Bravely Default 2 Review
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Bravely Default 2 Review for the Nintendo Switch! As a big fan of the first two Bravely Default games, this new one for a console had a lot to prove to me.
Bravely Default II is the third game in the Bravely series, following the original game, Bravely Default and its direct sequel Bravely Second: End Layer. While Second was a direct story continuation from the original, Default II features a new story and cast of characters. Similar to prior titles, the game plays as a role-playing video game with turn-based battles. The game also contains a variant of the prior game's "Brave Point" system, and use of collecting different "asterisks" to change a character's job class.
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Videos like this proves why Jared is so good. He's not just funny, he's critical about what he's reviewing. He knows what he's talking about and can explain it all in a quick and understanding manner, a ten-minute review is ten minutes of information that is all important for a viewer to see/hear and for the review as a whole. When he's biased, he'll say it, but he still doesn't let that sway him from ignoring a flaw that should not be ignored. When Jared is giving a normal, legitimate review, it deserves to be heard in full.
Exactly, whenever reviewers try to force a shitty joke into their game reviews I always cringe
10 minutes review must be a cakewalk for him after those 1 minute reviews he used to do.
@@guigondi7671 I miss those so much, it's a shame they had to go away due to the algorithem
look dude, I think Jared has some of the best reviews out there but his MONSTER HUNTER reviews are some of the most biased BS I have ever seen
This comment I agree with!
IMO, the migration from random battles to visible enemies is one of the best updates for the genre.
Absolutely. You get to set the pace for your progression.
i cannot agree more.
it helps both parties: the ones that need to grind, and the ones that want to progress.
But you could just turn off random encounters in the last 2 games.
Nah, I think both methods have their own merits
I kinda prefer the adjustable random encounters option from the last 2 games as it helps a lot when I need to grind, its way faster to just crank the encounter meter to the max and voila youre entering battles every 5 seconds, its also super useful when you just want to move on and not find any enemies at all, however that system came with the downside of making the dungeons feel kinda empty and the final dungeon underwhelming as there was nothing of a challenge besides the final boss at the end if you just disable the battles(which I did since I was already level 99 and mastered all the jobs I wanted at that point).
on the other hand seeing the enemies on the screen makes the dungeons feel less empty and at least have a chalenge besides the boss.
However grinding did become much more annoying in Bravely default 2 compared to the previous ones, I hated having to run after the monsters the monster treats are not as commons and I dont like having to run after the monsters and cornering them to get the consecutive battles, it wastes a lot of time for no reason and even then the bonuses didnt feel as big as bravely second in the end despite requirng way more effort.
THIS is a review, not too shallow, not too deep, no spoilers, clear opinions with explanations. The work of a real pro here
Well, I found one.
A pro Jared, you could say...
I'll leave...
@@LoneRider98 I was gonna do that but you beat me to it
+@@LoneRider98 No, you can stay. But if you make another dad joke, you will be publicly humiliated in Russia
Judging by his sexcapades, he definitely is no amateur.
As nice as Bravely Default 2 is, I honestly like Bravely Second the most of the bunch due to how fun class mixing was. I treasure the customization and the ability to mix things in the weirdest ways possible.
I also slightly prefer bravely second to default 2. BS was just another level of awesomeness. BD 2 was also excellent tho. It goes like this for me: BS>BD2>BD. I still like BD 1 a lot but the sequels really added a lot to the table not just story pacing wise but also gameplay flow and depth imo. I just love job systems in RPGs. Cant wait for Octopath traveler 2 this february!!!
and BD2 was "only" 50 Hours, not +60 like the Others
“no I wont round up” is my favorite honest-review strat
What do you mean by "honest"? 8.9 is closer to 9 than 8 is; 9 would be more honest than 8.
@@hoodedman6579 elaborate
@@hoodedman6579 i guess its like how essays are graded in college. its a B++++, but just not enough to be A material work
Edea, tiz, yew and magnolia had the best banter . The goat team
Dude I missed Jared’s reviews, this is what I signed up for bruh!!! Thx
Same.
Same. It feels so good to see him back like this.
Same, Back to form. You love to see it. 😁👍🏾
@@theirishpotato6588 same
Poor guy got me too’d
Elvis's banter is one of my more favorite parts of the game. Always get a good laugh when I default him through a whole battle so he does absolutely nothing and then at the end he'll say "Did you see that? I'm amazing!"
This game also scratches my Golden Sun itch better than anything I've played in a while.
This makes me wanna buy it even more
@@solbermartinez6657 Just be aware it isn't a perfect match. The themes are similar, and the combat is similar, but the job system is not. Overall though, it's been very fun so far.
Even if it's not exactly the same, I also need something for my Golden Sun itch so I'll be checking it out. Thank you!
Hmmmm, now i need to play golden sun again
I miss goldensun
Oh yeah? Well if you're not supposed to grind, WHY DO THEY MAKE IT SO ADDICTIVE AND FUN???? Yeah. That's what I thought.
Hehe, great coverage as usual, and frankly I agree with all of your points.
The grind is half the fun!
Thats what I always find myself doing without thinking. FFX-2 I was always “just one more ability and I’ll move on.”
@@johnnyfkingsilverhand7120 Well that definitely helped keep your mind off of the horrendous number of mini-games in X-2 (that you had to complete most of if you wanted to get 100% for best ending)
Who's Franky?
Bryce Armstrong i never cared too much to get perfect ending. The biggest thing I cared about was getting all the classes. Luckily, I could just lookup the ending on the internet.
"ProJared upload a video on his main channel"
EVERYONE SHUT UP AND STOP WHAT YOUR DOING, THIS IS IMPORTANT!!!
*you're
True and damn right
@Apollo Matias my guy isn't that illegal?
"The best 8 out of 10 RPG I´ve ever played" that has to go to an accolades trailer
I’ve been playing this game for the past two weeks and I am absolutely in love with the gameplay, the characters and the MUSIC! As someone who DIDN’T grow up with old-school RPGs, this is definitely a must buy.
If you like this game's music, check out the final theme from the last game: "Serpent eating the horizon". It's a medley that, in-game changes as you progress the fight. Even so, give it a listen.
Don't sweat it, man, I played the OG game lol I love that theme
@@akselevensen2763 Also most of Attack on Titan's openings. Revo doesn't do much, but what they do is gold.
@@icarue993 Well you should check out his original band sound horizon. Thats about 10 albums worth of genius
I'm glad Jared and I shared the same existential chill when he pointed out that the first Bravely Default came out in 2012. Damn, indeed...
Oh God, is BD already 12 years old? Goddamn....
"no mindless battles" "in-depth job system"
...and add to cart, there we go.
It's more of the same but it's exactly what I wanted.
The First Game= EASILY one of my favorite games of all time. ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!! The world rebuilding mode was surprisingly addictive as to me as well!! Also really love the hidden items by just tapping A in every part of the city you are in. Second game ALSO LOVED IT!!! Not as much tho...The first game was just such a MASTERPIECE!!! VERY hard to follow up to it. Can't really fault it but I really really LOVED Bravely Second also in it's own way. Still have the collectors edition! Buying BD2 tonight FINALLY! I've had such a backlog which is the only reason I haven't played it!! Keep it up Sqaure Enix!! One of the few company's still making really good magical RPGs anymore.
Welcome to the club of BD2 fans
So, the first one was comfortable with genre conventions and executed them with confidence. Bravely default, if you will. This one is too.
In defense of Bravely Second, it has done features I really miss in this game, like being able to save your favorite party builds (one for grinding, one for boss fights, etc). Also I knew going from 2 screens to 1 was going to set it back some. The first two had better menu and map navigation. This game’s map just gets in the way. I once stop to reorient myself with the map open after a fight only to get in another one WHILE STANDING STILL.
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@Ahmed Elsayed Long live the king!
Really, it's the lackluster story being so banal that drags it down to an 8/10, I take it? That, and the small QoL niggles?
The graphics are clean as fuck. Damn that looks good!
Better than triple triad?
@@KainYusanagi For me it's exactly that and I agree with the 8/10. I love BD, played both the first and Bravely Second.
I'm playing BD2 like crazy, and while the weak story isn't that much important for me since I play it for the gameplay, it does bring down the score for me.
As for the QoL stuff, dude I think Jared actually didn't cover all of the problems in my opinion:
- For starters, there's no dungeon map, so you gotta remember all the exploring you did, which can be pretty difficult when you're stopping to battle here and there.
- You can't see the quests you completed!! No "All Quests" list.
- You can't "Brave" on action choices like in BS. When you wanna use a command 4 times, instead of braving it 4x and choosing it once, you gotta brave 4x then choose it 4 times.
- You can't see enemy info such as HP and BP all the time on the screen without pressing X.
- There's no way to interrupt your brave action choices when you realise you don't wanna use all those turns (Bravely Second's "Stop" Command).
- Small thing, but whenever you change equipment, you gotta wait for the character's animation to end before leaving menus. It just annoys because it's so unnecessary.
What hurts the most is that some of these are kind of no-brainers, and since they were in previous games, they hurt more.
