▁series ▁while ▁having ▁its ▁own ▁story ▁and ▁game play ▁elements . ▁The ▁producer ▁of ▁The ▁ 4 ▁Hero es ▁of ▁Light , ▁Tom o ya ▁As ano , ▁returned ▁to ▁produce ▁Bra v ely ▁Default . ▁The ▁story ' s ▁writer ▁was ▁Na ot aka ▁Hay ashi , ▁who ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁from ▁ 5 pb . ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Ste ins ; G ate . ▁The ▁characters ▁designs ▁were ▁handled ▁by ▁multiple ▁artists , ▁including ▁art ▁director ▁A kih iko ▁Y osh ida ▁and ▁A ts ush i ▁ Ō k ub o . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁western ▁video ▁games ▁and ▁television ▁series , ▁and ▁individual ▁elements ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Dragon ▁Qu est ▁series ▁and ▁H ig ur ashi ▁When ▁They ▁Cry . ▁The ▁music , ▁composed ▁by ▁Re vo ▁of ▁Sound ▁Hor izon , ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁e voke ▁the ▁feelings ▁of ▁classic ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁Dragon ▁Qu est ▁and ▁Sa G a . ▁ ▁Bra v ely ▁Default ▁was ▁first ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁N intendo ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁line up ▁for ▁the ▁platform . ▁In ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁release , ▁multiple ▁dem os ▁were ▁developed , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁adjust ed ▁the ▁game ▁using ▁feedback ▁from ▁players . ▁For ▁the ▁Se quel ▁was ▁the ▁version ▁chosen ▁for ▁over se as ▁release , ▁being ▁local ized ▁without ▁any ▁sub title . ▁In ▁both ▁Japan ▁and ▁over se as , ▁Bra