War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

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  1. pinolious
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    very deep and fun game with many cool FF characters. it can get a bit pricy but its totally doable to play as a F2P and have access to 95% of the game.
  2. Rixam
    Apr 14, 2021
    7
    This review is based on about 9 months of gameplay. I have 15 max level characters with 4 of them being collaboration characters.

    FFBE War of the Visions has a solid core gameplay that will surely please the fans of Final Fantasy Tactics games. There are tons of things to take into account that will surely entertain the most hardcore players but can in turn be a turn-off for slightly    This review is based on about 9 months of gameplay. I have 15 max level characters with 4 of them being collaboration characters.

    FFBE War of the Visions has a solid core gameplay that will surely please the fans of Final Fantasy Tactics games. There are tons of things to take into account that will surely entertain the most hardcore players but can in turn be a turn-off for slightly more casual players.

    Continuing on with positives the audio-visual experience is a solid one. The artstyle is just gorgeous and beautiful music accompanies the player no matter where they are in the game. Collaboration events with other Final Fantasy titles bring over well adapted versions of characters, enemies and environments. Voice acting is good and brings the (very complex and all over the map) story to life.

    Then to the negatives. The game is too meta-heavy. The character upgrade system is made so complex and convoluted that you will spend most of the time just watching menus. Maxing a character is a feat that takes months and and a lot of resource farming is needed.

    Gachas divide people. If you detest gachas this game is not for you. The gacha system itself in this game is both fair and unfair. Fair in that there are many special banners with decent additional perks. Sometimes there are even Step-up banners that guarantee a featured character on Step 3 or 5. The unfairness comes from a massive pool of characters and as a result a poor rate for getting worthwhile characters. Depending on when you are playing there might even be 20+ banners to pull from. You need a ton of duplicates to make a character useable ( = maxed ) so unless you are ok with farming a couple of shards per day from hard quests you are going to have hard time making anything that is not featured viable to use. Unless you have a ton of gems (50k+) stored up or are willing to spend a fortune in real money the limited time collaboration characters are not going to be for you.

    All of that being said the game is very enjoyable in it's core. If you can live with it's annoyances there is a lot to be enjoyed. Hopefully Square Enix can one day bring a game with this core and artstyle to somewhere like Switch as a premium game with no micro transactions.    … Expand
  3. Recke
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Despite it's pleasing visuals recalling Final Fantasy Tactics, having a lot of voice overs, and a relatively interesting combat system, the game itself is a nightmare of inconveniences and hassles starting with an incorrigible scam system for unlocking characters - suggesting hundreds of dollars be dropped to get a character on average, and then months of grinding or more money to empowerDespite it's pleasing visuals recalling Final Fantasy Tactics, having a lot of voice overs, and a relatively interesting combat system, the game itself is a nightmare of inconveniences and hassles starting with an incorrigible scam system for unlocking characters - suggesting hundreds of dollars be dropped to get a character on average, and then months of grinding or more money to empower them to be usable outside of the simplest modes. Also the crafting system? YIKES.… Expand
  4. Type4101
    Apr 7, 2020
    1
    The most predatory microtransaction scheme I have ever seen in a game. The game is designed to be intentionally, unbelievably tedious--so boring and grindy that you would have to play for hours each day just to make small progress....or you can pay literally hundreds of dollars to quicken the pace. And there is so much leveling up (and hundreds of different resources needed to levelThe most predatory microtransaction scheme I have ever seen in a game. The game is designed to be intentionally, unbelievably tedious--so boring and grindy that you would have to play for hours each day just to make small progress....or you can pay literally hundreds of dollars to quicken the pace. And there is so much leveling up (and hundreds of different resources needed to level things up) that it is overwhelming. Level up characters, level up swords, level up abilities, level up esper spirits, level up limit breaks....the list goes on. But you can pay hundreds of dollars to speed it up! Of course, you need characters to level up, so go ahead an pay $40 for a small random chance to get a quality high-rarity character....but you'll probably end up with a mediocre one. Thanks for playing! Oh, and be sure to pay more for a chance at a limited time character....oh, you can't level those up unless you get the necessary ingredients....did we mention that those ingredients are limited time too, and you don't have enough time to grind them up before the event ends? No? Well, you can pay to get those! Only $79.99, and we'll be happy to provide them for you!

    This game is absolute garbage. And the biggest shame is that the underlying engine, graphics, and concept is solid. But it gets ruined within the first few hours of playing, as it becomes obvious that this game is designed to take money from whales, obsessive collectors (i.e. mentally ill) and gaming addicts (i.e. mentally ill). Predatory gambling games like these are the reason that so many people call for laws to ban this evil stuff. This game is disturbing.    … Expand
  5. larfenix
    Apr 27, 2020
    1
    Este juego tiene un buen punto de partida, lamentablemente los desarrolladores han decidido enmascarar un juego de pago como free to play, y basan su juego en el sistema del engaño, te regalamos gemas pero no te dejamos usarlas donde quieras, sino donde nosotros te digamos, de esa forma diferencian entre gente que paga y gente que no paga. ¿Consecuencia? Si pagas tienes los mejores bannersEste juego tiene un buen punto de partida, lamentablemente los desarrolladores han decidido enmascarar un juego de pago como free to play, y basan su juego en el sistema del engaño, te regalamos gemas pero no te dejamos usarlas donde quieras, sino donde nosotros te digamos, de esa forma diferencian entre gente que paga y gente que no paga. ¿Consecuencia? Si pagas tienes los mejores banners para invocar a tu servicio, y puedes competir con garantías en el PvP, batallas de gremios etc. Sino pagas bueno juegas la historia que tiene un argumento interesante e invocas en el banner que ellos te ponen para que te gastes la gemas que ellos te regalan. Vamos la discriminación de toda la vida. Decepción.… Expand
  6. soahknam
    Feb 19, 2022
    6
    I was very excited to play a new final fantasy tactics.... but this game completely discouraged me, its gamplay is monotonous and boring, tedious, no matter how much you add seasons with more characters from other sagas, you end up leaving the game. the story of the game passes, but the music is also monotonous. I do not recommend it is better to play another game of tactics.

    GAMEPLAY:    I was very excited to play a new final fantasy tactics.... but this game completely discouraged me, its gamplay is monotonous and boring, tedious, no matter how much you add seasons with more characters from other sagas, you end up leaving the game. the story of the game passes, but the music is also monotonous. I do not recommend it is better to play another game of tactics.

    GAMEPLAY: 5
    STORY: 7
    MUSIC: 6
    VISUALS: 8

    PERSONAL SCORE: 6 >    … Expand
  7. Misterdiony
    May 17, 2021
    5
    As I am into its main game on mobile, FF Brave Exvius, I gave this one a chance as well. It offers great visuals, sound and even voice overs but suffers from heavy grinding to succeed as free to play. Sure, if you invest a lot of time, you can get away without spending. Maybe it is just my opinion, but I dont want to grind an insane amount of hours on my mobile phone.
  8. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this spin off game in the series.

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  1. Noisy Pixel
    Apr 7, 2020
    80
    War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is an excellent extension of the Final Fantasy Tactics series. The game features a charming cast of characters who embark on a memorable quest that I wasn’t expecting. Still, there are definitely some balancing issues found in the PVP offerings, which make matches much easier for those who pay. As a fan of Final Fantasy Tactics, I felt right at home in terms of the battle system and turn-based mechanics found in this adventure, which pave the way for a great mobile RPG experience.
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    Apr 4, 2020
    70
    War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius has a two-sided soul: on the surface, it is a good take on the strategy side of the series; on a deeper level, its convoluted structure lead to a pay-to-win mess.
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