History VideoGame / GranblueFantasy

'''Granblue Fantasy''' is a role-playing video game developed by Cygames and is available for Android and iOS platforms. It can also be played via browsers on mobile devices or a computer. It was released in Japan on March 10, 2014 and an English language option was released in the end of March 2016. An anime adaptation will be released in January 2017.

'''Granblue Fantasy''' (グランブルーファンタジー ''Guranburū Fantajī'') is a role-playing video game developed by Cygames, and is available for Android and iOS platforms; it can also be played via browsers. It was released in Japan on March 10, 2014, and gained an English language option in the end of March 2016. The game is also notable for reuniting two key staff from the development of Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy IX, music composer Creator/NobuoUematsu and character artist Hideo Minaba.

** Vampy was changed to Vania.

* GuestFighter: You can recruit many from other franchises to fight alongside you. Such as: [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu, Chun-Li, Rashid, Karin,]] [[Literature/{{Slayers}} Lina, Naga,]] [[VideoGame/RageOfBahamut Amira, Cerberus, Albert, Vampy, Forte,]] [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Rin, Uzuki, Mio, Kirari, Brynhildr/Ranko,]] [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Sakura, Erica, Gemini]]...

%%* JokeCharacter: Some of the R and SR characters can be seeg as such.

* WeaponOfChoice: Each class, except for the Grappler line, has two types of weapons they can equip as main weapon.
* WorldInTheSky: The world consists of floating islands in the sky and airships are needed to travel. Nobody really knows what happen if someone/something fell over the edge and under the clouds.

%%* DubNameChange: Applies to several characters in the English translation.

* GuestFighter: You can recruit many from other franchises to fight alongside you. Such as: [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu, Chun-Li, Rashid, Karin,]] [[Literature/{{Slayers}} Lina, Naga,]] [[VideoGame/RageOfBahamut Amira, Cerberus, Vampy, Forte,]] [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Rin, Uzuki, Mio, Kirari, Brynhildr/Ranko,]] [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Sakura, Erica, Gemini]]...

%%* JokeCharacter: Some of the R and SR characters can be seeing as such.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: This game has dozens of playable characters and growing, all ''fully voiced'' and with their own side-quests.

* TeamPet: Vyrn your pet lizard([[BerserkButton don't call him that]]) who's been with you since childhood and is accompanying you on your adventure.

* GuestFighter: You can recruit many from other franchises to fight alongside you. Such as: [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu, Chun-Li, Rashid, Karin,]] [[Literature/{{Slayers}} Lina, Naga,]] [[VideoGame/RageOfBahamut Amira, Cerberus,]] [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Rin, Uzuki, Mio, Kirari, Brynhildr/Ranko,]] [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Sakura, Erica, Gemini]]...

* AbusivePrecursors: The Astrals, a race of beings that at one point ruled the world, subjugated all other races, and created the Primal Beasts, many of which are now seen as gods. The various machines and monsters the Astrals left behind are an ever present through around the entire world.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: Loot crates can be purchased with crystals earned by playing the game or mobacoins purchased with real money. However, there are special deals that can only be bought with mobacoins. The Beginner ticket which is available for accounts less than a week old and the surprise ticket which are usually offered monthly. These tickets come with ten loot crates and the tickets traded in at a special store for any weapon, most of which come with a new party member, or summon the player chooses that is available during the current rotation. There's also the star gacha, again exclusive to mobacoins, which guarantees at least one crate will contain a SSR weapon or summon.

* BizarreSexualDimorphism: Downplayed example, Female and Male Draphs both share visually similar characteristics with their horns and pointed ears. But while average male Draphs are large, hulking brutes at around 220cm tall, physically larger than the rest of the other races; Female Draphs are positively ''[[http://i.imgur.com/2QgqZjU.jpg tiny]]'' in comparison, averaging at only 130cm, the only race shorter than them being the Dwarfish Harvins. But what makes them stand out compared to the other races is how the cup size of female Draphs ranges from ''[[{{MostCommonSuperpower}} G all the way to L]]'', shown [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/__alicia_aliza_almeida_anila_augusta_and_others_granblue_fantasy_and_shingeki_no_bahamut__b51206a1bb0e6e1439fc84e0340179e0.jpg here]]. Many of the Female Draph characters are also [[{{BoobsOfSteel}} strong, physical fighters]].

* BizarreSexualDimorphism: Downplayed example, Female and Male Draphs both share visually similar characteristics with their horns and pointed ears. But while average male Draphs are large, hulking brutes at around 220cm tall, physically larger than the rest of the other races; Female Draphs are positively ''[[http://i.imgur.com/2QgqZjU.jpg tiny]]'' in comparison, averaging at only 130cm, the only race shorter than them being the Dwarfish Harvins. But what makes them stand out compared to the other races is how the cup size of female Draphs ranges from ''[[{{MostCommonSuperpower}} G all the way to L]]'', shown [[http://i3.pixiv.net/img-original/img/2016/06/19/22/15/16/57474794_p0.jpg here]]. Many of the Female Draph characters are also [[{{BoobsOfSteel}} strong, physical fighters]].

* BribingYourWayToVictory: Loot crates can be purchased with crystals earned by playing the game or mobacoins purchased with real money. However, there are special deals that can only be bought with mobacoins. The Beginner ticket which is available for accounts less than a week old and the surprise ticket which is available whenever Cygames wants. These tickets come with ten loot crates and a ticket that can be traded in at a special store for any weapon, most of which come with a new party member, the player chooses that is available during the current rotation.

