Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Granblue Fantasy
Granblue Fantasy: Versus	2020
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising	2023
Granblue Fantasy: Relink	2024

Granblue Fantasy: Relink is a singleplayer and multiplayer action JRPG developed by Osaka Cygames and published by Cygames. It is part of the Granblue Fantasy series.

Beginning development in 2016 at PlatinumGames, Osaka Cygames took over entirely in 2019.^[4]^[5] A number of PlatinumGames staff that were involved, including game director Yasuyuki Kaji, relocated to Cygames to continue work on the project.^[6]

The game was released on February 1, 2024 via Steam.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Special Edition also available.

Version differences

The Special Edition includes the base game, Upgrade Pack, and Color Pack 2 and 3.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Boost	Characters and weapons upgrade items.
Cosmetic	Alternative colors for the default costumes.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Color Pack 1/2/3	Bundle of Color Pack 1, 2, and 3.
Color Pack 1
Color Pack 2
Color Pack 3
Starter Items Pack
Upgrade Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GBFR\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/881020/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GBFR\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/881020/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use GBFRelinkFix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use GBFRelinkFix.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA. Can be disabled using GBFRelinkFix.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Choice between 30, 60 and 120 FPS lock. Use GBFRelinkFix to raise the frame rate cap up to 240 FPS (experimental). Hair and cloth physics are subdued at frame rates higher than 30 FPS.^[7]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Settings for Protanopia and Deuteranopia.

Improve shadow quality & LOD distance

Use GBFRelinkFix to change shadow quality and LOD distance

Open scripts\GBFRelinkFix.ini to adjust settings:

[Shadow Quality]
; Set shadow resolution.
; Default ultra = 2048, high = 1024, standard = 256.
Enabled = false
Value = 4096

[Level of Detail]
; Modifies the distance at which objects pop-in.
; Increase to reduce object pop-in.
Multiplier = 1

Input

Gameplay settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Referred to as Camera/Aim Sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus		The left and right mouse button can only be used to confirm/cancel menus.
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Inverting the X-axis is also possible.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity		Referred to as Camera/Aim Sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Inverting the X-axis is also possible.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See DualShock 4 or DualSense.
PlayStation button prompts		Use this mod.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support		Only used for the Ether Cannon.^[8]
DualSense haptic feedback support		^[8]
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support		The store page erroneously states that Steam Input API is fully supported, when in fact only the basic Xinput emulation works.
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Keyboard rebinding settings
Gamepad preset

Audio

Audio settings

Language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Effects, Dialogue volume sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Option to toggle behaviour for `Alt`+`Tab ↹` exist.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11.1	^[9]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise	^[10]
Cutscenes	Bink Video 2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-9100 AMD Ryzen 3 3200G	Intel Core i7-8700 AMD Ryzen 3600
System memory (RAM)	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	90 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 8 GB (Nvidia and AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

A SSD is recommended.

Minimum system requirements are for 1080p 30 FPS on Standard preset; recommended system requirements are for 1080p 60 FPS on Ultra preset.

Despite the listed storage requirement, the actual installation size after download is 79.43 GB.^[11]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/881020/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (881020) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Ryn 🏳️‍⚧️ on X - last accessed on 2024-02-10
"it turns out that granblue relink runs on some frankenstein'd nier automata engine
it's not quite the same but there's a decent bit of shared dna"
↑ Ryn 🏳️‍⚧️ on X - last accessed on 2024-02-10
"figured out relink animations, they use the same format as nier automata [...]"
↑ Ryn 🏳️‍⚧️ on X - last accessed on 2024-02-10
"luckily the ui textures in relink are simple, they're the same format as platinum games uses [...]"
↑ Granblue Fantasy: Relink development moved to Cygames entirely, PlatinumGames no longer involved - Gematsu - last accessed on 2024-02-02
↑ Granblue Fantasy: Relink in development with same number of staff as when co-developed by PlatinumGames - Gematsu - last accessed on 2024-02-02
↑ Abebe Tinari on X - last accessed on 2024-02-02
"I am especially happy for the director Yasuyuki Kaji, who saw the project all the way to completion (even though he needed to move to a different company to do so.)

Kaji was great to work with at PG. He knows a ton about action games and has a great dry sense of humour."
↑ Granblue Fantasy: Relink is best played on PC, despite some quirks - RPG Site - last accessed on 2024-01-31
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Verified by User:Zhnigo on 2024-03-17
Just tested it on 1.1.1 with DS Edge, it has regular vibration and no adaptive triggers aside from that ether cannon L2.
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-02-11
Examined the maximum preferred D3D feature level the game uses through Special K logging, which reported it as 11_1 (as opposed to 11_0).
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-02-02
Wwise is mentioned in the licenses notices and Wwise .bnk and .pck files are present.
↑ Depot 881021 for Granblue Fantasy: Relink · SteamDB - last accessed on 2024-03-14

[Proton_path_note-7] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/881020/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (881020) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/881020/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (881020) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Ryn 🏳️‍⚧️ on X - last accessed on 2024-02-10
"it turns out that granblue relink runs on some frankenstein'd nier automata engine
it's not quite the same but there's a decent bit of shared dna"

[2] Ryn 🏳️‍⚧️ on X - last accessed on 2024-02-10
"figured out relink animations, they use the same format as nier automata [...]"

[3] Ryn 🏳️‍⚧️ on X - last accessed on 2024-02-10
"luckily the ui textures in relink are simple, they're the same format as platinum games uses [...]"

[4] Granblue Fantasy: Relink development moved to Cygames entirely, PlatinumGames no longer involved - Gematsu - last accessed on 2024-02-02

[5] Granblue Fantasy: Relink in development with same number of staff as when co-developed by PlatinumGames - Gematsu - last accessed on 2024-02-02

[6] Abebe Tinari on X - last accessed on 2024-02-02
"I am especially happy for the director Yasuyuki Kaji, who saw the project all the way to completion (even though he needed to move to a different company to do so.)

Kaji was great to work with at PG. He knows a ton about action games and has a great dry sense of humour."

[rpgsite-8] Granblue Fantasy: Relink is best played on PC, despite some quirks - RPG Site - last accessed on 2024-01-31

[Zhnigo_DS_17032024-9] 8.0 ^8.1 Verified by User:Zhnigo on 2024-03-17
Just tested it on 1.1.1 with DS Edge, it has regular vibration and no adaptive triggers aside from that ether cannon L2.

[10] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-02-11
Examined the maximum preferred D3D feature level the game uses through Special K logging, which reported it as 11_1 (as opposed to 11_0).

[11] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-02-02
Wwise is mentioned in the licenses notices and Wwise .bnk and .pck files are present.

[12] Depot 881021 for Granblue Fantasy: Relink · SteamDB - last accessed on 2024-03-14

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Developers

	Osaka Cygames
2016-2019	PlatinumGames
Publishers
	Cygames
Engines
	Platinum Engine (modified)^[1]^[2]^[3]
Release dates
Windows	February 1, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	82
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Boost, Cosmetic
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, JRPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Granblue Fantasy