

I'll probably play more since it's not terrible, but as a fan of the earlier games, I was really looking forward to this one and feel let down. Tl dr, I'm very disappointed with Bravely Default 2. I'd say it was the Dark Souls 2 of Bravely games, but I liked Dark Souls 2 more since for all its faults, it had some neat areas & did some things well. The whole thing feels like it got outsourced to a developer who was reasonably competent but didn't understand the series as well as the original creator. And maybe the characters will surprise me later, but so far the cast has been very dull - a lot worse than Bravely Second's cast. The game also feels a lot less balanced than the DS games. They've taken out various things for no good reason IMO (no dungeon maps, no detailed ability info, no fast-key for Default, no fun bestiary entries, etc.), and made some changes that seem like changes just for the sake of being different without understanding why the systems worked as well as they did in the previous games. In this demo, the games four main characters are already on.

I'm about 6 hours in and I feel like it's mostly a downgrade from Bravely Second. Experience the game’s risk and reward system, character strategy, and stunning visuals in the latest Bravely Default II Final Demo.
