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Bravely Default |OT| A better Final Fantasy than Final Fantasy
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Glass Rebel
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Well lookie here what just appeared
ordering from Amazon Japan was pretty painless, I can see myself doing this again
ordering from Amazon Japan was pretty painless, I can see myself doing this again
I think the game got actually quite difficult...And the enemies are quite difficult now. The auto doesn't work as good as before and I've found many that counter after I attack them.
kuroneko0509
Member
Well lookie here what just appeared
ordering from Amazon Japan was pretty painless, I can see myself doing this again
nice
mine's in the van atm lol
mickagau33
Member
I am pleasantly surprised by the story...it's a mix of classic FF, jrpg cliché, humour, unexpected turn of events, otaku stuff and detailed and well put explanations about the world.
Ringabel's book is also great to read, very fine french translation.
This makes an odd mix but I think it works really, really well and it makes me think the main writer is a talented guy (never played Stein:Gate) because of all the "layers" he is playing with here.
The characters really grow on me also. They are your typical Jrpg archetypes but have some funny lines and hit some of the right notes.
Ringabel's book is also great to read, very fine french translation.
This makes an odd mix but I think it works really, really well and it makes me think the main writer is a talented guy (never played Stein:Gate) because of all the "layers" he is playing with here.
The characters really grow on me also. They are your typical Jrpg archetypes but have some funny lines and hit some of the right notes.
Indeed, that boss is certainly the most difficult I've encountered yet. I beat him at around lvl 38.
Some tips:
Stock up on magic defense as most of his damage is magic, white robes are great for this. I kept a performer using the Magic defence + buff up all the time. Also, the Salve maker is great for this fight. The items can damage through the purple barrier and deal huge damage (3k if you compund 2 Fulmen shards with item damage up support skill). Zeus wrath items are a bit simpler to come by, but they do decent damage as well.
Thanks for the tips!
Still yet to try the Salve Maker job. Where can you get a good amount of the items? Of the ones you mentioned I only have 1 Zeus' Wrath and 3 Fulmen Shards. Do I need to upgrade the shops in Norende for it?
Well lookie here what just appeared
ordering from Amazon Japan was pretty painless, I can see myself doing this again
I was thinking of buying this. Is it good? I love Yoshida's art. How much text is there? Because I can't read a lick of Japanese.
You can buy them if you upgrade Norende, but that probably takes far too long time. The Zeus wrath may be reasonable to buy from upgrading Norende at least. You can also use another of the salve makers skills to transform an item, say a cheap potion, into a random damage item. There are only a few damage items so it's not very time consuming if you auto it. I think I was able to steal Fulmen Shards from some regular enemies near Ancheim, or in that vicinity.
nice
mine's in the van atm lol
Mine too, will be here tomorrow probably
I may have another 2 months to wait for the game, but at least the super huge and cool artbook will be here to make waiting easier
Sammy Samusu
Member
This game didn't chart in the UK Top 40, a Britney Jean sized mess.
UK disappoints once again. Such a main stream market... I hope we still get BD2, let's see how it performs across Europe and America.
UK disappoints once again. Such a main stream market... I hope we still get BD2, let's see how it performs across Europe and America.
Glass Rebel
Member
It looks like a pretty much complete collection of all the designs that were created for Bravely Default (and some additional stuff for the browser game and 4 Heroes of Light). Lots of little descriptions but since I don't read any Japanese either I couldn't tell you how detailed they are. It's 99% pictures though so I don't mind.
Glass Rebel
Member
BritGAF should be ashamed of themselves. *spits*
250 pages full of art, that is beyond anything i expected
, i though they would have some serious coverage with text to fill all thatPleasantly super hugly surprised, hopefully i have it tomorrow
BTW, does it include the art of the CE edition artbook ?
I think the art will have absolutely put people off here. Even I find the chibi stuff off putting.
Not to mention the fact that anime as a whole is still considered a 'weird' thing in the UK. Very niche.
Sounds boss. Are there many illustrations or is it mostly sketch work?
Awesome, I'll give stealing from enemies around Ancheim a shot, fingers crossed. Tried out the Experiment ability and was only turning up the same stuff over and over again, does it work better if you try different items, or can a Potion for example turn into anything?
Sexy fairy on the back doesn't sell in the UK.
More importantly, the game won't sell if it's not on shelves. Nowhere in Manchester had it out. Last release was Zelda. I had to ask at the counter.
mickagau33
Member
I really wonder if it was a wise idea to not name it FF in the west...I mean it is a FF game, the brand is well known and it's not as if europe was crazy about jrpg anymore...
It can also applies to Japan : FF3 DS sold 1million copies, FF4 DS sold around 700 000 and FFtype 0 around 800 000. Only FF4warriors of light was a letdown but while it had FF in its name, they didn't even use the known FF logo. BD sold 300 000. Well, it's good for a "new" IP but I cannot help myself to think : what would had happen if it was part of the FF brand ?
Well, as someone pointed out in the charts thread, it is actually sold out at Amazon - so the shipments could have been small enough for it not to chart no matter what happened.
In other news, this has successfully displaced ALBW in my 3DS cart slot. Never saw that happening.
Yes, Experiment with Potion is a good idea.
