You've got to hand it to Bravely Default. Here is a new IP, targeting a relatively niche market, with some traditional RPG elements at it's core, that SquareEnix had no intention of releasing outside of Japan. That's a lot going against you in this industry. So again, you have to give the game a bit of credit for moving 200k units in just three weeks, and on a portable system, no less.
It also outsold Square's other big release of the month, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, which checks in at 164k sold. Is it really a surprise that a third tier sequel was outsold by a new IP? In this era of yearly releases of basically the same game, I would say yes. But that's also a good thing, and should increase Bravely Second's chances of making it out of Japan.
Brendan 2016-01-30 0 comments
Bravely Second: End Layer releases on February 27th in Europe and April 15th in North America. For gamers who weren't sated by Bravely Default's impressive array of powerful (and sometimes mystifying) costumes and jobs, Square Enix has a solution. The sequel to 2012's love letter to JRPGs and, in more than a few places, Final Fantasy, will introduce twelve new...
Brendan 2016-01-26 0 comments
Final Fantasy Explorers, the plucky action-RPG upstart that took its time getting out of Japan, is now available to Western fans. If review units were provided to the mainstream gaming press then it would seem that Square Enix has not yet lifted the embargo which, historically, is not a great sign if the publisher is relying on positive buzz to...
Brendan 2016-01-09 0 comments
Final Fantasy XIII's stoic heroine, Lightning, has made the jump into the fashion industry again to star as the lead model for Louis Vuitton's Series 4 Spring-Summer 2016 campaign. The character began appearing in video and print media for the new campaign late last month. This isn't the first time that Lightning has crossed medium lines to become a fashion...
Good news for Bravely Fans and, coincidentally, FF fans as well! Hopefully this supercharges the Bravely team into receiving a console release? I can dream.
Wish they would release the sequel for the Vita as well. The console is awesome but it really lacks good games.