In later responses to fan questions, Asano confirmed that he designed the Final Fantasy-style story so players would have little trouble entering the world. Bravely Default disappointingly wastes a lot of its potential, but Square Enix will get another shot with the already-announced sequel. Once they fulfill their objective of awakening the crystals, the group makes its way to the Holy Pillar, and once more finds itself fighting Alternis who reveals his goal is to kill the one who ruins the world: Airy. On August 29th, 2013, it was revealed the game would be known as Bravely Default: Where the Fairy Flies [13] when it releases in the West, and will be based on the For the Sequel version of the game that would be be released in Japan in December 5, 2013. While the characters are rendered in polygonal 3D, the game's backgrounds are hand-drawn with the various location elements "popping out" of the screen thanks to parallax scrolling and the 3DS auto-stereoscopic technology.

An element of the localization that provided a challenge was creating a sense of wordplay equivalent with that used in the original Japanese. This content may be purchased by users who have registered a Nintendo Account and accepted the respective legal terms. Kamiizumi and the Swordmaster job were designed by Dorin Makoto, who had most notably worked on the Sengoku Basara series.He reveals that Braev told him that Airy is nothing but a trickster who desires the crystals' power to destroy the world. After their journey in the last world, the group is now in yet another parallel world with Airy feigning ignorance as they repeat the process before assuming their places in the Holy Pillar. During certain points, a Party Chat option appears, giving players the option of initiating conversations between the party members.

When the BP gauge is into negative figures, they must wait for the BP counter to reach zero before they can act again. Aside from the command associated with the currently-equipped job, a secondary command from a different job can also be set, creating a complex customization system. Fuller, while finding the microtransactions a "waste of money", he greatly enjoyed the battle mechanics and multiple user-friendly features.

Prior to his sacrifice, Sage warns Agnès's group that the world is not as black and white as they believe and to think for themselves. Airy explains the only thing left to do is to find the Holy Pillar so she can have her brooch absorb the pillar's First Light. Bravely Default is a turn-based RPG with random encounters and a battle system focused on the job system. The Angel thanks them before they are teleported back to the Grandship by Sage, who confirms DeRosso died with Ouroboros as they had planned. In July 2014, it was reported that Bravely Default had sold one million copies worldwide: 400,000 units were sold in Japan, while 600,000 were sold overseas.

Like Praying Brage, it was set far in the future, followed an alternate scenario stemming from the events of Bravely Default, and featured characters from Praying Brage. Though Edea tries to reason with him, Alternis realizes she is not the Edea of his world, and attacks her.The battle system revolves around turn-based combat: each side is allowed to perform an action or multiple actions, with each character having independent movements and commands: these actions include attacking with the equipped weapon, using magic, or using an item. The attack names, dialogue when used, and after-effects (such as status effects, elemental properties, better damage versus certain enemy types) of these moves can be customized. Amid this catastrophe Norende Village is completely engulfed by the Great Chasm, leaving Tiz Arrior behind as its sole survivor.