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Octopath Traveler Review Thread
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lol people are so negative. It's a great score especially for a genre that's hard to get great scores. My hype for playing tomorrow is as high as ever.
Also lol at chapter 1 being 20-30 minutes. We can play through that ourselves and it takes at least double that if you aren't trying to rush it.
Also lol at chapter 1 being 20-30 minutes. We can play through that ourselves and it takes at least double that if you aren't trying to rush it.
Now being in the top 8% games on OC only makes you an "okay game"...[/QUOTE]
Grinding is a core mechanism now? You really don't have to in most games, especially not in DQ. Also, way to define Schreier's taste for him lol. Suikoden and Trails in the Sky don't count huh.
I'm very ready for a shorter JRPG experience. I just don't have time for the 60-80 hour stuff anymore. Hoping to find a copy today otherwise I might just go digital.
No disrespect, but I'm just having a feeling you had fixed (too high) expectation before even playing this game.
And when some aspects didn't live up to your expectation, you really got crushed.
The hype chamber in this forum for this game was really unhealthy (applies not only to you obviously).
Come on guys "I don't think Jason likes JRPGS" WHAT? who cares? I love JRPG's that doesn't mean I enjoy every single one. This is a 16 bit inspired grindy role playing game ala SaGa and its sitting above 80% that seems pretty good to me.
I can 100% understand people that are disapointed in the narrative etc but that's one of the things you need to decide before you buy.
I can 100% understand people that are disapointed in the narrative etc but that's one of the things you need to decide before you buy.
Honestly, it sounds like a game of the same caliber of Bravely Default. Which was received well enough on here.
Yes it's the highest rated squaresoft published rpg in the last 10 years maybe more
His comment made it seem like he was implying that the review just has not done everything that is fun to him right now enough to no longer enjoy it, which is slilly.
I can't wait for this one - Tim Rogers has already beaten it in Japanese and says it's spectacular, so I'm sure I'm going to love it (even though I'm bummed it's not on Switch).
Preorder cancelled. Will wait for sub $40 sale. I had a strong taste through the demo. That's enough for me since the flavor apparently never really changes.
I think we can all agree to unite our hate against this guy.
Drama, we all love it (yes, even you, deep inside).
Game's review scores are great.
Yeah, he definitely has never written an entire series on old-school Final Fantasy games and espoused his love for them.
https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vi-retrospective-simply-the-best-1792398695
To me, it just felt more like, "Push your character around the world until you squeeze through whatever hidden gap there is to find." Not exactly satisfying exploration elements, I felt.
if people are offput by octopath's grinding i hope to god they're not waiting for any DQ game
I'm curious what people who have played Bravely Default/Second think about Octopath Traveler. Some of the quotes remind me of those games.
But isn't this all in all the problem in this day and age? The own expectations get's absurdly high in the year 2018, yet, Square Enix never managed to surpass their SNES and early PlayStation Era. I will not say people should calm their expectations, but there was a playable Octopath Traveler Demo last year and people should have known in what direction Octopath Traveler is going.
What's disappointing the most is, many people can't appreciate simple storytelling anymore. Calling the stories in Octopath Traveler dull and boring when Persona 5 is telling the fith time the story about a bunch of outsiders who confront their inner self is harsh. Tales of is telling the same story about friendship again and again. On the other hand, I enjoyed the writing of the Octopath Traveler prologues so far because every story is going a different route and are telling the stories of not so almighty individuals. This feels fresh for me. More fresh than summoning a fallen angel at the end who wants to destroy the whole world.
While I give them that, a final chapter like in "Live a Live" would had been sweet. It would be the cherry on the cake.
Yeah, like I said from the beginning, that guy has been spreading misinformation - sad to see from someone who wants to be a journalist.
IMO the game lacks anything but charm. The graphics are nice, but the overwold realistic style clashes with the cell-shaded used in the other parts of the game. The music has 3-4 nice songs (2 of them are remixes of the first game's main theme), but there's lack of variety and quality considering that Joe Hisaishi directed the OST. The gameplay is meh: combats are a clunky Tales wannabe without any depth and with crazy enemy repetition, puzzles are bad, the top-view strategy battles are basic, and the kingdom building has no meaningful decisions, you will only wait for things to complete or do boring sidequests to obtain more citizens. The game feels really unfinished, there's 2 entire areas on the world map that are basically empty, the voice acting is really inconsistent (ala Pillars of Eternity 1), most of characters share combat skills... But the worse of all is the story. Is simplistic, has lots of plot holes, there's no weight no anything (a character is going to kill you but in 15 minutes is your new ally, for example) and the structure is fairly repetitive. And the ending sucks, it comes from nowhere and makes the game feel even more stupid.
There's no big flaws in the game, but it's really hard to think about anything great aside from the good graphics and animations (and the excellent localization, at least to Spanish).
I don't follow him closely but he talked about playing Lunar Silver Star on PC in his "PC masterrace" article this year. I don't doubt he has enough experience with classic JRPGs.
HE'S NOT A TRUE FAN
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This thread is fucking awful but that's par the course for review threads of exclusive games, people get way too emotionally attached to these sorts of games
Now DQ11, on the other hand, is genuine GOTY potential. Can't fucking wait for that game.
I played and LOVED Bravely Default but could not get into Bravely Second. I loved the Prologue demo for Octo. It's weird because I usually do enjoy long winded epic narratives in my role playing games but Octos take is refreshing for me and fits right into what I need in a game on my SWITCH right now.
Do you think if you could have taken your time and played this more casually over a month like many gamers might do, then the repetition or similarity of dungeons and story beats would have felt as grueling and ruining your experience?
I talked to someone reviewing this game and he stated the exact same thing. Because of the style and perspective, often getting to a chest you can't see how to get to is not a whole lot more than rubbing against the walls until you find the path. I had the same experience in the demo as well.
Basically for me the dungeon/field design sounds like a real bummer but I'm glad the moment-to-moment gameplay is the strongest single aspect of the game.
Apparently new RPGs dont have grinding anymore. Especially DQ
Ah yes, the fond memories of hitting a difficulty wall in the first freaking cavern on PS2 and having to grind to basically just beat the boss of the Waterfall Cavern!
The IGN review states they enjoyed it and they played for 53 hours to complete the story of Therion, Olberich, and Primrose. Maybe the enjoyment of the game all depends on which character you pick.
Story I do care about and from what I'm reading some of the stories are worth hearing here.
I actually don't mind grinding in games. I feel accomplished when im able to reach levels where I'm kicking butt.
Im a fan of old school rpgs. The battle system appears to have a lot of depth. I'm getting this.
Story I do care about and from what I'm reading some of the stories are worth hearing here.
I actually don't mind grinding in games. I feel accomplished when im able to reach levels where I'm kicking butt.
Im a fan of old school rpgs. The battle system appears to have a lot of depth. I'm getting this.
I've personally not seen anything that potentially hinders Octopatch from being my own GOTY. If it manages to exceed Celeste or Hollow Knight it'll be amazing though, that's for sure.
I don't care if the Metacritic is 65 or 95, I am just not liking what I've been reading from the reviews/previews. The scores are great, but I found the demo to be painfully boring, and along with the nauseating graphics, I plan on getting this when it's on sale. It's sad that the game doesn't seem to improve or change much beyond the demo. I really wanted to get interested in this game, and followed it heavily, but it just never clicked with me.
Man, the Switch has been so disappointing with JRPGs thus far.
Man, the Switch has been so disappointing with JRPGs thus far.
On the contrary, they've explicitly stated they have no plans for DLC at all.