I can’t believe people complain about Elvis’ voice. It’s the genuine article, I’m starting to think the internet just hates voice acting in general.
I'm not a native English speaker. I usually have no problem understanding English, but Elvis, and almost everyone in his hometown for that matter, can sometimes be extremely hard to understand for me. The only saving grace is that there's text to back up what they say so I'm not completely lost on plot elements.
It'd be funny if people complain about it for sounding fake. It'd also be completely on-brand for internet trolls.
I'd better play with Japanese voiceovers
I'm starting to think the Internet hates voice acting in general
I do hate voice acting in RPGs. It's distracting because I read far faster than any lines are delivered. Elvis' voice is extremely annoying, even if I usually love Celtic voices.
6:23 “Gee an epic RPG that let’s you hunt down and collect the 4 Crystals of the elements. Never seen that before.”
Gee...a copy & pasted comment on RUclips. Never seen that before.
@@ImsorryAnakin its almost like its one of this channels longest running joke or something
@@ImsorryAnakin Welcome to ProJared's channel, you must be new here! I recommend watching Jared's Final Fantasy videos to understand this long-running joke.
Its obvious they are going full "hey guys this is FF5"
you know that trope has been missing for atleast a decade now
"First off...DAMN."
-How 2020 will be remembered
One of the things I miss most from the 3DS titles is the detailed descriptions for items and monsters. The latter became even more detailed in Second. This is offset somewhat by the designs of said things. I especially love the monsters and their animations.
I honestly feel like Bravely Second is a lowkey masterpiece
I liked it a lot, I wish they could've continued the original groups story in a way there a little more tbh
Cut the anime princess bullshit in chapter 3 or 4 and I'm with you.
Oh and actually focus the plot on saving Agnes. There's no urgency the whole game
I'm a sucker for a world having depressing backstory. I enjoyed the whole game immensely, but the endgame mini-quest where we get to learn about so many of the bosses really sold the experience for me. Not sure what the best way to handle the "anime princess" chapters, but the way she tied into everything was very well done.
The gameplay is quite perfect, but the game has many flaws. Thr sidequest system is definately not good, too repetetive, mostly terrible written. The story is ok, definately far worse than BD1, but not as utrerly garbage as BD2, the characters have an insanely good chemistry better than in BD1, but thr story is only centered about Yew and the other chars only act like an emotional support for him, which was not the case in bd1. The classes are imo far easier breakable than in bd1, which is imo a drawback. There might be more reasons as to why i wouldnt call it a masterpiece, but it definately is a million times better than trash default 2 and a solid game overall.
@@Tools-yt4sk It's really too bad about the side quests. What they were going for with them was pretty solid story-wise, and mechanically it worked well too, allowing for some variety in playthroughs. But the concept of 2 old bosses opposing each other got old pretty quick, especially after repeating everything. Plus it really cuts into the impact of a difficult moral decision if you need to choose both in the same playthrough.
The story is hard for me to judge, because as I mentioned earlier, I love the backstory, and learning about it really solidified a bunch of other characters for me. Sort of agree about the story being a bit too Yew-centric, though the rest of the party have their moments, and the chemistry is great. The bestiary is also a treat. Wish more games did it like that.
Yes! Love to see you talking about classic rpgs again Jared! The bravely series Is on of my favorites
Show some respect. ProJared just uploded
wow i really didn’t not expect you, awesome
I don’t give a fuck
This series has made grinding into a form of meditation. Something about just grinding every new job to see the new busted combos available is cathartic af.
Jared's review of Bravely Default all the way back when was the reason why I got the game to begin with, and my GOD was that the best decision of my life. Bravely Default and Bravely Second are my absolute favorite 3ds games, and I've been having all the fun in the world with 2. ~when I'm not playing that STUPID card game, god I just can't seem to get the hang of it~ It's nice to have this all come full circle. Thanks mate, and glad to see you're enjoying it as much as I am.
Man, I really hope Jared reviews SMT Nocturne HD and SMT 5 when they release
i hope he doesnt a pull a smt4 1-2 minute review
He said he isnt interested in the series.
His fav megaten game is digital devil summoner
I'm sure you can find some other good reviewer to talk about smt.
One thing I'd like to mention is that Jared completely glossed over the masterful soundtrack by Revo, a popular musician who has also done the opening themes for Attack on Titan. Adds so many layers of depth to the game experience, and there are way more battle themes than in the first Bravely Default
HE REALLY FUCKING DID. Kinda didnt like that. The ending music for the true end made the experience just THAT much better.
