Current Events > Huh, TIL you can run by holding B in Octopath Traveler

(+) Yeah! (+)

I didn't fucking know that
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To be fair it was only introduced in the second demo onwards.

Because of how the camera scrolls it feels like you move way faster left to right than up and down
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The demo was pretty cool tbh

Reis posted...

The demo was pretty cool tbh

ya im really digging it, i've got about an hour left on my second demo run. Just kinda killing time until Nier becomes available for me tomorrow.
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Just started my third and final run, which I intend to use as my actual file. Starting with Tressa, all the money skills (plus the way she just stumbles upon cash when entering an area) are great for starting out.
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How do you have so much time to obsess over this game? Don't you have a job?
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I want this game @_@
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REMercsChamp posted...

How do you have so much time to obsess over this game? Don't you have a job?

Uh, yeah? It's 9:51pm on Monday.

SexyPonyMagic69 posted...

I want this game @_@

Me too. This is the type of game I can't wait to play at the airport gate. It's perfect for what the Switch is.

The OST is pretty good too. Nothing outstanding by any means, but it's pretty steady overall. The battle OST is great though, which is important for obvious reasons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZz4QkFz3VQ" data-time="
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Nuffinz0rz posted...

REMercsChamp posted...

How do you have so much time to obsess over this game? Don't you have a job?

Uh, yeah? It's 9:51pm on Monday.

I love when you shut someone down so bad they don't come back
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I still don't know how this game works. So there's 8 characters, 8 different stories, and they all meet up later? Do you actually play through every story eventually before beating the game? Or just the one you choose and then go on the finale? Or is each story ONLY it's own thing with their own endings and everything?

Basically, am I gonna see everyone's story in one playthrough, or will I have to play through the game 8 times to see everyone's story?
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spanky1 posted...

will I have to play through the game 8 times to see everyone's story?

This is my guess, considering you can swap out party members, implying that the character whose story needs advancing may not necessarily be in the party when said story is set to advance. Otherwise it would just be one linear story, which I don't think is happening.
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Nuffinz0rz posted...

spanky1 posted...

will I have to play through the game 8 times to see everyone's story?

This is my guess

Does anyone actually know?

I'd prefer it if there was like, a "meetup point" you play to 8 times, and then once you've done it with everyone and everyone is together, you can play the ending of the game with all the characters.

Huh, I'm basically describing Dragon Quest 4. Yeah, I want that.
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One of the trailers show that you can go to an inn, and switch to different characters story. Also IIRC in the first demo you could go find the other character available, and recruit them.

This trailer gives the best information I can find:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfWPqUDnvnA" data-time="

It's wildly assumed that at the end of the game, the characters join up, and defeat some final boss. I don't think it's been confirmed, and some people think different characters may have different final bosses/final dungeons.

I guess the question I have is if it has different bosses, and dungeons how does the game handle the other characters?

JE19426 posted...

One of the trailers show that you can go to an inn, and switch to different characters story. Also IIRC in the first demo you could go find the other character available, and recruit them.

This trailer gives the best information I can find:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfWPqUDnvnA" data-time="

It's wildly assumed that at the end of the game, the characters join up, and defeat some final boss. I don't think it's been confirmed, and some people think different characters may have different final bosses/final dungeons.

I guess the question I have is if it has different bosses, and dungeons how does the game handle the other characters?

Ahhhhhhhh, I think it's become a hell of a lot more clear, suddenly.

The option at the inn wasn't actually "switch to a different character's story", it was "hear a tale", meaning what's happening is that the character that joined your character can tell you their tale, meaning you the player can go back and play their beginning story. And from that, it sounds like only one character choice is actually required for the entire game, but then you have the option of also playing through the other seven if you want, possibly with a reward system in place of some kind. So the character you first pick is the "main character", the other seven become your party members, and you can optionally play their beginning stories.

That's how I see it.
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spanky1 posted...

The option at the inn wasn't actually "switch to a different character's story", it was "hear a tale", meaning what's happening is that the character that joined your character can tell you their tale, meaning you the player can go back and play their beginning story. And from that, it sounds like only one character choice is actually required for the entire game, but then you have the option of also playing through the other seven if you want, possibly with a reward system in place of some kind. So the character you first pick is the "main character", the other seven become your party members, and you can optionally play their beginning stories.

That's how I see it.

The thing is it says you can play everyone's tales on a single playthrough, which to me would mean during that time they are the main character. Furthermore in the video it's shows two character's chapter 2 story, which to be fair is early on but I don't really think it's going to be the beginning exctly.