2 0 1 2 ▁Awards ▁event , ▁while ▁it ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Den ge ki ▁Online ▁Cons umer ▁Award , ▁the ▁latter ▁award ▁being ▁given ▁while ▁be ating ▁Person a ▁ 4 ▁Golden ▁( 2 nd ) ▁and ▁R une ▁Factory ▁ 4 ▁( 3 rd ). ▁At ▁the ▁Japan ▁Game ▁Awards , ▁it ▁received ▁the ▁Future ▁Game ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Ex cell ence ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁later ▁won ▁Game Sp ot ' s ▁ 3 DS ▁Game ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁award . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Video ▁Game ▁Trade ▁Review ers ▁( NA V G TR ) ▁awards ▁Bra v ely ▁Default ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Game , ▁Original ▁Ro le ▁Play ing ▁category . ▁It ▁was ▁ranked ▁by ▁both ▁I GN ▁and ▁Game Sp ot ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 DS ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁The ▁game ' s ▁success , ▁which ▁went ▁against ▁what ▁Square ▁En ix ▁assumed ▁would ▁happen ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁title ' s ▁identity ▁as ▁a ▁traditional ▁role - play ing ▁game , ▁prompt ed ▁them ▁to ▁re cons ider ▁their ▁strategy ▁for ▁game ▁making , ▁which ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁point ▁had ▁been ▁ge ared ▁towards ▁developing ▁titles ▁tail ored ▁for ▁western ▁mark ets ▁rather ▁than ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁Japanese