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  • Summary: In a world where adventurers roam the skies on airships, and the floating islands of the Skydoms lead their way, the Grandcypheran airship of massive proportionssets out on a magnificent journey, traveling the islands, and picking up a veritable army of sellswords, knights, and mages alongIn a world where adventurers roam the skies on airships, and the floating islands of the Skydoms lead their way, the Grandcypheran airship of massive proportionssets out on a magnificent journey, traveling the islands, and picking up a veritable army of sellswords, knights, and mages along the way However, these heroes of the sky will soon embark on a brand-new adventure, where battle and glory await!

    An international mobile game hit, Granblue Fantasy has topped the charts, charming players across the globe with a plethora of lovable characters and story-driven mechanics. Now, legendary fighting game studio Arc System Works and Cygames are teaming up to bring the universe to home console in an action-packed head-to-head fighter. Featuring a colorful cast of their most popular "crewmembers," each with a unique fighting style that is easy to learn but hard to master, Granblue Fantasy: Versus is sure to appeal to fans of Granblue lore and fighting games alike.

    KEY FEATURES

    * An Anime Fighter for Players of All Levels!
    Arc System Works, the team behind critically-acclaimed fighting series BlazBlue, Guilty Gear, and Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Cygames, the people behind the international mobile phenomenon Granblue Fantasy, usher in a new era of fighting games with a rich and accessible battle system suitable for beginners and veterans alike.

    * Fight as Your Favorite Granblue Characters!
    A balanced and varied cast of combatants are ready to duke it out, each with their own individual fighting styles and dazzling skills. Whether it's the well-rounded Katalina, the long-range specialist Ferry, or the dual blade wielder Lancelot, there is a character and style to suit almost anyone's tastes.

    * A Gorgeous 2.5D Style World, Accompanied by Memorable Melodies!
    High production values recreate the well-known locales of the Granblue Fantasy universe in vivid 2.5D, bringing these environments to life as crewmembers cheer in the background, all accompanied by Stelle Magna's stirring soundtrack.

    * Captivating Visuals, Designed by a Fantasy Expert!
    Hideo Minaba of Final Fantasy series fame contributes as art director, lending his extraordinary talents and unforgettable character and world designs to the Granblue Fantasy universe!
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  1. Mar 20, 2020
    90
    Quotation forthcoming.
  2. Apr 19, 2020
    77
    Granblue Fantasy: Versus is a really fun and well-made fighting game, ideal for newcomers. If it offered more offline content in its standard package and a better online code was implemented, then we would highly recommend it to all fans of the genre.
  3. Mar 17, 2020
    70
    This gorgeous anime-style fantasy fighter is great for beginners and fans of 2D brawlers. It's fun, and flashy with genuinely endearing characters. However, a somewhat underdeveloped single-player experience and dated netcode hold it back from being truly top-tier.
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  1. nd_
    Mar 17, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece - great mix of fighting and rpg with beautiful graphics and art, animations and sound, intuitive controls and very addictiveA masterpiece - great mix of fighting and rpg with beautiful graphics and art, animations and sound, intuitive controls and very addictive gameplay. Best of curated! Expand
  2. Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Great characters in both gameplay and story. Some moments of the plot will be fully understood only by those who played the original GranblueGreat characters in both gameplay and story. Some moments of the plot will be fully understood only by those who played the original Granblue Fantasy.
    The control on the keyboard is the same as in most fighting games - at first it’s inconvenient, and then you get used to it.
    An interesting approach to the passage of the single-player part. The system for selecting and upgrading weapons and characters partially migrated from the original game.
    In addition to the main quests, there is also an optional quests that provides insignificant parts of the plot or a short background of the characters so that the player can learn a little about their life and personality.
    The graphics are very nice and detailed. Sometimes, due to the style, there is a feeling that some cutscenes are looks like at 15 fps, but this is not reflected in the gameplay itself.
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  3. Jun 25, 2020
    9
    Great way to start learning fighting games, gameplay is top notch, music is amazing, graphics are what you would expect over an arsys game.Great way to start learning fighting games, gameplay is top notch, music is amazing, graphics are what you would expect over an arsys game. Wish it had better netcode, but I have a blast playing it with friends. Shame about the online codes. Expand
  4. Jun 9, 2021
    4
    Pretty visuals can only take a game so far, as once you get past that, you get an admittedly fun story mode, but the actual gameplay itselfPretty visuals can only take a game so far, as once you get past that, you get an admittedly fun story mode, but the actual gameplay itself constantly works against the player, featuring refresh mechanics on special moves and the game just prematurely ending your combo, even if it wasn't that long. That and the fact that ArcSys is just allergic to good netcode, and there is basically no reason to pick this game up Expand
  5. Jul 3, 2023
    3
    I haven't played the story mode but not sure I ever will.

    I just got this for about £1.50 and I'm glad that's all I paid. I have the same
    I haven't played the story mode but not sure I ever will.

    I just got this for about £1.50 and I'm glad that's all I paid.

    I have the same gripes with this as I do every Street Fighter since 3. It just feels slow and sluggish, very floaty.

    I play KoF, Blazblue, Fatal Fury's, Guilty Gear's, Killer Instinct, Street Fighter 3, Injustice, MK and they feel mostly fast and fluid.

    It looks great, don't get me wrong, it is nicely polished and sound quality is good but a bit generic. Gameplay wise it just isn't fun because of the speed of play. I feel there was massive potential here that just hasn't been capitalised on. It's a shame because I love the visuals but in the 2D fighting genre it is just massively out classed by the competition.

    I am impressed enough to give a new release a shot if it looks fluid enough but I might as well be fighting with Carebears, it just feels slow. Definitely not top tier ArcSys, even Under night is better and that game feels unfinished. There is never any reason to purchase this above other ArcSys games like Blazblue Centralfiction, or Guilty Gear Xrd. When you include other companies in the mix, there are just loads of better options.

    The average score for this was something like 4.7 and I guess that is fair but I have over 30-40 fighters and this is right near the bottom of the pile for me. Unlikely to play again. 1 run through to be boring as hell is not good in my eyes. This is on a Street Fighter 5 level of ****
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  6. Jan 14, 2021
    0
    Best FG in PC right now. Amazing graphics, and netcode is not as bad as people say
  7. Mar 14, 2020
    0
    bad, terrible port from incompetent devs who don't understand PCs
    you canchange the battle controls for the keyboard but you can't change the
    bad, terrible port from incompetent devs who don't understand PCs
    you canchange the battle controls for the keyboard but you can't change the menu controls, making all super confusing and annoying. not being able to change the keybings is UNACCEPTABLE.
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