War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is a tactical role-playing game developed by Gumi and published by Square Enix.
War of the Visions launched in Japan with a user registration drive for Android on June 6, 2019, and was released November 14, 2019. A separate global campaign began February 20, 2020, with the game releasing on March 25. 
==Story ==
War of the Visions takes place an untold number of years prior to Brave Exvius, when on the continent of Ardra, war breaks out between its five largest states, sweeping up many smaller regions in its wake. This conflict becomes part of the history of Lapis and is recorded as the War of the Visions.
==Gameplay==
The player takes control of Mont Leonis, a character from one of several Warring Factions in the game's timeline. Gameplay consists of players controlling their characters in a 3D isometric environment. Units can be controlled to move, attack, cast spells and use skills. Turn order is determined by the CT of the unit on the map. The gameplay is reminiscent of Final Fantasy Tactics as it features a similar death system wherein after 3 turns, the deceased character turns into a crystal, although in this game it does not cause said unit to be permanently removed from the player's roster but rather just removes the from the battle.
To acquire units, the player must summon them via the use of the game's main currency Visiore amongst the different banners offered. Units come in different rarities Normal (N), Rare (R), Super Rare (SR), Mega Rare (MR) and Ultra Rare (UR), which have growing power but inversely proportional rate of acquisition, that is to say the rarer the unit, the more difficult it is to acquire. Players can also summon Espers (which also include traditional Final Fantasy monsters like Cactuars, Bombs, along more classic ones like Ifrit or Shiva) or Vision Cards, both of which can be equipped and enhanced in their respective ways, and are also subject to the rarity system. Visiore itself is divided between free Visiore and paid Visiore, the latter being exclusively acquired via in-game microtransactions.
All characters have a Level and a Job Level, both of which must be enhanced for the character to grow. However, characters come with a cap on their max level, and must go through Awakening and Limit Breaks in order to expand their maximum level cap to become more powerful. Players have a main Job and two Subjobs, the latter of which are unlocked via Awakening. Like in the Tactics games, units learn Active Abilities, Passive Abilities and Reaction Abilities, all of which require the player to advance the unit's skill grid and unlock abilities via JP earned through battle or other ways. Awakening and Limit Breaking is essential to move in the deeper layers of the grid. All units are assigned to one specific element, which determines the materials needed for Awakening and Limit Breaking. In the latter's case, Unit Shards which must match the corresponding unit, are required for a Limit Break. Unit Shards can be obtained through a handful of quests, Shops (although often at the cost of Visiore) or by summoning duplicates of a certain unit, which will be instantly converted into Shards. Some of the materials as were as the costs involved are also dependant on the unit's rarity, being overall more difficult for rarer units. Both Espers and Vision Cards also have caps of their own and have their respective means to increase their level gaps.
In actual combat plays similarly to the Tactics game where units move across a map, in the span of multiple turns in which both player and enemy forces perform their own moves. The Bravery and Faith system make as values assigned to each unit. Bravery affects the physical damage inflicted as well the chance of Reaction Abilities to trigger, while a low Bravery count will cause the Chicken status where units will be unable to act for a time until it reaches a certain value over time. Faith instead determines the potency of Magic Damage inflicted and received as well as the chance to inflict status ailments or receive them. Unlike Tactics a high Faith value will not cause a unit to leave. Bravery and Faith can be raised and decreased in different ways.
There are a few differences in battle when compared to other games. Units have HP, TP and AP values. HP determines how long a unit can remain active, if it reaches 0 it is a KO. TP is consumed to use supportive abilities like buffs or healings. All units start with their TP gauge filled, but requires items like Ether to restore. AP is used for offensive abilities and it starts low, but can be filled through actions, even using TP. All abilities have a limit of how much they can be used per battle, regardless of their respective gauge values.
The player can engage in the game through its main story, or by performing optional quests. Some event quests provide unique equipment recipes and materials, needed to craft equipment. Other more generic quests can also yield materials necessary for level up, hoarding Gil, or to perform Awakenings and Job Leveling. The player can also involve themselves with the Arena for either automated or manual battles against other players units, or affiliate with a Guild and the Guild War system. All these have provide their own benefits to the player over time, providing differing currencies for use. Players can also partake in Multi-Quests in which players cooperate with one another.
When not in combat, the player can also go to the multiple Shops available to purchase equipment, recipes, unit shards or materials. All shops and the products sold have different costs in either Gil, Visiore, or others obtained by other means. Chocobo Expeditions can also be done to obtain materials to boost Espers or Equipment as well as level up certain characters. When doing quests, there is a chance to trigger the Whimsy Shop which sells random items or shards at discounted prices, or also trigger a bonus drop rate for Chocobo Expeditions. To perform any quest, the player will need NRG which refills over time, but also through other items.
