- the game's assistant producer brought Steins;Gate writer Naotaka Hayashi into the development team
- the producer wanted to surprise players with a story and create characters players love
- when the producer checked out Steins;Gate on a recommendation, he enjoyed it enough to reach out to Hayashi
- Hayashi is in charge of story, plot, and characters
- the producer's intention is to show independence in this game
- Agnes, the game’s heroine, has a strong sense of duty
- this gives her a narrow view in the beginning of the game
- Hayashi says friends and enemies have to be interesting as well, and expanding on all of these details gives Bravely Default a deep worldview