Glass Rebel
Member
250 pages full of art, that is beyond anything i expected
Pleasantly super hugly surprised, hopefully i have it tomorrow
BTW, does it include the art of the CE edition artbook ?
No idea but as I said, it looks rather complete. It's pretty unlikely that the CE edition has some exclusive artwork.
It's somewhat like this:
20 pages of illustrations
90 pages of sketches and concept art (this kind of stuff, so you might not like it as much)
50 pages of sketches and finished environmental art, basically every map seen in the game
20 pages of enemy designs
6 pages of "storyboards" for the summons
8 pages of miscellaneous art like vehicles or weapons
30 pages of Bravely Default
raying Brage art, 6 of which are full page illustrations of new characters by Yoshida, rest by other artists10 pages of 4 Heroes of Light, 2 illustrations rest is sketches and concept art
and from what I've seen so far there's quite a bit of alternative or unused designs. pretty cool and I hope some make it into the sequel.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Too easy is one of the things I'd say this game is not, even on normal. Very quickly the game will start to kick your ass reasonably often (unless you've grinded a ridiculous amount) and you'd have to start adapting reasonably often.
18 hours in, I'm in
. The game really started to give interesting options with the latest jobs.
Florem
I wasn't satisfied with the Thief class as a DD due to low knives dmg. So I tried to give Tiz a bow. HOLY SHIT at the dmg output. It put to shame the dmg of my best DD that up to that point was Ringabel/Monk. Then I tried the Spell Fencer on Edea, convinced it was lame but when I guessed what to do I switched to Knight with her enough to get the 2H support and switched back to Spell Fencer with that equipped. WIN
Ugh. I give up on this boss for tonight. I can't do it at the moment. Whenever he transforms, I'm full health and Default to avoid that Energy Blast but he always OHKOs at least one party member through that, it's ridiculous.
I don't see how I can beat him at my current HP levels, I really don't. Maybe I'm going about it wrong but I'm trying everything I can :/
I don't see how I can beat him at my current HP levels, I really don't. Maybe I'm going about it wrong but I'm trying everything I can :/
Can someone explain to me how the special move parts shops work?
For example, the Valley Parts say I unlocked P. ATK Up and P. ATK Down... but I cannot find these anywhere in the Special config menu. Same goes with Hill Parts and the various [element] res up/down. Are these automatic or what?
For example, the Valley Parts say I unlocked P. ATK Up and P. ATK Down... but I cannot find these anywhere in the Special config menu. Same goes with Hill Parts and the various [element] res up/down. Are these automatic or what?
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
You are supposed to customize your deathblows that give you these properties with those parts.
Samurai_Heart
Member
You'll need to have unlocked special moves in order to edit the moves, which will allow you to choose an element for the attack, attack power etc. Some special moves like the rod can heal/buff you etc or inflict status debuffs for enemies.
Would like to say thank you to France and to an extent Germany, you guys love Japanese games enough that companies see its worthwhile to localise their games in Europe XD
My country kinda sucks.
Blessed France. I bet I could get a lot of Street Passes there, unlike here in Austria.
I know, but some of the options are not showing up after unlocking them.
Example: Cape Parts level 1 gives me Poison Touch and Poison Res Down. Poison Touch shows up in the options list I can use, Poison Res Down does not.
I'm asking if some of these are passives/automatic or if I'm missing something, to be more clear.
Okay, gonna risk embarrassment by asking this but what the hell. I'm still going through the demo at the moment, and likely won't get the full game until christmas.
Can someone explain to me how to equip stronger magic? I have a lvl 3 Black Mage but I can't use spells like Fira.
/total noob
Can someone explain to me how to equip stronger magic? I have a lvl 3 Black Mage but I can't use spells like Fira.
/total noob
kuroneko0509
Member
the deathblow parts depend on whether the deathblow is for attacking or supporting
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Might be wrong but I think you have to have a job level of 4 or higher to use lvl3 magic. For the Black Mage for Black Magic of course.
Edit: Yes. Higher job levels for the respective class allows you to use more powerful magic.
Don't be too harsh on your own country. The people there simply don't care for handhelds anymore, that's all there is to it.
That's... still not what I'm asking. I know there's two types of specials with different modifiers. I'm saying that some of the parts I unlock don't show up anywhere.
Using the same example again. I unlocked Poison Touch and Poison Res Down. I can set Poison Touch, no problem with that.
But Poison Res Down doesn't pop up in ANY menu. That's what I want to know; where and how is Poison Res Down used?
Do I need the level 2/3 special attacks; do they get different modifiers?
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
>:/
It's completely optional and you don't even need it. And you can get it for free anyway.
Don't worry about the microtransactions. They are optional (truly optional, not the grind or pay optional) and pointless.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Are you sure you've unlocked all the different weapon types' death blows? Cause Poison Res Down is a status affect specifically for specials that does status effects.
show me your skeleton
Member
i think there has been shipment issues or just really small shipments overall.
I take that as a no, then.
I don't care if there's a roundabout, 8 hour way to get it for free, they're still trying to nickel and dime me. This "pay to play" trend in full priced games is disgusting. For the same reason why I didn't buy FFVII and VIII on PC, or Gran Turismo 6 on PS3, I won't be buying this. Well, maybe if it's used....