==Characters==
;Leonis
*Oelde Leonis 
*Helena Leonis
*Mont Leonis (Caelum)
**Lilyth 
**Ramada 
**Baelo
**Learte
*Sterne Leonis (Fortem)
**Owe 
**Vallaide
**Sosha
**Little Leela
**Etre
**Yerma
**Nasha
*Ildyra (Lumen)
**Louelle
**Garreth
**Sylma
*Elsirelle
*Kitone 
*Eliza
*Rafale
;Hourne
*Robb Hourne 
*Dario Hourne 
*Machérie Hourne 
*Engelbert (Solidus)
**Lorenzo
**Frederika
**Schuzelt 
**Xiza
**Vistralle
*Adelard (Nitor) 
**Salire 
**Grahl
**Rayches
*Naiah
*Shadowlynx
;Fennes
*Muraga Fennes 
*Melnia 
*Ranell
*Oldoa
*Kilphe
*Rairyuu 
*Doluza
*Vinera Fennes 
*Tyrrell
;Wezette
*Khury Wezette 
*Maevia Wezette
*Viktora
*Luartha
*Serjes (Equito)
**Severo
**Yuni
* Abbott (Stiriae)
** Ygene
*Glaciela Wezette (Spirare) 
**Cadia
**Meriluke
**Cherise
**Miranda
**Seymore
*Margritte (Rubeus)
**Vadim
*Minwu 
*Cayanne
*Roseluna Wezette
*Sonille
*Freyser
;Crystal Sanctum
*Sadali Crysthea 
*"Murmur"
*"Whisper"
*"Grace"
*Dorando 
*Gargas 
*Nador
*Bronwell
*Shelva
*Exia
;Ovis
*Roghza Ovis
*Lucielle Ovis
*Rasheena Ovis
*Shalze Ovis
*Macleod (Inviam)
**Valtoa
*Deah 
*Miche
*Phoebe
;Heindler
*Oberon Heindler
*Alaya Rundall
*Gernsback (Six Fangs)
**Resnick
**Moore (Abandoned)
**Jeter
*Neia
*Rivelka
;Rundall
*Jayden Rundall 
*Gryfford (Sonitus)
*Rhaldor (Crucium) 
**Ellshra
**Barale
*Lu'Cia (Calorum)
**Creysse
*Chunak (Vanum)
**Elan
*Liv'La (Lustrare)
**Drace
*Camillo (Defected to Leonis)
;Saiga
*Skahal
*Livialle
*Ahlim
*Mia
;Gouga
*Loreila
*Mariale
*Zazan
*Niv'Lu
;Ariale
* Gilgamesh 
* Amnelis
;Unaffiliated
*Howlet Groms
*Tyytas Groms
*Chel Groms
*Varush
*Raviesse
*Galzahk
*Garvall
*Velne
*Eldric
*Lameiga
*Lumeide
*Jurial
*Lissette
*Corwell
*Pharm
*Velric
*Lemuré
*Zachar
*Harvas
;Farplane
*Lucio
*Jeume
*Cetia
*Ranan
*Velis
*Astrius
*Perrene
*Rulgia
*Raph
*Rysol
*Viga
*Dialdo
;FFBE
* Rain
* Lasswell
* Fina
* Aileen
* Ayaka
* Sakura
* Charlotte
* Raegen
* Hyoh
* Mediena
* Fryevia
* Duane
* Starlight Elena
* Ibara
* Esther
;Final Fantasy Tactics
* Ramza
* Delita
* Agrias 
* Mustadio
* Orlandeau
* Gaffgarion
;FFXIV: Shadowbringers
* Thancred
* Y'shtola
;FFX
*Tidus
*Yuna
*Auron
;FFVII
*Cloud
*Tifa
*Barret
*Aerith
*Sephiroth
;FFIV
*Cecil
*Rosa
*Kain
*Golbez
;FFVI
*Terra
*Locke
*Celes
*Kefka
;FFXIII
*Lightning
*Snow
*Hope
;Final Fantasy 
*Warrior of Light
;NieR:Automata
*2B
*9S
*A2
*2P
;Persona 5 Royal
*Joker
*Queen
*Violet
;Tomb Raider
*Lara Croft
;Fullmetal Alchemist
*Edward Elric
*Alphonse Elric
*Roy Mustang
*King Bradley
;Dragon Quest
*Slime
*Psaro
*Zoma
==Music==
==Development==
War of the Visions was first teased at a Brave Exvius Fan Festa in late 2018. It was around this time as well that social media accounts were activated. By mid-year, the open beta for Android was launched, from which preview screenshots began circulating. Further news was kept to a minimum until February 2020, when the Global version was announced for pre-queueing and an accompanying registration drive was held. The game was published to all app stores on March 25, 2020. At the time, individual story chapters and events were released on a staggered schedule, as was standard practice.
