If you’re riding solo, your biggest option is “RPG Mode,” which is this game’s take on making a fighting game from a RPG without totally abandoning the style and structure of the original property. The adorable, little online lobby gimmick ArcSys messes with now is on an airship, so that’s a nice touch. Granblue Fantasy Versus has the usual fighting game fixin’s, such as the standard arcade mode and online options. How do you adapt a gacha mobile RPG into a BlazBlue-style fighter and maintain the source material’s vibe, as ArcSys loves to do? I’m not sure the team found “the” answer, but we certainly have “an” answer. Granblue Fantasy Versus is the latest in that space and is quite an undertaking. Arc System Works, in particular, has also been making strides in creativity, ironically enough through outside IP. From Mortal Kombat’s blockbuster excess to Arc System Works’ visual novel flair and everything in-between (shout out to the only bad part of Tekken 7), we’ve come a long way from arcade opening and ending splashes. Players can recruit characters, evolve their jobs and interact with them.Story modes in fighting games have gotten weird. Gameplay features include turn-based battles with skill animations and raid battles with skill animations. The fleet of the burgeoning Erste Empire wreaks havoc from the skies above.Īmidst the chaos, a chance encounter with a mysterious girl named Lyria awakens the fallen dragon of the stars, who unleashes a roar of revival." -Game Description Gameplay Despite Vyrn's objections, our hero prepares to leave his home of Zinkenstill when the mysterious island is suddenly engulfed in flames.
Accompanying him is Vyrn, a rather peculiar family member who happens to be a winged lizard. Presently, our hero is about to embark on a journey after receiving a letter from his missing father. The world once again entered a time of peace. However, the citizens of the skies, the Skydwellers, successfully resisted. This is a world forsaken by the gods.Ī long time ago, beings known as the Astrals attempted to seize control of this world with their overwhelming power. Premise " There exists a world in which islands of all shapes and sizes float in a sea of clouds.