Written by Ross Locksley on 11 Jan 2024
Now available on the Playstation 4/5 store page, you can download the demo for Granblue Fantasy: Relink, ahead of its release on February 1st.
You can get all the latest updates from the official game website. Unfortunately, much like Granblue Fantasy Vs, there's no special or deluxe editions for the UK, only the vanilla disc available from Amazon or GAME, which is a bit of a downer.
About the game:
The demo includes 3 modes of play:
Story Mode
Experience a small slice of the main story! Upon completing this mode, players will earn a reward that is claimable in the full game of Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
Quest Mode
Work your way through a sampling of three quests that are playable solo or with other players via an internet connection! Upon completing this mode, players will earn rewards that are claimable in the full game of Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
Eleven characters are available in quest mode, each with their own unique fighting style. There’s someone for everyone!
Available Demo Characters:
Gran, Katalina, Rackam, Io, Charlotta, Ghandagoza, Narmaya, Lancelot, Siegfried, Yodarha, and Zeta.
Tutorial Mode
Play through this mode to learn the basic controls!
Watch the Anime online for free:
Cygames has uploaded the first 7 episodes of the Granblue Fantasy anime to their English site so that you can immerse yourself in the Granblue wolrd prior to the game's release. The episodes can be watched on Youtube on the Cygames english channel until February 4th.
From the Press Release:
Engage in real-time combat with a party of up to four characters in Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
Choose from a diverse roster of characters, each with their own unique weapons, skills, and combat styles. Whether button mashing with abandon or timing each attack with perfect precision, there’s a play style for everyone. Every enemy and party formation has its own strengths and weaknesses—the key to victory lies in working out how these pieces fit together.
Assist modes provide accessibility for gamers of all skill levels. Full Assist mode essentially handles all aspects of combat when enabled.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink offers a complete single-player experience and cooperative online multiplayer action. Unite with others to tackle more than 100 quests that feature various goals and enemies!
Story
Granblue Fantasy takes place in the Sky Realm, a world where myriad islands float in a great blue expanse. Take your role as captain of a skyfaring crew, joined by a scrappy little dragon named Vyrn and a young girl with mysterious powers named Lyria. Together you sail with a colorful cast of crewmates, including kings and misfits alike, for Estalucia, a fabled island beyond the end of the skies.
In the Zegagrande Skydom, islands are guarded by powerful creatures known as primal beasts and winds carry tales of a secretive organization known as the Church of Avia. Unveil a web of intrigue reaching far beyond the borders of Zegagrande and engage in a battle for the fate of the Sky Realm itself.
Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time. You can read his more personal articles on UKA's sister site, The Anime Independent.
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