@@MizuFujimori Thank you, I thought I was going crazy when I was the only one mentioning it in the comments. At least Revo gets the praise he deserves in Japan
He composed what, now I need to play it
@@nicogalax YESSIR Revo is a legend. You'll immediately notice his composition style from attack on titan in bravely default I and II.
@@darkpyro786 I didn't even know REVO was Linked Horizon, I thought the name was LH lol
Personally, Bravely Second was my favorite, it had a good cast, by far the best combat system in my opinion and the main storyline was a lot less arduous to slog through. I dislike random encounters, so I think getting rid of them in favor of visible encounters is good, but, I miss the macro-system. I miss being able to afk grind levels. The bossfights of these games are the real highlights and if possible I'd prefer being able to skip all encounters except for bosses, but alas that doesn't seem to be where the series is headed. All in all though, I agree with the fact that the game is good.
I always like the aspect of my characters fighting there way through hords of enemies and normal fights are usually enjoyable to me. Its what killed Ni No Kuni fore me. The boss fights where awsome but the mob fights where so boring.
In my favorite JRPG Fuga the mob fights are amazing. The string of fights leading up to the boss is almost as awsome as the boss fight itself. I always need to keep my head in the game and use my resources wisely.
Mob fights can be a lot of fun.
6:13
'ProJared, why did you photoshop in a TV?'
ProJared : 'I didn't want anyone to think that I don't have a TV'
Pro: "You can't do that [mindless pressing to finish battle] here"
Me: Y+A
Late game job ability go brrrr.
@@Phoenixfire653 swordmaster solid stance + indiscriminate rage go brrr
I was very pleased when the ability that increases damage when you target multiple enemies worked with indiscriminate rage. My damage dealer switches between that and 0 BP pressure points for bosses. I'm definitely switching to Swordmaster once they max out Dragoon, even though they already solo every random encounter as it is.
@@Necrapocalypse there's an ability from Bard called epic group casting that removes the reduced effectiveness from multitargeting. It's pretty late game though so use what works best.
@@kojack-fp8rt Said late game ability + godspeed strike go brrr.
One of my favorite games in a good while, loved mostly every second of it. I wish there was more clarity on the villains... but I appreciated how the side quests REALLY fleshed out other characters. Also, the QUALITY of stuff you can find in the grass is underrated. You can get so many great pieces of equipment, Money, and items by cutting grass
Projared: "Seth and Gloria are better versions of Tiz and Agnes."
Me: "Unacceptable!"
MER GUR GUR!!!!
Seth>Tiz is true for BD1, but Gloria>Agnes is just wrong
It's SO addictive.
I couldn't put it down until I got everyone to lv 99, had mastered every job, did every side quest, beat everyone at B n D and even got every job's special weapon.
And my god, I love Elvis.
Don't sweat the details
Ah, the simple beauty of JRPGs...
I really ought to go back and check out Phantasy Star IV again.
I've played it at least once a year since the mid 90s.
So much meat and so brisk of a game.
I scrolled down looking for this comment. I think i will play it too. : )
@@Scottdj23 I used Retroarch on my phone and played a retranslation. I own the cartridge (got it for $5 CAD in 2003), I own the Android version, and I have it on Switch and PC, but I like having romhacks.
I never played it, but it's on my mini Genesis. Is it any good?
Dont do it we love you
Thanks to watching Jared on Twitch I now have a constant "EAT SORCERY!" in my ear.
I thought the gameplay was excellent. My biggest gripes though are the awful side quests and bland story. Also I prefer being able to adjust random encounters over overworld enemies because I got so sick of being chased when I wasn't in the mood to fight, especially in tight spaces. Some nitpicks are how slow cutting the grass is and how often opening a treasure chest results in a ambush, that got annoying. I did love it overall in the end but without a great story I don't see myself coming back to it for a second playthrough.
Without a great story? Smh then you havent paid attention to the story then cause its way too good.
@@aoedus.b3409 Maybe I just have higher standards
@@maxg2335 If you played this after XCDE then yeah your standards immediately skyrocket after playing XC
I couldn't have said it any better myself. It's a shame that the story and characters were so lame and awful because they really improved a lot of the jobs and made combat more fun. I just couldn't sit through this game because the story was so boring, and this is coming from someone who really enjoyed the first two games' story
@@aoedus.b3409 Are you kidding me? Have you even played the past games? This game is literally a lazy as fuck retelling of the first one made 10 times worse. 4 heroes have to save the world because 4 elemental crystals are out of control causing natural disasters where theres one fake villain and then 2 real villains being a fairy and an immortal being. The first game had world building, interesting characters with REAL individual motivations, personalities, and character development. Then you have this game where all the 4 characters are bland goody two shoes with no flaws who do not develop or change at all throughout the story. Not only that but the fake main villain's motivation for quote "trying to bring peace through conquering everyone" makes absolutely no sense since there was no conflicts going on between nations before the 4 crystals were stolen. Also the evil fairy rants about hating humans and how they all need to die but never does the game tell you what humans ever did to her. I swear your standards for a good story are so low you must think the emoji movie is the greatest movie of all time.
