My Thoughts on Granblue Fantasy Relink

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  • čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
  • Here's my Granblue Fantasy Relink Review. I'm still progressing through endgame, but this video should give you an idea of what to expect on your Granblue Fantasy Adventure.
    #granbluefantasy #granbluefantasyrelink #rurikhan
    Chapters:
    0:00 Granblue Fantasy Relink Review
    1:00 What is Granblue Fantasy Relink
    6:42 Visuals, Cutscenes & Animation
    10:29 Sounds, Voice Acting & Soundtrack
    14:50 Story (No Spoilers)
    15:42 Gameplay & Progression
    19:33 Difficulty Problems (Too Easy)
    26:19 Problems & Feedback
    33:32 Final Thoughts
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Komentáře • 556

  • @amaimonakihiko1582
    @amaimonakihiko1582 Před 4 měsíci +72

    Regarding the soundtrack...Nobuo Uematsu composed for Relink. He's known as the composer for Final Fantasy as well as games like The Last Story, and Chrono Trigger. I have never been dissapointed by his scores

    • @TheVoodoo862
      @TheVoodoo862 Před 4 měsíci +11

      Thanks Nobuo

    • @sanguinetales
      @sanguinetales Před 4 měsíci +1

      Are we sure Nobuo isn't embarrassed by being involved with this game lol

    • @ShujiMikami
      @ShujiMikami Před 4 měsíci +22

      @@sanguinetales You mean the same guy who composed half of the mobile game's soundtrack? Highly doubt it

    • @davidsudjana
      @davidsudjana Před 4 měsíci +6

      its mostly tsutomu narita now, his protege, but nobuo did composed a lot songs at the beginning

    • @tubadude07
      @tubadude07 Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@TheVoodoo862periphery fan??

  • @legomotion77
    @legomotion77 Před 4 měsíci +65

    Most of the Fate stories actually do explain how/why each character joined the crew! Added a lot more than I thought it would, as I usually don’t care for character exposition dumps

    • @LugaruEvolutions
      @LugaruEvolutions Před 4 měsíci +8

      Second this - I usually don't read that much, but these were phenomenal - there are great stories behind every character and I absolutely enjoyed the little bits

    • @NotCharAznable
      @NotCharAznable Před 4 měsíci +2

      Cope. You’re just excited because it’s a new game.

    • @legomotion77
      @legomotion77 Před 4 měsíci +7

      Sick hot take dude! No stakes in this franchise, first in the series. But if you insist I’ll try to start having a little less fun 👍

    • @supremeenchilada8725
      @supremeenchilada8725 Před 4 měsíci

      @@NotCharAznable Cope. you can't make someone dislike the game with your keyboard warrior skills.

  • @Akhelium
    @Akhelium Před 4 měsíci +51

    Bit of an update on the difficulty thing. I agree that until very hard, they're pretty much a breeze if you're experienced in action RPGs, however, the next difficulties do actually start to be harder.
    For reference this are the difficulties Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard, Extreme, Maniac, Proud.
    I just got into extreme, and it does pick up. Maniac and proud are the difficulties where assist mode isn't available btw, so I'm looking forward to those.

    • @answerninja4027
      @answerninja4027 Před 4 měsíci +27

      Attempted my first Proud quest yesterday and Proudly got my my ass handed to me

    • @livingstonem10
      @livingstonem10 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Are the battles mechanically harder with increased difficulty, or do the enemies just have more HP?

    • @ZEFFYRooo
      @ZEFFYRooo Před 4 měsíci +17

      @@livingstonem10 they get more aggressive with new moves

    • @terminate_all
      @terminate_all Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@livingstonem10 I honestly will never understand people who complain about higher HP pools,( not saying that's you..yet) like what rpg in existence didn't have end game bosses with ridiculous HP pools?? Yes the new moves are great and should be a thing, but that won't make a difference if the boss can't survive more than 2 minutes.

    • @livingstonem10
      @livingstonem10 Před 4 měsíci +9

      @@terminate_all The complaint is in regards to lazy devs who create "harder" difficulties, but all they do is increase boss HP and damage output. The battle itself may not be any harder at all mechanically, it's just artificial difficulty through stat manipulation.

  • @MusicManRed
    @MusicManRed Před 4 měsíci +6

    Been looking forward to playing this game for quite a while. This review was great and made me want to play it that much more

  • @AscendantStoic
    @AscendantStoic Před 4 měsíci +26

    I feel for this game they off-loaded the challenge to the endgame and to achieving maximum rank in multiplayer missions (the devs did showcase an endgame boss that one-shotted their entire high level party), I suppose the intention is to allow as many people as possible to enjoy the story and finish the main campaign even if they play on the hardest diffculty.

    • @Allthenameable
      @Allthenameable Před 4 měsíci +2

      If you watch any streams you'll know this is not true. Looks even easier actually.

    • @jahboidb
      @jahboidb Před 4 měsíci +3

      The problem is, that's what the easier modes are for. On top of that the story mode has 2 levels of assist, one being fully automated aside from character movement.
      The whole idea of what you're saying becomes irrelevant while those assist modes exist. The harder modes should be intended for people who want to be challenged while progressing the story

    • @meister4597
      @meister4597 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Allthenameable czcams.com/video/8nD0lTkUjHA/video.html

    • @shutup1037
      @shutup1037 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@Allthenameableyea cuz you only watching

  • @CrossoftheRavens
    @CrossoftheRavens Před 4 měsíci +95

    On the issue of the difficulty. The main campaign is not where the focus of any sort of challenge is. You aren't timed or graded on anything through the main campaign, and have been told by the Devs that assist mode is available for the entirety of it. The quest difficulty post game spikes, and continues to by skyfarer rank. The main game is throwaway. Its just a vehicle to dip your toes in, and have some spectacle.

