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Octopath Traveler
Square Enix · Jul 13, 2018
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Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play in a new world brought to life by Square Enix. Explore each traveler’s story and use their abilities in and out of battle. Will you expand your horizons as the Merchant or track down a traitor as the Warrior? Where will you go? Who will join you? You alone can choose your path.
Step into the shoes of a traveler to inherit their struggles and strengths. Use each character’s special abilities to interact with the world and enhance your tactics in turn-based battles. The Dancer’s alluring charm leads followers into battle, whereas the Apothecary can mix items to heal allies or unleash explosive attacks. Discover enemy weaknesses and target them to break through their defenses. Store Boost Points with each turn and then spend them at strategic times to strengthen abilities, chain attacks, or provide aid. Choose the path you wish to walk and discover what lies beyond the horizon.
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Never knew 2d can be so mesmerizing
HD-2D is one of the games selling point, and I became a fan of it. Octopath traveler is an interesting game that tells the story of 8 protagonists in separate manners. The combat was fun and difficult at times with traditional turn based and new weak point system. The narration and voice acting are good, and the narration was fresh as that the challeneges that thee protagonists face are personal and not the traditional "defeat a god" or "overturn a government" mechanic. There are lots of ways this game can improve, from connecting and having deeper stories, more battle tactics and customizations, and expansive worlds. Excited for Triangle Strategy from the same studio!
Octopath Traveler
You follow 8 stories from 8 different characters and all of them never disappoint and very heart warming. Gameplay is quite a challenge but it is also fun to strategize. Lastly, music was, is and will always be oh so good.
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