Square Enix revealed one big piece of information about the Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster coming onto the Nintendo Switch 2 on the 23rd of June! And here the big announcement should have been a celebration; yet, netizens went crazy over minute detail about game key cards.
The remaster seems beautiful enough. The tweet even shared a bit of Edea’s backstory alongside Naoki Ikushima’s beautiful art and a scenario by Keiichi Ajiro. Instead of rejoicing, one commenter after another in the replies is bashing their heads against the wall. Why? Because the mentioned physical edition is actually NOT a physical game cartridge; it’s a game key card! And the people are NOT digesting this!
One person named Chantal said that she would just pass on the game unless there is a full proper physical reprint of it. Another one, Devilus, went all-out: “I will never buy a Square Enix game again. Game key card is a scam.” Ouch. Even Megadrive Dad, who is super hyped for the illustrations, cannot stay silent: He wants real cartridges, not glorified download codes.
But hey, not everyone’s mad. Some are loving the artware drops. YouSpoonyBard1 went all caps, screaming about seeing “MRGRGR HERSELF” again while Gen has the pre-order locked down. Meanwhile, xilicks is feeling the full brunt of Switch 2 FOMO or “Can’t wait to play it… if I had one.”
And here comes the drama. Some off-topic replies roasted Square Enix’s copied rainbow logo. According to Brock Lobstah, it is a “gay struggle bus icon,” whereas jeffharumachi said they’re “allergic to rainbow.” Then came Nael Leonhart’s insane plunge into urgency requesting legal help for YouTube copyright strikes.
What exactly is a game key card? It’s pretty much a physical casing with a download code instead of an actual game on the cartridge. From a collector’s standpoint, it’s just pure nightmare – no resale value, no legitimate ownership, and just sitting there empty on an empty shelf. And for a much-beloved JRPG like Bravely Default? The fans expected nothing less!
Square Enix has refused to comment on the damning backlash to this day – even as that very demand is uttered loud and clear: gamers want a real physical release. Until then? Some are keeping the 3DS copies on guard, with streetpass and all. There’s Jim___92, who’s just waiting to grab it used. Then some others are just screaming away over rainbows.
In conclusion, while the Bravely Default HD Remaster very well could have swept the limelight, lo and behold, this key card drama is grabbing the attention from it. Whether Square will listen to the noise or double down on this remains to be seen, but what is sure is that the internet will not just drop this one anytime soon.
