It was followed by Bravely Second: End Layer in 2016, also on the 3DS, and next week the series makes its debut on the Nintendo Switch with Bravely Default II.
One difference eagle-eyed fans might notice, however, is that while the first two games in the franchise were developed by Square Enix and a partner studio called Silicon Studio, Bravely Default II is being helmed by a relatively new company called Clay Tech Works.“Although the public may be hearing of Clay Tech Works for the first time with this game, they are people we’ve worked with for a long time,†says Takahashi.
Coincidentally, Shota Fukebaru, director at Clay Tech, also got his start in RPGs with Final Fantasy III at a young age.And both Fukebaru and Takahashi say that Final Fantasy V and its job system — which gave players the ability to customize their fighters by assigning specific roles, and became a key feature in the Bravely series — were extremely influential on their careers.