutely fantastic optional boss battles. Among the most enjoyable boss fights in any game I've ever played.
But even then, those are optional. You can rush through chapters 5-8 and go straight to for the final boss, and beat the "second half" of the game in a matter of hours. (Granted, if you rush through it you will probably not be too high level, so beating the boss is going to require a good mastery of the job system. Final boss can crush even a level 99 party that is poorly prepared).
ryanofcall
Member
Gameplay is pretty awesome!
but I hope you don't like good stories for your jrpgs
Sammy Samusu
Member
WAITING
No, you're talking about Silicon Studios.
sixteen-bit
Member
congrats
SerTapTap
Member
The game's listed as 60 hours long on How Long To Beat, I can't even imagine trying to pick that up when the general consensus is "turns to shit halfway through". Good to know they're much shorter if you don't do optional stuff, I still don't think I can bear to play this though. JRPGs have a huge problem respecting players time and I can't ignore a red flag like that which I've heard from several people who played the game to completion.
What's the actual (rough) gametime breakdown? From the complaints
especially about the apparently optional boss rematches everyone hates because the strategy is the same