Tag: Granblue Fantasy
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Patch 1.2.0 Arrives This Week, with New Characters, Quests, and More
Sky's the limit
Despite being a very good game, Granblue Fantasy: Relink got a bit lost in what was a chaotic release schedule earlier this year — but developer Cygames will be hoping that the action RPG's first big update will get people's attention. Launching on the 26th April (that's tomorrow at the time of writing), patch 1.2.0 adds a bunch of...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Patch Adds Microtransactions, New Quest
Face off against Lucilius
Granblue Fantasy: Relink will take a PS5, PS4 patch today that bundles a new late-game quest into the RPG, and makes some microtransactions available on the PS Store. On the Proud difficulty option, a new quest titled The Final Vision will allow you to battle Lucilius alongside Supreme Primarch Sandalphon. This updates the...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Sells Over 1 Million Copies in a Super Busy Release Schedule
Relinked
We must admit, Granblue Fantasy: Relink's release date had us worried for a while. The action RPG — which we awarded a rock solid 8/10 in our review — launched just a day before the heavily marketed Persona 3 Reload, and just a week after the highly rated Tekken 8 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. It felt like a bit of a suicide...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Granblue Fantasy: Relink?
Was it worth the wait?
It's been about a week since Granblue Fantasy: Relink finally landed on PS5 and PS4. The action RPG released during an especially busy period — just after Tekken 8 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and just a day before Persona 3 Reload — but the positivity surrounding its arrival suggests that fans of the genre...
Poll Are You Playing Granblue Fantasy: Relink?
Linked at last
No, you're not dreaming — Granblue Fantasy: Relink is actually here, released, and playable right now on PS5 and PS4. It's crazy to think that the action RPG was announced all the way back in 2016, before it was forced to endure a rocky development cycle and multiple delays. Thankfully, the general consensus seems to be that the...
News Incoming Action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Gets a Really Great Launch Trailer
It's finally (almost) here
Out next week on the 1st February, it's no surprise that Granblue Fantasy: Relink's launch trailer is here — but we honestly didn't expect it to be this hype. Featuring a swelling orchestral score and some fantastic looking action, this should help raise anticipation levels if you're already on board for this action RPG...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Demo Out Now on PS5, PS4
Sky high
Update 3: The Granblue Fantasy: Relink demo is now available worldwide on PS5 and PS4. As reported below, it's 26.5GB in terms of size. Completing the demo's Story Mode and Quest Mode offerings unlocks rewards for the full release. You can also play through the included quests with other players online. Update 2: It's here (for some of...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Showcase Has Loads of New PS5 Gameplay, Including an Endgame Battle
Level 100 here we come
Cygames hosted an in-depth Granblue Fantasy: Relink showcase earlier today, with a heavy emphasis on fresh PS5 gameplay footage. The first section walks us through the single-player story mode, demonstrating the adventure's structure. It essentially boils down to large, explorable areas and big battles, which are strung...
News Granblue Fantasy Anime Goes Free on YouTube Ahead of Relink's February Launch
Linking up
If you're looking forward to Granblue Fantasy: Relink and you want to get in the mood for some sky island adventure, Cygames has your back. The company's English YouTube channel has uploaded the first seven episodes of the Granblue Fantasy anime, suitably titled Granblue Fantasy: The Animation. It first aired in 2017, and it adapts the...
News Here's Another 20 Minutes of Fantastic Granblue Fantasy: Relink PS5 Gameplay
Sky's the limit
Just over a month away from its PS5 and PS4 release, Granblue Fantasy: Relink is getting new gameplay footage on the regular, and this latest chunk of combat from Famitsu is a treat. The 20-minute video focuses on several multiplayer boss fights (which are also playable solo with CPU allies). As we keep saying, the action RPG looks...
News One of PS5's Most Promising Action RPGs Is Getting a Playable Demo in January
That's Grand-blue
Announced during the annual Granblue Fantasy Fes, Cygames will release a playable PS5 and PS4 demo for Granblue Fantasy: Relink next month. With the action RPG set to release on the 1st February, said demo should give fans even more reason to be excited for this highly promising title. We don't have a specific date for the demo,...
