Archive EntryPreservation Record

Bravely Default II

Shelf markLIB-0173

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2021Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: ブレイブリーデフォルトII
Release: 2021 (Nintendo Switch, February 26)
Developer: Claytechworks
Publisher: Square Enix · Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-AR5SB
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: JRPG · Turn-Based · Job System · Bravely · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Bravely Default II is a new story in the Bravely series, set on the continent of Excillant with four new Heroes of Light and the series’ Brave and Default turn system. Developed by Claytechworks, it released worldwide on Nintendo Switch on February 26, 2021, published by Square Enix in Japan and by Nintendo elsewhere. This filing opens the Bravely lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is the retail edition of Bravely Default II on a Nintendo Switch game card. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. Any content delivered as an eShop download or update depends on Nintendo’s servers and is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: Released worldwide on February 26, 2021 (HAC-P-AR5SB). A Windows version followed in September 2021.
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Nintendo, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Series: Bravely
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Bravely recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0173.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf