I really liked the first Bravely and found Octopath dull as well so I wouldn't write it off
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Bravely Default II - Embark on your journey Trailer (Demo [And Survey] Available Now)
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I really liked the first Bravely and found Octopath dull as well so I wouldn't write it off
Was worried on the beach scene that they were going to undo the great art direction but then I saw the town and was happy.
It's 1:30 am. Considering if I should play now, or get up early and play all day? Hmm, gonna be hard to fall asleep now damn it.
Bravely has always done demos. Octopath was just following in its footsteps.
What does that mean? This is a different universe than BD and BS.
The opposite, Bravely Second is a sequel to Bravely Default, while this is like a new Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest.
Demo says the story is separate from that of the main game so I guess there's no spoilers.
Stop judging VA based on trailers. Hell, don't even judge the game unless you actually play the demo! The VA in the demo is amazingly good.
The demo itself is really fucking good. BD2 looks incredible so far, minus the rough AA... but hey, it looks like a Switch game.
also GOD that OST is so so good.
The demo itself is really fucking good. BD2 looks incredible so far, minus the rough AA... but hey, it looks like a Switch game.
also GOD that OST is so so good.
Demo and main game are separate, it says right at the beginning of the demo.
Looks excellent, made me wanna get a Switch. I do think people are being too hasty saying this game is it's own thing, though. I don't think you would need to play the previous games to understand this one, but I wouldn't be surprised if some unresolved stuff from BD or BS is brought back here. I don't know, at least I am expecting cameos of some kind, but I could be completely wrong.
Hmm, so to get a job all I need to do is kill someone who has one and take it from them? Good to know.
It doesn't matter if BD2 is in a different universe because
Ringabel can appear anyway.
Well, yeah, that's what I mean. With the Bravely Default series, even if the next games are set in different universes, they can still be connected and bring back plot elements from the original duology.
Awesome, this a day one purchase for me, so I'll download the demo just to send the team some feedback! I love how they have been very consistent with those.
Sorry, I didn't understand that, at first. Makes sense then.
My bad!
So far the only two things they have to look into is that the animation for hitting an enemy is too slow, and that they should have an option to make skill information always visible.
Because right now you have a toggle for "Tooltips" which gives you skill information, but these tips are also there when looking into armour, which makes for an clunky UX. You get an black box that describes the stats of said armour, but it's on top of other equipment. It obscures the other equipment.
Because of that you can't see all your equipment directly when getting into the equipment section. Toggling this option off, means you'll get rid of the black box, but you'll also remove skill info when in battle.
It's annoying because you get skills very quickly in the demo, but you can't check the description of these skills when in battle because of the toggled off option.
If you're playing the demo, you'll get what I mean.
Besides that, the demo is very fun 1 hour in. Hype level is through the roof right now. The music is banging too!
Because right now you have a toggle for "Tooltips" which gives you skill information, but these tips are also there when looking into armour, which makes for an clunky UX. You get an black box that describes the stats of said armour, but it's on top of other equipment. It obscures the other equipment.
Because of that you can't see all your equipment directly when getting into the equipment section. Toggling this option off, means you'll get rid of the black box, but you'll also remove skill info when in battle.
It's annoying because you get skills very quickly in the demo, but you can't check the description of these skills when in battle because of the toggled off option.
If you're playing the demo, you'll get what I mean.
Besides that, the demo is very fun 1 hour in. Hype level is through the roof right now. The music is banging too!
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Holy shit, this game looks visually stunning. Finally downloaded Octopath last night, so I'm excited to see some of the team's work.
What a follow up to the sort of underwhelming original reveal, though. Game went from "huh, that's a thing" to "fuck me this looks good" real quick.
What a follow up to the sort of underwhelming original reveal, though. Game went from "huh, that's a thing" to "fuck me this looks good" real quick.
It does say they turn up the difficulty a bit at the start of the demo. Not sure if it'll be easier in the final game. Assuming it will??
I loved the first 20-30 hours of bravely default and Octopath but burned out near the ends of both. I love the look and gameplay of their games, and I'm hoping they stick the end game this time.
Something is worrying me about the turn based battles.
In BD1 and Second, you select your actions for the entire party in one turn. It gives you the feeling of planning your strat, and comboing your moves. And If you accidentally press the wrong action, you can go back and fix it.
Here in BD2, you select your actions for each party member one at a time. Which is more like a regular jrpg. It feels weird for a bravely game.
Also why isnt Default on the L button, like in the 3DS games?
The game does look nice so Ill finish the demo and see what I think afterwards.
In BD1 and Second, you select your actions for the entire party in one turn. It gives you the feeling of planning your strat, and comboing your moves. And If you accidentally press the wrong action, you can go back and fix it.
Here in BD2, you select your actions for each party member one at a time. Which is more like a regular jrpg. It feels weird for a bravely game.
Also why isnt Default on the L button, like in the 3DS games?
The game does look nice so Ill finish the demo and see what I think afterwards.
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the new graphics are impressive... but damn. I do not like the character models. I was a pretty big fan of the first one and Bravely Second disappointed me. This looks like a massive upgrade but damn, those faces look terrible. The concept art didn't translate well at all into 3D
