I Gave Him My Digits Just To Watch Him Fidget.
I've finished Bravely Default! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful game. Although the background of the final boss battle absolutely terrified me when I first noticed it.
(The title-screen thing was even worse. I got chills. I noticed it when I was playing late at night, and I had trouble getting to sleep because I was shaking. I can't really explain why I reacted so strongly.)
The battle system is a joy. Probably my all-time favourite turn-based battle system. The central concept - 'you can save up turns and use them later' - is such a simple one, but it works so well. I was genuinely disappointed when I realised I'd defeated all the optional bosses and would have to continue with the actual game. I was having so much fun with all the boss fights!
Speaking of bosses: I love that my attitude towards the asterisk-bearers progressed from 'I don't really care about any of these characters' to 'well, I suppose Kamiizumi is pretty cool' to '...I think I'm 'shipping the Jackal with Praline à la Mode'.
The Jackal is my favourite. He's just a whingy little arsehole who gives everyone stupid nicknames, and for some reason this delights me. I always left him until last in group fights, so I could hear his catty comments when the other characters were defeated.
By 'my favourite', incidentally, I mean 'my favourite of the asterisk-bearers'. I do not mean 'my favourite Bravely Default character', as that position is firmly held by Edea Lee, who grabbed my heart before she even joined the party and hasn't let go of it since. She's spirited and passionate and principled and hilarious. I want to join her on her apparent quest to sample all the desserts in the world.
And now I have no idea what to do with my spare time! This game's lasted me well over a month; it took me ninety-two hours of gameplay to finish. I suppose I'll have to spend the rest of my December manipping Father Christmas hats onto things.
(reipan is entirely to blame for this.)
(The title-screen thing was even worse. I got chills. I noticed it when I was playing late at night, and I had trouble getting to sleep because I was shaking. I can't really explain why I reacted so strongly.)
The battle system is a joy. Probably my all-time favourite turn-based battle system. The central concept - 'you can save up turns and use them later' - is such a simple one, but it works so well. I was genuinely disappointed when I realised I'd defeated all the optional bosses and would have to continue with the actual game. I was having so much fun with all the boss fights!
Speaking of bosses: I love that my attitude towards the asterisk-bearers progressed from 'I don't really care about any of these characters' to 'well, I suppose Kamiizumi is pretty cool' to '...I think I'm 'shipping the Jackal with Praline à la Mode'.
The Jackal is my favourite. He's just a whingy little arsehole who gives everyone stupid nicknames, and for some reason this delights me. I always left him until last in group fights, so I could hear his catty comments when the other characters were defeated.
By 'my favourite', incidentally, I mean 'my favourite of the asterisk-bearers'. I do not mean 'my favourite Bravely Default character', as that position is firmly held by Edea Lee, who grabbed my heart before she even joined the party and hasn't let go of it since. She's spirited and passionate and principled and hilarious. I want to join her on her apparent quest to sample all the desserts in the world.
And now I have no idea what to do with my spare time! This game's lasted me well over a month; it took me ninety-two hours of gameplay to finish. I suppose I'll have to spend the rest of my December manipping Father Christmas hats onto things.
(reipan is entirely to blame for this.)