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[Shahadan]

At least the demo itself has more memorable tracks than the entirety of Bravely Second many full games

Go pleasure yourself by giving these a listen:

Title screen (animated because it makes it even better)
Battle Theme
Boos Battle Theme - Olberic - Primrose
Olberic's Theme
Primrose's Theme

Also the amazing Sunlands music that has been playing in my appartment for three days
I have a soft spot for Highlands and the theme playing in dungeons but maybe that's just me

That's already a lot for a small demo and I can't wait for the full thing.
Composer is apparently Yasunori Nishiki according to the ingame credits.

 

[takriel]

A classic in the making. So good.

 

[nubbe]

seem really promising
reeks culture and history

 

[BitStyle]

Was loving what I heard in the demo. Can't wait to hear the full OST.

 

[dragonzdogma]

I agree....there is this one note on the main theme
that took me back to Final Fantasy Tactics.


How much will the game be?

 

[PhilipDoesMatter]

Very promising. Primrose has such a strong personality.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Soundtracks are important in RPGs because of how long you play them. That's good to hear.

 

[Wamb0wneD]

the Main Theme from the announcement is so damn good as well, hope that's still in the game.

Primrose's theme is so good I just let the game stop there for 10 minutes straight.

This is a Crystal Chronicles tier OST in the making.

 

[Shahadan]

I wonder if the boss theme being slightly different depending on the character means anything.
Like is it simply because you chose someone at the beginning or have they their own unique bosses during their storylines.

 

[phanphare]

A classic in the making. So good.

seems like it, was floored by the demo and the music was so damn good

 

[DJIzana]

Very promising. Primrose has such a strong personality.

Indeed. It's interesting to see how much of a different tone the two playable characters have in the demo. I can't wait to see just what the others bring to the table as well!

 

[Shahadan]

I agree....there is this one note on the main theme
that took me back to Final Fantasy Tactics.


How much will the game be?

No clue but they seem to be making a big deal out of it and I figure that being Switch exclusive (for now at least) means that maybe they thought it'd be easier to sell it at retail on a cart on that machine.
I don't think they'd make a 45 minute presentation at TGS for an eshop game, so probably more than 20 bucks

 

[dragonzdogma]

Indeed. It's interesting to see how much of a different tone the two playable characters have in the demo. I can't wait to see just what the others bring to the table as well!

by the way,
will our saves carry over?

Or do we need to do those two stories all over the again?

 

[Piscus]

Incredible soundtrack. So good. I cannot wait for this game.

 

[Exentryk]

Has someone posted the desert theme yet?

I feel this game will be a strong contender for soundtrack of the year.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

Stood out to me immediately, definitely liked what I heard so far.

 

[DJIzana]

by the way,
will our saves carry over?

Or do we need to do those two stories all over the again?

Pretty sure you would need to start over again. Wouldn't make sense as I can't recall of any demo allowing you to do this (especially ones for JRPG's).

 

[takriel]

By the way, are there any threads here on GAF regarding great single video game soundtracks? I'm looking to add to my collection

 

[Celine]

A classic in the making. So good.

A '90s Squaresoft classic in the making ... in 2017!

 

[EhrgeizVII]

The music is great. Gave me Chrono Cross/FFVII vibes for sure.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Go pleasure yourself by giving these a listen:

Oh you

 

[KaneU]

Yeah, I was blown away at the title screen music, it's so magical.

 

[LiQuid!]

Got excited after listening to the title screen but the rest was unmemorable.

 

[Firemind]

The battle theme is pretty amazing.

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

yup, we may have a new great composer for futures games! Yasunori Nishiki, a name to remember! He's really good!

My favourite is primerose's theme!

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Seriously considering buying a Switch just for this game.
Love it.

 

[RoadHazard]

Every time I see this game's title I think it's a sequel to Octodad, in which he heads out to travel on the Octopath.

 

[IAmtheFMan]

the theme playing in dungeons but maybe that's just me

This theme reminded me specifically of Uematsu SNES era RPG dungeon themes, just fully orchestrated.

