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Bravely Default sells one million worldwide (400K Japan, 600K West)
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Glass Rebel
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I thought that a hunting action Final Fantasy for 3DS was a lock, especially after the sales of Monster Hunter 3G. Final Fantasy Explorers is coming out after 4G.
I dont' think anyone is saying they were game breaking, its the chore that you are made to do the same thing 4 times in a row, it just came across as extremely lazy to me and a fake way of extended the game.
It has an amazing battle system and a fairly decent story up to that point.
I wonder how SE perceives the 1 million sales, remember this is the same company who were disappointed by Tomb Raider sales.
BD probably has my absolute favorite turn based battle system. It's so satisfying when you come up with the perfect strategy that will destroy/break a boss. Got the game at launch but still haven't finished it. For some reason I stopped playing in chapter 3 even though I was loving the game. Recently I just to chapter 5.
Square please bring over the sequel ASAP and DQVII so I can give you my money.
Also does anyone know how much lightning returns sold?
Square please bring over the sequel ASAP and DQVII so I can give you my money.
Also does anyone know how much lightning returns sold?
outunderthestars
Banned
WAITING
I always want to play those games, then I see the horrible character art and my desire melts away.
"Respecting players time"? Seriously?
My thoughts exactly.
This is how I feel. I'm playing BD right now and it's not as good as it could be.
WAITING
Indeed, i really want this!!
Basileus777
Member
Good. Maybe now the sequel will get the budget to finish the game this time around.
jimmypython
Member
great! hopefully we get to see the sequel soon.
Now think about it. this is a great engine to remake old titles like FF7 or FF9.
Now think about it. this is a great engine to remake old titles like FF7 or FF9.
WAITING
fuck yes! we NEED it
They missed the potential with party chat, at least the boss fights were decent.
Diddy Kong
Banned
Great news! I still need to pick it up.
I still wonder how much of the western sales was because Nintendo stepped in to publish and advertise it. They worked magic with DQ9 as well. I bet if SE if was the one to publish this overseas, the results would have been less successful and not for the lack of trying. Nintendo just knows how to market their games and gave BD some substantial ad pushes that few companies, SE included, can replicate.
The thing about Bravely Default is that even if you took out the garbage parts, it would still be a fairly middle-of-the-road jrpg. Two of the four main characters are boring, and the supporting cast is even worse (thanks for tagging along tiny rat guy, muscle oaf guy and "proprietoress." Why are you here again?). There also aren't many locations to visit and the dungeons are repetitive and uninspired.
The music and battle systems are great, so it has that going for it, but compared to the SNES and Playstation jrpg heavy hitters, Bravely Default comes up short.
The music and battle systems are great, so it has that going for it, but compared to the SNES and Playstation jrpg heavy hitters, Bravely Default comes up short.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Alec
Member
Quoting so more people understand that the "second half" of the game isn't that big of a deal.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Damn the game is that long/many chapters?? I'm on my way to the fire crystal with the shield bearers thinking I was like 2/3 through...
I'll never finish it then despite enjoying it so far haha
For some of us these are the only things that matter.
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chaosblade
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If you don't do the optional battles in the later chapters 2/3 is probably pretty close to where you're at.
Canis lupus
Member
Really happy to see JRPG's still able to sell well in the west (FFX HD, BD, Ninokuni) and niche games like Dragon's Crown breaking 1 million, good stuff.
foxuzamaki
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SE must be taking this as mre of a wake up call than they originally thought.
If you set the encounter rate to 0 and rush through the game past that point only to discover you're underleveled for the final confrontations?
For some of us these are the only things that matter.
Exactly, in fact, music/battle system are the most important factors in a JRPG for me. Sometimes forget that some people play the games for the story, so I can understand why they wouldn't like a game that ignores some of the story conventions of the genre.
Loved the end because it gave you the freedom to cut out a lot of the wasted time in jrpgs for me (overly long custscenes, dungeon puzzles, annoying random encounters) and go straight to the fun stuff (boss fights)
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Depends on what level you are. Your jobs/job levels matter exponentially more than your level though, the final boss will happily 1HKO you even at level 99.
Duxxy3
Member
I almost bought it, based on the demo, but got away from that when I heard there was something that ruins the game later down the line.
Glad to see that it's doing well in the west. There is still a market for JRPG's in the west, just not the ones that they have been making in recent years.
Glad to see that it's doing well in the west. There is still a market for JRPG's in the west, just not the ones that they have been making in recent years.
Shogun1337
Junior Member
Welp, time for Square-Enix to fuck it up!
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
This game wouldnt have sold so much no doubt without nintendo's advertising. SQ owes them one.
Yep, but I did find the story interesting.For some of us these are the only things that matter.
GuessMyUserName
Member
This is one thing people neglect to mention - by the end of Chapter 4 I pretty well felt like I was at the end of the game. Greatly satisfied by then, it seemed there'd just be a little bit left to go.
Once I realized what chapters 5+ were, I quickly made my peace with it as basically sidequest playing around time and had fun with it.
I can even go to the final chapter whenever I want!
As someone said earlier, as long as you know what you're getting with Chapters 5-8 you'll be fine. Know that 1-4 is the core of the game, and 5-8 is essentially post-game content.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I remember the reviews generally being very positive?
NoSkillz187
Member
Now where was Lightning Returns sales at the last time they gave a sales update?
let's just say you're playing two games in one. The bad news is that they're the same game
I saw someone say this the other day in the Tactics Advance thread.
The character sprites look nothing like the character art (although you see some representation of the art in the portraits in Tactics Advance). It doesn't matter.
Admiral Woofington
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Groundhog day
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Repeated content basically.
But at the points it's repeated you have the airship allowing you to travel anywhere, the story dungeons have shortcuts open so you can go through them quickly, and the majority of the content in those chapters is optional so you can basically rush through the 4 dungeons and be done.
It doesn't "ruin" the game. The story is shit from the get-go and the later chapters (7/8) are where the battle system shines the most if you choose to do the optional sidequests. And chapters 5-8 can be done in a tiny fraction of the time as 1-4 if you don't want to do the optional content.
Well, I agree with you. But I'll take anything in an era almost devoid of JRPGs. IMO we haven't had a genuinely good JPRG since Xenoblade Chronicles and Trails in the Sky.
Still waiting for SMT4 in Europe, but at least it's coming..