New Octopath Traveler Demo June 14th. Progress transfers.

PMS341 · Jun 16, 2018

TheMink said:
I've been skipping everything cutscene wise is it crucial to the experience? Like is the gameplay enough or am I expected to care about the characters.

It's decently written and the voice acting isn't terrible either. I'd say they are worth your while.

QisTopTier · Jun 16, 2018

Hmm who do you guys think would be a good fourth?

Doing Cyrus/Ophillia/Tressa

Who do you guys think would be a good 4th? Was thinking therion but open to sugestions

Razorrin · Jun 16, 2018

QisTopTier said:
Hmm who do you guys think would be a good fourth?

Doing Cyrus/Ophillia/Tressa

Who do you guys think would be a good 4th? Was thinking therion but open to sugestions

I'm planning on rotating my fourth, but based on your current party, you can round out your path actions with either Olberic, great defense and strong Sword and Spear attacks, or H'aanit, bow master and able to instantly defeat and tame monsters to use as additional attacks.

both can give you the last path action, picking fights with people! I'm all about H'aanit, but Olberic's massively useful defensive ability can really help you out in a pinch!

here's my write-up on all the characters, in case it helps you with choosing:

Razorrin said:
Alright, I've played through all the stories, and I'm thinking about my main party. obviously you should swap and change characters around to experience their stories, but because of that ease you really don't miss things easily, since you can always change characters to access stuff you missed before.

one thing that might be important to note is that the first person you start with, is ostensibly your Main Character. you start with their journey, but more importantly, they CANNOT be removed from your party.

I'd advise playing each story in this demo now, and choosing somebody you're comfortable always having in the party.

I'll throw down every character, trait, and benefit of main-charactership for future convenience right now.

Ophillia: the Cleric

Path: Guide others to where they may be needed most, provided your experienced enough to do so

Talent: Any you guide can be summoned in battle for a short time to aid with attacks and their unique abilities, and can be summoned several times before going back whence they came.

Why: Having an extra helping hand in combat can be fantastically helpful in keeping up with particular needs, and people you guide will occasionally take damage for you as well!

Clerics heal everyone's wounds and nullify Spells, which means she can be counted on to always aid the party's survival.

Cyrus, the Scholar

Path: Scrutinize the folk around you, gleaning information both informative and beneficial, however with a chance of permitting annoyance and a loss of reputation.

Talent: Whenever you're engaged in battle with enemies who have vulnerabilities yet to be uncovered, a single one from each relevant enemy type is revealed at random at the start of battle.

Why: Scrutinize offers many useful opportunities to gain items, expand store inventories, or even empower other Path actions, and with careful risk management, nearly all these opportunities will be open to you immediately.

Scholars focus on the elements of Fire, Ice and Lighting, but always strike all opponents, and can do so Twice with the stronger attacks. you will never be won't to expose elemental vulnerabilities.

side note: Elemental attack stacks with all weapons equipped, unlike physical, so with time Scholars (and other magical classes) can be heavily versatile and dangerous.

Therion, the Thief

Path: Steal whatever you fancy from others, and never go without a free item or equipment upgrade. Even Priceless items are within your reach! provided you don't get caught, that is.

Talent: Locked chests dot the landscape, impenetrable to all... not names Therion. they hide powerful, very valuable things, and are always within reach to you.

Why: even with high failure chances on many items, there are still many chances to gain extra cash and provisions by stealing from any character crossing your path.
never need to swap out a character to get those locked chests!

Thieves are very self sufficient in combat, healing both health and SP by striking with powerful double attacks, and syphoning from their total damage. always having access to attack and defense reducing skills can also make many battles much less severe.

Side note: Stealing, Capture, and snagging pocket change all become more effective as the enemy's vulnerabilities become exposed, their health withers, and as they are inflicted with Ailments. keep that in mind, and you can always count on getting that little extra.

Olberic, the Warrior

Path: Challenge anyone you see fit to a one-on-one duel, making use of all your skills to defeat your opponent, and claim victory, among other things. some will be out of reach until you've grown more experienced, however.

