Square Enix will launch a free-to-play version of Bravely Default on the Japanese 3DS eShop on July 28.

 

Bravely Default: For the Sequel – Full Free Play Edition includes the first four chapters of the full game. If players want to continue afterwards, an update kit containing the final five chapters, Japanese voice-overs, and one part of the AR movie feature will be available for 2,000 yen.

 

A sequel to Bravely Default—Bravely Second—is currently in development.

Read more at http://gematsu.com/2014/07/bravely-default-free-play-version-coming-japanese-eshop#yBzrsArBcZi5UxqK.99

Sounds good, I mean, it's cheaper than the first game by like 2000 yen.

Even though the first 4 chapters of the game are the best after that then the game goes downhill. So really they won't be missing out on anything.