Bravest!2

Bravest!2 is a single-player RPG about Rui and Loki during their youth. Christina entrusts a wish to the Takigawa Crystal, a stone said to have the power to transcend time: she seeks the help of Rui, a legendary swordsman, to stop Loki, the young man who became the Demon King. The story follows those who stand against fate to save a future on the brink of destruction, and explores why Loki became the Demon King and what a Demon King is. The traveling merchant Kurimoto also plays a major role.

The game can be played without having played Bravest!, though the earlier game gives more context for the familiar characters and the connections between their stories.

Battles and formations

Battles use a front-view perspective and a four-character party. You assign each character to the front or back row on the Status screen. Back-row characters are less likely to be targeted, making the position useful for characters with low defense and for casting area-of-effect spells from relative safety.

The re-release

Originally released in 2007 for Japanese feature phones, Bravest!2’s re-release adds events that could not be included at the time because of mobile phone storage limits, along with about 20% more text and enhanced visual effects. It retains the original graphics and difficulty while adjusting the interface and pacing for modern devices. The game runs at 60 FPS, includes a Quick Menu with full-recovery commands and shortcuts, and has nine save slots instead of three.

A proprietary i-mode-compatible layer recreates the original game’s atmosphere with its 12-dot retro font and retro audio, which can be switched on or off. The re-release also revises portions of the text.