Talent: Should your allies require a shield, you shall be there! not only can your defend command be charged with BP, but doing so allows you to take single target damage on the behalf of your allies, with more reduced damage the more powerful you make it.

Why: as a man who constantly challenges others to personal fights, you can be guaranteed to be consistently stronger then your allies, which in turn will aid you in picking more fights. you'll also be more privy to unique rewards from these fights as well.

Defending your allies when breaking isn't an option will always be available to you, and as such justifies purchasing the best possible equipment on your main character, as everyone will benefit from it.

Warriors mainly tend to their own strengths, powering up their blows and either raining spear blows on enemies, or decisively striking with a blade. they are meant to embody a slow build to a well-times defense, or a climactic blow.

Side note: All those you Ambush or Challenge are unique, and as such may be more dependable for quickly and easily procuring specific items when crossed with the appropriate role.

Primrose, the Dancer

Path: Entice any and all you meet to follow your lead, and travel alongside you. while it may occasionally fail to attract positive attention, Everyone is at least somewhat coercible.

Talent: Those charmed by your beauty will be willing to fight for it as well, and can be summoned to aid you for a short time, several times, until they lose faith and return home.

Why: While it can always fail, Entice can always succeed, and there are several dangerous people around the world that can be convinced to make your fights much easier, more quickly then you can eventually Guide them.

Dancers are very proficient with Dark magic, and can be counted on to empower the entire party's offensive ability, so consistently having one can do wonders for shortening a fight, or at least taking advantage of a climactic opportunity.

Side note: outside of certain Talents, Wind and Shadow belong to single classes, and while they won't always be necessary, it can be good to consider them if rounding out your versatility strikes you.

Alfyn, the Apothecary

Path: Inquire about local happenstance with your charming, positive personality, gaining insight into people, and into unique opportunities! while some, however, may only open up to the experienced, you can be assured that your smile invites no trouble.

Talent: As you travel the land, you will come into the possession of Components, smaller pieces of a much larger item only Alfyn can create and use. you can Concoct these item during the heat of battle to unleash unique, versatile and sometimes breathtaking effects, and as you discover them, you will find yourself with a much expanded set of abilities, provided you have the right ingredients.

Why: While it may be unfortunate that some information is locked away until you grow stronger, all other information is consistently available to gain and benefit from, which in large towns can be an absolute godsend and time saver. Concoct will always open opportunities to break and debuff opponents as long as you can consistently find the right items to use, and I mean break; most of the smaller effects thus far have been very weak multi-attacks of various elements, less for damage, more for opportunity.

Apothecary's are super helpful against Ailments, as the same move that heals them for one, further inoculates then from further Ailments for a short time, which is fantastic in fights where your entire party can be potentially shut down with Knockout or Sleep. They also have an all-hitting attack that's stronger the weaker their health, so they can put up a good fight too.

Tressa, the Merchant

Path: Purchase whatever goods you desire, using your understanding of market value, a little off the top for profit, and the occasional haggling down you can get away with occasionally, with better results at higher levels! however, some items are priceless, and cannot be parted with.

Talent: As you make your way around, you can pick up the odd change left around by clumsy merchants and unfortunate adventurers, supplying you with the extra capital necessary in merchantry affairs.

Why: many special items, and cheap items, are in the possession of the worlds people, and will forever be within reach provided you're careful with your coin. Being careful, however, is a heck of a lot easier when you're literally stumbling onto coin everywhere you go, and while it's unknown if it's a one-time discovery, or a consistently findable occurrence, you'll never be light in the wallet by the time you visit a new town.

Merchants can make use of their coin to buy help, greatly expanding their abilities provided they have enough to spend. HOWEVER, this doesn't just count for gold! EVERY BP SPENT BUYING HELP ADDS ANOTHER STRIKE AGAINST ALL FOES! making merchants break-masters! they can even be relied on to make the most of rare encounters, multiplying the amount of gold gained in a boss or rare fight with a well timed pinch of pennies. they also have dominion over the tradewinds, as an elemental specialty.

