I don't want it to end tbh, every update excites me a lot. I'm so invested with the lore and characters. I'm unfortunately not into fighting games so Relink is the only way for me to experience this amazing world. Hope they find a way to continue updates...
I know the gacha game might not be everybody's cup of tea, but the majority of the stories/their backstories come from there. I reccomend just following the game if you are that invested with the lore.
granblue is actually a gacha game, relink and the fighting game is more like a side story of the gacha game its more like those one piece movies and the series itself
I find that the 1.2 update fills some of that intermediate gap leading up to Lucillius. I took a small hiatus before really getting into the real meat of things in maniac and above, and I'm finding that the characters and the QoL introduced has made the progression curve much smoother (although some grinding is still required). I can easily see why other players would have some annoyances without these systems in place. EDIT: Additionally, I do think the game drastically benefits from being a complete package - not being anchored as a live service. You can play this game and it's a complete package without any other caveats. If we get more content beyond 1.3, I'm hoping for DLCs. Also fun fact, Zegagrande was mentioned in the mobile, but tangentially - simply referred to as "The [Islands] of Zega." There's plenty of expandable locations to staple in if they wanted to play around with it more.
Relink is possibly a test product for Cygames. Would they come out with a better sequel? We can only wait and see. I hope they can add more contents but if Relink is indeed a test product. Well, 1.3 would probably be the last content we will ever get.
Hi everyone! I've been a big fan of this game since it came out, and I'm also really enjoying your coverage of it. The insights are interesting, frankly it seems very strange to me to imagine that the post-launch coverage of Relink (and in general, for this type of game) may already be over. My initial thoughts, which now seem mostly hopeful, were about coverage as is usually the case with the Monster Hunter series, updates every couple of months and a big paid expansion a year after the release of the base game. The addition of some mechanics in 1.3, such as the seal synthesiser (something I dreamed of, but didn't really expect to see come out) seems like just the sort of thing that programmes at the end of the game's cycle, yet, as you also say, they have so much material about this universe that if it all ended like this I'd get the feeling of a game panned too soon. More specifically, the battle with Lucillius had the feel of a final-final battle, as, from what I understand, he seems to be the most powerful enemy even in the original game. It would therefore be difficult for me to predict anything other than a 2.0 battle of his anyway. The feeling is, for now, that this post-launch content is a bit confusingly distributed; Lucillius was OK but seemed a bit random, while Behemot was unsatisfactory. The power up they inserted with Lucillius' seals is, as you also say, too marginal in my opinion. I'd like something much more powerful, maybe a new ability (or more) that removes the damage limit; a seal only obtainable by defeating the final version of Lucillius, I don't know.
Relink has been a phenomenal experience so far despite some updates (or most since there's only 2/3 so far) being kind of underwhelming in retrospect. Despite the fight in 1.1 as you said there's not much to play with in Relink after Luci, 1.2 was a point where you only play if you actually still have things left to door just purely enjoy the gameplay because there's not a lot to do there and even the new characters were pretty meh too (Seofon in particular). I have some hopes for 1.3 but at the current way of how it's going, not holding my breath for it, I see it as a mix between a 1.1 with a 1.2. If they do choose to update the game monthly or bi-monthly, I kind of feel like we're gonna get the same thing, a content that is in hindsight great, but quickly falls off again just like the other updates that have come before. A DLC / Expansion is probably a more "Effective" (?) way to add into content, as Jotarome says, just release a bunch at once instead of a little bit of it every month. A sequel would be really great though, but if they aren't really willing to change a lot then we're just going to get the same exact thing imo, but I do agree if they do decide to make a sequel it'd probably take a quarter of the time they took to develop Relink 1, maybe in the next 4 years at the latest ?. I don't think the mobile GBF / mainline series sequel will be made into a HSR / Genshin like game ? (would love to be proven wrong by Cygames), because I think of it as the game being more accessible or available to almost everyone that has a phone whereas something that is as demanding as games like HSR and such would need a more beefier hardware, probably not the main reason though (plus the game from what I've heard is super casual friendly and because it's turn based it plays very differently compared to a hack n slash or real time combat which adds to the whole accessibility of it). Also I struggle to think about how they can make the several hundred playable character available in a game in such a big scope like that, not that they have to but the variety of characters is part of why people love it so much. For my sake I hope they don't make a turn-based, if they do eventually make an actual ARPG. If Cygames know what they're doing, this whole Relink stuff era is just getting started.