    • @Flopdoodle
      @Flopdoodle Před 4 měsíci +15

      Huh. Was hoping it was going to be a good story game. What a waste.

    • @Maxbillion.
      @Maxbillion. Před 4 měsíci +10

      Why even have a hard mode then if it's not supposed to have any challenge? Also 20 hours is a long time for throwaway content. Is it possible to skip straight to endgame?

    • @kefkapalazzo1092
      @kefkapalazzo1092 Před 4 měsíci +12

      ​@@Maxbillion.Its not 20 houres, closer to 10.
      And the story is also fun and good.

    • @Jerler91
      @Jerler91 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@kefkapalazzo1092 even 10 hours is kinda pushing it. Lol.
      My ps5 says 7 hours, but im pretty sure i had a little more than that.

    • @kefkapalazzo1092
      @kefkapalazzo1092 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Jerler91 yeah, 7 would be a good number, if you do the minimum amount of side contents 7 would most likelly be right.

  • @Hambs23
    @Hambs23 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Well, Cygames is mostly known for mobile games, so with every different genre they tackle they try to have the most casual-friendly approach to them. As was the case with the Gran Blue fighting game, where your specials all come from Smash Bros'-like action commands (pick a direction and press a button). Tho in this entry they did say they wanted to provide a wider scope in terms of difficulty, but I guess the hard content is way beyond the main story.
    I think it's pretty much a given that this is supposed to be a entry point both for the mobile games' Cygames fans, as well as Cygames themselves into the ARPG genre. Not that I'm complaining, just pointing out why the difficulty may seem lower than expected for those out of the loop. That, and the games that the audience of this channel usually play have a lot more envolved combat systems.
    I don't really play games for difficulty. Be it me that is face rolling enemies or the enemis are face rolling me, I can have equal ammounts of enjoyment as long as the game's mechanics and presentation work for me.
    Still as excited as before to play this game tomorrow!

  • @darwingame4379
    @darwingame4379 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Can't wait to play tomorrow

  • @Darkon2050
    @Darkon2050 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Do you have to do multiplayer to progress the story and power up characters? Do you have the option to solo multiplayer missions? I’m not a big multiplayer guy, don’t really have any friends to play games with and matchmaking is usually inconsistent and/or toxic.

    • @answerninja4027
      @answerninja4027 Před 4 měsíci +2

      You can do quests (multiplayer) solo offline

    • @rurikhan
      @rurikhan  Před 4 měsíci +2

      As far as I’m aware you can solo everything

    • @meltygear5955
      @meltygear5955 Před 4 měsíci +4

      You don't even have to touch multiplayer for endgame content tbh people are farming it just fine solo

  • @elisbanvazquez6344
    @elisbanvazquez6344 Před 4 měsíci +5

    The fate episodes do explain what the “side characters” are doing while the story unfolds and why they are there and also contain battles, I hope you give them a shot whenever you can!

    • @bmagada
      @bmagada Před 4 měsíci

      but they couldve added these to the actual game and added some actual time to the main story and instead they give you text walls and random battles for quests you couldve had that were companion specific.

  • @MohamedAshraf-bq7lo
    @MohamedAshraf-bq7lo Před 4 měsíci +1

    is this game is viable to play solo i mean without team just ur character ?

  • @sundaekick
    @sundaekick Před 3 měsíci +1

    FYI the "side characters" has a unique voice line at the start of a story quest if you choose to play them.

  • @nkydbarbie
    @nkydbarbie Před 4 měsíci +1

    On the difficulty note, the extreme mode for story campaign will be unlock when you finish chapter 0. all mops and boss are lvl 90 and above. I have 4 characters with lvl 100 and the highest weapon i can get but still struggled

  • @Facecrushman
    @Facecrushman Před 4 měsíci

    Looks cool! Thanks for the review.

  • @JoolsyB
    @JoolsyB Před 4 měsíci +7

    I've been enjoying it a lot, it's very addictive, so far at least (just in the "final chapter" atm). It's not what I thought it was gonna be, but not in a bad way.
    Lol, I've playing mostly Eugen too, 😊

  • @milikitito
    @milikitito Před 4 měsíci +2

    Well the story is the story, as said a tutorial and a introduction to the game. But each character have his own Fate story with 2 missions and 11 segments. Some are really cool indeed.

  • @Faxmachine15
    @Faxmachine15 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Regarding difficulty, post story quest have multiple difficulty level that you have to progress throught with rank up mission to unlock next tier: easy

  • @wilan1014
    @wilan1014 Před 4 měsíci

    Did you finish the main story? I know to finish the true ending you must be in extreme mode at least. Above that there is maniac and proud mode

  • @Epiddemic1
    @Epiddemic1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This was a good review.
    I just finished story and finally got to do multiplayer with my brother. I really wish they let us do the story together, because it got WAY more fun when we finished campaign and got to group together.