H'aanit, the Hunter

Path: Ambush anyone you cross paths with, putting their martial might against your most powerful asset, the Beasts you have tamed. while you are never burdened with a requirement of expertise, this comes at a grave cost; no natural skills or attacks can be used in an ambush, save for items, defense, and your trusted animal companions, and should their formidable power not be enough, you will lose respect for your conduct should the battle be lost.

Talent: A true hunter, through and through, can rely on the beasts in their travels to fight in ways they cannot. through legitimately one of the most powerful instant death attacks seen in Role-Playing Games, you can Capture any animal you've weakened through damage, Ailments, Break, and understanding of weaknesses, and instant conquer it, gaining all regular rewards. however, as the name implies, you also Tame said creature, and can add it to a retinue of Six animal allies to be counted on as an ability. they may be utilized several times, without SP cost, and with the chance to power them up through BP, before departing back to their habitat.

Why: Let's just forget about Ambush and her regular skill set for a sec. Capture is broken, period. even if you don't intend to keep an enemy you've weakened, if they can be captured, you can hit them, and get a high chance to just defeat them instantly, letting them go afterwards, and still get everything they were going to give you. this is immensely useful in regular encounters, where most enemies are wild animals of some kind, and should you Capture a tough one, congratulations, you just gave yourself another weakness you can exploit. She is much riskier to use then Olberic for fighting people, considering you cannot easily build a consistently useful skill set, but makes up for it with the wildly dangerous opportunities available should you regularly attempt to capture opponents.

Hunters are usually known for two things, Hitting random enemies with multiple arrows, and hitting every enemy multiple times with arrows. one of their best abilities actively empowers that approach for everyone, by improving both accuracy and critical hit chance, driving anything vulnerable to arrows straight into Break-City.

Side note: Warriors also benifit from the hunters party buff, as they have a similar ability for spears

I hope that these synopses help you decide on who you want to have in your party forever, or at least whenever. it was fun writing this!

werezompire · Jun 16, 2018

Made the mistake of playing the demo (went with Tressa). Waiting until the end of next month (for payday) is going to be tough now.

With Tressa, definitely make sure that you use her steal money ability on every enemy in boss encounters as the amount you get can be huge. The success rate increases as the enemy's HP decreases & you can boost it further with boost.

Deleted member 4090 · Jun 16, 2018

RedlineRonin said:
So it appears fairly obvious that you'll make your way to all the towns where the characters are and slowly build up your crew before embarking on the main story with your entire party. Is that a fair assumption? They make it sound like 8 distinct stories but the demo sets it up like you'll mor woe leas grab all 8 within 10ish hours and their main stories.

Yes that is the intent. Chapter 2 quests are around level 25. So you will recruit the characters for ~L5 to L20. It isn't that hard to get all characters during the demo time if you're skipping scenes.

RedlineRonin · Jun 16, 2018

Neoweee said:
Yes that is the intent. Chapter 2 quests are around level 25. So you will recruit the characters for ~L5 to L20. It isn't that hard to get all characters during the demo time if you're skipping scenes.

Makes sense.

I sort of wanna go back and skip all the dialogue and plow through but also wanna get my money's worth in the main game.

I'll prolly be lucky to recruit a second companion and just call it good til release.

TheMink · Jun 16, 2018

PMS341 said:
It's decently written and the voice acting isn't terrible either. I'd say they are worth your while.

This is good stuff!! Thanks for the advice, I have such a bad habit of skipping story.

Minsc · Jun 16, 2018

HotHamBoy said:
Seems this gaming isn't shaping up to be the life-altering JRPG experience many were hoping for.

Speak for yourself, this is going to be the game of the year for me on the Switch. And if it's not, it's absolutely going to be the soundtrack of the year lol.

