Zooey has been added as a playable character and additional weapons are now available in RPG Mode. Additionally, updates and bug fixes have been applied to certain modes.
General
*Please note: Granblue Fantasy bonuses are only included on the PS4™ version of the DLC.
• Playable character, Zooey, has been added. • A battle stage, Jewel Resort Casino, has been added. • Lobby avatars Therese, Referee, Bob, and Bunny Girl have been added.
*The above content is available with a separate DLC purchase.
*Lobby avatars can be obtained with the purchase of the Jewel Resort Casino.
The weapon skins for Zooey have been added. • Cosmic Sword • Cosmic Sword VYRN • Stone Ilhoon • Magma Grandsabre • Fateless • Sword of Bahamut • Cosmic Order
*Cosmic Sword is Zooey’s default weapon skin. The other weapon skins can be obtained through RPG Mode.
The following new music track has been added. • Peacemaker’s Wings (VS Zooey)
*This is selectable only if the character is available as a playable character.
RPG Mode
The following new quests have been added. Borders Location: Lumacie Archipelago Unlock Requirement: Clear Episode 34: “The Rose Trial” *Zooey must be available as a playable character to start this quest. *This quest will still be displayed even if Zooey is not available as a playable character.
A Troubling Schism Location: The Grandcypher Unlock Requirement: Clear “Borders” and Episode 38: “Skyfall” (Normal) *This quest will still be displayed even if Zooey is not available as a playable character.
My Azure Sword Is Yours Location: The Grandcypher Unlock Requirement: Unlock The Grandcypher (Hard)
The following character can now be selected as the Quest Character and the Partner. • Zooey
*The character must be playable in order to be selected
The following new weapons have been added. • Cosmic Sword VYRN (R/Dark) • Stone Ilhoon (SR/Earth) • Sword of Bahamut (SR/Dark) • Magma Grandsabre (SSR/Fire) • Fateless (SSR/Water) • Cosmic Order (SSR/Light) • Love Eternal (SSR/Wind)
*The newly included Fateless shares its name with a weapon currently in the game, however it has a new illustration and weapon skills.
*You can obtain them through “Forge Weapons” in Siero’s Shop or with weapon tickets.
*Certain weapons can also be obtained through the newly added quests.
The following new treasure has been added. • Zooey’s Medal
*This item can be obtained through a certain quest on Hard difficulty.
Color variants for Zooey has been added to Siero’s Shop.
New bonus missions have been added.
Arcade
Zooey will now make an appearance as an opponent.
*Even if Zooey is not playable, she will still appear as an opponent in Arcade Mode.
Versus Mode
“Versus Mode Settings” has been added. • Use the Versus Mode Settings menu to change various rules such as round count and game count.
*Trophies cannot be obtained while Versus Mode Settings menu is in use.
Free Training
Frame Advantage Display • The colors representing the different options have been adjusted.
Mission Training
• Missions related to Zooey have been added.
*The character must be playable in order to access her missions.
• The following mission details have been changed due to gameplay adjustments. • Combo Practice (Gran) 4, Combo Practice (Katalina) 4, Combo Practice (Vaseraga) 3
Gallery
The following track has been added to the Battle Music section. • Peacemaker’s Wings (VS Zooey)
*This can be purchased with renown pendants.
Profile
New trophies have been added.
The following new lobby avatars have been added. • Zooey • Therese • Referee • Bob • Bunny Girl
*The Zooey avatar will be available only if that character is playable. *Therese, Referee, Bob, and Bunny Girl will be available by purchasing the DLC battle stage Jewel Resort Casino.
Options
• “Intro Animation Skip” and “Outro Animation Skip” have been added.
Soriz and Djeeta have been added as playable characters and additional weapons are now available in RPG Mode. Additionally, updates and bug fixes have been applied to certain modes.
GENERAL
*Please note: Granblue Fantasy bonuses are only included on the PS4™ version of the DLC.
*Please note: Granblue Fantasy bonuses are only included on the PS4™ version of the DLC.
•Playable characters, Soriz and Djeeta, have been added.
•A battle stage, Lumacie Archipelago, has been added.
•Lobby avatars, Rosetta and Yggdrasil, have been added.
