With its breathtaking visual style and RPG mechanics that throw back to the glory days of Final Fantasy, Octopath Traveler has understandably become one of the most anticipated titles coming to Nintendo Switch this year. With a release date set for 13th July, Square Enix has released a brand new overview trailer showcasing some its new gameplay features.
Two of the new characters in the game get a little extra attention here, as well as the chance to see just how gorgeous it looks running on Nintendo Switch. We cannot wait to play this game...
So what do you make of this sneak peek at Octopath Traveler? Is it on your radar come the summer? Share your thoughts below...
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Looks great as always. Looks like they replaced the guy who saves your game. Did we know the price before? It seems to be a 60€ game as I suspected. Fine by me.
Not much to say with it all being in Japanese but it looks good?
One of my most anticipated for the year, I hope it has more to it story wise than BD1 and 2 ever did. It seems to be better in that department based on the demo.
Absolutely cannot wait. Loving the gameplay and music so far. If the story delivers, it could be stunning.
Do people really think this has "breathtaking visual style"? I don't get the appeal of the pixelated look.
Oh, a summer release. That's nice.
I will say that I'm not a fan of style. The color combinations and the sprite art isn't anything special to begin with, and the tricks they pull to make it look modern are all ten years late and look pretty kitsch now.
Hype levels off the charts, summer can't come soon enough.
@chardir I think it's rather attractive look. There's something very sharp and direct about pixel art done well - you have to make every dot count when you only have a limited canvas. But the incorporatiom of perspective and modern lighting effects etc. gives the game a depth and texture distinct from most direct SNES imitators.
So yeah, I'm a fan.
Man i want this. Anyone know of a site where i can pre-order the Travellers Compendium edition?
cannot wait to get this! it looks amazing and I loved the demo
It's beautiful looking, and I enjoyed the demo, so I hope the full product turns out well. Really looking forward to it.
I'm not really a fan of jRPGs usually, but the main quirk of this one irrationally infuriated me, at least the way it is handled in the demo. As soon as I met the Dancer as the Knight I was upset that she was just added to the party without explanation or a proper introduction of her mechanics, let alone her story. I know that replaying the game is the whole point, but I'd prefer to do all the prologues at once and then have the game continue at the stage where the characters meet.
Something similar was in an old SNES game Live-A-Live, but in there the characters only met for the final chapter, so it wasn't that annoying.
Maybe it's just me, but the entire gimmick is turning me off this game. I like the visuals though.
@chardir nostalgia for some.
The look is slowly growing on me, i know the art is stylized but I think the lighting is too blown out and the depth of field is a bit aggressive, maybe there’ll be a graphics setting to turn it down. Less is more right?
Really hoping this game isnt too long, dont want to feel like I wasted money on a good game by stop getting in the mood to play it due to it giving me constant fatigue like Xenoblade.
Demo didn’t impressed me. But the improvements they applied to the game after demo feedback convinced me to buy this baby at day one.
@Ardisan same here.
Can't wait for this one!
@NewAdvent Mine too. Really enjoyed the Demo and love the Bravely Default series.
Just a few more months.cant wait.looks so good
Guys you can find the video on the official Nintendo YouTube channel with English voiceovers!
https://youtu.be/x99ObqWLkYA
This game cant get soon enough, I cant wait!!!
Enjoying Xenoblade Chronicles 2 In the meantime
I only wish they’d add the OST CD into the EU Traveller’s Edition.
@SmaggTheSmug I mentioned that in the demo survey. I am vary interested in this game but if you have to repeat large sections with the eight separate characters I think it would dampen the experience for me.
I would love to have it set up so that with one save file you can jump around between the eight different characters freely. For example, you wouldn't be able to recruit the dancer until you get her story to a certain point. Of course there are down sides to that approach so I guess I will wait until it is revealed how exactly the story is all going to work.
I really like the art the style, but the big of sprites and 3D reminds me much more of Breath of Fire III/IV than it does any Final Fantasy games.
@Hikingguy Retro JRPG meets Bravely Default is probably the best way to describe it (it's the BD team, so...)
The demo really hooked me....gameplay/world/control actually felt a lot better than BD to me. BD never clicked for me...something felt incomplete about the whole design of that and the obscene grinding of the Jobs system sucked in BD as much as it did in early FF. OT feels like a less antiquated/grindy BD, but with a slightly more balanced "risk/reward" gimmick than brave/default. Granted, that's just the demo, and it could easily get monotonous like BD....but it has a bit more "weight" in the environment traversal than "empty trail -> boss -> empty trail -> boss."
This one is still on my radar. The team behind Octopath Traveler has earned my trust!
Game of the year for me!
While the graphic/mechanic/control really looks great, what i seek in JRPG primarily is a stunning story.
Something i rarely get these day
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