ブレイブリーデフォルト
Starting development as an action role-playing sequel to "", it retained elements from the "Final Fantasy" series while having its own story and gameplay elements. The producer of "The 4 Heroes of Light", Tomoya Asano, returned to produce "Bravely Default". The story's writer was Naotaka Hayashi, who was brought in from 5pb. due to his work on "Steins;Gate". The characters designs were handled by multiple artists, including art director Akihiko Yoshida and mangaka Atsushi Ōkubo. The game was influenced by western video games and television series, and individual elements were inspired by aspects of the "Dragon Quest" series and "Higurashi When They Cry". The music, composed by Revo of Sound Horizon, was intended to evoke the feelings of classic series such as "Dragon Quest" and "SaGa".