The above content is available with a separate DLC purchase.
The weapon skins for the new 2 DLC characters have been added.
Soriz •Way of the Burly •Tattoo Fist •Gauntlet •Drakewing Knuckles •Rope Knuckles •Wyrmtiger Claw •Crimson Vyrnger
*Way of the Burly is Soriz’s default weapon skin. The other weapon skins can be obtained through RPG Mode.
Djeeta •Partenza •Albacore Blade •Sword of Bahamut Coda •Seven-Star Sword •Alter Ego Awakening •Blade of Eternal Splendor •Excalivyrn
*Partenza is Djeeta’s default weapon skin. The other weapon skins can be obtained and selected through RPG Mode.
The following new music tracks have been added. •VS. Soriz (Macho Ultimatum) •VS. Djeeta (The Same Blue Sky)
*These are selectable only if the character is available as a playable character.
RPG MODE
The following new quests have been added. A Date with the Wind Location: Albion Citadel Unlock Requirement: Clear Episode 9: “Primal Beast Ares” (Normal) *Djeeta must be available as a playable character to start this quest. *This quest will still be displayed even if Djeeta is not available as a playable character.
Wherever Your Path Leads Location: Lumacie Archipelago Unlock Requirement: Clear “A Date with the Wind” and Episode 34: “The Rose Trial” * This quest will still be displayed even if Djeeta is not available as a playable character.
Sky Realm Wanderer (Hard) Location: The Grandcypher Unlock Requirement: Unlock The Grandcypher (Hard)
True Manliness Location: Fremel Island Unlock Requirement: Clear Episode 10: “The Fremel Incident” (Normal) *Soriz must be available as a playable character to start this quest. *This quest will still be displayed even if Soriz is not available as a playable character.
Chestnut Locks, Longing Looks Location: Auguste Isles Unlock Requirement: Clear “True Manliness” and Episode 21: “Unlooked-For Love” * This quest will still be displayed even if Soriz is not available as a playable character.
The Manly Road to Manliness (Hard) Location: Auguste Isles Unlock Requirement: Unlock Auguste Isles (Hard)
The following characters can now be selected as the Quest Character and the Partner. •Soriz •Djeeta
*The character must be playable in order to be selected.
The following new weapons have been added. Heiliges Schwert (SSR/Wind) Spear of Assail (SSR/Wind) Wyrmtiger Claw (SSR/Earth) Blade of Eternal Splendor (SSR/Light) Seven-Star Sword (SSR/Light) Albacore Blade (SSR/Dark) Sword of Bahamut Coda (SSR/Dark) Alter Ego Awakening (SSR/Dark) Rope Knuckles (SR/Fire) Drakewing Knuckles (SR/Earth) Gauntlet (R/Water) Tattoo Fist (R/Water) Crimson Vyrnger (R/Dark) Excalivyrn (R/Dark)
*You can obtain them through “Forge Weapons” in Siero’s Shop or with weapon tickets. *Certain weapons can also be obtained through the newly added quests.
The following new treasures have been added. Soriz’s Medal Djeeta’s Medal
*These items can be obtained through certain quests on Hard difficulty.
Color variants for Soriz and Djeeta have been added to Siero’s Shop.
New bonus missions have been added.
ARCADE MODE
Soriz and Djeeta will now make appearances as opponents.
*Even if these characters aren’t playable, they will still appear as opponents in Arcade Mode.
FREE TRAINING
Character Specific Settings •The H.P.A gauge will not run out when the duration of “Human! Pyramid! Attack!” is set to Infinite. •The H.P.A gauge will not run out when the duration of “Try This on for Size!” is set to Infinite.
Frame Advantage Display •“Even” has been added. •“Even” is displayed when both players can move at the same time.
MISSION TRAINING
Missions related to Soriz and Djeeta have been added.
*The character must be playable in order to access their missions.
GALLERY
The following tracks have been added to the Battle Music section. •VS Soriz (Macho Ultimatum) •VS Djeeta (The Same Blue Sky)
*These can be purchased with renown pendants.
PROFILE
New trophies have been added.