i dont exactly remember where i saw it but apparently one of the devs is still interested in releasing more content for Relink but that aside im still holding onto hope that they release skin’s because even if they stop releasing quests contents the skins will boosts replay ability and if they do make Relink sequel a live service game i hope they do it like how Versus/Versus Rising is where its still playable offline with ai’s
The greatest thing about playing on PC is that people are modding in new missions into the game and I have been downloading them and playing them. The Mutiplayer match making works for the mods so I'm able to play with others who downloaded the mod too. Level 200+ versions of bosses and adding new mechanics like literally to them x2 speed or new attacks. It's really fun and challenging.
I think Cygame pick the worst time to release with all the bangers AAA Rpg games out there, FFVII Rebirth, Dogma 2, Helldiver 2. I personally dropped Relink before lucilius to play Rebirth and just got back and catch up, still enjoy grinding it.
I personally don't like live service in general since it tends to fall on predatory tactics to keep players attached to the game and that tends to sour the experience really badly. I rather take a complete experience and be done with it. On the matter that if relink feels like a complete experience I agree that it lacks something to use your built characters on once you are that far into progression. I feel like there are still chances we could get another big fight or a couple of them months from now and then a big expansion monster hunter style, that would be the best case scenario for me personally. Great video, really enjoyed the different opinions!
I think the biggest problem with Relink is just boring even tho the combat is S tier imo, I'm okay with the shitty non diverse damage cap, supp dmg, war ele build. They need to look to a game like MH so repetitive but so fun, you can explore the world map, you can see monster interaction, can beat the game using nature trap, bomb, envoirments etc that's what make MH so fun , Relink is just beat boss go to menu repeat I wanna play more but I just dont have more reason to play other than testing skills and builds
I don't want it to end tbh, every update excites me a lot. I'm so invested with the lore and characters. I'm unfortunately not into fighting games so Relink is the only way for me to experience this amazing world. Hope they find a way to continue updates...
I know the gacha game might not be everybody's cup of tea, but the majority of the stories/their backstories come from there. I reccomend just following the game if you are that invested with the lore.
granblue is actually a gacha game, relink and the fighting game is more like a side story of the gacha game
its more like those one piece movies and the series itself
Play the gacha there’s way more to the story there
I find that the 1.2 update fills some of that intermediate gap leading up to Lucillius.
I took a small hiatus before really getting into the real meat of things in maniac and above, and I'm finding that the characters and the QoL introduced has made the progression curve much smoother (although some grinding is still required). I can easily see why other players would have some annoyances without these systems in place.
EDIT: Additionally, I do think the game drastically benefits from being a complete package - not being anchored as a live service. You can play this game and it's a complete package without any other caveats. If we get more content beyond 1.3, I'm hoping for DLCs. Also fun fact, Zegagrande was mentioned in the mobile, but tangentially - simply referred to as "The [Islands] of Zega." There's plenty of expandable locations to staple in if they wanted to play around with it more.
Relink is possibly a test product for Cygames. Would they come out with a better sequel? We can only wait and see. I hope they can add more contents but if Relink is indeed a test product. Well, 1.3 would probably be the last content we will ever get.
Hi everyone! I've been a big fan of this game since it came out, and I'm also really enjoying your coverage of it.
The insights are interesting, frankly it seems very strange to me to imagine that the post-launch coverage of Relink (and in general, for this type of game) may already be over.
My initial thoughts, which now seem mostly hopeful, were about coverage as is usually the case with the Monster Hunter series, updates every couple of months and a big paid expansion a year after the release of the base game.
The addition of some mechanics in 1.3, such as the seal synthesiser (something I dreamed of, but didn't really expect to see come out) seems like just the sort of thing that programmes at the end of the game's cycle, yet, as you also say, they have so much material about this universe that if it all ended like this I'd get the feeling of a game panned too soon.
More specifically, the battle with Lucillius had the feel of a final-final battle, as, from what I understand, he seems to be the most powerful enemy even in the original game. It would therefore be difficult for me to predict anything other than a 2.0 battle of his anyway.
The feeling is, for now, that this post-launch content is a bit confusingly distributed; Lucillius was OK but seemed a bit random, while Behemot was unsatisfactory.
