The two Brave Exvius titles are developed and operated in parallel.

Unlike with the original Brave Exvius, which was developed by Gumi subsidiary Alim and published by Square Enix, War of the Visions is co-developed by Square Enix and Gumi.

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius was announced in Japan on Decemat FFBE Fan Festa, a convention celebrating the original title's third anniversary. The continent of Ardra is also referenced in Brave Exvius and was depicted on the game's original world map, but is currently inaccessible and obscured by clouds. As in the original title, the war is waged using the power of Visions, physical manifestations of powerful warriors from different eras and worlds summoned using Crystals. The story takes place on the continent of Ardra on the world of Lapis, the primary setting of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and depicts a war among five rival nations that occurred in the distant past.

The game's dialogue is fully voice-acted, and the global release includes dual audio language options. Each character includes a level progression system, and the ability to unlock new abilities. Other aspects of gameplay are similar to the original Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, with free-to-play features such as gacha systems for 'summoning' new characters to use in combat, including via in-app microtransactions. Elements common to many games of the Final Fantasy series, such as Esper summoning are also present.

The game features similar gameplay elements to The Alchemist Code by Gumi and the Final Fantasy Tactics series of games, especially Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, such as a 3D, grid-based map and turn-based tactical combat.

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