Thread 716216785

Why did Bravely Default 2 fail? It couldn't have just been an artstyle thing.

>It couldn't have just been an artstyle thing.
It was a big contributor for me. They took something fantastic and regressed it by several metrics by trying to incorporate lesser, realistic textures and making the overall design look like trash.

It filtered people
The boss fights are puzzles instead of JRPG fights

It sold a million copies like the first BD.

>>716217145
The first bravely default was only on a single system while 2 was a multiplat. You're comparing apples to oranges.

BD2 is a perfectly fine game.
I have no real strong opinions on it either way.

>>716216785 (OP)
Ugly artstyle
Worse combat than Second
Worst story in the series
Worst cast in the series
Worst music in the series

>>716216785 (OP)
>take the stylized, super deformed, chibi arystyle from the 1st one but also try to make it hyper realistic
it was absolutely the artstyle. Also the party wasn’t as likable as the OG cast

>>716216785 (OP)
they should have released bravely default/second HD before 2

>>716217712
>>716216939
Oh come now, it wasn't that realistic.

>>716217814
This
They weren't realistic, just ugly. Same with the environments, going from nice hand-drawn backgrounds of the first two games, to low quality assets thrown into unreal engine with minimal changes to the default lighting templates.

>>716217814
the character design worked on the 3DS with its limited capabilities. It looks weird in high resolution

>>716218196
I disagree

>bravely default has been on my backlog since it came out
>buying a 3DS has been on my backlog since 2011
>3DS goes out of production
>refuse to buy a secondhand one for nearly 2x MSRP
>HD version announced
>switch 2 exclusive
>switch 2 isn’t worth getting and probably won’t be for a few years
will I EVER get to play it?

>>716218294
The problem is 2 added details like noses, lips, and the whites of eyes. It lost the charm.

>>716218470
If you ever do get it, get the JP version, it has english audio and text options AND it's uncensored unlike the western release.

>>716218470
use an emulator or hope that the HD remaster is just a timed exclusive that will eventually release on PC (can't see why they wouldn't do this, the work is almost all done and porting it to PC is very little work overall)

>>716218470
Both games emulate very well on PC
You can also use a save editor to skip the idle mini-game that relies on social features to speed up

>>716218606
3DS is region locked right?

>>716220272
Yeah but I was talking about the HD remaster. I don't recall the JP 3DS version having english text and voice options.

>>716220347
they even censored the fucking HD version?? jfc

>>716221112
Yes the english version of the HD remaster has all the censorship of the original 3DS localization, hence why I said that if you were ever to buy it to get the JP version since it's uncensored AND has english options this time.

>>716221207
will do, thanks for the heads up anon. I’ll remember you in a year or 2 from now when I pick up a switch 2

Square Enix pricing. This is one of those wait for a sale type games.

>>716216785 (OP)
its because it was about (((them)))

>>716222918
oh wait youre talking about the nu game sorry nevermind

>>716216785 (OP)
>Bravely Default
What a dumb name.

>>716223159
>bravely default
>octopath traveler
>triangle strategy
You get used to it.

>>716223295
Oh yeah this was also in SE's "lets make all the branding of our games the same" phase. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?

every bravely game somehow manages to be worse than the last and second was complete dogshit, so 2 outdid it by being ugly, dull, and repetitive from the second you leave the first town

No idea, it was great. When's BD3