http://gematsu.com/2016/01/bravely-second-demo-launches-february-11-europe

 

Good news for all you in Europe    but there still no US release

Moments like this make me so glad I live in Europe (sort of).

I still haven't played the first one. Is this like Final Fantasy where the stories and worlds are completely different or would I need to play the first one to understand this one?

And somehow NA has yet to receive a release date, even though it is literally the same version as Europe... I do not understand the industry at times.

I still haven't played the first one. Is this like Final Fantasy where the stories and worlds are completely different or would I need to play the first one to understand this one?

 

Direct sequel

I'm only familiar with the censorship drama and some of the characters, job classes and part of the world, does the gameplay in this entry differ from Bravely Default in any significant way?  I remember reading that is was mostly familiar, but that was some time ago...