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Project Octopath Traveler on Switch 2018, demo on eShop [Up: Surveys sent out]
- Thread starter Morrigan Stark
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Uh, I know, he's weak to swords but I still have to hit him 7 times before I break his guard and he just destroys me in the meantime.
Leatherface
Member
Played the Berg story last night. I thought it was charming and fun, but a little generic. Still, it really brought me back to my youth in its presentation, dialog and gameplay. I enjoyed it and will be keeping an eye out. Hopefully this is a budget title though.
Are you defending? You'd take a lot less damage by defending to build up BP.
I don't know the answer, but yes it does sound like Mercer. I've watched a lot of Critical Role and it does seem to fit.
Not really, I didn't need to until now. I'll try that.
Are you talking about the boss ?
I don't think I've seen any other guy with that much
Just defend and most importantly boost defense after he uses Bide, heal when you're around 100hp, use Abide before breaking his defense and then use the boosted single target ability to do like 1000+ damage.
Oh ok sorry then
I stopped before going there
The Hermit
Member
Only one complaint: random battles. But that is more of a personal issue than the game.
I really like the battle system, very fast and the effects are great.
I really like the battle system, very fast and the effects are great.
Not that one, there's a guy much later after you've "completed" the demo, guarding the entrance of a cave.
Don't forget you can boost normal attacks to deal multiple hits to a shield.
IE: x4 attack chain is -4 on a shield. You only need 3 boost for Max skils, so just use 1 boost when you have 4/5 stocked if the enemy has more than 1 shield left (so you reduce shield by 2 each time).
IE: x4 attack chain is -4 on a shield. You only need 3 boost for Max skils, so just use 1 boost when you have 4/5 stocked if the enemy has more than 1 shield left (so you reduce shield by 2 each time).
My strat was just put him to 1 shield, 3x boost his ATK buff, then break and 3x boost the spear skill with the one from the duel in front of the tavern. I think that was enough to defeat him.
For people wondering these are the SE groups producing their different Switch games so far.
Business Division 5 (FFXI/XIV group)
Dragon Quest Builders
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Business Division 6 (DQ/Nier/Bravely group)
Dragon Quest X: Online
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Dragon Quest Heroes I & II (with Omega Force)
Project Octopath Traveler (with Acquire)
Business Division 10 (mobile group)
Seiken Densetsu Collection (with M2)
Tokyo RPG Factory
I am Setsuna
Lost Sphear
Extreme Edges Team (localization group)
Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker (with Tozai Games)
Business Division 5 (FFXI/XIV group)
Dragon Quest Builders
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Business Division 6 (DQ/Nier/Bravely group)
Dragon Quest X: Online
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Dragon Quest Heroes I & II (with Omega Force)
Project Octopath Traveler (with Acquire)
Business Division 10 (mobile group)
Seiken Densetsu Collection (with M2)
Tokyo RPG Factory
I am Setsuna
Lost Sphear
Extreme Edges Team (localization group)
Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker (with Tozai Games)
I'd prefer SaGa Spirits Road.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
As someone who found FF4 DS and BD to be offensively ugly, this post offends me. xD
Minecraft? Not even close.
It's simple, but deep. There aren't that many mechanics (that we saw anyway), but it's all in the way they can be used effectively. Learning curve was pretty fast for me, though I am fairly experienced with JRPGs.
Slog how? The people saying that usually don't use Boost and guard Break effectively. *shrugs*
As for sexism... I'm usually the first to point it out, but I don't really see it.
Though, I hate how she keeps her dancer outfit after ]killing the pimp and going adventuring, that's just dumb and out of character, I hope she gets some alt costume. But well, it's the first time I see a character that's a playable sex worker in a game, and the way they handled it at the end of her intro seems pretty empowering. If the game continues to treat the subject with the gravitas and maturity it requires remains to be seen, but so far I'm actually fairly surprised.
Honestly, yes.
Moggelicious
Banned
Started and finished Primrose's story in one sitting, and I like it!
They should tone down on the filters though.
Probably day 1! =)
They should tone down on the filters though.
Probably day 1! =)
Uh I'm not sure if all of them can be completed. The demo doesn't even let you keep track of your quests so it's probably just how it is. Certainly there are a bunch you can complete though.
Nachtfalke
Member
What a stellar demo. Everything feels great. The look and feel, the battlesystem, the music, the tone. D1.
It's missing the QoL-improvements from Bravely Default/Second, though. Would be nice to toggle game speed, random encounters and stuff.
It's missing the QoL-improvements from Bravely Default/Second, though. Would be nice to toggle game speed, random encounters and stuff.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Some of them can be completed once you have a full party (use Allure and Duel skills as needed), but I don't know if all of them can be.
So far I got (sorry, going by memory so I don't recall the quest/city names):
(Sand city)
- Street tough harassing the merchant -
Allure the amnesiac girl in the tavern and bring her to the street thug
Duel him
- Girl with forlorn hopes -
duel her dad, who's the drunk guy in the tavern
I think I saw some ruins in the eastern cave, but I don't know if that's enough to solve the quest yet, didn't go back to her
I think there was another quest that I might be forgetting... anyone?
combatboots12
Neo Member
Can't wait to see how the 8 different characters come together or if they do at all.
