The demo was met with favorable reviews from the general public, but was considered lacking due to having no story elements. To start the purchasing process, it is necessary to sign in with the Nintendo Account and the Nintendo Network ID.

Once the music was recorded, a sound environment was created so that it could be heard clearly through the 3DS system's speakers. Meeting with Tiz in private, Ringabel explains that he believes he is an alternate version of Alternis from another world.For the Sequel was later released in Europe, Australia, and North America in 2014 simply titled as Bravely Default. Agnès Oblige, vestal of the Wind Crystal, escapes while the rest of the temple's worshipers perish to protect her. The music, composed by Revo of Sound Horizon, was intended to evoke the feelings of classic series such as Dragon Quest and SaGa. It had always annoyed director Nakahara whenever bosses in Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy got to do two different attacks in the same turn, and the team discussed something in the battles that would be simple yet provide a chance for deeper strategy, such as the "charge" command in the Dragon Quest series.

The game was influenced by western video games and television series, and individual elements were inspired by aspects of the Dragon Quest series and Higurashi When They Cry. Various elements can be added to Special Moves, such as granting elemental properties, launching status ailments at enemies, recovering HP and MP, and temporary status ailment immunity to the party. With access to Grandship and the Eschalot, the group reaches each of the temples while dealing with stronger versions of the evil monsters possessing them. General points of praise include the innovations to the combat engine, the beautiful maps, the soundtrack, and the English voiceovers and localization in general. On February 27th, 2012, it was confirmed the game would 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.Turning to Sage Yulyana in the Yulyana Region for help, Agnès is directed to the Vestment Cave where the party defeats a dragon guarding the rainbow thread, which is necessary for remaking the vestal garb. He reveals that Braev told him that Airy is nothing but a trickster who desires the crystals' power to destroy the world. Along with the starting job, Freelancer, a total of 23 jobs can be obtained and each job has its own level capped at 14.

Battle system [ edit ] Screenshot of a battle in Bravely Default, showing the party fighting an enemy group. An additional power is "Bravely Second", an ability which freezes time for the enemy, allowing a party member to move four times in a single turn with no cost. Infiltrating it, the group finds Egil and learns of a secret passage to the Temple of Fire within the deepest tunnel in the mine. The main character designer and art director was Akihiko Yoshida, whose previous notable works include Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together.

Both in North America and the UK, a collector's edition was created including the soundtrack, an artbook, and over thirty AR cards.