Finished playing this a couple weeks ago. Took me 70 hours or so to do everything the game had to offer. Enjoyed it a lot.
I hope you review Monster Hunter Stories 2! the MHST series always gave me Bravely Default vibes. Not too difficult, but requires some sort of analysis to keep you on your toes.
Jared: Bravely default 2 is better than the original
Also Jared: *Gives Bravely default 2 a lower score*
I love how " refreshing " this games feels by having such a classic RPG feeling to it. Specially nowadays that every game tries so hard to inovate and ends up Just being overly complicated. The only thing i don't like about is the ported-to-mobile graphics.
The graphics and chibi style were a necessity when the games were on the 3ds but I agree that they could have upped them, even though I am personally fond of them.
My biggest issue is the game's poor optimisation. Brief frame-rate dips, laggy loading screens and the game freezing for a second everytime you open a party chat feels bad and is a bit inexcusable considering that the switch CAN run games that, in theory should lag more than this rpg.
@@akselevensen2763 Yeah your right. Any game that has lag means that whatever is lagging the game is not fully optimized or improved to handle it at once for the frames. No game should actually lag unless it's a very huge game on a small RAM. So there shouldnt be an excuse that this game lags and loses frames in loading times.
the art style to me seems to be going for jim henson puppets. everything looks like it was made for a film like Dark crystal.
The art style is all that’s kept me from playing this. I really can’t get over it.
@@arkainjalex12 i swore I would never play this game because I hated the art style but now that I've played it its easily one of my favorite games.
"You don't NEED to max out everyone's levels and Jobs."
*Smells Jirard's sweat and frustration inbound*
'No battle is mindless, and each one takes careful analysis and strategy.'
Godspeed Strike and Bodyslam: Allow us to introduce ourselves.
Body Slam and Monk's Pressure Punch with sub BP save makes about every other physical attack obsolete
Fake_baby
Bernard... I overleveled like hell for him, AND HE STILL NEAR ONE SHOT ME XD. then I realized enrage made the battle trivial sooo
Best review I’ve seen on BD2. You talked about all the things I care about, especially the “no mindless battles” and weight system comments making equipment selection interesting. I agree with you! I bought it as a result of this review. Thank you.
3:10 But most JRPGs (I'm not including strategy RPGs) aren't that mindless. You manage resources, or like legend of legaia you time for spirit to do more next turn similar to bravely default.
I get how the status debuffs are useless vs bosses, but I've played a lot of strategic stuff; saga games even have you learn new moves mid battle, and some games are formation heavy. Heck shin megami tensei games which I don't even like thrives upon weaknesses making extra turns.
Breath of fire 3 had observe and dragon genes which were fun too with the master system for replay value. Phantasy star IV had macros for specific moves to speed up battles without needing to guess unlike dragon quest AI, and combination magic if you had a guide.
First game had a far better story imo but this review was pretty lame there to say that, but at least he acknowledged the terrible story at the start which the demo made me avoid. 6:35 alone not worth $60.
@@MrVariant Dang, really? I am about halfway through BD2 and I am really enjoying the story. It's one of my favorite aspects of the game. To each their own, I suppose.
Edit: Also, the dialog & great voice acting has made me laugh out loud many times. I can't remember the last time a game gave me this much amusement.
@@ejhockey if you don't mind dialogue heavy and it captivates you, be my guest; I've played worse like dandruff guy and annoying chick in ys 8 lol.
Though for someone to overhype the battle system as though it innovates the JRPG is condescending to anyone who played the games I mentioned, or even Suikoden 1 and 2 which varied between war, dueling and unite attacks for party battles. The runes being limited use helped cut down on casting judgment or whatever strongest spell all day lol. Dunno if sui 2 cooking minigame counts as fighting but that was fun too. At least bd2 has a card game though it sucks these games are all still expensive compared to all the first party games that had a price drop, like I bought Pikmin 3 for $30 last month.
@@ejhockey I just got up to that airship part of Bravely default 1 and the acting is so godawful it made me quit instantly. That big guy, the girlie girl and that simp henchman to that cruel villainess are torture to listen to. Maybe sequel is better but I'm not gonna waste time lol.
