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Synless
Member
Link is at the top of the OP.
Art The Clown
Banned
Preordered for Switch. Hype
Bruno_Arrais85
Member
I couldn't finish the first one. The story and the interactions between characters were terrible.
Topher
Identifies as young
lol.....I was just about to post the same thing. The soundtrack was incredible in Octopath Traveler.
Mozzarella
Member
After i read the hype threads about this game i expected the sequel to score a lot higher than the first game, it looks like its going to be about the same.
Punished Miku
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I've always expected something very similar to the last game.
jshackles
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I'm working on the OT, it'll go up on Monday.
I'm really excited for this game. I did have it pre-ordered on the Switch, but changed my preorder to PC to save some money and to potentially play it in ultrawide (which made the first game look fucking amazing). Also Steam Deck Verified!
I'm really excited for this game. I did have it pre-ordered on the Switch, but changed my preorder to PC to save some money and to potentially play it in ultrawide (which made the first game look fucking amazing). Also Steam Deck Verified!
Punished Miku
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Raven117
Member
Yeah. I hear ya. There is just so much about the artstyle and music that are great...its just...everything else is kind of a chore for me. But glad some folks are digging it!
Jack Videogames
Member
Your excellency!
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Punished Miku
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Its real lol. There are trailers.
Please be real.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Deep Down also had a trailer.
Punished Miku
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The HD-2D initiative is efficient. Not all from the same team, but some overlap in staff. Also put out Live-A-Live and Triangle Strategy in that time. 4 games in 5 years including Octo 2.
This team made Octopath Traveler, Bravely Default II Triangle Strategy, and Live A Live. Octopath Traveler II is coming now in February.
That's 5 games in 6 years. Pretty solid in my book.
sigmaZ
Member
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
OT was the most addictive game I played in 2020 thanks to Game Pass. Spent 80 hours on it, I just couldn’t turn it off.
I never saw the lack of significant interaction between the characters like a problem. They had a few skits here and there, but the individual quests were all interesting enough for me to care and to want to see each one’s ending. The only real disappointment was the secret final boss - godly music, but the grind required to beat it was horrendous and the secret “ending” you got from beating it felt like it was ripped from a NES game.
If OT II is just as good, it’s good enough for me.
I never saw the lack of significant interaction between the characters like a problem. They had a few skits here and there, but the individual quests were all interesting enough for me to care and to want to see each one’s ending. The only real disappointment was the secret final boss - godly music, but the grind required to beat it was horrendous and the secret “ending” you got from beating it felt like it was ripped from a NES game.
If OT II is just as good, it’s good enough for me.
Oberstein
Member
Topher
Identifies as young
I stumbled on the first game while out of town looking for something to play on xCloud in my hotel room. Figured a turn based game would be ideal for streaming. I've got 190 hours in the game. Amazing how addictive it is.
ssringo
Member
The first one had a lot of good ideas but just didn't resonate with me for whatever reason. I don't regret buying it (even at full price) but I wasn't exactly hyped for this game. Especially after the mobile game.
The demo for this was great and exceeded my expectations. I liked every character and the way they played and had to force myself to not waste too much time running around since I'm going to do it again on launch.
The demo for this was great and exceeded my expectations. I liked every character and the way they played and had to force myself to not waste too much time running around since I'm going to do it again on launch.
Topher
Identifies as young
Got OT 2 at the top of my queue in GameFly. Going with the PS5 version. Just set up remote play on my Steam Deck. Now I will truly have the best of both worlds,
TintoConCasera
TintoConCasera
Captain Toad
Banned
IGN's review describes performance problems on the Switch that are worse than the original. I think I'll be safe and stick to PS5.
Topher
Identifies as young
Hmmm, yeah glad I'm going with PS5 version.
Of course, these are issues that could be resolved with day one patch.
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Shifty1897
Member
I can't wait to hear how Octopath Traveler 2's battle system harms the trans community.
Rran
Member
I love the first even if it gets kind of mixed reception. Although now it seems like people are split between it being "too easy" and "too grindy." It can't be both, people!
Anyway, very much looking forward to OT2. If it's anything like the first, the music alone will be worth the price of admission.
Anyway, very much looking forward to OT2. If it's anything like the first, the music alone will be worth the price of admission.
Boaty McBoatface
Member
omg lads I finally beat Tressa's chapter 2 boss last night! After some grinding (and reading a few walkthroughs).
Played the second game demo, so far the writing does seem better and the overall prevention is nicely improved.
My thoughts as well. If the second game is just the same I'm unfortunately going to skip it. I hope they improved on all these things.I bought the first one in hype for $60. Turns out the dialog was insufferable, there was no interaction between the paths of the characters, and the graphics were merely passable/OK once they settled on me, nothing exciting. I just never got used to that 3D SNES with insane lighting and floating cardboard cutout people. It looks like a mock stage world instead of a merely pixelated one. I gave the cart to my then-15 year old sister and she injected it directly into her veins, beaten in like a week.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
First game was such a disappointment. I was totally enamored with the demo, but by the time I had reached all the chapter 2s I was bored out of my mind.
It’s like 8 trash tier JRPG stories interleaved with each other. Bland characters, corny overly-wordy writing, boring ass battle system. Even the character abilities just served to add a layer of tedium (oh I found a locked chest, guess I have to make a second trip to this dungeon with the guy who can open locked chests, wow this is some cerebral strategy!!)
Everything I’ve seen of the second looks just as bad as the first. I feel like if these games released 25 years ago on PSX they would be (barely) remembered as some c-list JRPG curiosity that couldn’t hang with the big boys.
wvnative
Member
Want to buy it because the demo is so good but the first game ended up being one of my larger Square Enix disappointments, it ended up grindy, every chapter was the same formula, characters did not interact with each other. I fear this will end up the same, have any reviews mentioned if these issues were addressed?
First game just ended up a boring repetitive slog.
First game just ended up a boring repetitive slog.
Naked Lunch
Member
I simply love that games like this still exist.
My 16-bit middle school JRPG nerd self would love to know stuff is still getting pumped out decades later.
My 16-bit middle school JRPG nerd self would love to know stuff is still getting pumped out decades later.
SlimeGooGoo
Banned
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I never understood this criticism, I never grind with first game, not even once, in fact if you try match the recommended level it becomes too easy.
Same thing i heard against Shin Megami Tensei games but I played SMTV on hard difficulty and never grind, I never needed to.
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Oberstein
Member
I'm a sucker for all these new details in the demo.
Lots of little effects (clouds flying over the environments), allies motivating each other or yelling their names when they are in trouble during the fights, etc.
Obviously, it's still Octopath Traveler but completely improved, you can like it or not. Even in the writing, it already starts better.
Lots of little effects (clouds flying over the environments), allies motivating each other or yelling their names when they are in trouble during the fights, etc.
Obviously, it's still Octopath Traveler but completely improved, you can like it or not. Even in the writing, it already starts better.
Captain Toad
Banned
It is though. Finishing the main 8 quest lines was easy. Then, the end where you get the true ending with all the quest lines merging, was incredibly difficult and took a ton of grinding.
I still loved the game.
Thanks for the heads up. Will wait for reviews and more videos of it and keep my expectations low.
So many other games to play right now anyway (HL, Atomic Heart, Dead Space, etc.)