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Project Octopath Traveler on Switch 2018, demo on eShop [Up: Surveys sent out]
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Well who knows. The game is still under a codename.
BossDarkseid
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arglebargle
Member
if i download and play the demo and then want to play the full game, can i carry over my progress?
also, it seems you select and play as one primary character and encounter the others throughout the game? so this isnt like wild arms where you play each character's intro and then that becomes the party, right?
sorry if these questions have been answered already, i didnt see them in the OP and the thread has gotten pretty long.
also, it seems you select and play as one primary character and encounter the others throughout the game? so this isnt like wild arms where you play each character's intro and then that becomes the party, right?
sorry if these questions have been answered already, i didnt see them in the OP and the thread has gotten pretty long.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
The Primrose Boss Theme somehow reminds of me of Duel of the Fates from Star Wars
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
The demo is basically a beta for a game that could be a year away. No one really knows how the full game will work yet, although there is a character select screen at the beginning of the demo.
Little chance the save carries over but if they add a skip button like they probably should it won't take a long time to start over
We'll know more about the gameplay specifics next week but from what we can gather you pick a character indeed and then you can recruit the other ones. We just don't know if you experience their story then (I doubt you will though)
Etrian Oddity
Member
I get serious Romancing SaGa and Dragon Quest vibes from it
Judging from the demo, each character will have a stylized version of the boss theme.
Neoleo2143
Member
It has the same famous progression at parts I think?
MidnightCowboy
Member
I honestly don't want good voice acting in this game. There's a throwback quality to the voice acting that moves me, even if it's objectively poor. It's like we're really back in the 90s. This game is voiced the way it should be.
I don't find either of them really adding to the 'charm' - especially since they're outliers in an otherwise competent enough cast. What you're describing would be closer to the VA for the other dancers in Primrose's route, which were appropriate for their small role, as was Helganish's cartoon villainy.
Philip being inhumanly irritating and Olberic delivering flat and wooden line reads compared to characters within the same scene (including unnamed minor NPCs) really isn't something that improves the experience as a whole.
What's the AOE? Magic?
Etrian Oddity
Member
Totally.
There's a huge contrast in quality between the two scenarios. I played Olberic's path first and thought this was a neat throwback RPG with some pretty mediocre writing and voice acting; then I played Primrose's path and was blown away by the dark writing and great voiceover performances.
"Attack on everyone," "area of effect," just another way to say a move that affects the entire [enemy] party.
Mattakuevan
Member
Absolutely loved the demo, this is a must-have for me.
In that area with the demo-gating NPCs, just keep exploring that screen.
You should be aiming to head to the middle and the topmost section - you will eventually find an NPC who tells you that you shouldn't go in unless you have two party members.
It's fairly hidden, but you will find it with vigilance! Make sure to bring tons of healing items.
Re: the voice actors, Olberic's voice sounded so familiar to me that it was a bit distracting. I haven't looked it up yet, but i imagine that once I see the name, it will hit me as someone who's done a lot of JRPGs over the years and has generally handed in a very similar performance. It was neither good nor bad; just something I've heard and have had expectants set for before.
Phillip, though, is a monstrosity.
Re: how the playable characters work, I have a feeling that it will work quite similarly to SaGa Frontier, with each main playable character having their own story. You pick up other characters, some of whom are part of the main 8, and they contribute to your party while you complete that party member's 'quest'. (This is a similar system to how things worked in Romancing SaGa 2 and 3).
What I do hope is that there is an option for side-quest completion to 'carry' over, and that completing one member's story allows you to basically continue the game as another character and to have side-quests 'finished' or at least 'stream-line' in some fashion.
However they handle it, I was having a blast with this game and my significant other loved it. Looks like a cozy game to be playing together.
ricen-beans
Member
Is there any way to see how much hp is left on enemies while attacking?
Not at present.
Yes!
There are two opening chapter available for you to play. I got my significant other to go through both and, with some gentle coaching, got them through each chapter in approximately 30-40 minutes.
