Jeuxvideo.com : Octopath Traveler is a game in which the narration is very important and it has one of the best writing I ever experienced in a JRPG, all eras confonded.
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Octopath Traveler Review Thread
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Jeuxvideo.com : Octopath Traveler is a game in which the narration is very important and it has one of the best writing I ever experienced in a JRPG, all eras confonded.
The game's creators invoked FF6's name, so you can't be surprised when people expect something similar.
This is completely incorrect. Characters' stories have background connections that inform world-building. Characters talk to each other and bond outside of their personal storylines, and offer insights on each others' situations.
Happy Console Gamer gave it a 8.5/10.
I respect Johnny a lot since he's a big JRPG fan. Apparently he did it the same order I was planning to do: Olberic, Tressa, Cyrus, Ophilia. lol
Seems like the best part is the battle system and the worst part the grinding aspect depending on the person's tolerance to it. He didn't touch on the repetitive quest design and linear dungeon structure, which doesn't surprise me since he's an oldschool JRPG fan. Personally, I would have liked dungeons to be more than grindy filler. It's not the game's fault though since it wasn't advertised to have spectacular dungeon design. Still, linear dungeons with branching paths that lead to chests is so last century. Get with the times!
I respect Johnny a lot since he's a big JRPG fan. Apparently he did it the same order I was planning to do: Olberic, Tressa, Cyrus, Ophilia. lol
Seems like the best part is the battle system and the worst part the grinding aspect depending on the person's tolerance to it. He didn't touch on the repetitive quest design and linear dungeon structure, which doesn't surprise me since he's an oldschool JRPG fan. Personally, I would have liked dungeons to be more than grindy filler. It's not the game's fault though since it wasn't advertised to have spectacular dungeon design. Still, linear dungeons with branching paths that lead to chests is so last century. Get with the times!
Hey Jason, off the record, if you were to put a number on this game. What would it be?
Honestly I think this is the best thing about this game. I'm so tired of being the only hero in a huge world who can defeat the ulitmate evil...so boring.
Yeah.
Yeah absolutely. Thanks for the good review. You saved me some money for now!
Damn, I thought it was going to go on Gamepass instead!
He loves jRPGs.
Yeah... his complaints do seem mostly like "its a JPRG". I mean do FFV or VI or VII dungeons really get complex? Don't they follow the same structure: Explore Town > Dunegon > Boss > Story Event > Repeat ?
That's pretty much how "old school" JRPGs worked. Can someone provide a counter example? I mean even the beloved Chrono Trigger can be summed up the same way.
I think being disappointed that the game doesnt have an overall BAD GUY, BAND TOGETHE, SAVE EVERYONE plot is a valid criticism of this game. If I played this without knowing that and thinking there would be one, I would be disappointed too.
oh boy time for shit posting cause you don't know what the hell your talking about. it had 2 demos.
It'd be best for him, for everyone in this forum and for the safety of this thread, that he doesn't answer your question.
i'm starting to regret digging into wolfenstein 2 rather than this (even though wolf 2 is still great)
are you asking a reviewer whose publication did away with numbered scores on reviews because of the negative aspects associated with putting a numbered score on a review to put a numbered score on a review?
lol
just read his review, it's well written and goes in depth on the game in a way a number cannot
I wish I could do midnight, I'll be diving in tomorrow evening
Better than expected so far I predicted 77 - 79 but it seems the battle system, music and the charm from the demo are still just as good throughout. Definitely gonna pick this up when I get paid at the end of the month!
Was so looking forward to this, and while the strengths seem solid, the flaws that many of these reviews point out have me willing to hold off for a price cut or to play the many other great jRPGs I have on my backlog. The rush I felt to make time to play this day 1 since announcement just died off over the last couple weeks as fears became reality.
We don't know what awaits in the postgame, which is where the Bravely team deftly hid a large portion of story. There's an entire region to explore with dungeons and climactic final boss music after you complete the game, which Jason Schreier says he didn't experience.
Very good reviews. Enjoyed the demo, even if I could tell it could be flawed in a few aspects especially in terms of repetitiveness.
It seems meeting most of the 8 characters plays out in nearly identical ways as Jason says above?
I'm not in a JRPG grinding mood anyway so will pick this up later in the year at a discount.
It seems meeting most of the 8 characters plays out in nearly identical ways as Jason says above?
I'm not in a JRPG grinding mood anyway so will pick this up later in the year at a discount.
Im not really caring so much about the scores, but rather what is in the review itself.
Some of you people are overdramatic as hell lol. Like, when did an 84 stop being a really good score and when did reviews with a positive tone just apparently stop mattering?
I think stevie is talking about the posts trying to write this off as an overall mediocre game despite the reviews being largely positive.
84 kind of falls in that sweet spot where you can choose to pay attention to the glowing reviews or the negative reviews and take away exactly what you want from it
As someone that hasn't been interested in JRPGs for some time I'm ignoring Jason's review. The game is hitting all the right nostalgia buttons for the early period of JRPGs I used to enjoy and the lack of an over reaching story arc doesn't phase me in the slightest. I need to hurry up and finish God of War so I can get stuck in!
Probably the explicit breakdown of this game into chapters makes the structure more obvious to people who would have overlooked it in a game without those explicit markers. Also it sounds like the developers did not intend a person to actually go through all 8 stories in a single playthrough but instead focus on a couple, so they may not have put measures into place to ensure that people who did want to play all 8 in one go had an optimal experience.
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But it's always the same shit on this board. It gets really exhausting.
Some people use whichever review is most critical. For the most part the game is scoring very well, yet we have quite a few tossing words like "mediocre" and acting like most reviews are bad .
Likewise, but with Hollow Knight. Although Hollow Knight is so exceptionally good, it may end up canibalizing this instead, lol.
Oh if I were responsible, the same would be true of me.
I am not responsible.
It's just not appealing to me. I've never cared for games with multiple character options. I like having 'my guy', or at least my party.
it's a review thread for an anticipated exclusive game
this is just how it goes
No it doesn't mean that but the test in that review confirms several things that are huge deal killers for me and a lot of people. I'm sure i will still find enjoyment in the game but for $60 Stories not connecting, structural issues, grindy and repetitive are no nos for me. Glad I didn't pre-order. Will definitely pick it up on sale later on though. Will be getting Ys instead.
Dont need to. I know his thoughts on the game, and i'm getting it regardless based on what i liked about the demo. it was just out of pure curiosity. I never thought he would actually give an answer anyways.
Some people here are waiting for it like the second coming of Japanese RPG.
Reading some of Reviews the game seems desined alot around being a good Game to Pick up and Play where you can play 30-60 Minutes and feel satisfied. And not the best game for Long playing sessions. (Like mentioned in the Gamexplain Review) And the Chapter Structure seems to be very episodic instead of a long story. Like an Episodic TV Show where you watch an episode everyday with a complete Plot, instead of a show with an 25 Episode story Line.
I wonder if the structure will lead to more people finishing it over time than other jrpgs, because it should be easy to get back into the game even if you didn't play for a Month (at least Story wise), or just playing it now and then
Yeah 84 open and metacritics = bomba
Era with hyoerboles once again. Tales of Berseria is 79 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 83 and both are awesome jrpgs.
Yeah, and what is more important/less annoying/etc to one reviewer might not be to another, thus affecting their score. Given what is actually in the reviews I read, the game for ME seems like it would be in solid 7 territory....which I might like, or maybe not like so much.
The problem is that it's 2018 and dungeons are still linearly pathed. You can have some backtracking and puzzles to keep things more interesting.
I'm sorry people are being so toxic to you. It shouldn't be this way.