  • @andr0zzsenpai
    @andr0zzsenpai Před 4 měsíci +27

    1:30 A JRPG can be an Action RPG too. Like Tales of series, Kingdom Heart, FF15/16/7R, Star Ocean series, Scarlet Nexus, The World Ends With You.
    They can be Strategy/Tactics RPG too like Fire Emblem, FF Tactics, Tactics Ogre.
    All are part of the JRPG genre.

    • @Arrakis1331
      @Arrakis1331 Před 4 měsíci

      English is hard I suppose.

    • @fenrir3097
      @fenrir3097 Před 4 měsíci

      JRPGs are just an old term associated mostly with turn-based japanese RPGs because at the time, it's what devs do sue to technical limitations of consoles in that era. Older gamers tend to use it that way.

    • @SirBeo
      @SirBeo Před 4 měsíci

      J RPG is a Japanese made RPG
      I agree lol

    • @siekensou77
      @siekensou77 Před 4 měsíci

      By gameplay its far closer to dragon quest heroes than it is to tales. Much less Arise

    • @mercurexi
      @mercurexi Před 4 měsíci

      Seems you don't understand what people call "jrpg" . . . no pb, you must be a millenial . . .

  • @NarutoIIPrayer
    @NarutoIIPrayer Před 4 měsíci +3

    Japan is killing it with all these games. Palworld, Granblue, Like a Dragon (if you don't count the controvercy) and later DD2.

  • @PDilling
    @PDilling Před 4 měsíci +2

    I played the demo yesterday, and almost completely lost interest when I found out I could win all the fights one-handed, no, I'm not joking; due to the fact that most characters have a lot of movement when attacking I found that I didn't need my left hand in the slightest to play... XD

  • @magnumopus8124
    @magnumopus8124 Před 4 měsíci

    What I'm most curious about with this game is its story. I know it has an anime and a mobile game, so I wonder if it starts from the beginning of it's story or start off somewhere after their adventure starts. Maybe lining up somewhere within the anime or the mobile game

  • @neon9152
    @neon9152 Před 4 měsíci +1

    LOL at the savage Phoenix fight comment. The one fight where my group had to take breaks just to rest our eyes.

  • @GrillRx
    @GrillRx Před 4 měsíci

    One thing to note regarding voices..if you watched the anime’s from several years ago, they seem to have brought back all the original voice actors in both languages.

  • @Vexal50
    @Vexal50 Před 4 měsíci

    About the point of the non-main crew members and their involvement in the plot; I understand why they're not involved in the cutscenes as it could get really messy with how many characters there are, but it's still somewhat nice that they still get involved in the conversations during actual gameplay segments, even though it's still at a rather minor level of involvement.
    As for the difficulty; I feel it ultimately boils down to how slowly progression happens outside of the mastery tree, which is another issue due to how much of it is exclusively tied to the postgame. Because most of the weapons stats are in the second half of their uncaps, which are locked to postgame, on top of not being able to compensate for who you may have chosen to unlock due to how few crewmate cards are available before postgame, it makes it impossible for them to reasonably guess how strong the player's team may be....which can result in scenarios like Cagliostro cheesing the entire main story quest and most of the early postgame due to how absurd of a buff Phantasmagoria is. MSP being a shared pool makes this issue even more glaring because I found the objective best way to handle this was to just get the AI members the 4 skills you want, their perfect evade and perfect block, and then max out the character you mainly play because the AI is godlike at dodging so their health totals only matter if going for S++, but even then their chances of dying don't really become an issue outside of a select few fights.

    • @DyingMixTape
      @DyingMixTape Před 4 měsíci

      I’ve only gotten to early post story, but feel like it still good to get your AI straight for when playing the Multiplayer quests Solo, especially for the apparent ramp up on Difficulty ranks. Atm, since it’s all super new, and the game is not even fully released yet ( tonight tho). There aren’t many who beat the game yet, so Matchmaking fails to find players, or times out completely. Even on complete Open, any region, no power cap. Even just going to Quick join.

  • @DyingMixTape
    @DyingMixTape Před 4 měsíci

    Don’t forget the end credit song. That was amazing

  • @AndersonCostakin
    @AndersonCostakin Před 4 měsíci +2

    I’m absolutely loving this game.

  • @pikachuattack542
    @pikachuattack542 Před 4 měsíci

    It's worth mentioning the Critical Gauge doesn't uhh... it doesnt replenish. It depletes faster for the entirety of that level.

  • @darkcloud9053
    @darkcloud9053 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks for your honest review.

  • @Oujiz
    @Oujiz Před 4 měsíci +47

    I prefer not to swap between characters. I feel much more connected to the character I'm using, which motivates me to master it. From my perspective, multiplayer is the solution to the main complaints about 'controlling' other players.
    Regarding the story of the other characters, I've heard there are specific quests for them. To finish on the difficulty, I honestly think it's an easy fix they can address in the next patch and addons.

