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[Kain-Nosgoth]

To be fair, the dialogue is hokey and cliche. You've gotta play to the material.

(I really don't get the praise this is getting on the story front - have JRPG stories gotten so dire that this looks good in comparison?)

yeah like i said before, it's pretty comon when you compare it to old school RPG in general.... 16 bits, 32 bits etc...

i still love the game, but i don't except the story to be great!

 

[Thatanas]

Yeah it has been for ages, I'm in AU. It wasn't listed on the front page or anything though when I downloaded it. I had to search through the store to find it, the search function didn't seem to work either.

Couldn't find it on new arrivals and search didn't work, guess I'll scroll some more.

 

[Shahadan]

Couldn't find it on new arrivals and search didn't work, guess I'll scroll some more.

Coming Soon section

 

[Thatanas]

Thanks guys, found it. eShop could use some more love lol.

 

[Arondight]

Played through Primarose path and I'm absolutely loving it so far. The game is gorgeous,music is great to listen to and must be the first turn based game I've played in years. I'm going to stop now and just wait for the full game but I really hope they keep the darker aspects of the game and maybe further explore it.

Just wondering but is there health indicators on the enemies? Didn't see any which made it hard to gauge how far I was to beating each one. It would make it easier to strategize items/boots that way.

 

[daxgame]

Really hope this game delivers because I haven't been this excited for an RPG in such a long time... Chrono Trigger vibes. (and with this, I jinxed this game)

 

[Dark Cloud]

Played through Primarose path and I'm absolutely loving it so far. The game is gorgeous,music is great to listen to and must be the first turn based game I've played in years. I'm going to stop now and just wait for the full game but I really hope they keep the darker aspects of the game and maybe further explore it.

Just wondering but is there health indicators on the enemies? Didn't see any which made it hard to gauge how far I was to beating each one. It would make it easier to strategize items/boots that way.

I was wondering this too. Is there a way to see the enemies HP?

 

[vkrili]

Yes, by writing on the survey that you want that option.

 

[Orniletter]

Too many random encounters with not enough fun to be had within those encounters. There's no unique hook to the turn based fighting to make it stand out. The boost system just seems whatever.

The encounter rate is super low compared to how many steps you can take in most other JRPG (with random encounters). Are you familiar with JRPG genre conventions ?

Breaking enemy shields and juggling your boosts to use them in the right moment are definitely "unique hooks". But there is no accounting for preference, I suppose.

 

[ASilentProtagonist]

Ho the music i wanted has been uploaded, it's soooo good :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG5MgqqL9cI

Good stuff.

 

[faridmon]

Didn't know many hated the title. Maybe its because English is not my first language, Octopath traveler sounds OK to me. Maybe add s to the traveler because its plural, but I don't mind that title.

Can't wait to go back home to download this.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

I am in love with the look of it.

 

[zroid]

Just how huge the demo is ? I've played one hour of Berg's route (just beat the huge bandit) and apparently I'm not finished yet ?
If the game ends up as big as Bravely Default...dayum.

it's long. each character has their own story quest, and after you complete it you can go out into the world, recruit the other character and just explore. there's a small dungeon to tackle where you're going to want to have both characters in your party.

 

[TacoMasters]

This game is absolutely gorgeous.

 

[MoonFrog]

I'd be fine with the title if they'd gone with True Divinity Fish: Faithless Frogs X the Pearly Gates tbh. But I like fish. I like frogs. And I like goofy religiously minded talk.

 

[_Clash_]

Downloading the demo

It all looks very exciting

 

[JustenP88]

I instantly became cool with the title when they showed the "8 characters" hook.

 

[Kebiinu]

Played about an hour or so of Primrose, and I'm immediately sold. The voice acting was great, and the story was actually interesting. Loved it all! I want it!

 

[T.O.P]

Everything about this is amazing so far, insta D1, good idea putting a demo up

 

[Oddish1]

Played Olberic's path only so far. I love the visuals and and enjoyed the battle system. I thought the beginning was pretty cutscene heavy though.

 

[Fettbacke]

The Demo was not bad! I like the visuals and the music. Battle system seems solid.

Don't like the random encounters. Really hate the unskippable text boxes...

 

[Fiendcode]

I'm still shocked it's Acquire and not Silicon Studio. I wonder if SS is working on any Switch games then or if they're just supporting with their middleware and engines?

 

[MrFrankFontaine]

Played the warriors half of the demo last night. So damn good. Really feeling this game. Count me in for day one unless anything drastic happens.

 

[btrboyev]

I think they played it a little too close to old school games in tone, but it looks good. The battles absolutely are shit though. They need to work on balancing that out.

 

[MarkMclovin]

Not gonna touch the demo. I'm already sold on it.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Too many random encounters with not enough fun to be had within those encounters. There's no unique hook to the turn based fighting to make it stand out. The boost system just seems whatever.

