Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
“For some genres of games, launching right as the world shuts down can be a benefit, especially if the title happens to focus around simple tasks in a colorful world. Not so much when the game happens to be a fighting game where competitive online play requires quick reflexes that are dulled from being sick and an awful netcode. Such was the case when Granblue Fantasy Versus released in March 2020 in the West, just as everything shut down. Despite having some solid mechanics and the weight of an incredibly popular franchise behind it, Granblue Fantasy Versus never really had a chance to reach the success it could have. Now Cygames has revitalized the fighting game with a “sequel” of sorts in the form of Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. Bringing an impressively sized roster, numerous tweaks to its fighting mechanics, and finally rollback netcode, is this the true potential of the skyfarers?”