    • @lastexile537
      @lastexile537 Před 4 měsíci +8

      don't want to change char? just don't do it

    • @danteleinguard9079
      @danteleinguard9079 Před 4 měsíci +1

      This was my concern and the reason why I haven't bought the game ...... do you need to play with every character through the game or you can choose your main and stick with him till the end , I really don't like games where we have to swap between multiple characters cause of story reasons

    • @Raptchur
      @Raptchur Před 4 měsíci +5

      Being able to swap characters leads to the Genshin/Honkai dilemma. The kits for the characters end up becoming extremely one dimensional and sometimes you bring them in and press one button then swap them out immediately. Completely ignoring their other attacks and the rest of their kit. Which is usually designed to be useless anyway. In Genshin there are very few characters that you actually ever even use their normal attacks.
      It's a trash system and i'm thankful they didn't implement it. The whole wanting to swap between characters just seems like something you'd say when you're fishing for a complaint. These aren't 20 minute fights. Tbh pretty surprised Ruri even brought it up after so much time playing the game. Pretty stupid problem to have with the game

    • @lapin7542
      @lapin7542 Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@danteleinguard9079you're only required to play as gran/djeeta at the very start but, after that you can play as whoever you want as long as you have them unlocked, with the only requirement being to have gran/djeeta in your party.

    • @danteleinguard9079
      @danteleinguard9079 Před 4 měsíci

      @@lapin7542 ok sounds good than

  • @jansenmayfield6317
    @jansenmayfield6317 Před 4 měsíci

    For people who have reached the final expansion of the mastery paths, how many skills does a character have the ability to unlock? Including the offense and defense paths ^^

    • @morganlomprez4566
      @morganlomprez4566 Před 4 měsíci

      8

    • @kpxtreame
      @kpxtreame Před 4 měsíci

      they get 8 which you'll get early, but later on you can increase the specs of each skill

  • @JustCauseFan
    @JustCauseFan Před 4 měsíci

    whats your favorite character guys? for me it's Percival by far, he's a great Damage dealer, buffs the whole party and he really looks like a lord of flames

  • @AWanderingSwordsman
    @AWanderingSwordsman Před 4 měsíci

    How you described the difficulty is exactly how I feel about monster hunter. I do hope the end game fights here on proud are sufficiently difficult.

  • @Bargadiel
    @Bargadiel Před 4 měsíci

    Are there any summons in this game?

  • @XxSuPeRFLYFaTGUYxX
    @XxSuPeRFLYFaTGUYxX Před 4 měsíci

    Before i buy the game. I read that the story is short. Is there end game content? Like other quest or what not we can do after beating the story? Thank Y'all.

  • @Rello84
    @Rello84 Před 4 měsíci

    this just dropped on PC so I can't wait to get into it after I finish Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth in 6 months

  • @michaelklingler1961
    @michaelklingler1961 Před 4 měsíci

    I just finished the campaign the only issue I had on pc was the sound cut out for a second here and there on me during cut scenes but I enjoyed the game..

  • @sugarhiIl
    @sugarhiIl Před 4 měsíci

    Can you change controller button Layout?

    • @lastexile537
      @lastexile537 Před 4 měsíci

      they didn't change anything from demo, so there is very limited thing u can change. On pc it may be a diffrent story

    • @mordakie3805
      @mordakie3805 Před 4 měsíci +1

      No adapt

  • @Desertmaverick
    @Desertmaverick Před 4 měsíci

    With nobuo uematsu (of final fantasy fame) as the composer i would expect the soundtrack to be very good.

  • @kevinlibo-on3394
    @kevinlibo-on3394 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I think the game should just go to maniac at story and unlock proud and proud + after you finish it. Since even in og game the easy to very hard is walk in the park.

  • @vhex61
    @vhex61 Před 4 měsíci

    The lack of weapon depths kills it for me. I did say it looked kinda mashy before, was hoping for some other mechanics to make the battle mechanics deeper. Add to that, game being too easy, yeah. I’m gonna hold back until I see more updates, thanks for the review Ruri.

  • @kermitwithamustache3885
    @kermitwithamustache3885 Před 4 měsíci

    Can the cooldowns be removed by endgame?

    • @shutup1037
      @shutup1037 Před 4 měsíci

      Not really. You can shorten them with sigils

  • @WintersGao
    @WintersGao Před 4 měsíci

    Is this any fun after the main story or just a 30 hours joy ride?

    • @khalil8043
      @khalil8043 Před 16 dny

      The whole 20 hours story is just a tutorial lmao, the real game starts after you finish the game.

  • @samflood5631
    @samflood5631 Před 4 měsíci

    Is Granblue Fantasy Relink one of those games where I have to grind by doing side quests in order to defeat a boss that’s a few levels higher than me? Like Diablo 4, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla?

    • @omegaxtrigun
      @omegaxtrigun Před 4 měsíci

      No.

    • @samflood5631
      @samflood5631 Před 4 měsíci

      @@omegaxtrigunThank god. Thought for a second that I have to grind a lot to get to the required level in order to defeat a main story boss which could serve as a road block due to his/her higher level.

  • @sirdamned9272
    @sirdamned9272 Před 4 měsíci

    "But I don't think they still give you a reason as to why they joined your party."
    They absolutely _do_ tell you how each person ended up joining Gran's crew via the Fate Episodes @Rurikhan.

    • @rurikhan
      @rurikhan  Před 4 měsíci

      Now I’ve seen 4 or 5 of these fate episodes and it’s pretty hamfisted tbh, but you are correct. Then again it hasn’t really impacted my enjoyment.

  • @ame_no_kenshi
    @ame_no_kenshi Před 4 měsíci

    the moment I thought "this game is great" was on the very early goblin quest. Thats the first time you can switch around the party setup and I decided to go at it alone, no party, hard mode.
    god damn those bosses there busted me up good but I had such a blast! dodging and blocking become insanely important and I learned a lot about my character.
    so for difficulty you could opt out of all or some party members to make your own challenge :D

  • @JerseyKribyOX
    @JerseyKribyOX Před 4 měsíci +40

    Deff understand your issue with the difficulty but sometimes it’s nice to have a game that you can turn on and enjoy playing. To me I feel this will be good to enjoy and have fun with.

