<s>
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Silicon	O
Studio	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
turn-based	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
retains	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravely	B-Application
Defaults	I-Application
sidequests	O
have	O
been	O
revamped	O
;	O
players	O
encounter	O
two	O
Eternian	O
asterisk	O
holders	O
in	O
an	O
argument	O
about	O
an	O
ethical	O
dilemma	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
resolve	O
the	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
reward	O
being	O
the	O
loser	O
's	O
asterisk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
,	O
Agnès	O
Oblige	O
has	O
been	O
elected	O
the	O
Pope	O
of	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Orthodoxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
early	O
as	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
talks	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
arose	O
,	O
with	O
producer	O
Tomoya	O
Asano	O
requesting	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussions	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
arose	O
again	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
when	O
game	O
developer	O
Yasumi	O
Matsuno	O
announced	O
that	O
character	O
designer	O
and	O
lead	O
artist	O
Akihiko	O
Yoshida	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
:	I-Application
For	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sequel	I-Application
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
that	O
would	O
implement	O
new	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
developed	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
"	O
was	O
trademarked	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
in	O
a	O
December	O
2013	O
issue	O
of	O
Jump	O
magazine	O
,	O
being	O
named	O
after	O
a	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
from	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
:	I-Application
For	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
announcement	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
only	O
announced	O
platform	O
was	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
states	O
he	O
still	O
plans	O
on	O
continuing	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Bravely	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
will	O
still	O
retain	O
the	O
same	O
anime	O
art	O
style	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
characters	O
having	O
slightly	O
more	O
realistic	O
proportions	O
,	O
being	O
slightly	O
less	O
chibi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
trial	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
full	O
release	O
,	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
download	O
only	O
,	O
and	O
contained	O
content	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Ballad	O
of	O
the	O
Three	O
Cavaliers	O
,	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
sample	O
ten	O
classes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
roughly	O
ten	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siliconera	O
detailed	O
and	O
translated	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
responses	O
from	O
Japanese	O
players	O
including	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Consecutive	O
Chance	O
"	O
feature	O
and	O
criticism	O
for	O
overuse	O
of	O
memes	O
and	O
modern	O
language	O
and	O
slang	O
drawing	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Janine	O
Hawkins	O
from	O
Polygon	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
writing	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
world	O
is	O
beautifully	O
realized	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
writing	O
is	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
;	O
Hawkins	O
summarized	O
her	O
review	O
as	O
"	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
takes	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	O
almost	O
to	O
a	O
fault.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Criticizing	O
the	O
writing	O
,	O
he	O
adds	O
"	O
But	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
transcends	O
the	O
limitations	O
that	O
its	O
poor	O
writing	O
and	O
redundant	O
storyline	O
create.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
100,047	O
copies	O
sold	O
and	O
53.6	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
shipment	O
sold	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
lower	O
debut	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
;	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
week	O
,	O
141,529	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
which	O
corresponded	O
to	O
85.68	O
%	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
shipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Bravely	O
series	O
,	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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>