Always love seeing you do reviews. I adore this game so far and I'm so glad they're continuing the series.
Chance to target is basically "Threat" done backwards. A concept MMO players will probably be familiar with. You can choose a weaker weapon (normally weaker) to reduce threat but increase survivability. Or deliberately give your heavily armed warrior a high "Chance to target" set of gear and basically "tank" with them while those with much lower "CTT" gear heal and assist.
It's a great mechanic that works perfectly in turn based games I'm amazed I have never seen it before.
I wish there was a full side quest list for completed and ongoing.
I've been loving this game as well. My biggest issue is some of the interface, many times I go to correct what I want my characters to do and either attack the wrong target, accidentally remove a brave action when I intended to go all out, using my white mage to cure her silence with an echo herb, only for it to target a totally different character, that sort of thing. Which when fighting bosses on hard mode results in almost an instant game over or a multi turn struggle to make up for that mistake.
I have a huge problem with lag. Not sure if it's just my system or not but it's really distracting!
@@kamatari1220 my game does stutter a bit as well.
The combat is as addictive as ever although I feel the characters and story are not as iconic or memorable as the first one. Having said that, Elvis is absolutely a joy. and probably the more fleshed out of the characters. His Scottish accent is so charming. I will say that some of the other voice acting is kind of spotty, Adam being the worst one. Still really miss Ringabel and Edea though.
The best part about BD2, is that Jared has to actually respect the Bard class in this game.
How dare you! The Bard is BAD even when it’s good!
@@teodellorcio4590
The bard class is literally staple in this game.
I DARE you to do the EX bosses in this game without one.
@@popcorn82b YOU CANT FORCE ME IM AN AMERICAN (I’m not) AND I WILL NEVER USE BARDS FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE (my D&D pgs would like a word with me)
@@popcorn82b I couldn’t fit it in, I killed everyone with GSS, except for the secret job portal, man that was brutal, I made Elvis Freelancer/Red Mage with Subjob Specialty 2 spamming Disaster and Mimic
popcorn82b which EX bosses do you mean? (Feel free to be vague due to spoilers - i just dont know what you mean by EX) - but i literally never used bard...
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I am so happy you're still around to do this stuff. not only are you funny, but the reviews that you do put your effort into being critical, work very well. Thank you so much for this, because you just sold me on this game. I never played the bravely default games before, so knowing I can play this one without playing the others is a big one up for me.
great review! i’m having a lot of fun with this game too. i think the sleep mode treasure hunting is a really cool idea
I feel it bears mentioning that if you do want to play this game because you loved the first two, there is one significant difference: the tone. Bravely Default and Second are both mostly silly and light-hearted (with the exception of some dark plot points), while Default 2 is more grounded and serious, mostly lacking the jokes and goofs of the previous games. Whether that's a good or a bad thing will vary from person to person, but don't go into this game expecting a bunch of pun names and teleporking.
I like to see a man that used the Animal Tamer primary and black mage secondary on Elvis because you wanted to try it out. And then just most of the time use underpowered black mage moves instead.
Yeah the beastmaster in itself is so broken, I really struggled having my Elvis be anything else after mastering it. Even if u run it secondary, Off the Leash does great even for the 2BP.
@@allmightygir4865 yo beastmaster is pretty garbo though? All the effort to do the same stuff other classes can do and better. The debuffs you can get from some monsters is about its only selling point.
Poor Lady Pelvic haha. I also watch her channel. Was not expecting this. Great review. I will buy the game
I miss Ringabel's Journal and the QoL stuff. So far, the world is less interesting than Luxendarc.
yeah very bland and forgettable
@@durdudunsanders680 it's in the name
the QoL really is a downgrade
I really hate the lack of information in BD2.
Like, *please* fucking show me the modifiers on the skills like BD1 and BS instead of "oh i guess this one does big damage lol" for fucks sake.
The artstyle works great on the 3DS but it’s distracting and clunky on console imo.
1:20 Couldn't steal? What a nice throwback to final fantasy 9!!!
as an australian i was very entertained by the encounters with dag. they did a great job with his script
I thought he was supposed to be like an American jog (not American, nor Autralian)
@@icarue993 Nope, most of the voices in the game are very commonwealth-y in origin. Only one that doesn't have a voice like that is Seth.
@@nicodalusong149 and Adam
@@icarue993 Ah yes, the only russian(?) voice in the game.
@@nicodalusong149 it sounded spanish to me
The one thing I think is incredible about this game is the music! Great to see Revo return in full force. Incredible stuff!
