Granblue Fantasy Versus

**Release(s)** | **PlayStation 4**AS February 6, 2020NA March 3, 2020EU March 27, 2020**Steam**WW March 13, 2020

**Granblue Fantasy Versus** (グランブルーファンタジーバーサス, *Guranburū Fantajī Bāsasu*) is a fighting game created by Cygames in collaboration with Arc System Works.

The game will resume the events of the original *Granblue Fantasy* game with the purpose to introduce more people to the franchise.

## Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to those from *Guilty Gear Xrd*, *Guilty Gear -STRIVE-*, *Dragon Ball FighterZ* and *DNF Duel*, but completely different, due to being heavily have influences of *Street Fighter* series through Cygames employee and *Street Fighter* veteran Daigo Umehara.

## Game Modes

* **Journal** - Includes **Gallery**, where you can view various images, character art and more in the game, **Glossary**, where details various terms and characters in the *Granblue Fantasy* universe, and **Replays**, where lets you watch the online matches you have recorded in the game.
* **Play**
	+ **RPG Mode** - The main story mode of the game.
	+ **Arcade** - A standard mode for fighting games. You fight against a series of opponents. In this, after selecting your character, you can choose your opponent and the difficulty at the start and between matches.
	+ **Versus** - Another standard mode for fighting games. You can choose to fight against another local player or against a CPU.
	+ **Training** - Includes **Free Training**, where you practice with a character while trying out a variety of settings, and **Mission Training**, where you do a series of challenges to learn how to play the game.
	+ **Online** - Play against other players around the world, whether it's a casual match, a ranked match or a lobby match.

## Characters

### Playable

Base Characters

* Gran
* Katalina
* Charlotta
* Lancelot
* Percival
* Ferry
* Lowain
* Ladiva
* Metera
* Zeta
* Vaseraga

DLC Characters

Character Pass 1
* Beelzebub\*
* Narmaya
* Soriz
* Djeeta
* Zooey

Character Pass 2
* Belial
* Cagliostro
* Yuel
* Anre
* Eustace
* Seox

Additional Set
* Vira
* Belial (Avatar)

Ver. 2.70
* Lunalu

### NPCs

* Lyria
* Vyrn
* Elsam
* Tomoi
* Yggdrasil
* Societte
* Rackam
* Io Euclase
* Eugen
* Rosetta
* Sierokarte
* Bahamut
* Beatrix
* Ilsa
* Seofon

(\*) Can be alternatively unlocked by completing Episode 40 in RPG Mode

## Stages

* Angads Highlands, Port Breeze Achipelago
* Fourth Hall, Amalthea
* Oriens Boulevard, Town of Albion
* Fremel Island, Valtz Duchy
* Colosseum, Albion Citadel
* Verena Beach, Auguste Isles (Metera and Lowain's Stage)
* Grandcypher
* Astral Throne, Pandemonium (Beelzebub's Stage)

### DLC Stages

* Jewel Liner
* Lumacie
* Dydroid Belt

## Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising

*Main article: Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising*
During day 1 of GBF FES 2023, a sequel to *Versus*, *Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising*, was revealed, showcasing new features, like new stages, skills and characters. It is expected to release worldwide on November 30, 2023.

## Trivia

* As of April 12, 2020, this game is a tribute to Eugen’s original Japanese voice actor, Keiji Fujiwara, who passed away due to cancer on that day, though he managed to record most of his lines for Season 1 DLC. Due to this, Eugen was omitted from Season 2 content.
* This game is part of the 6th anniversary of the *Granblue Fantasy* series.
* Following the result from GBVS CyGames Cup 2022 Special, these are the list of characters who are candidates for the next DLC waves. One of them (namely Beatrix and Seofon) are currently NPCs for a time being, unless they are officially announced as playable characters in the next wave(s). However, the inclusions are ultimately being saved for the upcoming sequel, *Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising*.

## External Links

* Offical website
* Store links: PlayStation Store / Steam