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[Go_Ly_Dow]

I assume the demo is on PS5 too so I'll check it out

 

[drotahorror]

Finished the demo and did most of the optional stuff. I'm not sure I'm digging it so much. I think reducing the enemy respawn timer would be helpful, but with no experience system tied to defeating enemies, it all starts to feel laborious rather quickly. The challenge temples serve as mechanical training early on and are a bit too generous with handing out additional heart containers. Worst of all, you can't pet any of the many cats in the starting town. Is 2025 for Pete's sake. The main boss was fine, the optional one was rather lackluster. I was probably expecting more of an RPG which is on me.

I cringe every time a game lets me pet a random animal on the street.

Gonna check out the demo sometime. Always loved the artstyle of the octopath series but I dislike jrpgs and I hate turn based combat.

 

[Branded]

Bit out of the loop but is this by the Octopath team?

 

[Danjin44]

The demo completely sold me on this game it was fantastic, my only issue is its coming out in 2026….I want this game to come out this year.

Bit out of the loop but is this by the Octopath team?

Yup Team Asano is making this game.

 

[Jacobson]

I cringe every time a game lets me pet a random animal on the street.

Gonna check out the demo sometime. Always loved the artstyle of the octopath series but I dislike jrpgs and I hate turn based combat.

Playing right now, it feels closer to the classic Zelda games so far. So if you like Zelda games, you'd probably like this? idk.

 

[RoboFu]

this was the biggest surprise for me. It's just like an old school square action rpg on the snes .. it's like a real secret of mana sequel. Absolutely Loving the demo.

 

[drganon]

Beat the demo. Overall, pretty fun game. Only real issue I have is the platforming is a bit clunky. Also pretty sure the boss glitched out on me. He got stuck in an animation while I just wailed on him with my sword.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Playing right now, it feels closer to the classic Zelda games so far. So if you like Zelda games, you'd probably like this? idk.

Adventures of Elliot: 1

Echoes of Wisdom: 0

You love to see it.

 

[bender]

I cringe every time a game lets me pet a random animal on the street.

 

[adamsapple]

The more you play the better it gets. The first dungeon is really fun. I love the weird ass looking swamp water. This game is going to be incredible.

The only question left is if it has a real story or more of a light hearted fairy tale vibe, which is fine

[Edit] and demo finished. The boss was great. More challenging than I expected. I might try this on hard next time. The combat is fantastic.

Is the demo out on other platforms besides NS2?

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Demo was excellent! Unsure about if its on other platforms.....i played the SW2 one. I was on my PS5 later after that and didn't see it there.

 

[saintjules]

Not a fan of that name, and also not keen on action combat, but will give this a crack eventually.

I encourage people to watch the whole video, but this was on point:

 

[Punished Miku]

Is the demo out on other platforms besides NS2?

No idea. I played it on NS2.

 

[Kataploom]

I've really enjoyed it so far, like this is the type of games why I started liking gaming and it feels like it has been ages since I got something so good with the same feeling.

The only caveat is the having to press B twice to get out of the map, really it should be one single press and I always forget about the second one and get fooled by my muscle memory.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Danjin Friend

I appreciate you, and the game is good.

But if it's a Keycard, I won't buy it.

If it's physical, maybe.

 

[Danjin44]

Danjin Friend

I appreciate you, and the game is good.

But if it's a Keycard, I won't buy it.

If it's physical, maybe.

Then buy it on different platform, this game is not exclusive to Switch 2.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Then buy it on different platform, this game is not exclusive to Switch 2.

If it comes out on PS5 physically, I'll support it.

I bought Octopath Traveler 2 on PS5 15 days ago.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Demo was excellent! Unsure about if its on other platforms.....i played the SW2 one. I was on my PS5 later after that and didn't see it there.

It's on all platforms

 

[Danjin44]

It's on all platforms

Yes, I think only the demo is exclusive to Switch 2.

 

[Sooner]

I really hope they add in character leveling and experience points.

 

[Rran]

This is quite fun so far. It's been a while since I've played a top-down adventure game, and Elliot learned a lot of good lessons from Zelda. It's a tad derivative but I like a lot of what this game is doing already. So far I'm hoping for more puzzle elements though. The music is beautiful and the visuals are growing on me. Some of the UI navigation is clunky though.

Am I the only one that really likes the fairy? Also hot take central here but I don't want to see leveling-up. It inherently makes this genre overly-grindy and I think there're enough non-grindy ways to get stronger already, like getting and managing magicite boosts (this system reminds me of FF9's abilities or Paper Mario's badges).

 

[sigmaZ]

Played through the demo, yeah...
It feels a bit deritive and they definately did not put enough effort into the menus and UI to make it feel like a professional game.
Also the way the character stops each time you attack feels annoying.
The graphics are also Switch 1 level or worse. Definitely not up to par with newer HD2D games. Sprites look too faded.
I also feel like the game needs a leveling or additional progression system from what I played.

The music is great (if the game sucks, it will be a shame) and the magicite system is cool, but overall it feels pretty low-effort.
I would probably buy this if it's cheap enough though for the music alone.

 

[Danjin44]

Am I the only one that really likes the fairy?

I also like the fairy but mostly because I played a lot of Vanillaware games.

hot take central here but I don't want to see leveling-up. It inherently makes this genre overly-grindy and I think there're enough non-grindy ways to get stronger already, like getting and managing magicite boosts (this system reminds me of FF9's abilities or Paper Mario's badges).

I also agree with you, this game doesn't need level up system.

 

[kur07]

This is giving me nostalgic vibes of SNES Secret of Mana and Zelda. Plus the main character appears to be some sort of a ranger. I'm in!

 

[Hudo]

This is giving me nostalgic vibes of SNES Secret of Mana and Zelda. Plus the main character appears to be some sort of a ranger. I'm in!

Yeah, I got some Secret of Mana vibes as well during the demo. It's of course far less whimsical, but the feel reminded me a bit of Secret of Mana, at least.

I wonder now how a HD-2D Mana game could look and play like.