BRAVELY DEFAULT II

BRAVELY DEFAULT II

Steam Deck Playable

Square Enix · RPG · Sep 2, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $23.99.

81%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The core of the gameplay is the job system: as you gather jobs you learn more and more abilities that you can use to augment many, many aspects of the gameplay.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I recommend this game to those who love turn-based JRPGs and the art style of the earlier PC ports from SE (FF3 3DR).
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
If you enjoy turn-based combat systems and building teams, and you want to be along for the ride on a fantasy adventure with a great soundtrack, I recommend this game.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
It runs without any stuttering or loading hitches.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The game works well on Linux PC's and Steam Deck.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
It's pretty well optimized, has all the regular resolutions up to 4k.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay79 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio49 reviews
Performance16 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters180 reviews
71%
Combat76 reviews
79%
Difficulty54 reviews
72%
Interface12 reviews
67%
Controls7 reviews
71%
Bugs6 reviews
17%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $23.99 (−60%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $23.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
50
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.