<s>
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Claytechworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Bravely	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
original	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
and	O
its	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Bravely	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Second	O
was	O
a	O
direct	O
story	O
continuation	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
and	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
world	O
from	O
prior	O
games	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
continent	O
named	O
Excillant	O
divided	O
into	O
five	O
different	O
kingdoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
producer	O
Tomoya	O
Asano	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
belief	O
that	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
did	O
not	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
fans	O
 '	O
expectations	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
underperformance	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
continue	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
morale	O
and	O
finances	O
improved	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
mobile	O
title	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
the	O
2018	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
title	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
a	O
fresh	O
start	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Default	O
game	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamers	O
Anna	O
Marie	O
Privitere	O
singled	O
out	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
quest	O
log	O
and	O
the	O
imbalance	O
of	O
some	O
Job	O
classes	O
as	O
negatives	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
concluded	O
that	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
her	O
favorite	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
thus	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
chibi-styled	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
while	O
not	O
unattractive	O
,	O
were	O
not	O
quite	O
so	O
distinct	O
compared	O
to	O
similar	O
smaller-scale	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
