Bravely series prod. Tomoya Asano & Octopath Traveler prod. Masashi Takahashi spend an hour talking about the "essence of classic RPGs." English subtitles available:

[Interaction] For news on Team Asano upcoming games and other related goodies, I'd recommend following @novacrystallis.com and @gematsu.com.

In this gameplay snippet from Octopath Traveler 0, Alexia uses her Ultimate Technique: 'Ancient Magic' to "deal massive non-elemental damage to all foes." More about Octopath Traveler 0: novacrystallis.com/2025/09/octo...

Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles launch congratulatory illustration from the Triangle Strategy team. Illustrated by Yasushi Hasegawa.

“There is a man I hate so much that simply killing him will not satisfy me.” FE: Fortune’s Weave looks amazing! Don’t know much about Leda yet, but I assume she and Primrose (OT) would be best friends :) #fireemblem #fe18 #fefw #fe18leda #fireemblemfortunesweave #octopathtraveler #primroseazelhart

I've seen people say Dragon Quest VII Reimagined looks bad and I disagree. The level of respect they put into Toriyama's original artwork is impressive.

[Interaction] Dragon Quest VII Remake looks like what Bravely Default 2 could've been if more time and care were put into polishing it.

Surprise! Triangle Strategy is out now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Microsoft Store with a 30% launch discount for a limited time. The Scales of Conviction await. ⚖️ youtu.be/WLWGABIipNQ

[News + Official art] One of the roads your character can take in Octopath Traveler 0 is to work towards rebuilding your hometown. Gathering the townsfolk to help on this tremendous task is key. New illustration by Naoki Ikushima themed after this new mechanic.

Team Asano fans will hear the same jokes and same commentaries about the games from people outside the fandom for the rest of our lives

Elliot is Deneb actually

Logos evolution

Sharing special artwork by Naoki Ikushima to celebrate two newly announced HD-2D titles, Octopath Traveler 0 and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, as well as a special message from Tomoya Asano!

[News] Besides returning jobs, such as Hunter and Cleric, new jobs will be presented in the game. Stia is an Architect, a new supportive job in the series.

[Official art] Key art and character design for Octopath Traveler 0. Key art illustrated by Naoki Ikushima. Character illustrations by Kenta Kamada, main illustrator for Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent.

[News] Octopath Traveler 0 includes the town building mechanic. During the story, you can choose between focusing on restoring your hometown or tackling a route for justice for the deeds done to your fellows.

[Announcement] A new entry in the Octopath series: Octopath Traveler 0. A prequel to the original Octopath, set in the same realm of Orsterra. Make your own character and choose between over 30 characters to be on your 8-character party in this turn-based RPG. Coming December 04, 2025.

[Official art] Key art and character design for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. Illustrations by Naoki Ikushima.

[Announcement] A new game by the creators of Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler: The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. The first action RPG by Team Asano. Releasing on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Coming 2026.

So Team Asano already did: Final Fantasy SaGa Tactics Ogre/FF Tactics ... and now Mana/Ys Can we acknowledge them as old-school JRPG deities at this point?

[Official art] The official Bravely Default account on Twitter shared the full illustrations from the postcards/bookmarks featuring each individual character. These are credited to Nukushima-san and Ogasawara-san. #BDFF

[Interaction] BioShock as one of the inspirations for Bravely Default makes everything make so much sense.

[News] Postcards themed after Bravely Default will be distributed at a Japanese library later this month. The 4 top illustrations are all-new pieces.

[Official art] Today marks the 7th anniversary of Octopath Traveler. New celebratory illustration by Yukihiro Kajimoto.

My review of the #BravelyDefault HD Remaster is out now! And also - big thank you to @square-enix-games.com for sponsoring the video! youtu.be/hQ6usxbD-Sg

My new article is now live. This time I examine why Second fell short of its predecessor.

[Interaction] I have it!

He's never beating the allegations

[Interaction] If you're playing Bravely Default on your Switch 2, share some of your initial thoughts below!

A special message from Bravely Default composer, Revo, to celebrate #BravelyDefault Flying Fairy HD Remaster's release.

[Interaction] Asano, give me this shirt!

[News] It's midnight in Japan! Today, June 5, marks the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 alongside the remastered version of Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. New celebratory artwork by Rina Yoshiura.

[Official art] New illustration by Naoki Ikushima. 12 hours until the release of Bravely Default HD Remaster.

[Official art] New illustration by Naoki Ikushima. 2 days until the release of Bravely Default HD Remaster.

[Official art] New illustration by Naoki Ikushima. 3 days until the release of Bravely Default HD Remaster.

Also, if you missed it, Square Enix confirmed that additional encounter rate toggles (0%/400%) are available in the new remaster as accessories earned through the new minigames.

[Official art] New anniversary piece for Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent features the OT2 cast.

Final Fantasy III 35th anniversary illustration by Kaori Nishio. Square Enix also shares development materials from the game via the official blog: na.finalfantasy.com/news/2742

[News] Previous speculation about the encounter rate for the remaster of Bravely Default has now been confirmed: The game won't offer a no-encounter option. An option to halve the random encounters has been implemented instead.

Want to know more about #BravelyDefault Flying Fairy HD Remaster? We go into the jobs, characters, game features and more in this new deep dive preview: sqex.link/Bravely

[Interaction] What a disgrace has it been to follow Nintendo Switch 2 news. I can have all the data on my handheld game cartridge, but two generations later and we get an useless piece of plastic in our shelves. This is a middle-finger to all the efforts done for physical media and preservation.

[Official art] April 23 is the anniversary of Bravely Second: End Layer. Today marking the 10th of the game. Twitter/X post celebrates the occasion while also commenting that they hope it can be remastered in the future alongside the already announced BDFF remaster. Illustration by Nishio Kaori.

Team Asano: Hey, have you forgotten about Bravely Second yet? No? H-huh *sweating bullets* s-so that wasn't our proudest moment and we would like you to forget it, please. Please... *slowly reach out for a gun* p-please forget about it!

"B-but the second half!" Oh yes, everyone's favorite comment about the game. Well, I'm assuming people who can't stand a few moments of revisiting some events must be fuming at the idea of playing Drakengard, Nier, Zero Escape, Dark Souls or any other game with alternative outcomes and endings?

[Interaction] I don't want to get involved on any silly discourse but... wow! What is going on with these Bravely Default hot takes these last few days?

If we get a demo for the remaster, I hope it's set in the Water Temple part of the game. People who shittalk Bravely Default deserve Rusalka.

Okay, last thing, since I'm seeing misinformation. Game Cards still exist for Switch 2. Game Key Cards are a new version of the shitty "Download code only" physical games, with a fake card as DRM. Like those on Switch, the box will be different! en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/...