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Octopath Traveler Review Thread
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Depends on the style of the DM, but often railroading players into a narrative is rather boring and it's more fun to let them chose their goals motivations and build storylines around that, while building towards a larger story along the way. For the players, it's a lot more fun for them to achieve or chase that ambition they wrote up in the character sheet than to care about whatever lich is waiting in a tomb you've decided they need to fight at some point.
the story being weak and the dungeons being kinda basic means I'm not buying it day 1 but I'll youtube a couple chapters to get a feel of the game.
Dungeons in FF XV were actually pretty good. No puzzles or anything but each had its own unique flavor. One of the things I actually enjoyed about that game
There aren't that many reviewers who have the sort of knowledge and passion for jrpgs as Jason so I'd put more stock in his view on a game in the genre than others. Ben Moore as well but unfortunately Easy Allies weren't sent a review copy so I'll have to wait for that.
I'm happy to give a shout out to Jason for putting up with everyone's shit - he seems to have identified a common complaint with the game.
Wont' dissuade me from buying it. Combat looks way too fun.
Wont' dissuade me from buying it. Combat looks way too fun.
That's like his opinion, man. If he didn't get on with it, he didn't get on with it. It happens. And while it's OK to disagree with his take, there's no real need for people to get bent out of shape over it.
I preordered just now. Everything I've read is gravy to me. Even the negative stuff doesn't bother me all that much.
I see 1 "bad" review and we knew his opinion before the embargo dropped anyway. All reviews have been 7-10 so far and with the content of the reviews being very positive with all saying that people should buy this game.
That's not what it seemed like to me; it always seemed like he just wasn't as positive on it as people who hadn't played it yet.
I will again point out that his review is unscored and there's already positive reviews with similar criticisms. And beyond that, people are going to find certain issues hurt their enjoyment more than they hurt others'. I just think it's faulty to act like he's an outlier just because positive reviews exist.
You could definitely be more proactive but it's always going to be an issue. Your first character is always in the party, though, so they will get mega powerful and tanky over time regardless of class.
RE the grinding - I've been playing it a lot in bed and while watching TV for the grinding, so it'll be decent for that, yeah. If you set the cursor to remember in battle you can then obviously one-button most grindy random encounter battles after the first turn where you set attacks up to match enemy weaknesses.
Nice to see some good reviews for this game. Unfortunately, I'm going to take a pass after reading Jason's review - the lack of a good story and mostly repetitive/grindy game is a huge turnoff for me, despite the gorgeous art style, which is not enough of a sell for me. Bummer that the stories never really intersect.
In terms of layout (if you flipped the map to 2D), it was literally what Jason complains about in this game. The only unique one was the platforming dungeon.
The 3D Final Fantasies have had awful dungeon layouts compared to the old 2D games, so it was a nice step forward for XV to have decent dungeons.
"Lazy" is not a useful word to use when it comes to game development as I'm sure that the team worked very hard on it. You can say it looks uninspired, perhaps, but we don't call devs lazy around here :)
i don't know if you quoted the wrong post but i wasn't talking about his review directly
In other words, it's repetitive if you make it repetitive, which reviewers—especially Jason, with that time clocked—were forced to do to experience all eight stories in extremely rushed manner.
Takahashi said in his Eurogamer interview that you weren't meant to recruit all eight characters, let alone back-to-back times eight.
We already know grinding is a simple matter if done correctly (which the game introduces you to very quickly).
Sounds like you're meant to savor this journey, which will be easy with its intricate and customizable combat system.
Takahashi said in his Eurogamer interview that you weren't meant to recruit all eight characters, let alone back-to-back times eight.
We already know grinding is a simple matter if done correctly (which the game introduces you to very quickly).
Sounds like you're meant to savor this journey, which will be easy with its intricate and customizable combat system.
His complaints about Xenoblade 2 were on point and the game's biggest weaknesses imo
This is EXACTLY how I feel. I don't mind the grind if combat is fun and engaging, which every reveiw says it is. Hype/10 for tomorrow still.
You can discount the fact he didn't like it.
