Bravely Default has informed me that I need to lay my DS flat on a desk and point it at an AR Marker or something before I can start playing.
What. The. …
What on earth does this accomplish? How do I do it? I have no idea what an AR Marker is. I've looked through all the paperwork that came with the game and still have no idea.
Best Answer
The box copy of Bravely Default came with an instructions poster which has a picture of the fairy sitting on a rock (crystal). That's the AR Marker that the game wants to see when it starts up. It uses the AR Marker as a real world reference point for a short "interactive" cut-scene when starting the game.
If you don't have the manual, you can download the cards via PDF from http://bravelydefault.nintendo.com/ar-cards/, or individual .JPGs from http://ar.essh.co/decks/bravely-default. You don't have to print them or anything, you can just show your 3DS the computer or phone screen with the image.