Although it’s still technically March here in the western hemisphere, the start of April has reached Japan, and you know what that means…
Cygames released a “trailer” for Fanblue Grantasy Rises: Versing as part of April Fool’s Day, and it’s really something.
The video feels like something you’d see in the middle of the night on Adult Swim years ago with zero explanation or something like Pop Team Epic, and we’re not really even sure what else to say about it.
They do seem to be poking fun at their own game Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising by joking about being able to do everything by simply pressing R1 and square for specials and auto combos — plus literally shooting hoops, turning off the alarm clock, serving sushi and more weird stuff.
This messed up Gran also proposes and marries Djeeta, which is extra odd since they’re sorta the same character.
Japanese video game developers / publishers often like to have fun with April Fool’s Day in pretty unique ways, but Cygames seems to be the first one we’ve seen this year for fighting games — except maybe Capcom joking around with Akuma for Street Fighter 6.
We’ve also checked in on the resident April Fool’s creators Arika to see if any of their “joke” products are back or actually coming out, but they’ve been pretty silent so far.
Just strap in and watch the Fanblue Grantasy trailer at your own discretion.