Square Enix and gumi would eventually announce a merger of the Japanese and Global server bases by mid-2023. The merger was completed in late September of the same year.
On December 21, 2023, the two companies announced a drawdown in support for Spanish, French, German, and Korean as available languages, leaving only English, Japanese, and Chinese available when the process is completed Spring 2024.
==Production credits==
FFBE Series Producer 	Kei Hirono 	 	
Producer 	Hiroki Fujimoto (Global Version)Kei Hirono (Japanese Version)	 	
Director 	Tomoe Nakase (Global Version)Yugo Ogura (Japanese Version) 	 	
Operations Director 	Yoshiyuki Endo (Global Version) 	 	
Art Director 	Hiroyuki Suzuki 	 	
Development Producer 	Jun Imaizumi 	 	
Screenplay by 	Ichiro Tezuka (Studio Bentstuff Co.,Ltd.) 	 	
Music by 	Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden) 	 	
Sound Effects by 	Makoto Ise 	 	
Movie Director 	Hiroshi Kuwabara 	 	
Character Design 	CyDesignation, Inc.
{| class="sortable article-table WotV" style="margin-right:auto;"	Character design supervisors	Hideo MinabaAkihiko Yoshida
Character design Manager	Nicolas Baldin 	 	
===Voice cast===
Character 	Japanese 	English
Mont Leonis 	Kensho Ono 	Bryce Papenbrook
Sterne Leonis 	Yuichiro Umehara 	Zach Aguilar
Oelde Leonis 	Kazuhiro Yajami 	Chris Tergliafera
Macherie Hourne 	Lynn 	Skyler Davenport
Yuni 	Miku Ito 	Jason Frazier
Lilyth 	Yumi Uchiyama 	Amber Lee Connors
"Grace" 	Ai Kayano 	Kirsten Day
"Whisper" 	Ai Kayano 	Kirsten Day
"Murmur" 	Ai Kayano 	Kirsten Day
Engelbert 	Katduyuki Konishi 	Brady Hales
Schuzelt 	Yuuki Ono 	Joe Hernandez
Severo 	Makoto Furukawa 	Andrew Eales
Robb Hourne 	Masashi Ebara 	Ted Limpert
Glaciela Wezette	Yuka Iguchi 	Erica Mendez
Helena Leonis 	Atsuko Tanaka 	Alexa Rose
Sadali Crysthea 	Daisuke Hirakawa 	Kaiji Tang
Kitone 	Yui Ishikawa 	Erin Maureen Fitzpatrick
Ramada 	Kiyono Yasuno 	Faye Mata
Shadowlynx 	Yoko Hikasa 	Fracesca Manzi
Xiza 	Ryoka Yuzuki 	Amber May
Adelard 	Takuya Sato 	Lucien Dodge
Salire 	Rie Takahashi 	Elise Napier
Muraga Fennes 	Masufumi Kimura 	Jarred Kjack
Vinera Fennes 	Yukiyo Fujii 	Sarah Anne Williams
Frederika 	Ayaka Suwa 	Rachelle Heger
Serjes 	Kenji Nojima 	Joe Zieja
Zazan 	Kousuke Goto 	Patrick Seitz
Vallaide 	Anri Katsu 	Sean Chiplock
Dario Hourne 	Yuya Hirose 	Aleks Le
Lorenzo 	Tarusuke Shingaki 	Michael Christopher
Learte 	Yu Serizawa 	Stephanie Komure
Baelo 	Toru Nara 	Billy Kametz
Lu'Cia 	Aya Endo 	Cindy Robinson
Sosha 	Rei Shimoda 	Brianna Knickerbocker
Little Leela 	Marika Kohno 	Lexi Fontaine
Oldoa 	Yu Kobayashi 	Morgan Berry
Kilphe 	Nozomi Nishida 	Tiana Camacho
Aileen 	Marina Inoue 	Cristina Vee
Rain 	Nobuhiko Okamoto 	Daman Mills
Lasswell 	Yusuke Kobayashi 	Alejandro Saab
Duane 	 	Howard Wang
Rairyuu 	Satoshi Mikami 	Brandon Hearnsberger (uncredited)
Khury Wezette 	Yasihiro Mamiya 	
Dorando 	Satoshi Tsuruoka 	
Gargas 	Showtaro Morikubo 	
Margritte 	Akeno Watanabe 	Faye Mata
Vadim 	Hidenori Takahashi	
Howlet Groms 	Kazuyuki Okitsu 	Cedric L. Williams
==Gallery==
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==External links==
*Official Japanese site
*Official English site
*Official Japanese Twitter
*Teaser trailer
*Google Play info and download (Japan)
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