Octopath Traveler

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  • Summary: Embark on a vast new role-playing adventure as one of eight travelers, all with their own origins, paths, and goals. The producers of the Bravely series at Square Enix have brought a new world to life through a mix of CG, pixel art, and "HD-2D" visuals. Embark on a vast new role-playingEmbark on a vast new role-playing adventure as one of eight travelers, all with their own origins, paths, and goals. The producers of the Bravely series at Square Enix have brought a new world to life through a mix of CG, pixel art, and "HD-2D" visuals. Embark on a vast new role-playing adventure as one of eight travelers, all with their own origins, paths, and goals. Where to begin? Who to team up with? Where to go next? Only you can decide. Each traveler can use a distinct Path Action, a specialized way of achieving objectives and interacting with people you encounter. The warrior can "challenge" people to a duel, whereas the dancer can "allure" others to follow her, even into battle! Enjoy the freedom to choose your own path while experiencing the story through the role you play. Combat revolves around the Boost system, a fusion of traditional turn-based battling and modern enhancements. Each turn, build up BP that can be spent to dramatically increase your strength or provide aid. Identifying when to Boost may just be the key to victory.

    * A new RPG adventure from the minds at Square Enix who brought you the Bravely series
    * Choose from eight distinct characters, each with their own path, and see where the story takes you
    * Music and visuals inspired by RPGs of yore, brought to life with modern touches
    Deep, strategic turn-based combat with an innovative battle system
    * Enjoy the free demo in Nintendo eShop and help make this an RPG for the ages by sharing your feedback with Square Enix    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 79
  3. Negative: 0 out of 79
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Jul 12, 2018
    100
    Octopath Traveler is a beautiful game that somehow never gets tired. It has a labyrinthine plot that bravely attempts to give eight characters the same scope and development as eight sole protagonists would get in lesser games. It’s also a game that bravely makes the story all about those characters, with the world, harsh as it can be, almost secondary to the insular unit and their individual arcs. That sheer ambition is all the more impressive because Octopath Traveller uses sprites. Little 2D characters made up of even littler squares. People need to play this game if only to realise that not everything spectacular needs to be photo-real.
  2. Cubed3
    Jul 17, 2018
    90
    Octopath Traveler is an extremely satisfying storytelling experience vastly different from other traditional JRPGs out there. The eight stories followed over the course of the game are all compelling in different ways, and each is engrossing in different ways. The combat is simple, yet nuanced, and building party compositions never stops being a fun exercise as the adventure presents each new challenge. The pacing does have some small missteps here and there, especially as the world opens up between each major act, but it's a tiny hurdle in an otherwise magnificent experience.
  3. Vgames
    Aug 30, 2018
    90
    While not the perfect JRPG, Octopath Traveler has too many merits and good qualities that it's impossible for me to not recommend it.
  4. IGN Italia
    Jul 12, 2018
    85
    Octopath Traveler manages to remain faithful to the glorious past of the JRPG genre without feeling outdated.
  5. Switch Player
    Jul 26, 2018
    80
    Octopath Traveler is a grower, and one which takes a good while to reach full swing. The reward for the perseverance is a beautiful world and enough story to shake a stick at, but not a wonderfully satisfying conclusion.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Jul 12, 2018
    80
    Octopath Traveler is not a perfect title, the fragmented narrative and certain predictable mechanisms in the progression system could make many people turn up their noses. Nevertheless it remains a unique RPG, able to combine the nostalgic charm of the classics with a modern and captivating writing.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Jul 19, 2018
    60
    For a game whose title seems to promise a winding journey of deep and dangerous discoveries, Octopath Traveler goes out of its way to put you on the most predictable and comforting of paths.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 257 out of 363
  2. Mixed: 68 out of 363
  3. Negative: 38 out of 363
  1. Modofrodo
    Jul 30, 2018
    10
    A fantastic game which brings the look and feel of classic JRPGs into the modern era. The graphics, music and setting in which the 8 uniqueA fantastic game which brings the look and feel of classic JRPGs into the modern era. The graphics, music and setting in which the 8 unique stories take place is well done and polished. If your into the SNES style RPGs of old, this game is a must buy. Highly recommended… Expand
  2. BigEvilSquirrel
    Aug 12, 2018
    10
    5 out of 5.
    Octopath Traveler takes much of what made old-school Final Fantasy great, gave the graphics a modern splash of paint while    5 out of 5.
    Octopath Traveler takes much of what made old-school Final Fantasy great, gave the graphics a modern splash of paint while maintaining 16-bit era pixel art, and made the gameplay feel modern. Random battles exist, but learning weaknesses and learning when to implement a boost attack make each one more exciting that the Final Fantasy games of yesterday. While each character’s story doesn’t intersect, they are interesting enough to entertain. Unlocking secondary jobs adds enough customization to keep things interesting as you can mix and match Support Skills to make some powerful characters. Despite not being Final Fantasy in name, it is a better than more recent entries in the series.    … Expand
  4. MkSLee
    Jul 13, 2018
    10
    Played a fair amount of the game as of now. The character designs, stories, and graphics are what make Octopath Traveler the unique game thatPlayed a fair amount of the game as of now. The character designs, stories, and graphics are what make Octopath Traveler the unique game that it is. I have yet to complete the entire game but I am excited to dive further into the game and learn more about the different paths you take within the game. A must have for any JRPG fan and I highly recommend giving this game a try (Try the demo) even if you haven't played/like JRPGs. I'm sure it'll change your mind. A great quality game from a great quality company. Hope to see more gems like this in the future.… Expand
  5. SamAxe00
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Incredible art, music, voice acting and story. The JRPG style gets a little grindy but is managed well in this title.
  6. Caysjose96
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    1 and only problem of this game but big one is the disjointed story of each character, No connection between them. Because It's the meat of1 and only problem of this game but big one is the disjointed story of each character, No connection between them. Because It's the meat of the game beside the fight. Otherwise, this is a 10 /10, The Music is especially so beautiful, makes me wanna cry. It's sometimes baffled me if I'm thinking about this game again when someone ask me if they should play this game. Their decision on storytelling avoid them of getting awards. I hope they don't **** it up on triangle Strategy...… Expand
  7. ViKabbu
    Aug 8, 2021
    7
    It's a good title, but not a great one.____________________________________
  8. attemptatreason
    Nov 8, 2021
    0
    On paper, this game should be a strong 8 to low 9. Only rating this as 0 b/c no way it deserves an 8.5 user score. One of, if not the best OSTOn paper, this game should be a strong 8 to low 9. Only rating this as 0 b/c no way it deserves an 8.5 user score. One of, if not the best OST I've heard in video games in general. The graphics are trendsetting while still paying homage to the old JRPG ways. Despite this, so much is done wrong. Key things. I don't play a JRPG for a linear and story I'm thrown into. I wouldn't pick up a traveller to see a new story. This game needs a remastered + remaked ASAP. Full voice-acting, more in game artwork (if the game was themed around those fantastic drawings, imagine how much better this game would be), portrait models and a more thought out and interesting stories. Also it's extremely confusing on what to do - I feel like the game has no main quests/story. Why am I picking up other travellers and seeing their prologue too when I can just do that picking them at the start? If I was picking them up, why can't there be any unique relations/dialogue things. Many QOL improvements needed as well - random combat events are annoying af and makes me want to stop playing - I think cut it out entirely or maybe in game monster sprites - boost the exp rate/hp which would make the long waiting in combat more bearable.… Expand

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