News Action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Looks Fantastic in Hours of Raw PS5 Gameplay
Feeling grand
Still set to launch on the 1st February, we're quickly closing in on Granblue Fantasy: Relink. This action RPG has been floating around for years at this point, but with the release date finally on the horizon, it's time for our most in-depth look at the game yet. Various YouTube channels have posted hours of new gameplay footage, with...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising's Open Beta Is Worth a Download on PS5, PS4 This Weekend
Rise up (again)
The second open beta for upcoming fighter Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is now live on PS5 and PS4. If you want to give it a shot, all you need to do is head to the PlayStation Store and get it downloaded. The beta is set to last all weekend, coming to a close on Sunday night / Monday morning depending on your timezone. It's also...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Gets Loads of Great Looking PS5 Gameplay
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising as well
Cygames hosted a special Japanese livestream for its upcoming Granblue Fantasy games earlier today, showcasing gameplay from both Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (out in November) and Granblue Fantasy: Relink (out in February). The broadcast, which lasted over an hour (and can be watched with English...
News Action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Gets Six Minutes of Superb PS5 Gameplay
Granblue Fantastic
At this point we've seen a lot of Granblue Fantasy: Relink, but this new trailer in particular presents some great looking PS5 gameplay. The six-minute video isn't uncut — and seems to jump between the excursions of two different parties — but it really does sell the title's flashy combat system. Quick combo attacks and a...
Preview The RPG High Will Endure in Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Our first impressions of the PS5 demo
With Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy XVI, and next month's Starfield in its back pocket, the RPG genre is on something of a tear at the moment. Enthusiast gamers could be losing 100 hours of their free time to a number of different universes right now, and the best part is there's always another enticing...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Release Date Finally Set for February 2024 on PS5, PS4
At long last
Rejoice, for ultra-promising action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink finally has a confirmed release date. The freshly revealed 1st February 2024 launch date does technically mean that the game will fulfil its promise of arriving in the previously announced 'winter 2023' window — but we're sure that many of you reading this will have been...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Breaks 1 Million Sales Ahead of Rising's November Release
But you ain't getting an upgrade path
Outside of its shaky netcode, we always thought Granblue Fantasy Versus was a pretty great fighting game, and so it's nice to see the PS4 title surpass 1 million sales. The news comes from Cygames directly, and the figure counts both retail and digital purchases. We suppose it's an interesting time to be...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Finally Gets a November Release Date, Free Version Announced
Granblue reality
Okay, we've finally got a release date for one of the Granblue Fantasy games coming to PlayStation this year. Enhanced and expanded fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising will be unleashing supers on PS5 and PS4 from the 30th November. Just to be clear, Rising will be a $49.99 release, making is slightly cheaper than your...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Dodges Release Date Yet Again as September Showcase Is Announced
Still a 2023 launch, apparently
Wow, this is getting a bit long in the tooth, isn't it? It feels like we've been waiting close to an eternity for a Granblue Fantasy: Relink release date, with Cygames having previously said that we'd be getting more information in August. Well, the Granblue Fantasy fan event just ended, and guess what? We still...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Set to Return with Big News This Month
Release date or death
Just a quick reminder for all of you RPG fans out there: we're supposed to be getting an update on Granblue Fantasy: Relink this month. The long, long awaited adventure still doesn't have a release date despite the fact that Cygames told everyone it's launching this year, but the time may finally be upon us. Back near the...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Beta Is Open to All This Weekend on PS5, PS4
Features every character so far
If you want to give Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising a go before its launch later this year, you're in luck. The title's open beta is available to download right now on PS5 and PS4, following two days of slightly earlier access for people who signed up. You'll be able to take on other players online and put the game's...