* BizarreSexualDimorphism: Downplayed example, Female and Male Draphs both share visually similar characteristics with their horns and pointed ears. But while average male Draphs are large, hulking brutes at around 220cm tall, physically larger than the rest of the other races; Female Draphs are positively [[http://i.imgur.com/2QgqZjU.jpg ''tiny'']] in comparison, averaging at only 130cm, the only race shorter than them being the Dwarfish Harvins. But what makes them stand out compared to the other races is how the cup size of female Draphs ranges from [[{{MostCommonSuperpower}} ''G'' all the way to ''L'']], shown [[http://i3.pixiv.net/img-original/img/2016/06/19/22/15/16/57474794_p0.jpg here]]. Many of the Female Draph characters are also [[{{BoobsOfSteel}} strong, physical fighters]].

* {{Crossover}}: Granblue has crossed over with a few other games (most closely with VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls and VideoGame/RageOfBahamut) over the years. Franchise/StreetFighter also gets crossed over twice, the latest being VideoGame/StreetFighterV crossover event of April 2016. VideoGame/SakuraWars had a crossover event for May 2016. The Franchise/TalesSeries has also had a crossover featuring characters from various games in June 2016.

* CoolAirship: You and your crew get around the world with an airship called ''Grand Cypher''.
* {{Crossover}}: Granblue has crossed over with a few other games (most closely with VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls and VideoGame/RageOfBahamut) over the years. Franchise/StreetFighter also gets crossed over twice, the latest being VideoGame/StreetFighterV crossover event of April 2016. VideoGame/SakuraWars had a crossover event for May 2016.

* [[FiveRaces Four Races]]: The average Humans, the lithe Eruns, the stout Dorafs, and the half-pint Harbins.

* JobSystem: There are three general tiers of classes, and each class has twenty levels before mastery. After mastering a particular class, you can continue grinding in that class for Zenith Points.

%%* RandomNumberGod: Mainly worshipped before doing a gacha pull.

* SummonMagic: Another source of your fighting powers beside your weapons is monsters, and spirits Lyria helps you summon into battle.
* TemporaryPartyMember: Event characters are only in your party for the duration of the event unless you increase their Loyalty Points to a certain number which makes them a permenant part of your crew.

* WeaponOfChoice: Each class (except Grappler, Ogre, and Kung-fu Artist) has two types of weapons they can equip as main weapon.

* {{Crossover}}: Granblue has crossed over with a few other games (most closely with VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls and VideoGame/RageOfBahamut) over the years. Franchise/StreetFighter also gets crossed over twice, the latest being VideoGame/StreetFighterV crossover event of April 2016.

* GuestFighter: You can recruit many from other franchises to fight alongside you. Such as: [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu, Chun-Li, Rashid, Karin,]] [[Literature/{{Slayers}} Lina, Naga,]] [[VideoGame/RageOfBahamut Amira, Cerberus,]] [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Rin, Uzuki, Mio, Kirari, Brynhildr/Ranko,]]...

* CoolAirship: You and crew get around the world with an airship called ''Grand Cypher''.

* WorldInTheSky: The world consists of floating island in the sky and airships are needed to travel. Nobody really knows what happen if someone/something fell over the edge and under the clouds.

* ButtMonkey: Rackham, mostly in the in-game 4-koma.
* CoolAirship: You are in control of one, the ''Grand Cypher''.

* DubNameChange: Applies to several characters in the English translation.

* GuestFighter: [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu, Chun-Li, Rashid, Karin,]] [[Literature/{{Slayers}} Lina, Naga,]] [[VideoGame/RageOfBahamut Amira, Cerberus,]] [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Rin, Uzuki, Mio, Kirari, Brynhildr/Ranko,]]...
* JeanneDArchetype: In two flavors, even. One is Light elemental and another is Dark.

* JokeCharacter: Some of the R and SR characters can be seeing as such.
** LethalJokeCharacter: Yet some of them still can be played as such due to their unique gameplay that can make them more useful than a rarer unit.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: All ''fully voiced''.

* RandomNumberGod: Mainly worshipped before doing a gacha pull.

* SummonMagic: Another source of your fighting powers beside your weapons. Lyria helps you with summoning them in battle.
* TemporaryPartyMember: How new crossover/event characters are generally introduced. You must grind to increase their Loyalty Points to a certain number if you want them as permanent additions to your character pool.
* TeamPet: Vyrn

* WorldInTheSky: Nobody really knows what happen if someone/something fell over the edge and under the clouds.

* TierInducedScrappy: SSR Yodarha. He has an ougi that deals an extra 999999 non-elemental damage if pulled off while he has 3 charges on his power gauge, and a skill (unlocked at level 45) that gives you that 3 charges. He's extremely useful for low-level players, but not so for higher tier content.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: With the advent of the English translation, a few characters have gained new names that differ from the former consensus (Narumeia/Narmaya, Arurumeiya/Alulumaya, etc) for better or worse.

* JokeCharacter: Some of the weakest R and SR characters can be seeing as much.

* CoolAirship: You are in control of one, the ''Granblue''.

* DubNameChange: Vampy's name was changed to Vania in the English translation.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: all ''fully voiced''.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: With the advent of the English translation, a few characters has gained new names that differ from the former consensus (Narumeia/Narmaya, Arurumeiya/Alulumaya, etc) for better or worse.

* GuestFighter: How new crossover/event characters are generally introduced. You must grind to increase their Loyalty Points to a certain number if you want them as permanent additions to your character pool.

** There are also 39 of classes to pick for your character, although you have to complete the requirements to go beyond Row 1 classes.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfClasses: 39 of them.

* ShoutOut: The ougi of Soriz, as well as main character's in the job Kung Fu Master and Brawler, ends with a DragonPunch. Ties in nicely with later Street Fighter promotions.

* WeaponOfChoice: Each class has two types of weapons they can equip.
* WorldInTheSky: Nobody really knows what happen if someone/something fell under the sky.