Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster
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Overall, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster is still a solid game in terms of how it plays, but it needed more time and money to really make this a proper HD remaster. As such, this feels like a lost opportunity and something that should have been treated with more care.
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster is a good remaster that might not do much to freshen up the original experience, but it does make an already good game available to a new generation of RPG fans.
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster is a solid update of one of Square's finest modern turn-based RPGs. Its combination of a flexible job system, dynamic combat, and unexpectedly interesting story makes for an adventure that no fans of the JRPG genre will want to miss out on, especially any such fans that enjoyed Team Asano's more recent work on the Octopath Traveler duology.That in mind, there isn't really anything new in this remaster that justifies the price of a double dip-if you already put a lot of time into this one on the 3DS back in the day, I'd caution you to first consider just how badly you want to spend your money on what ultimately amounts to little more than a nice visual bump. All the same, Bravely Default was and still is a great RPG; if you haven't had the chance to give this one a shot yet, this port is a great way to see what the fuss is about.
Bravely Default may not have aged well, but there's still plenty of enjoyment to be found. Sadly, if you're already familiar with how the adventure goes, there's little to no reason to pick up the Flying Fairy HD Remaster unless you're a true, diehard fan.
Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster is more than an update; it's a statement about how classics can evolve without losing their essence. The combination of refreshed graphics, quality-of-life improvements, and innovative features like mouse controls creates an experience that feels both familiar and fresh.
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How does Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster hold up in 2025? In short, it holds up poorly unless you're a big fan of the franchise, or just love JRPG tropes with a passion. Even the combat mechanics that lends the game its name wear thin, leaving little about this game to really recommend against more inventive JRPGs or Switch 2 launch titles. For the first time ever I'd rather play a racing game than a JRPG...
I wish the visuals felt more worthy of the Nintendo Switch 2, but they still look better than ever before. If you’ve played the original, I’m not sure if you want the remaster. But if you haven’t, you simply can’t miss Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster.
The combat system, with the Brave/Default dynamic, remains one of the most successful inventions of the genre, while the writing and the sekaikan manage to enhance even a story with initially familiar traits.
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