News We Might Finally Be Getting a Granblue Fantasy: Relink Release Date
From fantasy to reality
The advent of a country's certification rating doesn't always mean that a release date announcement is imminent, but when it comes to the elusive Granblue Fantasy: Relink, we'll take anything we can get. Cygames' PS5 and PS4 action RPG has been in launch date limbo for nigh on an eternity, but an official rating in Australia...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Development Finally Finishing Up, More News in August
Release date, please
It sounds like long awaited action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink is finally getting ready for release in the relatively near future. After a lengthy development cycle — which has included multiple delays and even a change in primary studio — the promising title is "nearing completion". That's according to an official...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Reiterates 2023 Release as Siegfried Gameplay Shines
The dragonslayer is here
It's been a while since we had an update on upcoming fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, but a new gameplay trailer just dropped, and it reiterates that the title is still on track for a 2023 release — much like its fellow Granblue Fantasy project, Granblue Fantasy: Relink. One of the new characters coming to...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Finally Gets a 2023 Release... Window on PS5, PS4
Winter 2023
Well Granblue Fantasy fans, we kind of got our wish. Granblue Fantasy: Relink really did show up at the PlayStation Showcase, but we didn't get a release date. Instead, we got a release window — but at least it confirms that the action RPG is still targeting 2023. Indeed, it's now locking itself in for 'winter 2023' on PS5 and PS4...
News Granblue Fantasy Juggernaut Cygames Opens US, EU Arms Ahead of Big Game Releases
Sky's the limit
Cygames, the hugely successful Japanese company behind runaway mobile hit Granblue Fantasy and its various spinoffs, is expanding. It's been clear for a while now that Cygames wants to become a more globally recognised outfit, and to help it realise its ambitions outside of Japan, it's now established Cygames America and Cygames...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising's May Beta Tests Delayed Due to Network Issues
Rise and fall
Bad news if you were looking forward to trying Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising in May: the scheduled beta tests on PS5 and PS4 have been delayed to a later date. This is apparently all down to "stability issues" that the team has supposedly identified during its initial testing phase. The official announcement reads: "The game is...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Gears Up for Open Beta on PS5, PS4 in May
Rise up
Expanded sort-of-sequel Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is getting an open beta on both PS5 and PS4 in May, publisher Cygames has confirmed. In case you don't know, Rising is built upon 2020's Granblue Fantasy Versus, but it's got new characters, mechanics, moves, and more. It's also going to utilise rollback netcode, which should make for a...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Gameplay Shows New Character Anila in Action
Looking ram-tastic
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is due out later this year on both PS5 and PS4, bringing with it a bunch of awesome additions, including new characters like Anila, who coincidentally just got her very own gameplay trailer. Wielding a glaive and a whole lot of attitude, Anila is a Divine General associated with the Year of the...
Rising up
Granblue Fantasy Versus is getting a "sequel" later this year, Cygames has confirmed. Titled Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, it looks just like the original Versus — complete with the same playable cast — but it's practically bursting with new stuff and improvements. So, Rising comes with a new story, new characters, new stages, new...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Still Looks Superb, Still No Release Date
New trailer is hype
Granblue Fantasy: Relink got a great new trailer and an extended look at some gameplay during a dedicated showcase at the Granblue Fantasy FES event in Japan. The action RPG still looks fantastic based on what we saw, but we still don't have a confirmed release date, outside of a vague '2023' launch window. Seeing as we've been...
News Anticipated PS5, PS4 RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Plots Big Return on 21st January
Fantasy meets reality
It's been a long time coming, but we're finally getting a big info dump on Granblue Fantasy: Relink in the very near future. The action RPG, which has looked potentially outstanding in previous gameplay videos, will be a headline act at Granblue Fantasy FES — the franchise's annual event that's taking place in January...
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink Gets Info, Public Demo in January Ahead of 2023 Release
At Granblue Fantasy FES
We've been waiting on Granblue Fantasy: Relink for years, but it's finally supposed to be releasing in 2023 — and the good news is that it seems to be moving towards a confirmed launch date. The PS5 and PS4 action RPG will actually be playable, for the first time ever, at Granblue Fantasy FES 2022 - 2023. The event is...
