Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a great action RPG with the anime sky-island aesthetic of the Granblue Fantasy universe. The story is hit or miss, as people who don't already know the characters might find it lacking as it clearly assumes players already know the cast. For GBF fans though, it's a wonderful and fun story. Once the story is complete, the game becomes a faster paced Monster Hunter style game where you pick one of 19 unique characters to fight increasingly harder enemies for loot to level up your characters and gear. The game is multiplayer, but you can play solo with 3 AI companions, who are competent enough to get the job done even on the highest difficulty levels.

BestBuy always delivers games on, or very closely to release date as possible. I only had one issue with the packaging among the dozens of times I have used Best Buy in my life. The game is extremely fun, and captures the essence of the mobile hit in Japan. This game was not released officially here in the U.S., so this console version is sort of the studio's attempt at reaching the U.S. audience in my opinion. This game's strength is the combat and world design. The multiplayer is very fun and challenging. The only minor gripe I have is not having an option for a 1440p 60fps or at elast a 40 fps mode via 120 hz TVs. I feel this option should be more standardized for the PS5, as games are getting more demanding. Most performance modes now days run at 1080p 60, which is quite low for today's standards. I do not expect a 4K60 experience, but a 1440p should be the gold standard. I won't say more than this, because you must try this game!

Let me start this off by saying that this is coming from the perspective of a GBF veteran of 8 years, as I have played the gacha version ever since 2016, so I apologize for any bit of bias here and there. Now, let's begin with the one thing, the story. The pace and structure of the story remind me a lot of the anniversary events of Granblue Fantasy. A somewhat slow, but meaningful start that already sets the tone for how things are, with the middle part being that of mostly information and a bit of worldbuilding with nothing really flashy, to the end where everything starts to come together and really show itself. So understandably, some parts might seem a bit drawn out and all, but not to a point that it just kills things. Now, I will say that the story itself, in the eyes of a majority of folk, would be nothing to write home about. But those who are Granblue Fantasy fans would really come to enjoy it and the characters it introduces. I wish I could say more, but not without spoiling things. For those who say that the game expects you to know the characters, it's both true and false. Yes, characters like the main crew an do have the air of familiarity and some stuff mentioned is really for those who've played the gacha, but Cygames did implement the Fate episodes feature. They're basically mini stories that give you background information on the character and even shows you how they develop as they face circumstances in the new skydom. Moving onto the graphics... Wow, just, wow. The graphics of this game are absolutely beautiful. Actually being able to see how the environments are supposed to be in 3D and how the characters interact with it is rather surreal. Sometimes you really can't help but to stop and just take in the surroundings and realize just how far Cygames has come with Granblue Fantasy. The gameplay is pretty simple on the surface; you have skills, an attack, a jump, a dodge, and block. You also have potions to use via the directional pad on your controller, and you also have four skills to use, which can either damage the opponent, buff you and your allies, or debuff the opponent. And you don't have to play as the Main Character, as there are 5 others you can try out, and more you can recruit as you progress the story and do some quests, which means there's variety to choose from. However, where things get interesting is in the Mastery system. It's basically Granblue's equivelant of a skill and trait tree, where you spend your Mastery points (skill points), and unlock nodes in either an Attack or Defense tree, unlocking more skills to use while also increasing your stats. When you hit a certain level, you unlock Over Mastery, which gives you even more stat boosts, albeit at random, so you do need to spend quite a bit of mastery points. There's also the blacksmith, in which you can upgrade weapons, craft new weapons, and imbue traits into them. You can also upgrade items known as Sigils, which are like bonus traits that can do a variety of things, ranging from basic stuff like flat damage bonuses and giving more damage based on how much health you have, to things like letting you dodge more often, or even making it so you're always superior in element to an enemy. Moving on to the quests, this is where things get more Monster Hunter-like. You have a variety of quests to pick from, like Survival, Defense, Conquest, or even the usual Boss fights. It's where you're going to be spending the rest of your time playing the game once you finish the story. However, you don't have to take the quests on alone, at least when doing Hard and above. When you select a quest, you do have the option of either matching up with other players, or going at it alone with your own party. Things do get pretty difficulty, and some fights are pretty questionable, but those are few in comparison to the others that are very enjoyable. All in all, if you're a fan of Granblue Fantasy, then you can definitely pick this up. If you're a fan of action RPGs and also need something that can scratch the Monster Hunter itch while waiting for the next game, then you can definitely give this a try. The game does have a demo on the PS Store, so check it out first to decide if you want to get the game or not.

I live this game so much. The graphics are amazing and the story is pretty good! The box was super awesome and the interior contents are cool. I love collecting these versions of the games. It really adds to the collection.

Fun Combat, Great for anime and action-JRPG fans. There's also End Game content similar to Monster

This game is a ton of fun. The story is pretty short but it really is a game focused on he end game grind of powering up your favorite characters and their gear.

of all the deluxe edition ps5 games i own, games that use this same book-esq style format, this set stands out for so many reasons, all of which are positive. from the extras included, all of them excellent, to quite simply how dang good looking it is, man this collection is cool. that aside, this game is great and certainly worth a purchase. the rpg/jrpg scene this gen has been fantastic and this game truly adds to an already excellent lineup for the playstation 5.

Everything you get in the box looks great and has quality, including the box! The game plays and looks perfect.

A lot of fun to play, even if I don't understand the story

To me this game was worth the wait but it was story was short but there is alot of post game content. I would say the post game is almost like monster hunter post game,

Great graphics and fun RPG. Highly recommended. The limited edition version comes in a nice harback sleeve. Great for your shelf.

Great game i am still playing but i am enjoying the run so far

The box was a little beat up so that qas disappointing but other than that everything was good.

Amazing Action RPG. Beautiful artwork. Great story. If you enjoy Xenoblade Chronicles on Switch this is a must play..

Packaging was crisp. No dings or damage to art box.

I am having so much fun with this game, glad it came out.

I love the game so much. I enjoy . Give me gift card plz

Very good game, very fun hack and slash game, good story just good

Case is Fire, perfect condition. Wish i had it shipped here on release date but thx.

Game is very fun, the extra DLC codes are great, the little art book is nice, all of it great!