Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius
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| Developer(s) | A-Lim |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
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| Director(s) | Eiji Takahashi |
| Producer(s) | Hisatoshi Hayakashi |
| Composer(s) | Noriyasu Agematsu |
| Series | Final Fantasy |
| Platforms | iOS, Android |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius (ファイナルファンタジー ブレイブエクスヴィアス Fainaru Fantajī Bureibu Ekusuvuiasu?) is a mobile role-playing game developed by A-Lim and published by Square Enix for iOS and Android devices.
A spinoff of the Final Fantasy series, the game marks as the first collaborative effort between Square-Enix and A-Lim, the creator of Brave Frontier, and draws elements from A-Lim's previous game.[1][2] It was released in Japan in October 22, 2015. As of 2016 over five million copies of the game have been downloaded.
Gameplay
Brave Exvius is designed as a turn-based role-playing game, using elements from the Final Fantasy series with those of Brave Frontier. Similar to Brave Frontier, the battle system consists of a simplified interface where players can command their characters to attack by touching the character's corresponding attack button, and special attacks or items can be used by swiping the button and choosing the desired command. Players advance through a series of stages until they encounter and defeat the end boss, all while gaining experience points, crafting materials and money.
The game also uses elements from the Final Fantasy series such as magic spells, character-specific limit breaks, and summon monsters. As part of the game's gacha system, players can summon characters from other Final Fantasy titles, which players can use to build a party of five units. Characters are presented in a pixel art style.[3] Also new to the game compared to Brave Frontier is the ability to explore through towns through touch control in a classic RPG style, which allows the player to talk to people and interact with them, which sometimes gives the player certain tasks to complete. Also after completing one dungeon, they can also wander through dungeons which also allows them to obtain more items and complete certain tasks.
Story
In a world filled with fantasy, there are two powerful forces in balance: Vision and Lapis. Vision is the manifestation of people's thoughts and feelings and Lapis is the world where all Magic Crystals exist alongside all the visions of the world. With these powers, people flourished in the land and the whole world prospered. However, sometimes peace can be false and darkness can devour the light. As the world of Lapis is falling to its own destruction, two brave warriors stand up against the darkness with the power of Visions in order to bring peace back to the land.
Development
The game was first revealed at the Final Fantasy Live Event in Tokyo alongside Final Fantasy Legends: Toki no Suishō and the Final Fantasy Portal App[4] Eiji Takahashi and Hisatoshi Hayakashi of Brave Frontier both direct and produce the game[5] while Noriyasu Agematsu composed the game's musical score.[6] Illustrations of the characters are handled by Yoshitaka Amano, who illustrated art on early Final Fantasy works.[7][8][9] On August 26, 2015 a beta test began for the Android version of the game for a limited number of players who had registered accounts on Square Enix Japanese website.[10] A English global release was announced[11] with the beta version being released in Sweden, alongside the pre-registration campaign.[12][13] It was then released on May 2016 with more info of the release be revealed at the 2016 E3 expo.[14]
Reception
As of January 2016, the game has been downloaded 5 million times.[15] Mobile titles like Exvius helped Square Enix achieve profitability in 2015, in conjunction with other mobile titles it created.[16]
References
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- ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2016/5/9/11644054/final-fantasy-brave-exvius-pre-registration
- ↑ http://toucharcade.com/2016/05/12/final-fantasy-brave-exvius-soft-launch/
- ↑ http://toucharcade.com/2016/05/09/square-enix-announce-final-fantasy-brave-exvius-sign-up-now-for-bonus-items/
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-16/final-fantasy-brave-exvius-smartphone-game-heads-west-this-summer/.102189
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