But things you can't discount since they're facts:
99% of the dungeons are the same thing with different assets.
The stories do not intersect at all and don't seem cohesive at all.
The individual stories themselves seem full of clichés.
You can ignore these but you can't discount them just because they come from a source that doesn't share your opinion about a different video game. Let's not pull some Republican nonsense and ignore the truth because people don't happen to like it. It's gross.
It's certainly making me rethink buying the game for myself.
It was a joke, relax lol. I will be concerned though if I play the game and every dungeon is the exact same.
I don't understand the "All the dungeons are the same, you have one main path and spit paths off for chests"
That literally explains level design in any single player game ever, the difference comes from the enemies, settings and music and layout of said main path. What an odd gripe to have with a game.
That literally explains level design in any single player game ever, the difference comes from the enemies, settings and music and layout of said main path. What an odd gripe to have with a game.
What if you just stick with four characters throughout the game? Wouldn't that limit your need to grind?
Reviews seem good an in line with what I expected. It wasn't going to be day 1 for me regardless of the reviews but I have a feeling I will pick this one up at some point.
Seems like this is something that could be solved with a patch by just lowering some of the requirements. I would love to see them do some tweaks, the studio seem to be receptive to feedback.
Seems like this is something that could be solved with a patch by just lowering some of the requirements. I would love to see them do some tweaks, the studio seem to be receptive to feedback.
So the comments for grinding make me feel uncomfortable. Isn't there some testers to pinpoint it??Why do people love grinding?
Day one for me btw and I trust there is no option to sidestep it ala Bravely Default manner?
Day one for me btw and I trust there is no option to sidestep it ala Bravely Default manner?
They were alright, but I remember being a bit underwhelmed (FFXV, amirite?) because they were so hyped up before release. They were corridors with branching paths that had treasure chests in them. Without having played OT, if they have different themes and nice music in that game, I don't really see a difference to the dungeons in FFXV (other than there being way more).
I wonder if it'll be similar to Bravely Default, in that if you're smart, and make full use of the classes and battle system, it's not really that grindy (unless you want it to be), but for those who can't get their head around it, or have the aptitude for it, they find it easier to grind rather than look at other solutions within the mechanics of their classes. I'm looking forward to finding out for myself tomorrow.
Re: the game bring 'grindy', plenty of people in the demo have found ways to gain huge levels quickly. With the proper strategy you can eliminate massive chunks of leveling.
Also if you don't like Schreier's opinion: just ignore it. He liked FFXV and Ni no Kuni 2 and hated Xenoblade. The guy not liking the game is a positive to me at this point. His taste is wild.
Also if you don't like Schreier's opinion: just ignore it. He liked FFXV and Ni no Kuni 2 and hated Xenoblade. The guy not liking the game is a positive to me at this point. His taste is wild.
Square/Nintendo really did this game no favors with how little time they gave reviewers to complete it.
I think the GameExplain review in the OP is the best review so far. I think its sold me on the game.
Also, keep in mind: a lot of these reviewers had to play a 50+ hour game in time (2-3 weeks) for review. That's going to skew your idea of "repetition".
I woke up this morning unsure if I was going to buy it I think I'm IN now.
Also, keep in mind: a lot of these reviewers had to play a 50+ hour game in time (2-3 weeks) for review. That's going to skew your idea of "repetition".
I woke up this morning unsure if I was going to buy it I think I'm IN now.
Sounds like something that will irritate the hell out of me.
Not even the first half hour has passed, I guess it's normal.
Are they going to look in the web that they have in the list or the webs send it to Metacritic?
I don't know him at all, but I can appreciate that. However, all that knowledge and passion may create an expectation of what he personally wanted and hampered his experience. It may be why the other reviewers aren't as critical.
Oddly enough, this is my first JRPG so I'm probably going to love it even more than those who have played them before.
I am low on cash right now so I can't really spare $60 on another average at best Ni No Kuni 2 game. So, while scores are positive, the content of those reviews is not reassuring at all. If any. i am almost entirely writing this game off. Aesthetics and combat can only go so far