Juggling stuns and managing boosts to afford those stuns is a unique hook for a JRPG. You're welcome to not like it but I didn't really "get" what I was supposed to be doing for the first few fights until I realized it was possible to avoid getting wrecked by multiple enemies.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

I'm still shocked it's Acquire and not Silicon Studio. I wonder if SS is working on any Switch games then or if they're just supporting with their middleware and engines?

Wait, didn't they say that the Bravely default team were working on Octopath? Am I misremembering?

If they have a different studio doing this, I guess they could be working on Bravely Third internally in tandem?

 

[Aeana]

Wait, didn't they say that the Bravely default team were working on Octopath? Am I misremembering?

If they have a different studio doing this, I guess they could be working on Bravely Third internally in tandem?

The Bravely Default team at Square Enix is working on it. Asano is producing, etc.

 

[Fiendcode]

Wait, didn't they say that the Bravely default team were working on Octopath? Am I misremembering?

If they have a different studio doing this, I guess they could be working on Bravely Third internally in tandem?

It's the same production leads at SE from Bravely on Octopath (within Business Division 6). This is the same dev group that does DQ and Nier btw.

They've contracted Acquire rather than Silicon Studio. I wonder if this is a shift though, similar to when they moved from Matrix Software on DS (FF3/4/4HOL) to Silicon Studio on 3DS (Bravely series)?

 

[Crankshaft]

Is there a wiki page for this game that lists who is working on this game? Who's doing the music and all that?

 

[Mistle]

So is the idea that there are 8 completely separate storylines or are we expecting them to all interweave?

 

[nickcv]

I've just finished playing primrose path but the game is still letting me play with her in the new location. Is there anything else noteworthy to do there?

Btw how will the actual game play out? You pick a character and end up with all the other guys as part of my party but only playing my character's story? Or are those completely separate campaigns?

 

[Linkstrikesback]

The Bravely Default team at Square Enix is working on it. Asano is producing, etc.

It's the same production leads at SE from Bravely on Octopath (within Business Division 6). This is the same dev group that does DQ and Nier btw.

They've contracted Acquire rather than Silicon Studio. I wonder if this is a shift though, similar to when they moved from Matrix Software on DS (FF3/4/4HOL) to Silicon Studio on 3DS (Bravely series)?

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[LordKano]

The guy defending the cave at the very end of Berg's route completely wrecked me with his 7-hit break guard.

 

[wild wild rice]

Last time I was looking forward to going home and playing more of a demo was Vanquish.

Good stuff. Needs more polish and development for sure, but I'm really looking forward to this. First traditional JRPG I've anticipated since...............................Suikoden 2, probably.

The music and atmosphere here feels kinda Suikoden-ish now that I think about it.

 

[Meesh]

It's been a looong time since I was this jazzed for an RPG. Everything about it speaks to me except the name...

 

[Dwight Schrute]

The Bravely Default team at Square Enix is working on it. Asano is producing, etc.

So it's Bravely Default team + Acquire ?

 

[kuroneko0509]

Is there a wiki page for this game that lists who is working on this game? Who's doing the music and all that?

.

 

[Crankshaft]

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Thanks!

 

[zroid]

here's my quality of life wishlist

• random encounter rate toggle
• faster text
• help text in the menus is too hard to read
• I don't want enemy health bars, but I'd like the game to tell you their max HP after you've found their weakness (or something like that)

 

[Owensboro]

Holy crap, that turn bar at the top of the screen looks like Grandia. When you break an enemy does it completely reset their turn?

 

[Kebiinu]

Lol, I be feeling like GAF will only appreciate voice acting if it's in Japanese, of English origin, or a language that doesn't have meaning.

 

[ggx2ac]

Oh, I'm so silly. I should be defending while I need to build up BP so then it's easier taking out a bosses's 4 point Shield.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Brave Otcopath Travlers

Journey of the 8 Paths

Final Fantasy: Spirit Roads

 

[ggx2ac]

Brave Otcopath Travlers

Journey of the 8 Paths

Final Fantasy: Spirit Roads

The last thing this needs is a Final Fantasy spin-off name.

It's better for it to have its own name so that it carries its own value and isn't compared to the Final Fantasy brand.

 

[audio_delay]

The guy defending the cave at the very end of Berg's route completely wrecked me with his 7-hit break guard.

You have two type of weapons >_-

 

[SpScarecrow0]

Random encounters took too long then i started to abuse the boost mechanic and they went faster. But faster battles would be alright. For bosses i understand. I abused the ability that hits everyone with a sword after max level boost and got rid of the two grunts. When he did Bide i just boosted defend and only took 1 damage.

 

[SuperCambot]

Brave Otcopath Travlers

Journey of the 8 Paths

Final Fantasy: Spirit Roads

8 Arms To Hold You

Octomom Trabajo

 

[Bulbasaur]

I fell asleep before I even made it to any actual gameplay so I'll be passing on this one.

 

[Cuningas de Häme]

For people wondering where to find the demo, in the News section literally the first (or latest) article is of this demo. Just click there, it takes you to shop, click download. Easy.

I need to try this, jrpgs are usually not my thing but it looks so pretty.