Bravely Default Reviews

Bravely Default is ranked in the 93rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
75%
Feb 7, 2014

This isn't the next big JRPG, but it'll certainly take you a long time to complete.

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71 / 100
Feb 6, 2014

Bravely Default is, for better or worse, a pretty good '90s RPG

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7 / 10.0
Feb 11, 2014

The tale of Bravely Default is lovable, if a bit cliché.

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Digital Spy
Top Critic
Feb 3, 2014

However, the game is also let down by its fair share of derivative and less ambitious features. Bravely Default disappointingly wastes a lot of its potential, but Square Enix will get another shot with the already-announced sequel.

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Yes
Feb 7, 2014

If you've got a craving for that classic RPG feeling, this is your game. Four heroes; four crystals; a world to be saved--you know how it is.

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No Recommendation / Blank
Dec 3, 2013

Post fantasy.

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games(TM)
games™ Team
Top Critic
Unscored
Dec 4, 2013

Bravely Default takes care to observe the oeuvres of modern console-based RPGs, too, including elements of game design that have held other handheld titles back in the past.

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