Why a Brave Standard sequel would be good news for another Team Asano game

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Team Asano's latest comments about several projects planned for 2025 fall in line with rumors from earlier in the year about a new Bravely Default the game is under development. It has been several years since the last game in the series was released in 2021 Bravely Default 2and 2024's place as 'the year of the RPG' sees players poised for even more experiences in the genre over the next 12 months of its ongoing renaissance. But Bravely Default is hardly the only series by Team Asano to merit a third entry; Octopath Traveler should get a threequel sooner rather than later.

Given the history of Team Asano's releases, a new game in the Bravely Default series could serve as a sign that a new Octopath Traveler the game is not far behind. The studio seems to alternate between these two IPs, with the first two games in it Bravely Default franchise that precedes the first Octopath Travelerand Bravely Default 2 arriving just 2 years ahead of schedule Octopath Traveler 2. While these series are far from the only properties that Team Asano is directly involved with, a new one Bravely Default the game's arrival may well pave the way for Octopath Traveler 3.

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Bravely Default's Resurgence paves the way for a new Octopath Traveler game

Team Asano is seemingly Square Enix's go-to studio when it comes to developing RPGs with retro-inspired mechanics and aesthetics. This applies to both new games that use old-fashioned graphics and gameplay as well as remakes of classic games in the studio's back catalog, where Team Asano is developing the remake of Live A Live along with helping with the latest remakes of the basic opening trilogy in Dragon Quest series. However, most players' first introduction to Team Asano came thanks to the studio's two most famous original IPs: Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler.

Except both series come from Team Asano as modern RPGs with classic style, both Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler using similar approaches to combat, implementing a strong risk/reward mechanic in that players can sacrifice future turns for multiple actions in a current turn. Historically, Team Asano has also alternated new games in Bravely Default series of new entries in Octopath Traveler franchise, making the reputation of a Bravely Default The game's reveal or release in 2025 is a strong indicator that a third main line Octopath Traveler the title may be close behind.

Octopath Traveler 2's success makes a third entry a foregone conclusion

In addition to Team Asano's history and cadence of releases, a new main entry in the Octopath Traveler series makes sense financially. Compared to the rapidly escalating budgets of full-3D AAA games, development for a 2D title costs Octopath Traveler and its sequels are likely more plausible, and their sales success makes them a safe investment for Square Enix and its in-house development studios, including Team Asano. The first one Octopath Traveler ended up selling well in its own right, but the sequel's rapid passing of one million units bodes well for a third game in the series being greenlit.

Octopath Traveler 2 was originally released in February 2023, and it only took about 3 months for the game to cross the million mark in terms of sales. Much of the success can likely be attributed to the title's arrival on both PC and multiple consoles rather than the timed Switch exclusivity of the original game, and Bravely Default 2 received a similar boost in sales after its PC port. If Team Asano is working on a new one Bravely Default game, there is a great chance a new one Octopath Traveler will follow, and an even greater likelihood that both titles will be multi-platform.

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