"You cant just mindlessly press buttons to go through fight"
Me at the beginning spam foraging with YA while sloan goes on a genocidal rampage: Ya sure about that?
I knew Sloan was not going to be part of the party for the whole game, but man, he last with you a long while
I'm so glad you liked it! I was just barely on the fence, but hearing your support, knowing you loved the first one, is enough to get me to get it!!
I'm glad you liked this one! It's easily one of my favorite games of recent time, not just because of the gameplay and story, but the SOUNDTRACK IS SO GOOD. I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it too. c:
This was my first bravely game and honestly I agree with all your points
I really need to get around to playing these games sometime
Play bravely Default first than second. Better story
@@SFG92K Gameplay and music>>>story any day. Would you still say 1 is better in that regard?
@@Walamonga1313 idk yet. Still playing this new one.
I have like 4 switch games that are still factory sealed. Switch is like a pretty but shallow ex GF.
I missed your reviews man. Keep em coming.
You compare the amount of views he was getting before the whole non-controversy and it's pretty drastic.
I feel like this goes without saying, but one more strong point in BD2 is the MUSIC, my god.
I really loved Bravely Second for how it made magic interesting and relevant. I really hope theres some sort of spellcraft in 2. I've done some snooping but haven't found anything to suggest that unfortunately.
Jared didn't even mention the most interesting aspect of the weight system: old equipment still has value. This is important because, sometimes, an older piece of gear has a benefit that you just haven't found on a new piece. I lost track of how many times a +element resist effect made so much more of a difference than just equipping the highest defense armor piece, and I might have overlooked or even sold the old gear if I wasn't inclined to hold onto it because of weight limitations.
This just makes me really impatient for Triangle Strategy
Square Enix Underline Franchise gang.
You should play this while you wait it’s amazing
Not interested in that. It looks like more octopath... Which sucked harder than you in a truck stop restroom.
@@ImsorryAnakin Excuse me, I only blow in truck stop restrooms, thank you very much
@@BasedNozz I got it, so I will
7:20 - Maxing out every job before moving on does allow you to make the most out of the Freelancer class whose stats increase with every job mastered. Easy to do if you farm the special/rare enemies as they drop a LOT of JP. Better than trying to chain battles or beat those birds that tend to run away a lot. The Mushussu you feature in the video happens to be my favourite one to farm; just enter and exit the nearby cave to keep re-spawning it.
This definitely makes me want to try the game out more.
If you were a teen in the 90’s and 2000’s and enjoyed JRPGS, this is an absolute MUST play game. I haven’t been able to put it down since.
Ok, why does this video haven't showed up in my feed? I actively browsed my feed yesterday, without seeing the video. And now it is there today. Nice jub RUclips
This game is amazing I love how it rewards you for finding broken builds
thx for the review man, i owned this game for over 2 years got it when it finally came out after i played the demos 3 months before that. after playing it for like 3 or 4 hours i gave up on it because it was kindda hard and i dont know what i was doing. then i just replaying octopath travler instead and had over 400 hours on that game and still loved it. now after purchasing triangle strategy and octopath 2 i question myself on why i still haven't go back and try to play bravely default 2 so i looked up some videos on tips guides and tricks or just more info about the game in general so i can familiar myself with the game enough so that i can enjoy it and not waste a possibly a great game. after watching your review it definitely made me want to play it more now and try to maybe start on easy mode first this time lol. but it will be hard to juggle between basically 3 amazing games. the struggle of a rich retired young person sigh...
Oh my gosh... a good ol’ solid, well thought out review from ProJared. Weekend made.
Watching Jared play through this on Twitch has been super fun and chill
Gee an epic rpg where you have to collect 4 treasures of the elements. I've never heard of that one before. "Holds up final fantasy cartridge"
This is the most thorough review of the game that I have watched, good job. I like how you reviewed it based on what the game is, and not what you expected the game to be.
We need to pump up those subs up for this man who defeated hell and still doing his stuff he and we love!
Greatest comeback in youtube history
The berserker boss is the first one where I gave up and started doing the quests to gain more exp. WHY THE HECK IS THERE NO IN GAME QUEST LIST!? Jeez!
"card game is optional" oh how little you know....
You don't NEED the "thing" you get to finish the game, but if you don't get it, you aren't playing the game hahaha MAX EVERYTHING SON!
