Bravely Default

Unreleased

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is the successor of Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, a "" or "spin-off" of the main Final Fantasy series. It is in development for the Nintendo 3DS console in Japan. Character design is done by Akihiko Yoshida, and Matrix Software returned to work on the title. Although the game has an original title, it is considered a direct successor of The 4 Heroes of Light by its creators.

Gameplay
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is said to be a "traditional RPG" in the style of Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, although to which extent it resembles its predecessor is currently unknown.

While the characters are in polygonal 3D, the game's backgrounds are hand-drawn, with the various location elements "popping out" of the screen thanks to parallax scrolling and the 3DS auto-stereoscopic technology. A traditional 3D World Map has also been shown.

It has been revealed that Monk, White Mage, and Black Mage will be first jobs gained from one of the first crystals encountered in the game.

Characters

 * Anies. 17-year-old girl who controls the "Wind Crystal" and sets off on a journey, lead by the Crystal Spirits.
 * Tiz Oria, voiced by Mitsuki Saiga. He is a young boy who miraculously managed to survive the huge calamity that left a giant hole in the continent.
 * Argent Heinkel, Knight Jobmaster and commander of the Eternia Air Force.
 * Bearing Out, Monk Jobmaster and steerer of the airship.
 * Holy White, White Mage Jobmaster the Air Force's healer and controller of the bridge.
 * Ominous Crow, Black Mage Jobmaster who is in rivalry with Holy White.

Story
The game is set in the land of Luxemdarg and Tiz is or is destined to become a Warrior of Light. Anies, Tiz' comrade, is on a journey to free the Wind Crystal from the darkness that has engulfed it. However, she is being pursued by the Jobmasters of the Eternia's Air Force, who seek the power of the crystals and anyone in possesion of them.

Development
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy entered development as a Nintendo 3DS sequel to Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. However, Square Enix eventually decided to rename the game with an original title so as not to confuse modern-day Final Fantasy fans, as the game's direction is different than the modern games of the series and closer in style to the older installments. The development team settled on the name Bravely Default: Flying Fairy so that the subtitle would abbreviate to "FF", as a reminder of the game's origins.

Production Credits
Naotaka Hayashi, the scenario writer on Steins;Gate and Chaos;Head, wrote the story for Bravely Default: Flying Fairy.

Demos
On February 27th, 2012, it was confirmed that the game will have several demos, each concentrating on one of the game's aspects, and two days later, on the February 29th, 2012, the first demo, titled "Demo + AR Vol.1 - Crystal Maiden Volume," was released on February 29th, 2012.

Second demo, titled "Demo Vol.2: Heroes of Despair Volume," was published on March 29th, 2012. The second demo allows to control Tiz, as well as walk around a town, visit a shop, and interact with its citizens.

Trivia

 * Name of the land in which the game takes place, Luxemdarg, is composed of Latin word lux meaning "light," and changed word of "dark"—darg.