A hinted remaster of one of the best Square Enix RPGs could revitalize the genre
techradar.comOver 10 years since the launch of Bravely Default, the game's producer has strongly hinted that a remaster may already be in the works.
The original Bravely Default remains one of the best games on the 3DS and one of the best RPGs released in the past decade. It told the story of a world thrown into chaos when the elemental crystals that keep it in balance are consumed by darkness, and you controlled the four characters trying to bring it back to peace.
The four central characters – disgraced priest Agnès Oblige, disaster survivor Tiz Arrior, amnesiac Ringabel, and the defector Edea Lee – were fascinating protagonists who poked at tropes and traditions of the JRPG genre at every turn.
The game spawned an excellent sequel, Bravely Default 2, but the original remains lodged in my heart.
«A remaster [...] would be the best possible thing and something fans would desire,» Bravely Default producer Tomoya Asano said in a 10th anniversary livestream, translated by Gematsu(opens in new tab). «For now, I'm unfortunately unable to announce anything like that. 'For now', let's just say.»
We can't take this as a confirmation of a Bravely Default remaster, but Asano's comments, coupled with the stream opening with a high-resolution version of the game's opening cinematic, make it very likely.
Bravely Default is well deserving of a remaster, it pushed the boundaries of the JRPG in a host of bold and interesting ways, gently poking holes in RPG conventions while never straying too far from what makes the genre great. It boasts meta-commentary reminiscent of Nier Replicant alongside a job-based combat system that refines and perfects some of the most cherished aspects of JRPG game design.
A remaster would also open up the classic to loads of
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