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Octopath Traveler Review Thread
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Actually funnily enough, some people sound disappointed with the reviews. I'm actually more interested now.
I don't want to say I expected far worse but...... I kinda did. After reading through some of the reviews, the things that bother the reviews wouldn't bother me.
Think I'd enjoy this but gonna wait for some gameplay impressions first.
I don't want to say I expected far worse but...... I kinda did. After reading through some of the reviews, the things that bother the reviews wouldn't bother me.
Think I'd enjoy this but gonna wait for some gameplay impressions first.
The blandness/dryness of the dialogue and narrative arcs was maybe my biggest takeaway from the demo. Not surprised to see a bunch of reviewers knocking it for that. I wish they'd come up with something more compelling, considering so many other aspects of the design and production seem stellar.
It never get's boring :D I was also wondered because you don't see, as far as I know, if a user has been warned. At least you don't see this as a regular user.
Well, it's not worth to fight because of this. Many people will know now if the game is something they may like or not.
Commendable. They are trying to beat the game with all the characters. The game looks to be an over 50 hour game. I look forward to their review (I hope it doesn't spoil anything).
Yeah I don't see repetition as a bad thing. I remember the older Zelda games where I knew that if I beat a dungeon I'll get some of the game's story as a reward.. over and over. I didn't mind that.
The opposite here.
RPGs should have grinding... a lot... MMO-like too... Destiny grind loop was awesome until they rip off it.
85 jumps up to like top 7 or 6%.
Edit: meant to edit the previous post. Doh.
85 on MC, one of the highest rated games this year, one of the highest JRPG ever from Square Enix but "lukewarm reception"
Lukewarm for me due to some of the criticisms. I thought this might be the game to get me to finally push me over the edge to pull the trigger on a Switch. Still might be, but I want to get more info before I drop the cash down.
Okay, gotcha. Definitely interested in finding out myself but again I appreciate your engagement/discussion on the matter.
Too true, this seems like a very solid outing for a new IP. Great for SE / Nintendo.
A lot of y'all are embarrassing yourselves and showing your true colors.
Some like it some don't. End of story.
Some like it some don't. End of story.
Same. A lot of the character art involves everybody being together. The expectation that this would actually happen at some point was kind of planted from the beginning. The fact that it doesn't is a huge fucking bummer, and an actual dealbreaker for me.
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A lot of the reviews are saying that the game is gorgeous, the music is great, and the gameplay is compelling... but that the game is also pretty grindy (to the point of having to stop everything and grind just to progress), that the characters barely interact, and that the stories are cliched in general.
Ya what's going on here.
For a game that has the balls to look the way it does and a game that tries to appeal to gamers that like a very specific type of game ( Retro, Turn-based, JRPG etc) it's an incredible score.
So much for the game being the spiritual successor to FFVI. That was clearly a load of bull.
With that said, I'm still looking forward to sinking the whole weekend into this! I enjoyed the demo, and while I'm bummed to learned that the full game is just more of that, I'm still hyped. It's still a beautiful game, with a great battle system.
With that said, I'm still looking forward to sinking the whole weekend into this! I enjoyed the demo, and while I'm bummed to learned that the full game is just more of that, I'm still hyped. It's still a beautiful game, with a great battle system.
This was how I felt about the writing ever since the first demo. Felt like I was playing a different game from everyone else gushing over the plot and "dark" topics. Shame that that is what ended up happening :(
That was always just marketing fluff based on mostly superficial comparisons.
Me too. :( I found Primrose's stuff was unusual for an RPG, sure, but the dialogue and such wasn't my favorite. I was still really looking forward to it since it's super pretty and fun to play, but I'm a little less inclined to get it now.
A lot of reviewers are also saying that's not the case and the stories are really well done. And if the writing in what I've played so far is anything to by, I think I'll probably be agreeing with those sentiments (in that's the duties are quite good).
Did you really expect less? The preview got to 90+ pages.
This sounds awesome! Im ready for a slow burn RPG to tinker with for the next few months.
Now...Maybe they should consider truly making a FFVI-2 (or something close to that). Make it dark, mature writing, drop the anime tropes, and take us on a big overarching adventure that doesn't deal with killing an evil god using the structure of Octopath...
Because, well, we all know the thirst is real as readily apparent in this thread.
Now...Maybe they should consider truly making a FFVI-2 (or something close to that). Make it dark, mature writing, drop the anime tropes, and take us on a big overarching adventure that doesn't deal with killing an evil god using the structure of Octopath...
Because, well, we all know the thirst is real as readily apparent in this thread.
Sounds good to me, I always expect some grinding in rpgs, story part is slightly disappointing but that doesn't bring the positives down
Zelda botw had little character interaction and not much story and it was still great
I don't know about appeal, but I've never really seen it as a negative either. I mean I feel like I'm working towards something, shiny new gear, training up to beat a boss, new job, whatever. There is a sense of accomplishment and payoff there, and obviously it's a fairly popular mechanics considering how it has driven MMOs and Diablo type games.
Cute pic overall but dang red top's head is doing some crazy Exorcist shenanigans, lol.
Will probably get this later in the year when the price drops. Schrier's concerns mirror what I experienced in the demo and I have too much other games I need to get to first. I hope the game is successful and we continue to see more midtier JRPG tiles in this vein now that we're beyond the 3DS and budgets have to be higher
She's just... looking over her shoulder, while leaning at an angle against the piano...
That only adds insult to injury of how much I already think Metacritic is a misleading system when it comes to picking games by their "merit" as a consumer. You can't count on scores to be proportional to quality at all.
I'd post the navy seal copypasta, but someone would probably take it seriously.
Obviously in a genre known for dependence on character interaction this game might rub people the wrong way. Yet, I am intrigued at an unconventional narrative slant this game is taking on, telling 8 separate stories with each traveler in their own kind of plot silo. Is the lack of interaction any more preposterous than a main character of a JRPG never speaking- something we've all accepted as a norm.
The only thing that will make this game a pass for me is if it doesn't have a fishing mini-game.
The only thing that will make this game a pass for me is if it doesn't have a fishing mini-game.