This page lists the version differences between various releases of Bravely Default.
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy[]
Release[]
- Japanese release on October 11th, 2012.
Version differences[]
- Original release of the game.
Bravely Default: For the Sequel[]
Release []
- Japanese release on December 5th, 2013.
Version differences []
- Updated rerelease of Bravely Default one year after its original release.
- New packaging artwork.
- The game icon is changed to an image of Ringabel's D's Diary.
- Addition of an Auto-battle system.
- Added the ability to speed up battle actions (2x and 4x times the normal speed).
- A new feature called Bravely Second which stops time during battle by using SP.
- Introduces Nemeses, unique enemies found via StreetPass/SpotPass when examining the reconstruction of Norende Village.
- Added the ability to change the game difficulty, with newly added easy, normal, and hard difficulty levels.
- Added the ability to change the encounter rate, which can now be adjusted in 50% increments from -100% (no encounters) to +100% (double encounters).
- Added the ability to disable the earning of EXP, PG, and JP.
- Improved town graphics.
- Improved character interface that shows stats on the bottom screen.
- Improved battle interface that shows the command input.
- The shoulder buttons can now be used as shortcuts for brave and default.
- Improved Party Chat interface that shows the characters making facial expressions and reactions.
- Two additional save slots.
- Inclusion of the Event Viewer in D's Journal, which collects all cutscenes, Party Chats, and Full motion videos.
- New revamped sub-scenarios involving the asterisk bearers are added for Chapters 7 and 8.
- Addition of a New Game+ feature after clearing the game.
- Inclusion of a Special Movie teaser that announces a sequel to the game, Bravely Second: End Layer.
- Additional language options for English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. The scripts are the same ones used for the overseas release of Bravely Default.
- Name changes for locations and terms in the English version of game: "Lakrika" is renamed "Ancheim", "Nadarakes" is renamed "Harena", "Flowell" is renamed "Florem", "Superstar" is renamed "Performer", and "shrine maiden" is renamed "vestal".
- Name changes for characters in the English version of the game: "Bearing Out" is renamed "Barras Lehr", "Anazel D" is renamed "Alternis Dim", "Malme Konda Manmatt VIII" is renamed "Eloch Quentis Khamer VIII", "Nikosogi Boritori" is renamed "Erutus Profiteur", "Ikuma Najitt" is renamed "Ciggma Khint", "Pudding à la Mode" is renamed "Praline à la Mode", "Ratz" is renamed "Zatz", and "Okae Lee" is renamed "Mahzer Lee". In most cases, this is to localize and retain the puns and wordplays used in the Japanese names.
Bravely Default overseas release []
Release []
- European release on December 6th, 2013.
- North American release on February 7th, 2014.
Version differences []
- Overseas version of Bravely Default: For the Sequel, keeping all of its additions and improvements.
- Bravely Default is officially released without a subtitle, but the subtitle that appears on the title screen has been changed to Where the Fairy Flies, which retains the same twist of revealing a hidden phrase like its the original Japanese subtitle.
- The game icon is changed back from an image of Ringabel's D's Diary in Bravely Default: For the Sequel to an image of Bravely Default's logo against a black background, similar to the original release.
- The following characters have their ages raised by three years: Tiz Arrior (19), Agnès Oblige (20), Edea Lee (18), Artemia Venus (17), Mephilia Venus (24), Einheria Venus (28), and Alternis Dim (23).
- Alterations are made to the Bravo Bikini for Edea and the Vampire and Bravo Bunny outfits for Agnès and Edea to appear less revealing.
- Alternate costumes that were originally Japanese DLC (Plain Tunic, Onion Shirt, Melodist's Shirt, Knight Tunic, and Edea's Garb) are available as in-game rewards from the Norende Village reconstruction.
- Omission of the alternate costumes created for For the Sequel (Dimensional Officer, Bravo Bunny, Wakoku Warrior, and Military Cadet-in). The data for these costumes remain on the game, but the items are not acquirable by legitimate means.
- Connectivity with the Japanese Square Enix Members site is unavailable.