Bravely Default

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 ressembles its predecessor is currently unknown.

The game's backgrounds are hand-drawn, with the various location elements "popping out" of the screen thanks to parallax scrolling and the 3DS autostereoscopic technology. A traditional 3D world map has also been shown.

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 abbreviates to "FF," as a reminder of the game's origins.