Granblue Fantasy: Versus news from Granblue Fes 2019!

Granblue Fantasy Fes 2019 recently concluded, with plenty of news packed over the weekend for both Granblue Fantasy: Versus / GBVS and Granblue Fantasy: Relink / Relink. We’ll be covering the GBVS news here, with thanks to Granblue_EN‘s reporting.

From a mechanical standpoint, the following covers changes made after beta feedback:

• Easier inputs
• Damage adjustments
• Changes to knockdowns and wakeups
• Harder to die to chip, but still possible
• Walk speeds went up, dashes improved
• Better sound quality, effects, models, etc.

Some character sprites in the Colour Pack – which you can get in the Digital editions of GBVS – have also been shown off, based off existing characters/skins/alternate versions:

DLC for the game have also been revealed! Four characters out of Character Pass 1 have been unveiled, with the fifth and final character to be announced during the Granblue Fantasy anniversary stream. The characters for Pass 1 are:

• Chaos Bringer (March 2020)
  • DLC Bonus: Unlocks a weapon to be revealed
• Narmaya (March 2020)
  • DLC Bonus: Narmaya skin for GBF
• Soriz (April 2020)
  • DLC Bonus: Soriz skin for GBF
• Djeeta (April 2020)
  • DLC Bonus: “GBVS Versions” skin for Gran/Djeeta

Chaos Bringer will be a boss to start. Clearing RPG mode in March will unlock him for free. Another character, Belial, is confirmed as Season 2 DLC.

Clearing RPG Mode awards 5000 crystals in the original mobile Granblue Fantasy. Clearing RPG Hard mode will award the Vyrn Suit, a Main Character (Gran/Djeeta) skin. Players who already own the suit will receive 3000 crystals instead.

The Playstation 4 themes for the game were also shown off: Belial, Lyria, and Proto Bahamut.

That’s it for characters and bonuses for Granblue Fantasy: Versus from Granblue Fantasy Fes 2019! Are you looking forward to the game?

Granblue Fantasy: Versus

Developer: Arc System Works

Release Date: 2020-02-06

PlayStation 4, Steam

Granblue Fantasy has soared into the hearts of millions since its release as a browser game for smartphones in 2014, and will celebrate its sixth birthday in March 2020. Featuring Cygames' high-quality art, captivating sound design, and an ever-expanding game system, Granblue Fantasy has continued to charm its fans throughout the years. Now Cygames has partnered with Arc System Works, known for such popular fighting franchises as GUILTY GEAR and BlazBlue, to bring Granblue Fantasy to the world of fighting games, complete with top-notch game design and one-of-a-kind 3D graphics. Granblue Fantasy: Versus will be released for the PlayStation®4 on February 6, 2020.

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