Bravely Default II (Switch) Playthrough [2 of 2] NG+ - NintendoComplete
48A playthrough of Square Enix's 2021 JRPG for the Nintendo Switch, Bravely Default II.
This video is the part two of a two-part playthrough, showing from the beginning of Chapter 3 through the end of the game in New Game+ mode.
You can find the first part at https://youtu.be/-G9ETpJ4qPQ
Some timestamps for your convenience:
2:13:11 Chapter 4: Ill Winds
5:40:02 Chapter 5: Twin Ages
6:52:35 Chapter 6: Twin Sages
10:25:47 Chapter 7: Twin Pages
10:50:57 The final battle
11:02:04 The ending
I show getting all of the remaining asterisks and the true ending in this video. I also take on each of the shrine battles that unlock the legendary job levels, as well as a number of secret bosses, including the hardest enemy in the game, Jormungandr. (Remember when he showed up as an enemy in Final Fantasy Legend 3? I liked him so much that I actually used him as the thumbnail for the video I did of that game!)
The prologue and the first two chapters set up the major plot beats for the rest of the game, and the story gets far more interesting from this point forward. I loved the religious zealot substory with its proverbial witchhunt, especially. Sure, the storyline essentially retells Arthur Miller's The Crucible, but it seems like a very timely bit of social commentary here given the current state of the world. I also relished the moment that one character meets her fate before she can atone for the atrocities that she committed. Even though it shrinks back from it in how the characters react, I like how the game isn't scared to suggest that redemption isn't a given, regardless of someone's intentions after the fact.
The airship and Mag Mel dungeons are really cool, as well, for their visual designs, and the staging for the last boss does make for a cool build up, even if the battle itself wasn't the challenge that I had hoped it would be.
Bravely Default II was a fun game, and a much more satisfying one than its predecessor, but next time, I'd really love a bit less padding from cutscenes and grinding.
Still, if you're going to spend 60-70 hours with a game, you could do far worse. This one has a whole lot of style and humor that makes it pretty endearing in spite of its faults.
(Please note that I did mute the music during the credits sequences to avoid being flagged for copyright infringement.)
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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