Anyone have an idea as to how that would work? I imagine it's the same game with 8 starting points and a somewhat non-linear progression. I've seen people saying it's kind of like SaGa Frontier, but i've never played a SaGa game.
Anyone have an idea as to how that would work? I imagine it's the same game with 8 starting points and a somewhat non-linear progression. I've seen people saying it's kind of like SaGa Frontier, but i've never played a SaGa game.
freeofgreed
Member
You forgot a " ] ".
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Oh shit, fixed, thanks. But uh, why did you quote the entire thing -_- please edit your post!
AuthenticM
Member
So how big is the demo exactly? Do we have any indication of the percentage of the full game that's being offered in it?
Iriscomeback
Member
Played the demo for an hour and LOVE it.
I hope it releases early next year, it looks pretty far along.
I hope it releases early next year, it looks pretty far along.
Huge. 680meg!
I wouldn't praise the game for having a playable sex worker considering the way they portray it. Also it's pretty demeaning that the only power Primrose has is sex. Her dagger skills are practically useless in comparison to her dances.
BassForever
Member
Comparing octopath to saga is silly
Octopath is actually fun to play
Octopath is actually fun to play
Not played it yet, but it sounds like her being a playable sex-worker is central to her character so its no bad thing that that's portrayed in her playstyle too.
Plus she's using something which used to be a shackle, now as a powerful tool against other people. Sounds pretty cool to me.
Unless her outfit is a tiny bra and panties.
Plus she's using something which used to be a shackle, now as a powerful tool against other people. Sounds pretty cool to me.
Unless her outfit is a tiny bra and panties.
It's like Four Warriors of Light if you've played that. Every character has a self-contained story and meets the other three sometimes by accident, sometimes by mutual benefits.
Only now there are eight main characters and you can start with any character so the branching paths are going to be insane!
Played through with the demo with Olberic / Berg. Really enjoyed it. I'd already fallen in love with the art-style from videos, but it's breathtaking when actually playing it. It seems very similar to the Bravely Default system, except a little less weighted (there's seemingly no punishment for boosting). It took me until level 4 to realise that you could boost more than once...lol. Boosting for 4x and defending the turn after the boss had used Bide made it ridiculously simple though, reducing his damage to 1. It has one of those battle systems, similar to Bravely Default, that is just so addictive. I adored it, and explored everywhere I could after the demo ended. I'm going to save the other character for a future playthrough, rather than do it all now. Need to savour it.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Sex is not automatically demeaning. A female character taking back her agency through what she has been forced to learn is not demeaning, it is empowering.
sixteen-bit
Member
I wonder if they'll go this route for future remakes. It's preferable to the look of FF6 iOS remake for sure.
Gotdatmoney
Member
I didn't interpret Prim's story as sexism. I dunno, maybe it's not as progressive in how it deals with
but I don't really think it was out here trying to be.
being a sex worker
They're slaves. They aren't working :/ Out of all of then Prim is the only one implied to be strong enough to leave of her own choice. She's literally only there for revenge
The only problem I have with Primrose is that I didn't quite get was her motivation.
The only offensive bit was how incredibly tortured and circuitous their rephrase of "Suck my dick!"/"Go fuck yourself!" was.
- Dad gets killed.
- Sets out on quest to avenge dad.
- Gets lead on one of the murderers.
- Becomes a sex worker for [indeterminate amount of time] to watch for him.
- Hates life for [indeterminate amount of time]
How did she get there? Why didn't she go undercover as a merchant or something that she found less degrading? If she was a noble's daughter shouldn't she have the means? That gap left me with a ton of questions and I sort of suspect there's no answers. It feels like they had the premise of "sexy dancer" and worked the plot backwards.
- Sets out on quest to avenge dad.
- Gets lead on one of the murderers.
- Becomes a sex worker for [indeterminate amount of time] to watch for him.
- Hates life for [indeterminate amount of time]
How did she get there? Why didn't she go undercover as a merchant or something that she found less degrading? If she was a noble's daughter shouldn't she have the means? That gap left me with a ton of questions and I sort of suspect there's no answers. It feels like they had the premise of "sexy dancer" and worked the plot backwards.
The only offensive bit was how incredibly tortured and circuitous their rephrase of "Suck my dick!"/"Go fuck yourself!" was.
othersteve
Member
Sexist because she is a female being exploited for sexual means? What a preposterous thing to be upset about. Her story, if anything, is about female empowerment and rising above the circumstances to take control of your life.
She essentially sacrificed herself to track down her father's killer.
I personally am a bit disturbed by the dark nature of the backstory, but at no point does it strike me as unnecessarily sexist. Simply recognizing differences between the sexes at no point becomes a matter of offense -- typical 2017 knee-jerk criticism.
Swap the genders and it still holds up. But in reality, this stuff happens far more frequently to females than males -- so the story is more relatable as presented.
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I was under the impression that the dark magic was dances.
I didn't say that sex is automatically demeaning. I said that it being her only real source of power was. You'd really expect her to be more skilled with that dagger considering how long she was biding her time waiting for one of the crows to show up.
Cow Mengde
Banned
The graphics are so good. Well the filters are annoying, but since Square is taking feedback, make your voices be heard.
Also, complain about random battles as well!
Also, complain about random battles as well!