A turn-based Japanese RPG adventure game

BRAVELY DEFAULT II is a JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) where the player controls a group of characters. They must travel across the game world doing battle with various enemies. The battles are in the form of turn-based combat, which is quite typical for this genre of game.

As this is a turn-based JRPG, obvious parallels can be drawn to games like Final Fantasy III. A more recent comparison is Octopath Traveller. The game narrative centers around a single character, but the player controls all four team members during combat.

Experience the story of Bravely Default II

The story primarily follows a group of characters. The central character is named Seth, a young sailor who is trying to help one of the other characters — an exiled princess by the name of Gloria — recover crystals that were robbed from her kingdom. The world is rendered in 3D and viewed from a variety of angles that show much of the surrounding environment.

The brave and default combat system

One of the notable features of this game — and the series that it belongs to — is indeed the brave and default combat system. This system allows the player to “bank” turns, use them together for stronger attacks, play additional turns in advance, and be forced to miss subsequent turns. This gameplay adds a new level of strategic planning to combat.

A solid JRPG experience

The unique combat mechanics introduced by the brave default system gives BRAVELY DEFAULT II an interesting wrinkle compared to other JRPGs. It is mostly praised by players of the game. However, fans of the franchise have noted that this entry feels a bit “lukewarm” compared to the previous games.