If you're talking about it being needed for the job it unlocks, you really only have to play it for like 5-10 minutes worth. Hardly anything painstaking
@@kenkune55 it is possible to only do it in that amount of time. However there are some people (myself included) that took forever to actually win the card game due to struggling with some of the concepts/rules. In these cases it can take between 2-4 hours plus the opinions of deck optimizing from the internet once the person finally accepts that looks for a guide that actually provides good decks instead of just saying beat the character at cards is a good idea. Yes this is just me ranting my frustrations.
@@sorenaleo YES! It took me far too long to figure out how to play that stupid card game! I was screaming in frustration at several points. Why couldn't we have the option to have a cage match outside with that b-word?!
The thing you forgot to mention is that grinding in this game is much better option than in other RPG's. With the addition of the Consecutive Battles system.
Getting an JP/XP/PG(money) Bonus for doing battles in a Row is a great way of speeding up progress. Giving you incentive to get stronger in various way's if your struggling.
Now personally, I didn't do that until the end game, and I had all the jobs unlocked. And playing on Hard Mode made that Super fun. I never had to fight a battle and think "I need to grind more". I just needed to approach each fight in a different way.
Fun story, I was even struggling at one point and though to myself "I should probably switch this to normal". And as I was doing it, the game literately said "You've come So Far on Hard, are you sure you want to lower the difficulty Now?".
The game Literately gave me a Pep-Talk! So I tackled it in a different way 1 more time, and Won!
Now That is a sign of a Good RPG.
I love the fact that you can be grinding while your not even playing. More RPG’s need to do this. A quality of life improvement for those who work.
Thumbs up! Thanks for explaining it in less than 40sec that it is a stand alone. So it's not like a normal sequel that continues the story right? It's more like how Final Fantasy is where each sequel is its completely own world?
Fantastic review :). I'm glad fans of old school rpgs have something new to check out. My biggest criticism for this game is simply that it's not for me. I enjoy turn based jrpgs but never find myself craving the ones which are so traditional.
God i've missed Jared's review videos like this, and this was a refreshing and the best review I've seen any youtuber done in years!
Love how Bravely Default 2 is the third game, that's another thing that it inherited from FF lmao
Just you wait for Bravely Default 2 Second
This is a man I can trust with a review. Thanks Jared! Getting a copy of this game today!
Well, I assume he only played through the beginning part. Also the review was so vague and you indeed need to play the card mini game to finish the game - so it’s not optional. Square Enix probably payed him to advertise the game
Cool review. I love this game. For a collector as me, the weight system is much less frustrating than breaking weapons in BOTW.
Neither should be frustating
when i was younger i played all the JRPGs
nowadays i just don't have the patience anymore :(
funny, you would think it's the other way around
A big thing for me that helps combat/grinding in general is the amount of mini game type stuff to do. Things like, Foraging, thieving and other abilities not only give me something else to do in combat they also general help the grind be quicker. Also, the ability to chain battles and get up to a x3 multiplier on jobs makes grinding those up pretty painless as well. I maxed every job I got right away, because it would only take a few minutes to do so.
*Spoiler*
I figured out that I could herd a bunch of monsters to the bottom of the cave where you fight the Pictomancer! It takes a couple of minutes because the monsters love getting stuck in the walls but I've gotten a 12-chain before. I usually get 1500-1900 JP there!
@@kamatari1220 oh nice! I've been doing that in the desert area. Getting around 1000 jp. I'll have to check that cave out!
This game was such a delight that both took me back to the old jrpg while also fixing a lot of issues with it. The voice acting was on point and the story... anyways, glad you did a video on this!
Time to drop $60 on the game.
Glad you reviewed it because I've been holding off on getting the game.
EDIT:
"Nothing incredible or stellar about it."
BUT REVO IS BACK DOING THE AMAZING MUSIC.
The time gauge has made a real difference. Having Agnes heal Dark Knight Ringabel 4 times before he lets off 4 Minus Strikes was real frustrating.
Ringabel as dark knight and spell fencer sub job enchant your best sword whit drain. Thats is an insane combo with almost all dark knight abilities. He will lose some hp triggering the passive ability of dark knight buffing him and you will recover all of HP at same time
I've said it to myself and I'll say it here.
Elvis' crystal awakening scene is easily the best of the main cast, hands down.
And thats a fact
Truuueee
Dude carries most of the game on his back
On the accent of Elvis,
I'm Scottish and so is Steven Cree (Elvis' VA) and his accent is absolutely perfectly Scottish. The thing people from the rest of the world forget is that even though Scotland is small, there are so many different accents. For example, People from Glasgow and people from Aberdeen sound completely different but both are Scottish. A bad Scottish accent would be Simon Pegg from the Star Trek movies.
"Don't sweat the details, eh?"