Courage by default II, the last entry in the Brave a series of JRPGs released on the Nintendo 3DS, released on Friday on the Nintendo Switch and I’ve been devoting a lot of time over the weekend. If you can overcome (or appreciate) the chibi art style of the game, BD2 is a fantastic classic JRPG with dozens of hours of content to keep you busy. Here are some tips to help you get started.
Anyone can be anything
He Brave the games feature work systems similar to the classics Final Fantasy games com Final fantasy v or Final Fantasy tactics and all characters can use the jobs you unlock as you progress.
What is different BD2 compared to some other games that offer work systems like this, is that each of your four characters have the same stats and there are no growths in job stats at the level. Gloria is no better healer than Seth, and Elvis is no better black magician than Adelle. The characters will not diverge in their stats based on the jobs they have equipped while leveling, and so on.
In short, design your party the way you want and you won’t stretch at all. Professional tip: If you like a job, but not the way it looks with your characters, you can turn off appearances in the settings menu.
Cute / default
The Brave and Default system is the secret sauce of the game in this JRPG series and should not be neglected. Using Brave in battle allows you to perform multiple actions in a single turn in exchange for Brave points. If you don’t have enough TA, you’ll go into the negative and you’ll have to take turns skipping to pay off debt.
By default, however, he will skip a turn (and increase his defense) in exchange for granting him a brave point. You can stack up to three BPs by doing this, and if you do, you can trigger a full set of actions in a single turn without going into the negative and skip a turn.
You can also earn TA in other ways. Some skills will allow you to give BP from one party member to another, for one. Another method is to cut off an enemy when he attacks the world. This will start the whole party with 1 BP.
Knowing when to be brave and when to be by default is key to the success of the game, especially when fighting some BD2 tougher enemies and bosses.
Explore
If you pay attention to the side missions (blue bubbles on the heads of the NPCs), you will unlock a ship at the beginning of the game. With the boat you can sail for up to 12 hours while your switch is in sleep mode. This feature allows you to earn money, experience, and JP spheres and other treasures while you are out of the game. It is a useful feature, especially for those of us who have little time to play.
Farm soon
If you like to gain experience like me and want to master the initial set of jobs you acquire at the beginning of the game, be sure to do so before heading to the second city. Sir Sloan is an incredibly helpful companion who will do tons of damage, heal and resurrect party members while he is with you, but he leaves once you have completed the prologue.
The easiest method to grind in the prologue is to head northeast to the Hydrangea Hills dungeon and cultivate the two wasps (bee) near the waterfall. The Wasp will cast a monster bait called Insect Nectar, which you will want to use while cultivating them. Monster bait will allow you to chain consecutive waves of battles when you fight the type of enemy associated with the bait and gain up to 2X JP in a maximum of five waves.
I recommend leveling your entire group as self-employed until you unlock both JP Up and JP Up and Up liabilities, which, when equipped, will allow you to stack an additional 70% JP bonus on top of the bait bonus when you grind. . I got the most out of all the available work before leaving the prologue and it only took a few hours.
The self-employed are outdated
Initially, I wanted to get the most out of Freelancer to get the JP liabilities mentioned, but once I did I also unlocked the hidden liability of the job, which gives a bonus to the stats based on the number of other jobs you have mastered. . This bonus, even with just mastering the initial set of jobs available, is absolutely massive. It’s so significant that I find it hard to justify the establishment of other jobs as my main job right now. I’m not very far from the game, but I hope the inherent liabilities offered by other jobs justify equating them as main jobs, but I can only see this imbalance getting worse as more jobs are dominated.
Forage, a skill available to the freelancer, is another ridiculous aspect of the job. Forage will allow you to search for items in battle and the items you find are based on your level of work. With a group of self-employed people to the fullest, you can sit back in combat and look for many items, including experience and JP orbs, that can be used to raise your group level.
That’s all I have for today. Do you have any advice for Bravely Default II? Share them with us in the comments below.