How good is the story mode?

[RubberduckzillA RIP Alwyn]

I waited for years, the game is different to what i expected, the ps5 demo didn't wow me but i'm hearing positive things. i'm not really interested in the grinding aspect but how good is the story mode?

[RubberduckzillA RIP Alwyn]

Originally posted by Artemis:

If you are looking at it, as a regular GBF player, the game is essentially a scenario event like in the mainstay game. It's fun, I enjoyed it.

alriught think i'll bite got a 2 hour refund window, although it feels like that may not be enough time. I got the top tier yakuza 8 but i'm not enjoying it anywhere near as much as I thought. Story is mediocre sub stories are whatever, takes forever to open up.

[SilentWhisky]

story is cringy at best, it's the typical cliche PG 13 anime boys being too clingy to a teen girl....so clingy that even one of the main enemies of the game switches sides cuz of this girl and now he's "ohhhhh I want to guard you with my life" with no apparent reason than being a crush on an underage girl.
blehhh, I hate Japanese story telling I really do.

but gameplay loop is fun, the grind is where the game is at....
and if you are in here for story only, then pass XD
better watch some 18+ mature dark anime instead of this crap.

[Medina_Rico]

It's been great for me, so far. I'm playing on Hard Mode with assists off and while the grunts don't pose much of a threat, these bosses are pretty nuts.

I'm only on chapter 5 (I think) and this ice wolf is just crazy. I honestly don't get the "game is easy" thing. Maybe I just suck but this boss is kicking my ass. But I also do have a lot of materials to spend on upgrading that I haven't done much of yet because I don't know if I should use a lot on one character or spread em out.

[hua]

Very cliche plot, some really nice set pieces, especially the boss fights.. A bit on the easier side but seems to be 100% intended as it basically only serves as a prologue for the end game grind

[Raikao]

The story is absolute garbage though.

No, it's not. It's nothing revolutionary but it is well told with great voice acting (Japanese).

What I found refreshing is that the whole early game super boring part of the story just isn't there, except throught fate episodes.

You DON'T run around the heros starting village until you meet the girl, get linked, defeat the empire, etc.

I found getting bits and pieces of stuff the crew did before so mich better.

It's like skipping the entire early Midgard section in FF7 and just starting on the overworld.

[CHAO$$$]

its anime garbage with pretty good gameplay.
Theres a real anime on the cygames youtube channel if you want to get an idea what youll be working with.

[CHAO$$$]

Originally posted by Raikao:

It's like skipping the entire early Midgard section in FF7 and just starting on the overworld.

The only difference being that FF7 had stellar writing and characters with a ton of personality and depth while this is just... this.

[Tiasmoon]

Originally posted by λ RIP Alwin :( T_T :(:

I waited for years, the game is different to what i expected, the ps5 demo didn't wow me but i'm hearing positive things. i'm not really interested in the grinding aspect but how good is the story mode?

It basically drops you 70% of the way into the story. As result the character development and bonding etc just isnt there. There's a lot of very cool moments that fall mostly flat because of this.

[Tiasmoon]

Originally posted by Raikao:

What I found refreshing is that the whole early game super boring part of the story just isn't there, except throught fate episodes.

You DON'T run around the heros starting village until you meet the girl, get linked, defeat the empire, etc.

I found getting bits and pieces of stuff the crew did before so mich better.

It's like skipping the entire early Midgard section in FF7 and just starting on the overworld.

That "whole early game super boring part of the story" is needed to gain familiarity and attachment with the cast, for them to also to bond with each other, and to gain character development. Without it, scenes are cool and flashy, but devoid of emotional attachment.

[Keene]

If you don't plan on doing the grinding i'd say it isn't worth it, I really like the story but it's only 15-20 hours long depending on if you do the side missions inbetween. You'll only get a small portion of the cast from playing purely story, I believe you'd get to unlock 3 characters if you only did story

[ele]

The story is amazing, full of epic moments.

[Linfried]

The story is exciting. The fights are even more exciting as there are no repeat mechanics as each boss fight is a completely different experience. People find it boring because they watch too much anime. Obviously, this story is not going to triumph over Jujutsu Kaisen's story, or Bleach, or Naruto.

[Ford-Lynx]

Story is typical adventure jrpg which is good with epic boss battles and awesome set pieces. Overall value of the game is sweet since its only like $42 in my region.

[Yukari]

Honestly, the story had a lot of high and epic points and got me really invested in the game and its characters, especially the new characters introduced in Relink. I'm even more excited to dive into the post-game BECAUSE the story, for me, was a joy ride. I get where people are saying that the story is a "weak point" for the game, since the combat is such a strong point! But don't let that make you think that the story is subpar. It's fantastic and the OST has absolute bangers.

[Tiasmoon]

Originally posted by gerlorgerlorgerlor:

People find it boring because they watch too much anime.

Its not because of anime, its because there's little reason for people who aren't already fans of Granblue to be invested into the cast and what happens since we just get dropped halfway into the story.

Which is a shame, because the cutscenes etc are very well made.

When it comes to the story, this is very much a game made for people that are already fans, and who are already attached to the cast.