    • @redlunatic2224
      @redlunatic2224 Před 4 měsíci +17

      Yeah. Plus, I don't think Rurikhan gets to say he's not that good at action games after years of having a channel dedicated to Souls and MH-likes.

    • @jay.c2097
      @jay.c2097 Před 4 měsíci +15

      Some people get way more enjoyment out of a game when it properly tests their reflexes, strategy and problem solving skills. Sure, sometimes it’s fun to play a game here and there that’s mindless fun but at least in my opinion, those aren’t as memorable gameplay-wise.

    • @JerseyKribyOX
      @JerseyKribyOX Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@redlunatic2224 yeah I’m in the same boat as him been playing these types of games for years and challenging is deff fun and I do agree with some of his points but I think overall this game will be enjoyable with some difficulty ramp up

    • @nawt6370
      @nawt6370 Před 4 měsíci

      so what you rlly said is " i am a pussy gamer and i should go and play stardew valley for the rest of my life cause i dont like challenges and now imma go make my tea and let a couple of guys fuck me afterwards" at least thats what i was reading from you o:

    • @Aiden-iy9du
      @Aiden-iy9du Před 4 měsíci +9

      @@jay.c2097 The endgame is extremely challenging, Rurikhan hasn't got there yet, but I've seen people that did and It's a one shot fest with raid mechanics and party wipe dps checks

  • @skulltula1352
    @skulltula1352 Před 4 měsíci

    So at the beginning you fight Bahamut I thought that was a Final Fantasy thing. So is this game a spin off or can any game use that name?

    • @jgrif7891
      @jgrif7891 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Bahamut is public domain. I think he is a Mesopotamian myth, but don't quote me.

    • @skulltula1352
      @skulltula1352 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@jgrif7891 Ah okay that makes sense. Thanks for the info

    • @jgrif7891
      @jgrif7891 Před 4 měsíci

      @@skulltula1352 I decided to fact check myself and it turns out Bahamut is an Arabian origin myth, although that version is a giant fish, not a dragon.

  • @Neo_S4ma
    @Neo_S4ma Před 4 měsíci +2

    I saw a video of someone saying that doing endgame quest solo (with ai) is borderline impossible because the ai can't keep up with the amount of attack and projectile some boss are throwing at you.

    • @ZEFFYRooo
      @ZEFFYRooo Před 4 měsíci +5

      Nah that isn't true. It's like they play on Full Assist mode. You only have to move the joystick and you're borderline immortal 😂. AI hardly dies

  • @jingli9553
    @jingli9553 Před 4 měsíci

    you can set it to 120hz frame rate when playing on PC

  • @heretic124
    @heretic124 Před 4 měsíci

    Nobuo Uematsu is John Williams of video game industry.

  • @siekensou77
    @siekensou77 Před 4 měsíci

    It IS a power of friendship type of story but it is not too deep in that side though. From what I have seen even in the end of the story mode, it seems pretty natural, especially when compared to all the stories of this type out there.

  • @dracoparadox6499
    @dracoparadox6499 Před 4 měsíci

    I've enjoyed this game so much I found a way to download granblue fantasy on my phone (in the US so I can't just go to the store) and been playing through it.

  • @jwsmithyou
    @jwsmithyou Před 3 měsíci

    Here are my thoughts on playing this game. I've finished the main story and now post game and doing lots of online play with random players.
    1. I love love love the story!! I'm not sure why other people didn't. It's great!
    2. The fate episodes were a welcome respite from fighting to learn more about the characters. You get more information on each character, which each have their own story. It reminded me a little of lost odesey which I loved. Some of the fate episodes were combat stories too.
    3. I loved the local questing in the game. Super fun and I wish they had added more to this.
    4. The gameplay and combat system is a blast! I'm playing on ps5 and it's running great!
    5. As far as it being too easy, I think it's a welcoming in for new players. I didn't know anything about this series at all, and now that I have played this I am totally hooked. If it's too hard right off the bat, it will discourage the new players. One of the reasons I am totally addicted to Dark Souls and all of Miyazaki's games is because if you put in the work, you can accomplish great things. I've plantinumed them all. This game felt just like that to me. Do the work and practice and you can do it!
    I absoutely love this game and I will be playing it every chance I get!!

  • @bicks4436
    @bicks4436 Před 4 měsíci

    The difficulty gives me a lot of vibes of ffxiv (honestly the gimmick rotations too) , I'm hoping once you hit the caps it follows suit and has things that really feel like savage etc

  • @NAYSAYERXGAMING
    @NAYSAYERXGAMING Před 4 měsíci

    good video!

  • @milikitito
    @milikitito Před 4 měsíci

    There is 1 more dificulty after hard unlocked after campaing completion, and it rewards you with a trophy if you complete it. But still history is just a tutorial.
    "High rank", aka hard, is a introduction to endgame grind
    "Rank G" in other hanad (manic < proud < proud+ (monster lvl 150)) in other hand.... >,< ... maniac its not really hard by itself but grindy asf and is when you need whole party leveled to reach damage check bosses and stuff.... and aim for S++ ranks is the real "hard" mode cause missions are still doable. You can die a lot before fail a miss in this game. Also in G rank you start getting 2 and 3 bosses in the same arena D: and bosses have new and improved movements.
    Rank G is where the real fun start i think

  • @ceobe108
    @ceobe108 Před 4 měsíci

    The character fates do explain why they in the crew.

