New Online Lobby – The online lobby is expanding into an entire island! After playing a few rounds on match stations, take a break and experience all the fun attractions!
Minigames – Go head-to-head with other players in a variety of obstacle courses and survival games! It’s a topsy-turvy battle royale!
Q&A
Q1: Will Anila and Siegfried be playable in the beta, and will they use typical special move inputs or charge inputs?
“Siegfried will be playable in this month’s online beta! Also, neither Siegfried nor Anila will use charge inputs.”
Q2: It seems there are quite a few new mechanics that utilize the SBA gauge. How will the game be rebalanced to account for these changes? Will the Overdrive system use the SBA gauge or Bravery Points in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising?
“Rush, Backshift, and Overdrive won’t be returning in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. Though we haven’t changed our philosophy of creating the definitive introduction to fighting games, we’ve revamped gameplay and created all new systems to explore. In a previous teaser we showcased an action that looked like Rush, but that was actually part of a prototype system. It was omitted during development and later reborn into Raging Chain—sorry for any confusion!”
Q3: I noticed some fighting games have guest characters from other titles. How likely will we be seeing that in Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising?
As for guest characters, they asked the crowd specifically who they would like to see and are taking all possibilities into account.
Sound familiar? Partners are here to help ease your battle tension! Your favorite characters from Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising will cheer, support, and advise you through your most glorious of W’s and most bitter of L’s!
“I can’t stand losing in fighting games! It’s a lonely battle…”
Introducing “Partners”! Here to encourage, praise, and advise you!
Example:
Partner: “Your foe has you rattled. Take deep breaths, okay?”
Player: “My fighting spirit is renewed!”
New Playable Character: Nier (voiced by Jenny Yokobori in English, Noriko Shitaya in Japanese)
Nier can summon the primal beast Death to fight alongside her in battle. When Death is present, her skills can be input ahead of time to play out in sequence at the cost of Love’s Redemption.
Death will become temporarily unusable when out of Love’s Redemptions, but that won’t stop this pair from posing a formidable threat.
