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The system encourages strategic thinking. They simply take incoming attacks until their BP rises to zero. The rub is that if you go into the negatives (for example, using three actions while you only have one BP), your characters do nothing on subsequent turns. The Default command, on the other hand, puts your character in a defensive state, lowering incoming damage and banking a Brave Point. Using the Brave command lets you use multiple actions at once, up to a maximum of four, with each costing a Brave Point. Each turn, your characters gain one Brave Point (BP). First up is the Brave and Default system, which lets you either bank a series of attacks or pile them on all at once. The series' core pillars return in this sequel. The side quests aren't always a headache, but the annoying ones stick with you. One early side quest, “A Long Lunch,” saw me trudge across the desert and ruins five times to ferry a man’s lunch from his wife. Unfortunately, the missions are occasionally tedious. These are the quick quests you’ll find in each town that offer items and money for a little legwork. Still, I find that almost refreshing. Sometimes you don't want nuance and depth you just want straightforward RPG fluff that slides through your mind. There's depth to the main characters, but Bravely Default II isn’t the most nuanced tale in RPG history. That’s a side effect of Bravely Default II's slavish devotion to classic Final Fantasy games. The good guys are good, and the bad guys are generally wholly evil, usually meeting an end due to their own selfish actions.

The RPG tosses a few story-based curveballs your way, but its narrative is about as deep as a Saturday morning cartoon series. Enemies become more powerful as you move through each region, and you’ll encounter many cloned foes who look the same as previous enemies (but with new names and colorways). It’s a fairly linear adventure that takes you from town to town, as you solve problems and right wrongs.

Bravely Default II features a host of guest characters who temporarily join your party as you solve their issues, but those named four are your party's bedrock throughout the game.īravely Default II has a decidedly old-school presentation Final Fantasy 7 Remake, this is not. Seth is joined by three other characters: Gloria, a princess who once ruled the kingdom of Musa Elvis, a traveling scholar who looks to decipher a book left behind by his master and Adelle, a mercenary who’s searching for her sister. As a result, Seth sets out to find the crystals and stop the chaos. Someone has stolen the elemental crystals that keep the world in balance, thus creating the storm that stranded Seth. Washed ashore on the continent Excillant after a rough storm, Seth finds himself touched by something greater. Bravely Default II places you in the sea-faring boots of a young sailor named Seth.