Current Events > Will Octopath Traveler be a good game?

(+) Yeah! (+)

It looks kind of cool.

Not sure yet.

It'll all come down to how well the 8 main characters interact with each other as the game progresses. According to the developers, the first chapters of each character doesn't involve the other characters much (which makes sense), but from the second chapter on there is supposedly more interaction. And I can believe that because the level/xp progression in the prologue demo definitely makes it seem like it wants you to go through all or most of the characters' first chapters before starting their second ones.

If they can pull that part off, it'll probably be pretty great, because the gameplay systems already feel pretty good.

They got a demo.

https://octopathtraveler.nintendo.com/buy/#demo

Dragonblade01 posted...

And I can believe that because the level/xp progression in the prologue demo definitely makes it seem like it wants you to go through all or most of the characters' first chapters before starting their second ones.

If they can pull that part off, it'll probably be pretty great, because the gameplay systems already feel pretty good.

Wait, you can change between characters' stories in one play through? I thought you chose one character for each playthrough

MordecaiRocks posted...

Dragonblade01 posted...

And I can believe that because the level/xp progression in the prologue demo definitely makes it seem like it wants you to go through all or most of the characters' first chapters before starting their second ones.

If they can pull that part off, it'll probably be pretty great, because the gameplay systems already feel pretty good.

Wait, you can change between characters' stories in one play through? I thought you chose one character for each playthrough

You choose one character from the start, then you gather the other seven (though you probably aren't required to get everyone) as your party members. You progress through each character's story as you see fit. Supposedly, as the game progresses, their stories become more connected with each other and they start having more interactions as a result.