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Project Octopath Traveler: 8 is better than 1
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https://youtu.be/P24zDfANSqMProject Octopath Traveler is a brand new JRPG by the folks at Square Enix who made the title Bravely Default.
Project Octopath (working title) is a fresh new take on the old school RPG formula, brought into present day with some innovative features.
The graphics are a blend of HD and 2d rendering, given the title HD - 2D. The title will follow the story of 8 different characters that each have their own way of approaching a situation and 8 different stories from different lands. Some characters have ways of affecting the world with different ways, such as the warrior, who can challenge anyone to a duel or a girl who can persuade different NPCs to follow her, giving the open world as much weight of impact as the fights themselves.
The Combat is a mix of new and classic RPG abilities, giving the game a somewhat familiar, yet completely different feel of play.
The game will be released on the Nintendo Switch in 2018. The Demo is out now and can be downloaded from the Nintendo EShop.
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For those unfamiliar with Romancing Saga it was a Squaresoft RPG in which you could select from one of 8 characters each with their own stories, quests, subplots. You would occasionally run in to the other characters and get a glimpse in to more of their story.
Yeah this sounds like Romancing Saga, if not in name then absolutely in spirit.
edit- Which makes me all the more excited.
Where you play 4 unique story arcs and learn the backstories of the main party before the main party comes together. That's what Octopath felt like to me. And that got me wondering - are the 8 unique paths supposed to converge? Or is the entire game just playing through 8 stories in the same game engine?
You selected from one of eight characters. Each one had their own self contained story though there was some overlap. You might encounter some of the other characters on their own journey or even before/after their own journey. Sometimes they would join you for a particular quest that coincided with their own mission. Each character could recruit their own party, from named NPCs to nameless NPCs or (as mentioned) sometimes one of the other eight characters. The stories didn't really converge, but there was an overall link between them.
Since this was in the Way Long Ago each character's story wasn't overly long. Added up the game was probably as long as other RPGs of the age (NES, SNES).
The fun was playing each character and uncovering all the plot bits. Like, you might be playing character A and during your story you come to a bridge that is knocked out so you have to find another route. Playing character B you'll have a fight on a bridge in which it gets destroyed. Etc, etc.
I hope they converge or at least serve an overall plot. I think I would feel slightly cheated, otherwise. "Cheated" is not quite the word I want. Unfulfilled, perhaps.
I was thinking it was either like, Live A Live or Seiken Densetsu 3? That's the feeling I kinda got.
Live A Live was like... well here, wikipedia does a better job of explaining:
So the idea is you pick a character, go through their story, each character has their own unique story. And maybe that's what Octopath is doing too?
But it could also be like SD3. And in that, you could pick a main character and then end up with two other characters in your party (but only two), but the main story is... more or less the same? There's some sub-plot differences depending on who you choose as your main character, but the game itself is the same experience, more or less.
I'd be down for either! I think I'd prefer something like Live A Live though, just cause I want to see every character's deal.
Edit: Also real talk I will STRAIGHT UP get a Switch for this game. I mean Mario Odyssey too, OF COURSE, but I kinda needed something other than that and WELP THIS IS IT
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I would like to see the abilities expand or change over time. Prim in particular seems like her thing could change after her prologue chapter.
I didn't do her part of the demo yet, but now I'm interested to try it tonight!
I ultra doubt it will
Like I get the idea, after beating her thing I was also kind of like "oh so you're gonna...keep doing that huh" but they've baked it into her character pretty good, like that's all her combat stuff and even her battle lines
(Primrose story spoilers)
It's different than Bravely Default, as it doesn't require you to stop acting in order to get BP.
Which is an improvement, imo, over BD.
I do hope we have parties and won't always be a single character.
Postgame content in the demo lets the two playable characters team up. They make a good team. Also, Primrose can recruit temporary guests as party members.
And then there was another area, and then another, and now a new town.
Is this going to turn into the dancer demo at some point or do I have to start that seperately?
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i ~think~ is has to be started separately - i did the dancer first and am about to do the otherguy
You have to start over for the 2nd path. That said, after you complete one path, you can go to the other person's starting town and recruit them into your party. AFAIK, there's no extra story... it's just exploration and combat with two party members.
Am I crazy in thinking that enemy armor points are kind of a refinement on Bravely Default allowing people to get into negative BP for a few turns? Having to burn turns in order to break enemies is an interesting action sink mechanic that doesn't feel as much of a punishment, but results in something similar. It's a pretty interesting twist on it, IMO.
Oh I see what it is, some quests have multiple ways of clearing
And, now I'm not sure about the stories being interweaving, based on the whole "in the full game you can recruit these guys at any time" thing
Other than that, the demo's totally fuckin' baller. Spent a few hours on Primrose's path, gonna do the warrior's soon (I forget his name; Olbesaur or some shit).
You don't get the second party member's story, you just get them added to the party.
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I know that, but what I'm asking is is there any difference in the post opening story areas? Like I'm currently doing the team up bit having started with the solider and finished his intro section. When I do a new file with the Dancer will there be anything new in her team up section or is it exactly the same area and stuff?
It's same
Dueling is against at least two or five paths.
Yeah. If that is the concept, it's hard to nail down exactly what the two demo characters would be, without seeing the others.
Of course, one of the characters looks like a thief-type, so that's pretty clearly Conduct.
Beat them down with Olberic, and then rifle through their pockets with the thief.
Went and took the survey. Simple enough. I told them what I liked and want to see, and made sure to go into detail about the necessity of cutscene-skipping, among other minor issues.
ah damn i forgot to mention i wanted them to make the default save slot the one the game was loaded from
Sort of wish there was a boss, though, that you could fight in the post-demo-story mode. Unless I missed it.
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I imagine SE is deciding whether or not to use the name of a series that hasn't really been active (worldwide at least) in quite awhile or to go with something fresh. Either way, this is Romancing SaGa in all but name (currently).
Today I played Primrose, and yeah, holy shit that story.
Then I decided to finish Olberic.
So far my comments:
The combat system is solid, and I don't know that it draws heavily on Bravely (besides, we're due Bravely Third or whatever), but it's definitely similar in the per-turn resources. The break system is real good, and it results in me wishing bosses would prepare their big moves once I'm in break range (and boosting to break them faster is huge).
Cutscenes need to be skippable, dammit. A bit faster pacing wouldn't hurt either. I died on Primrose's boss because I wasn't expecting it so soon. Level 2. It was literally the second fight I had on her.
Buffs so far seem slightly underwhelming, considering you're normally only going to get to benefit from them for a single turn (buff>break>BOOST AND SMASH). This may not be the case so much with an actual party though, have to wait and see.
Art is generally strong. The pixelated characters work well, it gives it a unique appearance.
I want this, I really do. It also looks like they can make content for it for a pittance, so hopefully this also means well fleshed-out stories for each character (or short stories>epic combined story or something).
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