News Granblue Fantasy Relink Development Going Well Ahead of Action RPG's 2023 Release
Grand!
Everything we've seen of Granblue Fantasy Relink so far suggests that this is going to be an action RPG to watch in 2023. True, the game's had a rough development cycle and it was hit with another delay earlier in the year, but it at least sounds like things are progressing much more smoot
News Fantastic Looking PS5, PS4 RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Delayed Again to 2023
More info in December, though
Granblue Fantasy: Relink was first revealed for PS4 all the way back in 2017 (we first covered it in 2018). And now, here we are five years later, and we're writing about another delay. The action RPG, now targeting both PS5 and PS4, has been moved into 2023. Previously, it was meant to
Finally, some news
It's been a long, long time since we saw or heard anything about Granblue Fantasy: Relink -- that amazing looking action RPG supposedly coming to PS4. We last reported on it all the way back in December 2019, when co-op gameplay footage reignited our hype. Honestly, we were starting to fear the worst. Relink had apparently run...
News This Ripped Old Man Is Granblue Fantasy Versus' Next DLC Character, Out Next Month
Ultimate muscle
The next DLC character for Granblue Fantasy Versus looks like an absolute blast. Soriz used to own a weapon shop, but one day he decided to walk away and get super buff. Now his own body is the only weapon he needs as he looks to perfect his martial prowess. Soriz arrives soon, on the 7th April. Meanwhile, Europe's still waiting on...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Finally Gets a European Release Date, Premium Edition Cancelled
The skies await
Granblue Fantasy Versus released in Japan near the beginning of February, and it's due to hit North America on the 3rd March. But what about Europe? Well, it's only just now grabbed a confirmed release date, and although the wait isn't too bad, European players will still have to sit around for a month or so before Versus finally...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Sales Are Off to a Good Start in Japan and Asia
Grand
The West has to wait a little longer for Granblue Fantasy Versus, but the pristine looking fighting game is already off to a solid start in Japan and other Asian territories. Publisher Cygames reports that the title has shipped and digitally sold over 150,000 copies since it launched on the 6th February. That's pretty good as far as fighting...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Finally Gets a Western Release Date in March 2020
Just in time
With the Japanese launch of Granblue Fantasy Versus less than a week away, we've been anticipating a confirmed Western release date -- and now we've finally got one. The good news is that we won't have to wait too long for the title to land in North America. It's around one month out from its Japanese counterpart, launching on the 3rd...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Opening Movie Is a Treat for the Eyes
Granblue Fantastic
Granblue Fantasy Versus looks bloody lovely, doesn't it? The next fighter from Arc System Works, the game's opening movie is a delight, and you can watch it above. Granblue Fantasy Versus is out very soon in Japan -- it's set to launch on the 6th February -- but we still don't have a Western release date, despite being tagged as...
The Dragon Knights are here
As promised, Cygames has wheeled out a brand new look at Granblue Fantasy: Relink. The action role-playing title, which was previously being developed by Platinum Games, continues to impress in two great videos. The one that we've embedded above is a cinematic trailer which introduces the Dragon Knights, while the footage...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Reveals First Wave of DLC Fighters
Heroes and villains
The game may not even have a release date yet here in the West, but that hasn't stopped Cygames and Arc System Works from showing potential buyers what Granblue Fantasy Versus has up its sleeve post-launch. The gorgeous looking fighter only has a small character roster at 11 combatants, but we've known for a while that it'll be...
TGS 2016 Smartphone Smash Granblue Fantasy Graduates to PS4
Platinum Games at the helm of promising new action role-playing game
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Granblue Fantasy is a big series on smartphones right now, and developer Cygames has teamed up with Platinum Games to bring a big budget action role-playing game interpretation of the franchise to the PlayStation 4 in 2018, named Granblue Fantasy:...