  • @tommy33177
    @tommy33177 Před 4 měsíci

    I found myself often comparing this game to wild hearts meets talesof series with hint of FF14. Each character may come of simple to pick up. As level up and unlock masteries. There is a ceiling level yet to explore. The monster battles in this game is amazing.

  • @kroycey
    @kroycey Před 4 měsíci

    Would you recommend Grandblue Fantasy Relink or Monster Hunter World?! Trying to figure out which one to buy and sink some time into :)

  • @stevenbauer1664
    @stevenbauer1664 Před 4 měsíci

    The voice actor for dragon ball super that plays Gohan is Rackam.

  • @TheGrades90
    @TheGrades90 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Hearing that it's too easy is a bummer. I was really hoping the later game encounters would escalate the difficulty from what we experienced in the demo. Hopefully raid/future content will crank the challenge up.

    • @optimusfreim3686
      @optimusfreim3686 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Maniac and Proud difficulties will really give you challange and you also unlock Ultimate difficulty for the story

  • @rakhmathadita3917
    @rakhmathadita3917 Před 4 měsíci

    if you talk about monster hunter, maybe the will update Threo/Sarasa into Relink, her weapon is basically Switch axe
    next update will be the lucillus Raid, famous raid in the mobile game version, try hearing its bgm titled ZERO

  • @Gov457
    @Gov457 Před 4 měsíci

    Bit of a PSA on the totem trial things; crossing the boundary will stop the trial prematurely. This can be particularly bad for ones that include a boss fight, like the one Ruri showcases in this review, said boss in my playthrough had just pixels to go before defeat when it cornered an AI near the boundary but before I knew it my pogo combo with Zeta bounced me back through the barrier turning the trial off like a light switch. Hope Cygames can make a fix for this or some sort of prevention since it'll be quite frustrating if it happens to future trials. In the meantime be wary of bosses that start rampaging near the barrier.

  • @NeoKurow
    @NeoKurow Před 4 měsíci

    22:59 He is to clarify that the game is not easy... the story and the main game is easy. There are several difficulties and what would be considered the "high" and "master" ranks quests on this game. The difference is that MH makes you deal with High and Master ranks during the main story but Granblue don't.

  • @user-rp4sp9fx9c
    @user-rp4sp9fx9c Před 4 měsíci

    so like sword and fairy then?

  • @SunYakasabi
    @SunYakasabi Před 4 měsíci

    extreme and proud pick up in difficulty pretty substantually, the ending of the start of the post game is still really the beginning of the game, 30 hours in i would say is where you'd actually be in the post game so if you're looking at it as the game doesnt start till post game the tiem frame adds up if it takes you 30 hours for the game to get "hard"

  • @KuhntaSmash
    @KuhntaSmash Před 4 měsíci +1

    Honestly looks like Strangers of Paradise, I actually enjoyed that game quite a bit.

  • @lorddrifter7296
    @lorddrifter7296 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Yea been havin a blast wit the game. Its one of those games i shut down to get some sleep and turned back on 10 mins later 😂

    • @shadowmich
      @shadowmich Před 4 měsíci

      Lol :p just go to sleep already then. what are you 10? xD

    • @lorddrifter7296
      @lorddrifter7296 Před 4 měsíci

      @@shadowmich 10 yrs older than you probably

  • @No_Entiendo.
    @No_Entiendo. Před 4 měsíci

    can confirm runs realy smooth on pc I5 13600 kf/ 4070ti super 100-120 fps constant @ 1440P.

  • @denisferrari1800
    @denisferrari1800 Před 4 měsíci

    Ruri can you keep us updated on how difficulty goes in the endgame? At your own pace obviously

  • @SaizouProduktions
    @SaizouProduktions Před 4 měsíci +1

    Do i need to equip my AI mates? Or are they always at the Level and Gear of my Main Character?

    • @answerninja4027
      @answerninja4027 Před 4 měsíci

      You can remove AI mates from your party and must be geared seperately

    • @Raptchur
      @Raptchur Před 4 měsíci

      they gain xp just not as much as if they would go on the hunt with you. the ones you havent traded in for also level up as well as get a lot of their costly masteries unlocked before you even buy them. if you wait until after story is done plus one mission after story, they will be level 45 with a lot of their masteries unlocked.

    • @rurikhan
      @rurikhan  Před 4 měsíci

      You need to gear them, and mastery points are shared.

  • @espo_lou
    @espo_lou Před 4 měsíci

    I agree with the difficulty. I debated on whether or not to play on hard and I'm glad that I did. It's been fairly easy. I have only died to Furycane.

