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Project Octopath Traveler on Switch 2018, demo on eShop [Up: Surveys sent out]
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Exentryk
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We want the game to sell though, so...
Edge_Maverick
Member
Ok then, Octopath Saga :V
I'm ok with this. Current title is a mouthful
Go away man. What did I ever do to you?
MagnaderAlpha
Member
Beyond SaGa: Octomom
EDIT: Scratch that, "Beyond SaGa" has a good ring to it. Sounds like it could be a "classic JRPG" from back in the day. That, or Travelers' Tales.
Pieces of Eight
plagiarize
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Path8tic
Or just, you know Octopath traveler because who cared what they call it, it looks amazing.
Or just, you know Octopath traveler because who cared what they call it, it looks amazing.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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So it's more like a modern take on Rudra? I wish I had a switch so I could binge this demo until I get sick of it.
Edge_Maverick
Member
Now seriously, it'll be revealed that Motomu Toriyama is the secret co-director and the game will be officially named "Octopussy Lightning."
SinCityAssassin
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I'd say it'll take a good 3 hours to complete both portions.
The Last One
Member
This demo is really incredible.
GregLombardi
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I saw some slowdown in the cave. The aesthetic of this game is among the best I've ever played through though. It isn't that they're doing it just for its aesthetic...it actually affects the gameplay and my interaction with the game, and how I process the scenes / my exploration is affected by it, and I really really like that.
Exentryk
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plagiarize
Banned
hydragonwarrior
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Doublefourpath Saga
*or*
Eight Brave Souls.
*or*
Eight Brave Souls.
Can't really say if it's more like Rudra or Live a Live in terms of the overall format yet, but its definitely in that ballpark.
jeez i'm already approaching 3 hours just with Olberic...
Nice, can't wait to play this in 12 hours.
Maybe the female character is better, but the male one is cool, but not incredible to me.
If they want to change the title at this point, the best option probably is to just shorten it to "Octopath," since it's been showing up enough times throughout the year now that that's the shorthand people are using to refer to it, anyway, and it ties in several of the game's major points well enough (8 distinct characters and stories, and the "path actions" being a major dividing factor between them).
I have a feeling it'll just stay Octopath Traveler eventually, even though it does feel like a mouthful of spaghetti the first few times you say it. With planning a worldwide release and them already having a demo for it out, I'm guessing this will be a first half of the year title, so changing up the name and what little branding and recognition they have for it too drastically might throw off some of the momentum they're currently building.
I have a feeling it'll just stay Octopath Traveler eventually, even though it does feel like a mouthful of spaghetti the first few times you say it. With planning a worldwide release and them already having a demo for it out, I'm guessing this will be a first half of the year title, so changing up the name and what little branding and recognition they have for it too drastically might throw off some of the momentum they're currently building.
Already the name of another game franchise.
I dunno. Based on the demo and what we've seen of it, it feels like it'd be difficult to be more like LaL when those scenarios were almost completely contained from each other until the final scenario.
It seems the ballpark is probably somewhere encompassing Rudra, Romancing SaGa 3, SaGa Frontier 1, and Seiken Densetsu 3.
Gotdatmoney
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It was when we didn't know what the game was. Right now it's actually fine given what we know.
jack_package_200
Banned
Damn thats good
World-wise, sure. But character-wise I would say the game is deliberately differentiating the characters in significant ways, which aleady makes it somewhat different from Rudra and RS3. I don't see any furries in the lineup, so it can't be like SD3, clearly.
BassForever
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Did a few of the sparring sessions as the knight. The game really is impressive must buy.
The Hermit
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Jesus, this game is even more impressive than I expected.
kuroneko0509
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and then watch the real bravely eighth appeared in 20 years+
Finished as Primrose, recruited the dude, did all the sidequests in both towns, beat every NPC once, got the dude's secret weapon. Now what?
I can't figure out what to do with Tobias or the Barkeep. Are they just hinting at stuff in the other story? Tobias in particular is straight up taunting me with a clear story beat and I can't figure out what to do
I can't figure out what to do with Tobias or the Barkeep. Are they just hinting at stuff in the other story? Tobias in particular is straight up taunting me with a clear story beat and I can't figure out what to do
Jaded Alyx
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Why would you expect them to?
There are other things that make SaGa what it is besides its progression system. The format is extremely reminiscent of Romancing SaGa. Trying to find something that isn't SaGa to liken it to just because the progression system is different seems pretty silly to me.