Bravely Default II

Bravely Default II is a turn-based role-playing game set on the continent of Excillant. As Seth, a young sailor who drifts ashore, you join three companions on a journey to recover the Crystals and stop forces threatening the heroes and the land. An ancient quatrain warns that unleashing the Crystals’ power could bring death, disaster, calamity and blight.

The four heroes

Seth travels with Gloria, Adelle and Elvis. Gloria is the exiled princess of Musa, a kingdom that once guarded the world’s harmony. After Musa was destroyed following the loss of its Crystals, she went into hiding in despair and then set out to retrieve them. Adelle, a mercenary, serves as bodyguard to Elvis, a scholar searching for an asterisk. He needs it to unravel the last spellbook left by his master.

Turn-based battles

The battle system combines jobs and abilities with the series’ Brave and Default system. Brave Points (BP) determine how many actions a character can take in a turn. Default lets a character stockpile up to three additional BP for later, while Brave lets them spend BP to take multiple actions in one turn. Deciding when to save or spend BP shapes your battle strategy.

Jobs and abilities

Each character can have a primary and a secondary job, each with its own abilities. Combining jobs lets you use abilities from both at once, allowing you to develop characters as balanced fighters or specialists in areas such as magic. You choose how to develop each character and approach battles.

Asterisk bearers often stand in your way. Defeating them gives you an Asterisk, which lets you change jobs.