Summary
Square Enix has confirmed that the upcomingBravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remasterwill allow players to set encounter rates to zero, despite initial gameplay screenshots showing otherwise. The zero encounter rate option will not be available inBravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remasterat the start, though Square Enix clarified that it would not take players long to unlock.
Initially released on the 3DS in 2012 before heading to the West in 2014,Bravely Defaultfeatured a turn-based battle system and story motifs reminiscent of olderFinal Fantasygames.Bravely Defaulttells the story of the four “Warriors of Light” named Tiz, Agnes, Ringabel, and Edea, who traveled alongside Airy the cryst-fairy to bring the power of light back to four darkness-corrupted crystals scattered throughout Luxendarc. Along with the original story from the 3DS release,Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remasterwill also feature some exclusive mini-games that utilizethe Joy-Con 2 controllers' mouse modeand other functions.
After initial reports stated thatBravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remasterwouldnot allow players to change encounter rates to zero, Square Enix said that this would not be the case. According to a Bluesky post by Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, a Square Enix representative stated that the zero encounter rate option will be in the upcomingBravely Defaultremaster, just like in the original game. This option comes alongside other encounter rate choices that range from 50% to 200%. Schreier confirmed the news after playing through aBravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remasterdemo build at PAX East in Boston. However, the zero encounter rate feature will not be available upon starting upBravely Defaultfor the first time. Schreier added that the zero encounters feature would likely be an ability that players unlock during normal gameplay, though details about accessing said ability remained light.
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster Will Have a Zero Encounter Rate Option
It remains to be seen if the encounter-eliminating ability ofBravely Default’s HD remaster will be tied to a Job or a piece of equipment. In the originalBravely Defaultrelease, various Asterisks granted characters access to Jobs like Black Mage and White Mage, each with specific abilities that could be paired with other Jobs and equipment to provide some unique battle builds. Whenpaired with the Brave and Default command systems,Bravely Defaultplayers had to strike a balance between defending against enemy attacks and unleashing a flurry of Brave commands.
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster isone of 20 Switch 2 launch titlesavailable starting June 5. Only time will tell how well the upcoming remaster will perform on Nintendo’s new console.
