Granblue Fantasy
| Granblue Fantasy | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Cygames |
| Publisher(s) | Mobage |
| Producer(s) | Koichi Haruta |
| Artist(s) | Hideo Minaba |
| Composer(s) |
Nobuo Uematsu Tsutomu Narita |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS |
| Release date(s) |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Granblue Fantasy (グランブルーファンタジー Guranburū Fantajī) is a role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android and iOS platforms, which first released in Japan in March 2014. The game is notable for reuniting music composer Nobuo Uematsu and art director Hideo Minaba, who also worked on Final Fantasy VI (1994), Final Fantasy IX (2000), and Lost Odyssey (2007) together.
Gameplay
The game plays as a role-playing video game with turn-based battles.[1] The game also contains summons and a class system that alters the main character's move-set and growth.[2] Characters gain levels and abilities by accruing experience; summons and weapons equipped also confer characters with bonuses on attack power and HP. The characters themselves are gained either via quests (the main story quests or special event quests) or by using in-game currency to receive random crystal fragments, which may contain special weapons that add specific characters to the party. Characters, summons, and weapons are ranked (from best to worst) as SSR, SR, R, or N; each is also of type wind, water, fire, earth, light, or darkness. Voice actors provide voices for all of the characters in battle, and for much of the main and event storylines.
Development
I thought to myself, "Can we really make a mobile RPG with such a large-scale feeling from this?" but after seeing the game screen, I was truly surprised...It's as if you completely forget that you're playing a mobile game.[3]
– DeNA director Kenji Kobayashi
Uematsu worked on eleven tracks for the game, with Tsutomu Narita doing the other nine, and Minaba drawing roughly 100 potential character designs.[4] The game also contains voice overs from Hiroaki Hirata, who previously worked on Final Fantasy XII and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.[2]
The game was originally planned for release in Japan for December 17, 2013, but it was put back to March 10, 2014.[5] The game is free-to-play and published by Mobage.[6] At TGS 2015, it was announced that the game would be released internationally in March 2016.[7] The international release however, was not on its own separate server, but rather an option in-game to switch language.[8] This allows international players who have been playing the Japanese version to keep all of their data.
Reception
By March 2015, the game had been downloaded over 10 million times in Japan.[9]
Pre-release
Many journalists have compared it favorably to earlier Final Fantasy video games.[1][6][10]
Other media
| Granblue Fantasy | |
| Anime television series | |
| Granblue Fantasy The Animation | |
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| Directed by | Yuuki Itoh |
| Music by |
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| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Original run | January 2017 – scheduled |
Anime
An anime and manga series based on the franchise was announced in September 2015.[11] The anime series is being produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yuuki Itoh, featuring character designs by Toshifumi Akai, and music by Nobuo Uematsu and Tsutomu Narita. It will premiere in January 2017.[12]
Light novel
A light novel adaptation was released in 2014. The series currently has four books that contain game codes that can be redeemed for special items in the game. The digital volumes of the Granblue Fantasy light novel also contain game codes.
References
- 1 2 James, Dean. "Granblue Fantasy revealed as Nobuo Uematsu's mobile 'blockbuster' JRPG". Just Push Start. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- 1 2 "Final Fantasy veterans team up for mobile 'blockbuster JRPG' Granblue Fantasy". Polygon. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Final Fantasy VI Art Director Reunites With Nobuo Uematsu For A New RPG". Siliconera. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ Schulenberg, Thomas (2013-11-09). "Final Fantasy 6 art director, composer working on Granblue Fantasy". Joystiq. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ Shearer, Stew. "Nobuo Uematsu and FFVI Art Director Join Mobile RPG Granblue Fantasy". The Escapist. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- 1 2 "Nobuo Uematsu and FFVI art director reunite for Granblue Fantasy, a Mobage mobile game". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ Musgrave, Shaun. "TGS 2015: Hit Social RPG 'Granblue Fantasy' Will Be Coming To The West In March 2016". Touch Arcade. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "『グラブル』新ジョブの賢者・ガンスリンガー・剣聖・アサシンが発表。新コラボ情報も【TGS2015】". 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ↑ "登録者数1000万人突破！！". Granblue Fantasy. Cygames. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Final Fantasy Devs Collaborating on 'Blockbuster' JRPG Granblue Fantasy". EGMNOW. 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ "Granblue Fantasy Smartphone Game Gets Anime, Manga Adaptations". Anime News Network. 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ↑ "Granblue Fantasy The Animation TV Anime Series Premieres in January". Anime News Network. August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