Based on the impressions presented in this thread, I'd say people find it the following:
25%: absolutely hooked and can't wait
25%: enjoyed what they saw, but not without faults, will wait for a sale
25%: didn't like it for various reasons enough to really be hooked (main reasons being the graphic effects or the writing/story/VA)
25%: absolutely hated it

So yeah, pretty split opinions. Compared to something like Hollow Knight:
99%: absolutely love it
1%: don't like the backtracking/punishing system for dying

Also to contrast from the first Demo of Octopath, I'd say it was like:
85%: Really enjoyed it
15%: Didn't like the look/filters/combat

So it definitely seems to have nose-dived quite a bit in reception from the first demo, I suppose.

PMS341 · Jun 16, 2018

Have they identified the full cast list for the US/JP voice actors? The JP Therion sounds a LOT like the same voice of Rohan from JoJo Part 4.

Bumrush · Jun 16, 2018

RedlineRonin said:
Makes sense.

I sort of wanna go back and skip all the dialogue and plow through but also wanna get my money's worth in the main game.

I'll prolly be lucky to recruit a second companion and just call it good til release.

You sold on it? I skipped this demo and already have it pre-ordered. Old school JRPG on the go? I'm in.

Vamphuntr · Jun 16, 2018

Beat Cyrus, Ophelia and Therion. The battle system is exactly the same as the last demo? I don't see what changed it's basically the same thing, break either to stash up BP or to prevent bosses from using their charging attack then unload at max BP using their weakness for massive damage. I had fun with it. I'll be getting it day 1 as it reminds me of 16 bits RPG. It seems there is also less voice acting than in the previous demo too. It's also disappointing how most of the NPCs cannot be interacted with. I'm eager to see what everyone Chapter 2 looks like but it's gated in the demo.

Anbec · Jun 16, 2018

So what's new? Sadly I have not the chance to play it yet but the old demo kind of convinced me.
I'm this close to preorder lol

Doggg · Jun 16, 2018

I haven't played a Square RPG in ages. This demo didn't exactly take me back to the SNES days, but it was pretty decent.

Danimaniac · Jun 16, 2018

I'm thinking of going Primrose (main) / Therion / Olberic / Cyrus.

Might swap Olberic for H'annit but I feel like Olberic will be a great tank.

Any critiques or glaring weaknesses with this party?

Deleted member 14002 · Jun 16, 2018

I tried to speed run and get all 8 characters. I was able to get 3 in 45 minutes but then realized that the demo won't let you go to a 4th area once all the other places have been unlocked.

I'm currently going Thief, Scholar, Cleric for the start of my game. Cleric for heals + summon ability. Scholar for:

Class ability IDs a weakness per enemy every encounter
Ability that shows how much HP an enemy has and reveals a weakness
3 elemental spells that hit all enemies
Spells that hit multiple times
Passive ability that lowers the encounter rate

Thief for:

Can steal items from NPCs in town
Can steal items from enemy characters/bosses
Can regen HP/SP
Can transfer his SP to other party members
High evasion

NattyBo · Jun 16, 2018

Really enjoy this demo. Playing as Cyrus.

Preorder is in.

RedlineRonin · Jun 16, 2018

Bumrush said:
You sold on it? I skipped this demo and already have it pre-ordered. Old school JRPG on the go? I'm in.

I think I'm in.

Even on the mini switch screen, the art style is incredible. Music is fantastic. I haven't played a classic square rpg in so long and I will buy it full price knowing full well I'll prolly never finish it just so I can vote with my dollar so they make more awesome shit like this for more people to be able to play.

I find in my older years I am all about financially supporting the shit I never had the ability to in my early days, even if I don't play it all the way through, so passionate devs can keep making the shit they love.

I know that's not everyone's scenario, but that's all the more reason I should, for those people that might only be able to grab it on sale or w/e. That way awesome shit keeps getting made.

Unrelated: I am traveling for like a million weddings this year and for real need some mobile love. Snagged yoku island express too which is good, and also stardew, but I really think octopath will be my jam

Deleted member 14377 · Jun 16, 2018

Therion, Olbelric, Tressa seem like a fun party dynamic. Need to figure out the last. Maybe Alfyn, so Olberic can be Dad squad

Dreamboum · Jun 16, 2018

Got to the time limit, I enjoyed Cyrus' scenario more than the others. Probably won't pick it up day one, but maybe with a good sale later in the year.