The tutorial screens that pop up do the job of showing you what you need to do.
I would say that Olberic probably has the more straight-forward path that is easier to comprehend, as well as building you up appropriately for the boss battle. Primrose has the more interesting plot going on, though, and is the one that takes a little less time to get through.
Thanks for the response! The art style alone really intrigues me so I guess I'm in lol
Lemmy Caution
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Totally worth playing the demo. I went in knowing nothing aside from being curious about the art style and was quickly hooked.
I have very little experience with JRPGs and have only finished a handful since the NES era (Final Fantasy 7, Skies of Arcadia...)
Etrian Oddity
Member
So who else here owes one to the old turban-wearing villager for their Primrose run?
Baleful Blade, baby!
Baleful Blade, baby!
HerroRygar
Member
Did Primrose's path - I'm getting serious SaGa Frontier vibes from this game with the character selection, watercolor portraits and ability to recruit other mains. Aside from some obviously beta-y things about it (long load times, sluggish-feeling menus) the game looks, runs and sounds great. Really looking forward to the full thing now, this is a perfect title for Switch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDTcqPacRRg&t=49s
This part of the theme is so good. Just throws you this twisted sound.
This part of the theme is so good. Just throws you this twisted sound.
Exentryk
Member
Yes, get a villager who can do that.
Incitemaybe
Member
I think this already good looking game would benefit from reducing the bokeh effect ever so slightly. To me it appears to be just a touch strong.
Very slightly.
Very slightly.
ArcaneFreeze
Member
Is there anything else to do in Olberic's Quest once you reach
I've already gotten
but doesn't seem like theres anything else to do.
Sunshade?
Primrose and saved the merchant's shop
linko9
Member
Yeah, just a smidge or 500. Seriously infuriates me that they aggressively blur all but a tenth of the screen. At least battles aren't as bad. Exploration is honestly made much more difficult than it should be because you can't clearly see anything that's not right next to your character.
AuthenticM
Member
my favorite track so far
Gotdatmoney
Member
Where did they send the surveys out to?
To your email linked to your nintendo account. But not everyone seems to have received one (I haven't), so it's a bit unclear if everyone will get one (maybe they are sending them out in batches to be more manageable?).
If you've played Xenoblade Chronicles X, he played Doug...
Finish Primrose story. I think this game will be day one. I like the story, it was rough story, but interresting. I dont remember playing an rpg with this kind of story.
They need to make font bigger, description of object could be easier to read.
I would like that they increase the running speed. Maybe less bloom.
They need to make font bigger, description of object could be easier to read.
I would like that they increase the running speed. Maybe less bloom.
I looked it up! It's Patrick Seitz.
The games weren't coming to me, but scrolling through the other places where I recognized him from were as Mondo Zappa in Killer is Dead and Greg from Wild Arms V. He's definitely done the block around.
I do have to say, like most voice actors, his headshot doesn't match what I envisioned him to look like based on his voice -- but i imagine that this is common when thinking about most of the voice actors and actresses that I've actually seen in real life in contrast to what I think they look like.
Dark Cloud
Member
Easy Allies used him and it was hilarious
Gotdatmoney
Member
Okay. I was waiting for an email but never got one.
BrokenJohnCena
Member
check the advertising folder,it should be there
How old are you?
Old enough to not give a shit if people find me childish.
Type_Raver
Member
Not sure if you all were aware of, but I noticed this in my play through last night.
Initially, i was a bit frustrated not knowing how many more rounds it would take until i defeated an enemy, because theres no traditional energy bar.
But, if you look at the number in the blue shield next to the enemy, it does go down as the battle goes until they're defeated!
Initially, i was a bit frustrated not knowing how many more rounds it would take until i defeated an enemy, because theres no traditional energy bar.
But, if you look at the number in the blue shield next to the enemy, it does go down as the battle goes until they're defeated!