To some, the Bravely Default franchise exists merely on the peripheral plane. "We want more old school JRPGs," fans cried out. "Here's a few," Square Enix answered. But the reach of projects in the aforementioned series, as well as one-offs...

[Update: The poster is now live! As predicted (I was close!), it's 700 points.] Bravely Default II is coming very soon on Switch (February 26), but before then, you'll be able to pick up a new My Nintendo reward for it. Now this isn't ...

In a little over a week's time, Nintendo Switch owners will be able to return to the kingdom of Excillant, as a quartet of brave heroes embark on an epic journey to restore a ruined city to its former glory, hugely outnumbered by the armies...

In a little over a fortnight's time, budding adventurers will be on their way to the high-fantasy world of Excillant, with the release of the highly anticipated Switch sequel Bravely Default II. Publishers Nintendo and Square Enix have rele...

Square Enix Japan has released a new trailer for its upcoming adventure sequel Bravely Default II, ahead of its launch on Nintendo Switch in February 2021. The video focuses on the mythical kingdom of Wiswald, one of the many regions player...

Earlier this year, Nintendo and Square Enix dropped the first demo for their highly anticipated RPG Bravely Default II, the follow-up to two beloved games from the 3DS. It was our first chance to see how development was progressing since th...

Bravely Default II was one of the games I was most excited to play this year, but sadly, like so many other titles, it got pushed back to 2021. While there are still a few months before we'll get our hands on the full game, Nintendo is offe...

Yesterday saw the eighth anniversary of celebrated adventure series Bravely Default. In lieu of any actual news, publisher Square Enix simply tweeted out the announcement that new info pertaining to anticipated sequel Bravely Default II wou...

Bravely Default has carved out a nice little niche for itself. At this point it's nearly an eight-year-old series (!) that just refused to give up. A polarizing but strong 3DS debut kind of sealed the deal that this franchise would be aroun...

Despite being a "mini" presentation, last week's Nintendo Direct packed quite a bit of information into a half-hour show. While it may not have had much for Nintendo's long-term release schedule, there was news about Smash Bros. Ultimate, X...

The classic JRPG vibes are going to be well-represented next year. Six years after Bravely Default hit 3DS in North America, it's getting a sequel. (Well, another sequel.) Square Enix took the spotlight at The Game Awards to announce ...

There are still many years in its lifecycle to go, but it's pretty obvious right now the Switch is going to be one of the most successful, if not the most successful, products Nintendo has ever invented. It's selling at breakneck speed...

People have really taken to Octopath Traveler since it launched last month, including some folks in-house at Square Enix. How else could you explain this passion project in the form of a tweet, which features a baseball themed battle music ...

Square Enix is at it again with their teasing -- and this time it's on the official Bravely Default Twitter account. Cross-promoting another old school JRPG the account notes that Octopath Traveler has shipped one million units, then t...

From the "Let's look too deeply into this" file, the Bravely Default twitter account released a very cute image yesterday wishing all of their fans a "Happy Merry Christmas".But it also set tongues wagging, as the accompanying image feature...

I'm glad the Bravely Default series is still alive, even if it's in the form of a mobile game. Square Enix has showed off Fairy's Effect in earnest this week, showcasing some beautiful artwork and music in the trailer below. Unlik...

For a little while now Square Enix has been teasing news, and possibly a new entry, for Bravely Default. This morning we got the answer -- it's called Bravely Default: Fairy's Effect, and will be released for mobile devices next y...

It doesn't feel like four years have passed since the release of the original Bravely Default, but long localization delays will do that to you. Yep, as of today, October 11, it's officially been that long since the original was released by...

Every year, PAX draws thousands of game enthusiasts to Seattle, and lots of them decide that the best way to express their affection for a given game is to dress up like one of the characters. Cosplay has really taken off at PAX since it st...

I didn't like Bravely Second as much as the first, but that doesn't mean it's not a good little romp. Enough time has passed for you to make a judgment call of your own, and if you can't get enough of that crew, Nintendo has implemente...

Game Informer had the chance to catch up with Bravely Default producer Masashi Takahashi, which resulted in several interesting tidbits regarding the history of the series and where it could possibly go in the future. Once such nu...

Bravely Default really came out at the perfect time. The "Four Warriors of Light" and "Crystal" themes called out to RPG fans that were pining for the glory days, free from modern conveniences and a return to the turn-based systems of old. ...

Remember the Bravely Second side quest changes people have been up in arms about? Well Nintendo released a statement stating they were intended, and are based on the feedback of Japanese players.

Agnès is in trouble, and it's up to some familiar faces (along with some newbies) to save her. That's fairly well known for the diehards who have been slurping down any information to come out of the Japanese release, but this Englis...

[Update: Regarding Bravely Second's rumored side quest changes during localization that multiple commenters urged me to look into: I did. What I found was that outlets covering these changes all pointed to the same GameFAQs post...