Bumrush · Jun 16, 2018

RedlineRonin said:
I think I'm in.

Even on the mini switch screen, the art style is incredible. Music is fantastic. I haven't played a classic square rpg in so long and I will buy it full price knowing full well I'll prolly never finish it just so I can vote with my dollar so they make more awesome shit like this for more people to be able to play.

I find in my older years I am all about financially supporting the shit I never had the ability to in my early days, even if I don't play it all the way through, so passionate devs can keep making the shit they love.

I know that's not everyone's scenario, but that's all the more reason I should, for those people that might only be able to grab it on sale or w/e. That way awesome shit keeps getting made.

Unrelated: I am traveling for like a million weddings this year and for real need some mobile love. Snagged yoku island express too which is good, and also stardew, but I really think octopath will be my jam

I agree that games like this HAVE to continue to get made, and buyer support is the only way it will happen.

I travel a decent amount for work, and this seems like the perfect game to just grind / advance the story on a 3+ hour flight.

frenchmovietheme · Jun 16, 2018

Do both demos carry progress over?

Lizardus · Jun 16, 2018

Why are people only choosing four characters? You can't have a party full of all eight characters?

Brawly Likes to Brawl · Jun 16, 2018

Lizardus said:
Why are people only choosing four characters? You can't have a party full of all eight characters?

You can recruit all characters, but your active party is limited to four. If you want to use others you have to swap out at taverns.

Razorrin · Jun 16, 2018

Danimaniac said:
I'm thinking of going Primrose (main) / Therion / Olberic / Cyrus.

Might swap Olberic for H'annit but I feel like Olberic will be a great tank.

Any critiques or glaring weaknesses with this party?

The only thing you're missing is a healer, as none of the aforementioned party members can recover anyone's health, with the exception of Therion's HP thief for himself.

you'll be able to amend that later, as giving characters each other's classes lets you cover for obvious weaknesses. you're good just using the basic healing items for now!

otherwise, you strike a good balance, as Therion can debuff enemies, and Primrose can buff your strongest allies, and with Olberic's damage increasing Abide, or H'aanit's accuracy and critical boosting Take Aim, you've got a recipe for destruction!

plus, all four types of path actions, solid! the chance ones can be risky, and costly if failed to much, but they Always have a chance of success! the margins can be rough, though...

...eh, whatever, all cities have a save point anyway!

Papercuts · Jun 16, 2018

QisTopTier said:
Hmm who do you guys think would be a good fourth?

Doing Cyrus/Ophillia/Tressa

Who do you guys think would be a good 4th? Was thinking therion but open to sugestions

I would think Olberic or H'annit. I feel like these two are meant to be the big attackers in the party, Olberic being more tanky and H'annit being more bursty.

I haven't really thought too much about all the party compositions though. I really like the skillset Cyrus has so I do think I'll use him for the most part since I love seeing HP values, H'annit's bow skills are pretty nuts if anyone has a weakness to them.

Hecht · Jun 16, 2018

If you want to have all your bases covered regarding weaknesses with the initial skills, H'aanit and Cyrus are a must (outside of using items for spells).

That covers:

H'aanit Weapons - Axe, Bow
H'aanit Linde Companion - Sword, Spear
Cyrus Weapon - Staff
Cyrus Spells - Fire, Ice, Elec (can learn at 30JP)

Which leaves: Dagger, Wind, Shadow, and Light.

Primrose can cover Dagger and Shadow
Ophilia can cover Light
Therion can cover Dagger
Tressa can cover Wind
H'annit can also cover some of these if you have the right animals captured.

Of course you can always Guide/Seduce someone to cover one of those as well.

Razorrin · Jun 16, 2018

Lizardus said:
Why are people only choosing four characters? You can't have a party full of all eight characters?

your Max party is four, but you can change your party anytime you're in a city tavern. they all have their strengths, and all their stories can be experienced at once, so swapping them around is encouraged and fun!

you want eight characters at once, check out star ocean 5! it's not the best game, but having a massive posse performing beat downs is pretty awesome usually!

another option is the classic isometric RPG, Dungeon Siege, named no doubt by the fact that you can bust into several dungeons and proceed to wreak up the place with a maximum of eight characters!