The following new lobby avatars have been added. •Soriz •Djeeta •Yggdrasil •Rosetta
*Soriz and Djeeta avatars will be available only if those characters are playable. *Yggdrasil and Rosetta avatars will be available by purchasing the DLC battle stage Lumacie Archipelago.
ONLINE
Ranked Match You can now see how many VS. Level victory stars you have at the entry screen.
When a Win Streak bonus is activated, the obtained victory stars will change in color.
The victory star color will change during a promotion trial.
Room Match
The notification for the beginning and ending of server maintenance will be displayed in the Chat Log.
Replay
An “X” will be displayed on replays that are not compatible with the latest version.
*Replay versions that are not up to date cannot be played.
Character Adjustments
Some adjustments have been made to certain characters.
Charlotta
Issue – Details
(In Versus and RPG Mode)
Shining Onslaught (Technical Input) – After inputting the command, if the directional input is set neutral or down, the move will no longer come out.
Percival
Issue – Details
(In Versus and RPG Mode)
Crouching H – The upper hurtbox on startup has been reduced. The hitbox has been increased.
Crouching U – The recovery has been reduced.
Jump H – The startup has been made faster.
X-Seele – Upon a successful throw, the stagger time and the frame advantage time (the time to confirm a hit) have been increased.
*Percival’s recovery has not been changed.
Metera
Issue – Details
(In Versus and RPG Mode)
Crouching H – The hitbox on her first active frames has been increased.
Down back H – The upper hurtbox on startup has been reduced, matching her crouching H. The hitbox on her first active frames has also been increased.
Aetherial Seal – When a butterfly is shot with an arrow, the cooldown has been changed where it won’t be overwritten, but paused. After the hitbox has disappeared, the cooldown will continue where it left off.
Lowain
Issue – Details
(In Versus and RPG Mode)
Close standing M – The recovery has been reduced.
Far standing M – The recovery has been reduced.
Crouching H – The startup has been made faster.
Zeta
Issue – Details
(In Versus and RPG Mode)
Far standing M – The recovery has been reduced.
Crouching M – The recovery has been reduced.
Close standing H – The recovery has been reduced.
Crouching H – The upper hurtbox on startup has been reduced. The hitbox has been increased and the recovery has been reduced.
Spear of Arvess (Technical Input) – After inputting the command, if the direction is not held forward, the move will no longer come out.
*The command input is now the same as Lancelot’s Blade Impulse.
Spear of Arvess (L) – The startup has been reduced.
Spear of Arvess (Rise) (M)
Spear of Arvess (Fall) (M)
Spear of Arvess (Vertical up & down) – Spear of Arvess’ (vertical up & down) hitbox has been expanded.
Vaseraga
Issue – Details
(In Versus and RPG Mode)
Close standing H – The recovery has been reduced.
Crouching H – The upper hurtbox on startup has been reduced. The recovery has been reduced.
Crouching U – The recovery has been reduced.
Jump M – The startup has been made faster.
Soul Forge – The startup has been made faster. The time to gain armor has been made faster. The recovery has been reduced. Ground stagger and block stun length has been reduced.
*The frame advantage on hit stun and block stun have not been changed.
Battalions of Fear (Technical Input) – After inputting the command, if the final directional input is neutral or down, the move will no longer come out.
Bloody Moon – The startup has been made faster. The counter state after the attack has been removed.
Aftermath – Even if the lingering active frames hit, as long as the range is close, it will transition into animation.
Beelzebub
Issue – Details
(In Versus and RPG Mode)
Skill Icon – Langelaan Field’s icon has been fixed to be an invincible icon.
Bug Fixes
Beelzebub
Fixed Issue – Fix Details
Recovery and backwards recovery – Fixed a bug where the duration was greater than for other characters.
(RPG Mode Only)
Air Throw – Fixed a bug where Beelzebub would throw certain foes in reverse.
Narmaya
Fixed Issue – Fix Details
(In Versus and RPG Mode)
Recovery and backwards recovery – Fixed a bug where the duration was greater than for other characters.
(RPG Mode only)
Air Throw – Fixed a bug where Narmaya would throw certain foes in reverse.
RPG Mode •Fixed a bug where even after collecting 11 Vyrn weapons, the “Vyrn Lovers Anonymous” trophy would not unlock.