  • @MikkiZHskDK
    @MikkiZHskDK Před 4 měsíci

    i played the demo, and immediatly after i saw the first goblin fight and heard the music in the game i was sold, i knew this was gonna be a good game , a game i would enjoy, the soundtracks in this game is so good, and the combat is extremly fun as well :) the bosses are very fun to fight and a great spectacle, , im only at chapter 6 but i cant wait to see how hard the endgame is gonna be :), you also are not supposed to struggle for the story , the real endgame is much much much harder, harder than anything that even mhw can dish out so get ready

  • @MadaoAU
    @MadaoAU Před 4 měsíci

    Playing melee I had a very different experience on the bosses than the one you describe 😢 maybe they didn’t really balance the experience for Ranged characters, although even Rosetta was way less range than Eugen

  • @KennyJordana
    @KennyJordana Před 4 měsíci +2

    The main campaign is less then 20 hrs because I completed the campaign around 12-13 hours

    • @jacobtaylor7506
      @jacobtaylor7506 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeah, I was seeing comments just days ago claiming 40-60 hours for story. hundreds of hours for online and a lot of bs.

    • @shutup1037
      @shutup1037 Před 4 měsíci

      40-60 if you procastinating​@@jacobtaylor7506

  • @ChuckFinelyForever
    @ChuckFinelyForever Před 4 měsíci

    The music to me, feels like a mix between Final Fantasy and monster runner

  • @bluedreamdevil8242
    @bluedreamdevil8242 Před 4 měsíci

    I wish you could Customize the HUD not seeing to many people talk about this . I would like to take away some things or just adjust the size and location. Really takes away from immersion with all the oversized HUD

  • @rept7
    @rept7 Před 4 měsíci

    I'm a bit nervous about the game if it has the problem of "It takes a LOT of hours to reach anything actually challenging". Especially since it has all these RPG systems that will only make difficulty balancing even harder, so theres a possibility min/maxers will either decimate encounters or you must be a min/maxer to be viable (I've had a lot of bad experiences with MMOs where this happens).

  • @rockisch2758
    @rockisch2758 Před 4 měsíci +18

    For some context around the difficulty, up to extreme (1 rank after very hard, which is the rank Ruri is on) you are still progressing in the story, somewhat like how you have HR in Monster Hunter. The game even says that you can keep the assist mode enabled for any quests with Ex rank or below.
    This means that just like FFXIV, they tone down the difficulty so people that are not that good on action games can play them.
    The issue of having a story mode that's too easy is still there, but I think it's unfair to judge the game difficulty until Maniac/Proud.

    • @cavsfightingroom3692
      @cavsfightingroom3692 Před 4 měsíci

      yeah his complain about difficulty is fucking stuupid

    • @KuronPlays
      @KuronPlays Před 4 měsíci +2

      This

    • @izzoArtistry
      @izzoArtistry Před 4 měsíci +2

      Yea, but why is the hardest mode still easy? Lol
      Ruri Fighting mobs 20 lvls higher, and even then he still completed it.

    • @fenrir3097
      @fenrir3097 Před 4 měsíci

      @@izzoArtistry Because it's based off a mobile game and mobile gamers aren't exactly great at action games.

    • @izzoArtistry
      @izzoArtistry Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@fenrir3097 sad for us gamers who actually want a challenge! Where is adult mode lol

  • @frankiecardona1656
    @frankiecardona1656 Před 4 měsíci

    What about dragons dogma?

  • @mhbarney8499
    @mhbarney8499 Před 4 měsíci

    Like with Monster Hunter, the real game starts after the credits. I did not spoiler myself and was expecting a JRPG but the thing I got was suprising in a good way. I love the game so far. And the devs already updated some bugs and thats always a good sign.

  • @ZenoKiryu857
    @ZenoKiryu857 Před 4 měsíci +10

    I'm having a blast playing GranBlue Fantasy Relink. I understand your downsides but all in all, it's a really fun game so far.

    • @Raptchur
      @Raptchur Před 4 měsíci +4

      You do? I don't understand his downsides at all lol. He hasnt played enough to comment on difficulty and the switching thing is a non issue. That's not what the game is. And it's also in direct opposition to his difficulty complaint. He rushed this review i guess. Maybe he just wants to move on. Plays too many games.

    • @OldManInternet
      @OldManInternet Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@RaptchurI assume he wanted to do a review before the Steam release for anyone curious about the game without a PS5.

  • @wayne2411
    @wayne2411 Před 4 měsíci

    This sounds sort of like a mix of Valkyrie Elysium and Tales of Arise. I'll probably pick this up on a sale.

  • @carlosmelendez8317
    @carlosmelendez8317 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Which should I buy first? Granblue Fantasy Relink or Like a Dragon IW?

    • @Ocean5ix
      @Ocean5ix Před 4 měsíci +4

      Only you can answer that. Like a Dragon is the 10th game on a long running franchise or at the very least the sequel of another 70 hour JRPG.
      If you’re a fan of the Yakuza franchise, it’s a no brainer IMO. Since you’re asking the question, I assume you’re not. So you should just get the one that looks more appealing to you.

    • @kg888
      @kg888 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Just get like a dragon.
      Relink is short and is mostly focus on multiplayer mode and is mostly Arena fight. The story isn't that good but it something to enjoy. If you like playing arena game solo or with other people, get relink. But if you want a goofy, traditional jrpg with jobs systems, go for like a dragon.

