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Granblue Fantasy: Relink review - great real-time combat drives this action-RPG follow-up
Eurogamer's review of Granblue Fantasy: Relink, an RPG with a truly excellent combat system but some limiting side acti…
A truly excellent combat system and neat character-centric episodes complement a compelling tale, but weak side activities and some turgid grinding hold it back.At a glance, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Cygames' action-RPG follow-up to the 2014 original, has all the key ingredients of something easily-dismissible, including all the typical genre stereotypes like impractical fashion sense and annoying voices. This time, all the original heroes are back for another bout, including the protagonist Captain, wisecracker Rackam, stoic Katalina, and gruff Eugen, all forming the Skyfarers that sail among the clouds atop a big flying boat. Image credit: XSeed / Eurogamer That's particularly unfortunate - it means some of Granblue Fantasy: Relink's most experimental and zany characters risk getting instantly cast aside - but still, if the mood strikes, you could easily spend dozens of hours combining heroes into different parties and levelling them up via optional Monster Hunter-style hunts.
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