Ross Scott devoted a Game Dungeon to it that opened my eyes to this perspective:

Razorrin · Jun 16, 2018

Nice work, Hecht! I love using both, so I'll consider that as an opportunity!

another point in Cyrus's favor is not only that his elemental attacks hit all opponents, But he is the only one with Fire, Ice and Electricity that can hit everyone TWICE.

those two are a freaking wreaking crew, considering one can attend to potentially any weakness, and the other susses out weaknesses easily! heck, the more vulnerablities you uncover, the more effective capture becomes! it's nuts.

oh, extra credit: Alfyn can take advantage of elemental vulnerablities with his Concoct, and it can even inflict ailments as well! you just need to make sure you get enough Components, but honestly they aren't that hard to come by, especially the super cheap starting ingredients.

TheMink · Jun 16, 2018

Wow love this game, when does it come out??

Grads · Jun 16, 2018

TheMink said:
Wow love this game, when does it come out??

13th of July

Meelow · Jun 16, 2018

My party will be Therion/Ophilia and I'm still figuring out my other 2.

ABIC · Jun 16, 2018

There's a time limit?? I got Primrose as my 3rd and I'm about to go get the 4th.. is that why the map looks sealed? : O

OmegaDL50 · Jun 16, 2018

I think I want to do my traditional FF1 setup of Warrior, Thief, Black Mage, White Mage.

So I guess Olberic, Therion, Ophelia, Cyrus will be my team.

Old School Gamer · Jun 17, 2018

My party is Therion, H'annit, Cyrus, and Primrose. I'm going on a full rogue path playthrough. Screw nobles.

Hecht · Jun 17, 2018

Played a bunch cause I was curious what everyone's second passive skill is:

Ophilia:
1st: Buff Duration +1 (self)
2nd: +50 SP

Cyrus:
1st: Reduce Random Encounters
2nd: +50 Elemental ATK

Tressa:
1st: 25% chance to not consume items
2nd: More money from battles

Olberic:
1st: Cover critical allies
2nd: +50 ATK

Primrose:
1st: Buff Duration +1 (cast by Primrose)
2nd: 50% Counterattack chance

Alfyn:
1st: Gain 1% SP on attack
2nd: +500 HP

Therion:
1st: 50% chance to also attack when using a non-attacking skill
2nd: +50 SPD

H'aanit:
1st: Increases preemptive strike chance
2nd: +50 Crit

Brazil · Jun 17, 2018

Spent half of my demo time today and I'm in. Mario Tennis and this will be the games to hold me out until Dragon Quest.

OmegaDL50 · Jun 17, 2018

Hecht said:
Played a bunch cause I was curious what everyone's second passive skill is:

Ophilia:
1st: Buff Duration +1 (self)
2nd: +50 SP

Cyrus:
1st: Reduce Random Encounters
2nd: ?? (don't know yet)

Tressa:
1st: 25% chance to not consume items
2nd: More money from battles

Olberic:
1st: Cover critical allies
2nd: +50 ATK

Primrose:
1st: Buff Duration +1 (self)
2nd: 50% Counterattack chance

Alfyn:
1st: Gain 1% SP on attack
2nd: ?? (don't know yet)

Therion:
1st: 50% chance to also attack when using a non-attacking skill
2nd: +50 SPD

H'aanit:
1st: Increases preemptive strike chance
2nd: +50 Crit

So then Therions ability basically turns his Steal into a potential Mug. That might be a problem if you are trying to steal from a weak enemy and you killed them by accident if the random attack effect kicks in.

Hecht · Jun 17, 2018

OmegaDL50 said:
So then Therions ability basically turns his Steal into a potential Mug. That might be a problem if you are trying to steal from a weak enemy and you killed them by accident if the random attack effect kicks in.

It does it after the steal. So if you have succeed in stealing you'll steal, and THEN attack.