•Fixed a rare bug where the application would crash when transitioning to a dialogue scene.
•Shortened the load time when transitioning to a dialogue scene.
Online
•Fixed a bug where even after purchasing a lobby avatar or colors, the new “!” mark would not be displayed.
•Fixed a bug where after a player goes to Ranking, changes the Display Settings and watches a replay, the settings would revert back to default.
Others
•Fixed a rare bug where the application would crash during the loading screen under certain conditions.
XSEED Games Launches Granblue Fantasy: Versus on PC
Popular New Fighting Game Makes the Leap to Another Platform
Torrance, Calif. – March 13, 2020 – XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc. today released Granblue Fantasy: Versus, the popular 2D fighting game developed by Cygames and ARC SYSTEM WORKS that launched on March 3 in North America for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, globally for Windows PC exclusively via Steam. The PC standard edition is available for purchase priced at $59.99, £49.99, and €59.99, and the Granblue Fantasy: Versus “Character Pass Set” is available for $79.99, £69.99, and €79.99, and includes the base game, the character Color Pack DLC 1-3, the Character Pass DLC for 5 additional characters, plus the Lobby Avatar “Nice-abs Vyrn”.
On PC, Granblue Fantasy: Versus will include graphical customization options and support for multiple input types including gamepads and customizable keyboard and mouse support. Players can enjoy the same Japanese and English voice options as the PS4™ system version, and the title on PC will feature support for text languages including English, Japanese, French, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Spanish, with Traditional and Simplified Chinese and Korean being added at a later date. Granblue Fantasy: Versus on PC will not include any digital purchase bonus goods for the original Granblue Fantasy game, and will not support cross-play with PS4™ system players.
About Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Japan’s megahit RPGGranblue Fantasy has topped the charts, charming players across the globe with a plethora of lovable characters and story-driven mechanics. Now, ARC SYSTEM WORKS and Cygames have teamed up to bring the universe to home console in an action-packed head-to-head fighter. Featuring a colorful cast of their most popular “crewmembers,” each with a unique fighting style that is easy to learn but hard to master, Granblue Fantasy: Versus will appeal to fans of Granblue lore and fighting games alike.
Granblue Fantasy: Versus includes an RPG mode that features an all-new, original story told through beautifully rendered cutscenes. Featuring deep action RPG gameplay, in this mode players take on waves of enemies and formidable Primal Beasts solo or by teaming up with a friend in local or online co-op. Along the way, they develop their fighters with a comprehensive character and weapon upgrade system recognizable to all Granblue Fantasy fans. The mysterious “hooded figure” (a.k.a the “Chaos Bringer”) featured in Granblue Fantasy’s popular “What Makes the Sky Blue” series of events, was revealed at Granblue Fantasy Fes 2019 as the final boss for RPG mode.
Beelzebub is unlockable as a playable character by completing the RPG mode or by purchasing the season 1 DLC. The season 1 DLC will also include playable characters Narmaya, who is available on Steam and the PlayStation®Store now, Soriz, Djeeta, and Zooey.
Developed by Cygames and ARC SYSTEM WORKS and published on Window PC by XSEED Games, Granblue Fantasy: Versus launched globally on March 13 exclusively via Steam with a standard edition available for $59.99, £49.99, and €59.99 and the Granblue Fantasy: Versus “Character Pass Set” available for $79.99, £69.99, and €79.99, and includes the base game, the character Color Pack DLC 1-3, the Character Pass DLC for 5 additional characters, plus the Lobby Avatar “Nice-abs Vyrn”.
The PS4™ system version of Granblue Fantasy: Versus launched in North America on March 3 and is published by XSEED Games. The standard physical and digital versions are priced at an MSRP of $59.99, the physical Premium Edition has an MSRP of $79.99, and the digital “Character Pass Set” and “Digital Deluxe” special editions are available on the PlayStation®Store for $79.99 and $99.99, respectively. This game has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB. The PC version has not been rated by the ESRB. Marvelous Europe is publishing the game for PS4™ system in European territories on March 27. Complete details on all editions of Granblue Fantasy: Versus can be found in XSEED Games’ news post.