    • @MrHellgate82
      @MrHellgate82 Před 4 měsíci

      It's 2 completely different games

    • @NoxLegend1
      @NoxLegend1 Před 4 měsíci

      If you ever played Yakuza 0 you will like Like A Dragon ten times more. Gran blu is more like a fun side rpg action like jrpg like an inbetween before a major rpg release like FF7 rebirth or Monster Hunter Rise etc. Like A Dragon is built upon a huge history of Yakuza games with a newish combat system that is like Persona series. If you ever played Yakuza 0 you will definitely love Like A Dragon. Grab blu is like a casual but high end mobile game. It’s not built upon like a blow your mind, squeeze your heart kind of story. It’s more of about like addicting fun game mechanics and like a bit of an mmo. Yazkuza 0 for example on the other hand is about telling a full fledged story that will leave you satisfied with your purchase. Like A Dragon has a lot of wacky comedy though even though the story itself has a serious side, it also plays with japanese humor which is often super wacky and asinine so don’t expect like a Resident Evil type story etc.

    • @carlosmelendez8317
      @carlosmelendez8317 Před 4 měsíci

      @NoxLegend1 Cool. I am playing Yakuza 0 on my Steam Deck and loving it. I'll probably get Like a Dragon on PS5.

  • @jodinotnice9233
    @jodinotnice9233 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I watch my friend (a pretty good player) against that exact Boss and get obliterated on medium mode (with Yodarha). I think that Eugen help a lot because you have to dodge way less attack (From what a i see on your footage). Still that remain a problem i guess !

    • @yass3425
      @yass3425 Před 4 měsíci +6

      I mean yeah playing a ranged character make almost every game away easier even soul like ones

    • @jodinotnice9233
      @jodinotnice9233 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@yass3425 True, plus if i remember right, my friend was getting one or two shot by that boss. I don’t think he’s that wrong on his take tho but some bosses are a pain when you have no ranged options

  • @tangman9890
    @tangman9890 Před 4 měsíci

    Only thing that I am aware of is that the difficulty of the game is after the story, the real end-game gets tricky and has real actual mechanics like real raids.
    Difficulty? IDK, some people never cause wipes in raids and others cause wipes 24/7 so is it hard or bad players? You never know :p

  • @supremeenchilada8725
    @supremeenchilada8725 Před 4 měsíci

    game gets harder if you want it to, but i'm definitely enjoying playing a game that you can just jump in and have fun without it having to be a sweaty souls-like experience.

  • @Osteichthyes
    @Osteichthyes Před 4 měsíci

    To me ReLink is an absolutely beautiful game, with all the depth of a puddle. I played as Djeeta (Female Gran) for thematic purposes, and I really noticed that a lot of fights seem to work against itself. Melee characters like Djeeta need to complete combos to increase there levels, but a lot of the time you are being forced off the enemy before you can even complete a single combo. Ranged characters don't have to do this, and just get free range. For some bosses like Chapter 7's boss, this was maddening as it kept moving away before I could build resources, and when I went to use them, it would move somewhere else and I'd have to start all over again.
    It's a work of art, very pretty to look at, but that's about it.

  • @DyingMixTape
    @DyingMixTape Před 4 měsíci

    The fate EPs, Does speak on how they got involved with The main crew.
    Mostly static backgrounds, VOs on background lore. And occasionally an actual missions to gain Sigil slots. Worth doing even if you don’t care of the lore, they give you a bunch of Stat increases.
    My only real complaint, which probably because of not enough time for many people to play and beat game, Matchmaking Fails Way too much, even when set to Open, all lvls, no region specific. Even with the quick join feature, does it fail to connect.
    With the characters, and I’ll say this as a understandably note, that there’s only probably a handful of play styles you can come up with.
    That being said, even though every character has their unique Gimmick.
    There’s like only really a 4/5 actual different button Mechanics.
    ( using ps5 buttons)
    Mashing Square into Triangle at some point
    Simplified Dynasty warriors square with Triangle combo enders
    ( ⬜️⬜️🔺, ⬜️⬜️⬜️🔺 , ⬜️🔺🔺)
    Timed button presses/timed stance switching.
    Charge attacks/ charging after combo finisher or Skill use.
    I’m sure this was done on purpose, as this game is rather simple ( not a bad thing, good thing rather, for the players.) very pick up and play.

  • @eids08
    @eids08 Před 4 měsíci

    Is Rolan playable, asking for a friend 🙂

  • @RipCityBrady
    @RipCityBrady Před 4 měsíci

    Hopefully maniac and proud difficulty are where it's at

  • @CheebsCheeby
    @CheebsCheeby Před 4 měsíci

    I'm getting this. I hope its good. The fact that it was a phone game worries me.

  • @Tidus13666
    @Tidus13666 Před 4 měsíci +1

    12:46 FFVIII vibes here

  • @YBgusi
    @YBgusi Před 4 měsíci

    can we play this while offline mode?

  • @wsjsk175
    @wsjsk175 Před 4 měsíci

    i absolutely agree with everything you said, especially how easy the game is. wonderful game, it just needs to be harder.

  • @cloud1stclass671
    @cloud1stclass671 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The online is super buggy, serevers arent holding up lastnight tried a 4 player lobby and after one mission it has trouble starting a 2nd or 3rd mission with connection issues. Wish more content creators woukd talk more about this

  • @heretic124
    @heretic124 Před 4 měsíci

    Apparently you can't platinum this game unless you purchased deluxe or collector's edition because one of the weapons is exclusive to those. It's not clear yet if it's on purpose or an oversight but it's a deal breaker.

  • @googlewolly
    @googlewolly Před 3 měsíci

    There's no doubt that the combat looks like Tales of Arise. It may or may not actually be quite different, but it definitely looks similar. Anyway, good video.