Granblue Fantasy: Relink review: a visually elegant but limited action RPG

Enjoyable and artistically impressive, but the endgame feels shallow.

Gtanblue Fantasy Relink review; fantasy anime characters line up
(Image: © Cygames)

Our Verdict

A visually impressive, creative JRPG with an excellent combat system and fun co-op. Let down by shallow side quests and limited endgame modes.

For

  • Elegant, anime visual design
  • Stylish and fun combat
  • Enjoyable co-op

Against

  • Shallow RPG gameplay
  • Endgame could be more complex

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Granblue Fantasy: Relink details

Granblue Fantasy Relink; anime haracters in a grouo

(Image credit: Cygames)

Publisher XSeed Games
Developer
Cygames
Platform
PS4, PS5, PC
Release
Out now
Price
$59.99 / £49.99

Let’s nip something in the bud early on, Granblue Fantasy: Relink is not Monster Hunter: World. The comparisons were commonplace for this beautiful anime-style RPG but in all reality, this is too stream-lined, too direct to really be compared to Capcom’s complex hit JPRG. I waited until I'd finished the main campaign to write this review, as it's important to judge how Granblue Fantasy: Relink works in its endgame, and why those Monster Hunter comparisons aren't helpful.

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The Verdict
7.5

out of 10

Granblue Fantasy Relink (PS5)

A visually impressive, creative JRPG with an excellent combat system and fun co-op. Let down by shallow side quests and limited endgame modes.

Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.