Who says the JRPG is dead? Bravely Default debuts with 200k sales

Square Enix's newest IP, Bravely Default, appears to be a hit with Western fans: The game, which debuted on February 7, shifted over 200,000 units to players in its first three weeks on sale -- that's when you count both physical and digital copies, says Nintendo, which published the title in North America.

[knifefight]

Good! This game deserves its success.

They could have sold more, too. It was sold out in a lot of shops where we went looking.

[TomShoe]

What's this

https://twitter.com/ErrenVa...

Hopefully Square Enix gets the message.

[Aleithian]

LOL!!!

[Akuma07]

Well this is the best JRPG to release in years.

[SteamPowered]

Hey man, do you find the main characters incredibly fay? I can hardly tell the difference between the boys and girls. Other than that I really like the combat.

[Pozzle]

It's good to see this game is doing well. I was worried it wouldn't do very well.

[TomahawkX]

Nice, hopefully Nintendo will give X the same treatment without fans having to beg.

[Question_Mark]

I think they learned their lesson after Xenoblade Chronicles. Actually, that might be why Nintendo localized Bravely Default, since it seems Square Enix wasn't going to.

[zero_gamer]

On handhelds jRPG's are alive and strong, but on the home consoles it has seen a long drought but it seems to get better. The Tales games on PS3 are well received and render pretty good sales.

[otakukidd]

Your right about that but its kinda a self fulfilling prophecy though: Classic turn based games sell great on portables nowadays and not conosles. Its true because they dont make classic turn based rpgs for consoles anymore. If bravely default was for consoles it would have sold if not as much or more. but they wont make them anymore and just look at this and say its cause its on a handheld.

[AD705]

I know right? xenoblade and valkyria chronicles were the only jrpgs I liked on consoles

[Godmars290]

I hate that when this subject is touched upon, any comprehension that its JRPGs on *consoles*, not handhelds, that's the issue.

[GenericNameHere]

Well, maybe Silicon Studios can hire better writers now. Chapter 5 is such a drag, and from what I've been reading, the game goes all the way downhill until the last chapter.

Still great though. Ringabel and Edea are awesome.

[Inception]

I'm not yet reach chapter 5 so i don't know if that's true. But i heard the game has multiple ending. Maybe those people took the wrong route?

Anyway, the story writer for Bravely Default is Naotaka Hayashi
http://www.giantbomb.com/na...

He is one of the staff from 5pb, the company that specialize on making visual novel (and music for anime) such as Steins;Gate, Chaos Head, and Corpse Party. Their visual novels really popular because the story frequently had great quality. I think Silicon Studio already made a right choice to hired him. If there is a flaw in his writing (well nothing's perfect) he can fix it for the sequel.

[GenericNameHere]

Yes, the game has two endings. But choosing the "wrong" ending isn't why people hate the othe latter half of the game. Just wait until you get to Chapter 5.

I don't want to give you a hint, but this is what I said: "Oh man??!! Really? Aarrrgghh. Whatever. Let's just get this over with >:("

[Inception]

They never dead to begin with and i'm one of those 200k ^^

Bravely Default itself is an amazing game. Felt like classic FF from the story, gameplay (world map FTW!), music, and the artstyle. But Silicon Studio put some fresh featured like:

- Brave & default. This feature is an amazing addition for turn-based battle!
- You can freely decreased / increased the rate of random encounter
- You can fast forward the battle

Overall this game is worth every penny, especially for JRPG fans who don't have a 3DS than this game will make you buy a 3DS!

[tiffac008]

This game is worth all the money. It has a nostalgic feel but with a lot of new stuff, overall a great experience. :)

[Inception]

I forced my bro to try the game and now he sticked to my 3DS T_T

[Aleithian]

I need to get a 3DS...

[RiPPn]

I'd hope JRPGs aren't dead, it's my favorite genre.

[Blacklash93]

I'm very glad it's doing well. Bravely Default has one of the best turn-based battle systems in ages. With the B/D system, 26 unique Jobs (organized by a primary class, sub-class, and passive buffs), Weapon Specials, Bravely Second, Friend Summons, Abilink, and all the traditional FF gameplay on top of that it's a highly strategic, customizable, and challenging experience.

The latter half of the game (bar the very satisfying finale) is a largely unnecessary repetition that really drags the gameplay and story down, despite the coinciding plot twist itself making the story more interesting, but overall it's a good title and a franchise has amazing potential.

As long as they don't repeat the big mistake the last half of the game made, Bravely Second is sure to be a great hit. Hopefully SE knows we want more of this.