Fantastic in the first 4 chapters, after an ordeal

Here one can only wonder what the developers have thought here. Bravely Default brings the player back to a time where JRPGs functioned still turn-based classic. The gameplay is by far the best I've seen in the PS2. Classic Actions are selected at the beginning of the round and then executed. The next round then operates the opponents. The special feature is the 'Brave' and 'Default' commands that you can use either trains of the future (and thus to act four times per round, but must then expose four laps) => 'Brave', respectively may suspend up to four rounds and therefore accumulate bonus rounds => Default.

Really shine does the game, however, through the options (not to) to have random battles more often or less appear. Who wants to grind, so you can set the number of fights to + 100% and saves a lot of time. If you want to explore the dungeon alone, the option is -100% ideal. In addition, can the speed in battles increase to up to 4x what personally but takes away the fun of playing.

The rest works as in almost all RPGs, one chooses his equipment for the four characters and determines their role through 'Jobs'. Each character can use an active and a passive job, passive job gives you all the skills. Here's also a great choice to praise; There are simple jobs (White Mage, Black Mage, Knight) and completely new as the Vampire, Pirate or Spellfencer. Here is something for everyone and the combination is what matters. Jobs are leveled and characters by separate experience points.

This all sounds really good and by the end of the fourth chapter it was. The story is good (though predictable) and attracts a good 30 hours. Then all that is however completely void because Chapter 5-8 are vexatious. The 'professional' reviews have the game played probably only there 10 hours. In Chapter 5, you will be forced to overcome a lot of the bosses of the previous story again. The fights are exact copies, nothing has changed. Only 4-5 fights are mandatory, the rest are side quests. That would be even in order, because it makes the story of sense .. but you will be forced to the whole five (!) To make time. In the end, Chapter 5-8 of the course all the same, only the dialogues are minimally different. Backtracking from hell. Make 20 hours again the same crap without something changes .. up to the final boss fights and the end.

So if you would like to torture and wants to compete 5 times in a row against the same bosses in the same world, which will have some fun here. For all other: Get the game, it plays up to Chapter 5 and then burns it. Makes you your own end. The final chapter ruin this wonderful game perfectly and you will be left with a feeling of emptiness.