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[The Shepard]

Gonna be my steam deck game over Xmas, perfect winter chill game.

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[LavitzSlambert]

Not having an upgrade path and going the GKC route for a 5GB game is nuts.

They are out of their minds. I'd still get the Switch 1 version over a GKC.

 

[jshackles]

Copy arrived, data from the demo loaded, ready to go. Was playing around with the settings in FPSLocker and the game runs pretty well at 60fps in handheld mode, though definitely has some drops when there are a lot of visual effects / particles on the screen. Using sys-click to overclock the CPU and GPU to their maximum settings results in that 60fps being extremely stable.

Although it's still running in 720p (vs the Switch 2 at 1080p) I'm pretty happy with the outcome here. Like the last two games, will probably play this predominantly on the go and the Switch 1 being more portable and having the OLED screen is just the icing on the cake.

Still, fuck these turkeys for not putting the Switch 2 game on a real cartridge or providing an upgrade path.

 

[Rocinante618]

> This game is 100 hours just for main story. After this there's side content! as well!

So they basically compiled all the gacha content released over the years (massive) into a single player, no MTX, somewhat coherent JRPG? actually cool, I'm for stuff like this as it preserves gacha games for posterity.

Anyone going for that 100%, good luck! RIP adult life.

 

[Danjin44]

> This game is 100 hours just for main story. After this there's side content! as well!

So they basically compiled all the gacha content released over the years (massive) into a single player, no MTX, somewhat coherent JRPG? actually cool, I'm for stuff like this as it preserves gacha games for posterity.

Anyone going for that 100%, good luck! RIP adult life.

I don't know about 100% the game but I will definitely be finishing the game just like I did with all Octopath games.

The key enjoying this game is to play it bite size. At first I was thinking getting it on my PS5 but they way the game structured and town building I think this fits better playing on my Switch 2.

 

[EDMIX]

Not really bothered by 100 hours length. I'm fan of SMT and Xenoblade and those games also take close to 100 hours to beat.

With that being said with 100 hours long length I think I should play this on my Switch 2 instead of PS5.

For me, it strongly depends on the game.

I'm only ok with 100 hours in a SMT game these days, I felt like Octopath 1 dragged on and I didn't feel like it was worth all the time put in to it.

Give me a 40 hour or 50 hour quality JRPG and focus on just having a great experience vs this weird forced padding that shit. It makes it feel like a bunch of filler. So I'll play this, but I'm not putting 100 hours in it lol Not everything needs to be 100 hours

 

[DarkShadowXI]

Just watched some reviews and damn…this iterations fixes some issues I had with the other games: it has a cohesive story, your main character can perform actions, and the map has helpful icons.

The battle pair system looks fun as hell, too.

I was going to wait, but I don't think I can!

 

[Danjin44]

For me, it strongly depends on the game.

I'm only ok with 100 hours in a SMT game these days, I felt like Octopath 1 dragged on and I didn't feel like it was worth all the time put in to it.

Give me a 40 hour or 50 hour quality JRPG and focus on just having a great experience vs this weird forced padding that shit. It makes it feel like a bunch of filler. So I'll play this, but I'm not putting 100 hours in it lol Not everything needs to be 100 hours

For me it doesn't matter how long the game is as long as it's satisfying and for me all Octopath games were satisfying experience so I was more than happy finish them.

 

[Punished Miku]

> This game is 100 hours just for main story. After this there's side content! as well!

So they basically compiled all the gacha content released over the years (massive) into a single player RPG

I guess that makes sense

 

[EDMIX]

For me it doesn't matter how long the game is as long as it's satisfying and for me all Octopath games were satisfying experience so I was more than happy finish them.

yea I don't know about that lol

I liked 2 more then 1, I felt 1 dragged on and the story felt disjointed and pointless, it felt like Ai made the story and forgot they all should be talking to each other lol

I like the gameplay more then the story in the series so far. So I hope the story in 0 is good, but I'll be happy to play regardless if the job system is like the other titles.

 

[Danjin44]

I liked 2 more then 1, I felt 1 dragged on and the story felt disjointed and pointless, it felt like Ai made the story and forgot they all should be talking to each other lol

I also liked 2nd game more but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoyed 1st game…..I personally loved it.

 

[Wilhelm_85]

Does this actually have a coherent storyline or is it just a bunch of vignettes in a shared world like the previous games?

 

[DarkShadowXI]

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I got the deluxe because…why not, I guess lol

 

[Joe Cool]

I want the world, chico.

 

[jshackles]

Does this actually have a coherent storyline or is it just a bunch of vignettes in a shared world like the previous games?

After playing about 6 hours today... the answer is kind of "both".

There are essentially 4 main quest lines - wealth, fame, power, and town building. These feel a lot like the character questlines in the previous two games - they are more or less self-contained and the plot lines don't interact with each other (until the end, I'm guessing, just like the other two games). There are also character side quests to recruit new party members, these so far have been short little side quests - and again, since you can do these in seemingly any order, there doesn't seem to be interactions between party members already in your party.

BUT you have a main character (who is mute) that undertakes all of these and is the central point of the narrative. As you complete the main and side quests, it's like you're tagging along on a singular grand adventure - rather than the series tradition of having eight separate stories that just happen to take place in the same world.

It's nothing groundbreaking, but feels like JRPG comfort food to me.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Haven't played any yet outside of 30 mins or so of 2

Which should I play first? Can I start here?

 

[jshackles]

Haven't played any yet outside of 30 mins or so of 2

Which should I play first? Can I start here?

This is a prequel to the first game, but there does seem to be some nods to the first game in this one. They specifically called this one "zero" because they wanted people to know that this was an okay starting spot in the series.

Honestly, I'd say any game in the series is a good starting point - including this one.

 

[Exentryk]

The game does have party chats like it did in previous games where your party characters do interact with each other. I noticed it in the Tavern in Wishvale. Not sure if it only happens there, or if there are other places as well.

Also, if anyone recruits characters, please consider adding their information (location, recruit requirements, etc) to the spreadsheet linked on first page in my comment so it helps other people as well. The "Character" sheet has a row for unlock requirements, so add the detail there please.