The power up they inserted with Lucillius' seals is, as you also say, too marginal in my opinion. I'd like something much more powerful, maybe a new ability (or more) that removes the damage limit; a seal only obtainable by defeating the final version of Lucillius, I don't know.
Relink has been a phenomenal experience so far despite some updates (or most since there's only 2/3 so far) being kind of underwhelming in retrospect. Despite the fight in 1.1 as you said there's not much to play with in Relink after Luci, 1.2 was a point where you only play if you actually still have things left to door just purely enjoy the gameplay because there's not a lot to do there and even the new characters were pretty meh too (Seofon in particular). I have some hopes for 1.3 but at the current way of how it's going, not holding my breath for it, I see it as a mix between a 1.1 with a 1.2.
If they do choose to update the game monthly or bi-monthly, I kind of feel like we're gonna get the same thing, a content that is in hindsight great, but quickly falls off again just like the other updates that have come before. A DLC / Expansion is probably a more "Effective" (?) way to add into content, as Jotarome says, just release a bunch at once instead of a little bit of it every month. A sequel would be really great though, but if they aren't really willing to change a lot then we're just going to get the same exact thing imo, but I do agree if they do decide to make a sequel it'd probably take a quarter of the time they took to develop Relink 1, maybe in the next 4 years at the latest ?.
I don't think the mobile GBF / mainline series sequel will be made into a HSR / Genshin like game ? (would love to be proven wrong by Cygames), because I think of it as the game being more accessible or available to almost everyone that has a phone whereas something that is as demanding as games like HSR and such would need a more beefier hardware, probably not the main reason though (plus the game from what I've heard is super casual friendly and because it's turn based it plays very differently compared to a hack n slash or real time combat which adds to the whole accessibility of it). Also I struggle to think about how they can make the several hundred playable character available in a game in such a big scope like that, not that they have to but the variety of characters is part of why people love it so much. For my sake I hope they don't make a turn-based, if they do eventually make an actual ARPG.
If Cygames know what they're doing, this whole Relink stuff era is just getting started.
I just bought the game last weekend times have been rough. Very happy playing it solo. Wish I was able to enjoy online
i dont exactly remember where i saw it but apparently one of the devs is still interested in releasing more content for Relink but that aside im still holding onto hope that they release skin’s because even if they stop releasing quests contents the skins will boosts replay ability and if they do make Relink sequel a live service game i hope they do it like how Versus/Versus Rising is where its still playable offline with ai’s
The greatest thing about playing on PC is that people are modding in new missions into the game and I have been downloading them and playing them. The Mutiplayer match making works for the mods so I'm able to play with others who downloaded the mod too. Level 200+ versions of bosses and adding new mechanics like literally to them x2 speed or new attacks. It's really fun and challenging.
I think Cygame pick the worst time to release with all the bangers AAA Rpg games out there, FFVII Rebirth, Dogma 2, Helldiver 2. I personally dropped Relink before lucilius to play Rebirth and just got back and catch up, still enjoy grinding it.
They did GBF VS and up it to GBF VS Rising, so we'll have GBF Relink to GBF Relink Rising :P
Look at that. Finally got you. You didnt listen at first. But look at where youbare now😂
I personally don't like live service in general since it tends to fall on predatory tactics to keep players attached to the game and that tends to sour the experience really badly. I rather take a complete experience and be done with it. On the matter that if relink feels like a complete experience I agree that it lacks something to use your built characters on once you are that far into progression. I feel like there are still chances we could get another big fight or a couple of them months from now and then a big expansion monster hunter style, that would be the best case scenario for me personally. Great video, really enjoyed the different opinions!
Just take my money man ill play 40 instantly even more idc i want it they deserve it and so do we
Oof i missed this live. Work sux 😮💨
Jotarome coming through
Does Granblue Fantasy: Relink have a future? let's wait and see
I hope they release a road map!
I think the biggest problem with Relink is just boring even tho the combat is S tier imo, I'm okay with the shitty non diverse damage cap, supp dmg, war ele build. They need to look to a game like MH so repetitive but so fun, you can explore the world map, you can see monster interaction, can beat the game using nature trap, bomb, envoirments etc that's what make MH so fun , Relink is just beat boss go to menu repeat I wanna play more but I just dont have more reason to play other than testing skills and builds
We want dlc !,,
Hmmm the end of this year should be fun if you know what I mean.
Why what's the end of this year?
Just beat the story. Taking my time with it. Since it isnt a gacha why rush