Europe also getting Bravely Second next year
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Today, Nintendo confirmed that Bravely Second is heading west next year in a Nintendo Direct Mini. But there’s good news for Europe as well, as the RPG will be heading to that continent, too. It’ll launch in 2016.
Bravely Second End Layer is coming to Nintendo #3DS in Europe in 2016. pic.twitter.com/FpTmyUxMhR
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) June 1, 2015
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First English Bravely Second screenshots/art
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Nintendo has shared the first English screenshots and art from Bravely Second. You’ll find them all in the gallery below.
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Square Enix trademarks Bravely Second in Europe
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Over in Europe, Square Enix has trademarked “Bravely Second”. The name was just filed today, and could be a sign that a localization announcement is on the horizon. Perhaps we’ll hear something at E3 2015 next month?
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Bravely team considering whether to make a sequel or new title, thinking about Bravely Second for the west
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The next “Bravely” game could head in one of two directions. Speaking with Japanese website Gamer, producer Tomoya Asano stated that the team is considering two options. The next Bravely game could be a another sequel, but it’s also possible that we’ll see a completely new title instead.
Asano and assistant producer Shinji Takahashi said:
“Hmm… yes, we’re currently thinking about whether a sequel would be more appropriate or if a completely new title would be more appropriate. This is currently a hot topic among [the development team].” – Asano
“We’re thinking about all kinds of things, like what kind of things are requested, and getting feedback from fans.” – Takahashi
Asano shared some other interesting information as well. When asked if Bravely Second will see something like Bravely Default: For the Sequel (re-release with fixes and additions), he noted that there are no plans. The team is only thinking about the western version of the game.
Also, there are currently no plans for additional scenarios through DLC. The only updates for Bravely Second will come in the form of standard patches.
Bravely Second art book out in Japan this week
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An art book for Bravely Second is going on sale later this week. Fans can get their hands on “Bravely Second Design Works: The Art of Bravely 2013-2015” starting on May 21. Pricing is set at 3,240 yen.
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Bravely Second sold through 54% of its initial shipment
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Based on Media Create data, Bravely Second sold 100,000 copies in its first week. How does that stack up to the first game?
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy ended up selling 142,000 copies in its first week. It also had a higher sell-through rate of 85.68 percent compared to Bravely Second’s 53.53 percent.
Media Create points out that Bravely Second is a direct sequel, so buyers were pretty much limited to those who tried out the original game, and it doesn’t look like it managed to attract the same amount of players. It’ll be interesting to see how Bravely Second sells during Golden Week.
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Square Enix distributing new Bravely Second costumes through StreetPass event
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Square Enix is distributing new Bravely Second costumes for Edea, Magnolia, and Yu via a StreetPass event in Japan.
Here’s where fans can obtain the costumes:
Edea – Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba shop in Tokyo
Magnolia – Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Umeda in Osaka
Yu – Futaba Tosho TERA Wonder City Store at Nagoya
In order to participate in the StreetPass event, players will need to have reached a certain point early in the game. They’ll find the Swordmaster Asterisk Holder Kamiizumi (StreetPassizumi), who comes in different forms, after StreetPassing. Players won’t be able to summon friends to fight against the StreetPassizumi, but he’s apparently weaker than average and scales to their level.
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Over 160 minutes of Bravely Second footage
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Another large batch of Bravely Second footage has come in thanks to a new upload from NintenDaan. You can watch it all in the lengthy video below.
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Video: A look at the Bravely Second 3DS themes
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Bravely Second has launched in Japan, and so have a couple of new 3DS themes. You can get a look at them in the video below.
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Final Bravely Second live stream recording, more details
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Square Enix held one final live stream for Bravely Second earlier today. You can find it below, along with a bunch of details that were shared during the event.
– Futagi is excited to sit on Twitter and read reactions, be they cries of pain or joy
– Takahashi doesn’t feel like it’s actually happening
– According to Asano, a ton of story stuff got kept a secret compared to the average game, so he’s really excited, be it good or bad
– Tomahawk in particular is apparently super strong according to Takahashi
– A lot of the old jobs have gotten significant changes based on user feedback, ease of use, etc.
– Talking about the new Moon Base restoration mini game. Replaces the town building mini game. Get peeps with street pass etc.
– New mini-game. Kapu Kapu Maker. You make stuffed animals of the weird monster. “You prob have no idea what we’re talking about.”
– You unlock music in the music player by playing that as well
– If you talk to the pig, you can warp to any town you’ve been to already
– Looks like all the old towns have seen changes
– There are more weapon types in the game as well
– 4/23 The Special Bravely Second site will go up. Events, achievements, etc. Carry on data from FTS and you get the freelancer stuff.
– Basically you can have the freelancer outfit equipped regardless of what job you’re using
– There are other ways to get those, but folks with saves get it right off the bat
– From 4/24 to 4.30, there will be 6 different Maou that’ll be fightable. Two of those are brand new.
– Bravely Second rubber straps available at the Square Enix e-Store. Available in July.
– Bravely Second Collabo Cafe Part 2. From 5/15. More details coming later.
– Final words! Starting with Futagi. “We think we’ve made something even better than the last game. Play with your friends!”
Takahashi: People watching are probably already fans, but I’m looking forward to playing along with everyone on Thursday.”
– Asano: We designed this stream with folks who weren’t sure if they wanted to buy Bravely Second or not in mind. It’s been over two years since we made Bravely Default. We’ve spent the last 2 and a half years preparing for this, and I think we’ve made something great. And as always, we’d be happy if you spread the word on twitter etc, and talked about the game. I’m sure we’ll meet again soon. Thanks!
Head past the break for details from the Q&A.