HockeyBird · Jun 17, 2018

Finished up Haanits intro and moved onto Ophelia's. I made a mistake playing the demo this early. Now the wait is going to be that much harder.

Portmanteau · Jun 17, 2018

Question - I'm not playing this because I know I'm buying it, but there are details I'm still murky on, even after Googling. If I pick a character, am I locked into that campaign? I assume they meet up, but will there be a way to play the other ones without starting eight save files?

HockeyBird · Jun 17, 2018

Portmanteau said:
Question - I'm not playing this because I know I'm buying it, but there are details I'm still murky on, even after Googling. If I pick a character, am I locked into that campaign? I assume they meet up, but will there be a way to play the other ones without starting eight save files?

When you meet a new character, you are prompted to play their first Chapter so you can experience everyone on one playthrough.

Datajoy · Jun 17, 2018

HockeyBird said:
When you meet a new character, you are prompted to play their first Chapter so you can experience everyone on one playthrough.

Oh nice. Came hear to ask this question too! Good to know you can experience everyone's story during a single playthrough.

billysea · Jun 17, 2018

Datajoy said:
Oh nice. Came hear to ask this question too! Good to know you can experience everyone's story during a single playthrough.

I am confuse about this too. Would be nice if there are some explaination on how that eight stories interchange through gameplay. Do u just switch between characters at anytime and continue their story at where you left off?

Nose Master · Jun 17, 2018

What in the holy hell is going on with the dialogue in H'aanits scenario. I feel like I'm missing a joke. It's like they asked a toddler to translate the script into old english. And it comes and goes at random.

Scar · Jun 17, 2018

Other then not being able to bench the first character you start with, what else are the benefits/penalty for your primary character?

I started Tressa first, but if I'm restricted in any way, I might dekete and start as Therion instead.

HockeyBird · Jun 17, 2018

billysea said:
I am confuse about this too. Would be nice if there are some explaination on how that eight stories interchange through gameplay. Do u just switch between characters at anytime and continue their story at where you left off?

You choose one character to start out with. You complete their first chapter and then you're free to move about the world and find the other characters. When you meet another character, the game will ask you to play their chapter 1. When you do, the main story stops and you essentially go back in time to play that characters first chapter. Once you finish that, you are returned to the present and that character then joins your party. So you are not continuously switching between characters.

Mory Dunz · Jun 17, 2018

what's the overarching plot I wonder.

is it like after the 1st chapter, everyone has their personal goal, and then a larger goal that is the same between everyone.

Exentryk · Jun 17, 2018

Scar said:
Other then not being able to bench the first character you start with, what else are the benefits/penalty for your primary character?

I started Tressa first, but if I'm restricted in any way, I might dekete and start as Therion instead.

In the full game, that main character will have one save dedicated to it, and in that save he/she will be main character and can't be removed from the party. Each character gets their own save where they can't be removed, and you can switch between different players at will. So it might not be so bad who you start with, but it remains to be seen.

Giolon · Jun 17, 2018

billysea said:
I am confuse about this too. Would be nice if there are some explaination on how that eight stories interchange through gameplay. Do u just switch between characters at anytime and continue their story at where you left off?

HockeyBird said:
You choose one character to start out with. You complete their first chapter and then you're free to move about the world and find the other characters. When you meet another character, the game will ask you to play their chapter 1. When you do, the main story stops and you essentially go back in time to play that characters first chapter. Once you finish that, you are returned to the present and that character then joins your party. So you are not continuously switching between characters.

You can also choose to NOT play the additional characters' Chapter 1 and they'll just join you and you continue on immediately. I don't know if you can choose at that point to somehow go and play that other char's chapter 1. The journal seems to be a cutscene viewer only?

HockeyBird · Jun 17, 2018

Giolon said:
You can also choose to NOT play the additional characters' Chapter 1 and they'll just join you and you continue on immediately. I don't know if you can choose at that point to somehow go and play that other char's chapter 1. The journal seems to be a cutscene viewer only?

From what I have read, you can go to a tavern to play their chapter 1 if you decided to skip it the first time around.

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