 

[BrokenJohnCena]

Every time I see this game's title I think it's a sequel to Octodad, in which he heads out to travel on the Octopath.

Octodad Traveler seems like a good name actually

 

[CopperPuppy]

Do we know anything about the release beyond "2018"? Earlier in the year, later in the year, what?

 

[Head.spawn]

This game is solid all around. Goofy name aside (

Spoiler

also the cold town of Stillsnow? lol

) I think this game might end up being pretty awesome. I love the graphics. The story from what I've played seems like maybe someone told them to tone things down a bit but it's still interesting nonetheless.

Definitely looking forward to the OST though.

 

[Shahadan]

Do we know anything about the release beyond "2018"? Earlier in the year, later in the year, what?

We don't know but maybe they'll give away more details on that during the tgs presentation

 

[Jim_Cacher]

A classic in the making. So good.

I have only beat Olberic's story but I tend to agree. This game plays like magic.

 

[Mariolee]

It's hypnotizing really. Like I can imagine sitting by a warm fireplace and just letting this music take me.

 

[SciencePilot]

Agreed the music is fantastic. Also thanks for reminding me how disappointing Bravely Second's music was :/

Anyone know what this composer has done before? I haven't heard of them before. It warms my heart to see Octopath Traveler turning out so good even though it seems to have mostly pretty fresh talent on it.

 

[Dark Cloud]

This will be a big hit. It's classic SNES JRPG! The music is amazing in this game.

 

[Lunaray]

I was skeptical about this game from it's first trailer, but the trailer music is amazing. Now having listened to more of the OST in the demo, I think this game's OST is going to be a classic.

It really reminds me of Yoko Shimomura's OST on Radiant Historia actually for some reason.

 

[Shahadan]

Agreed the music is fantastic. Also thanks for reminding me how disappointing Bravely Second's music was :/

Anyone know what this composer has done before? I haven't heard of them before. It warms my heart to see Octopath Traveler turning out so good even though it seems to have mostly pretty fresh talent on it.

http://vgmdb.net/artist/11560

That list lacks some things like Neverdead (apparently) but yeah looks like we didn't have many opportunities to know him
There's also his website http://sora-iruka.com/en_US/

 

[BRocknRolla]

Do we know anything about the release beyond "2018"? Earlier in the year, later in the year, what?

I believe we know basically nothing. On one hand, they are soliciting feedback on the demo, which would imply there's more dev to be done. On the other, is there really feels pretty polished, even including quite a bit of voice acting. Buy who know? The rest of the game might barely exist.

It's definitely my most anticipated game for next year.

 

[Shahadan]

Danger really makes me think of some old rpg I used to enjoy. I can't remember which though, probably for the best.

 

[Incitemaybe]

Yes! Enjoying the music in the demo very much

 

[Jonneh3003]

Octopath Traveler has a great everything (except name, maybe). I really feel like this will be regarded as a classic decades from now. Hopefully the whole game is as remarkable as the demo!

 

[SuperSah]

so


fucking


GUD

 

[thefro]

If the OST is as good as the 20ish songs in the demo, it's going to be an all-time classic.

Has someone posted the desert theme yet?

I feel this game will be a strong contender for soundtrack of the year.

Sunshade Sands / Sunlands

http://vgmdb.net/artist/11560

That list lacks some things like Neverdead (apparently) but yeah looks like we didn't have many opportunities to know him
There's also his website http://sora-iruka.com/en_US/

Wow, he's actually arranging Uematsu's music for Terra Battle 2, so that's a hell of an endorsement.

 

[The Xtortionist]

The desert and cave themes are too good

the title theme is too good

it's all too good

 

[MutFox]

Octopath Traveler has a great everything (except name, maybe).

I think the name isn't final.

 

[Mory Dunz]

No clue but they seem to be making a big deal out of it and I figure that being Switch exclusive (for now at least) means that maybe they thought it'd be easier to sell it at retail on a cart on that machine.
I don't think they'd make a 45 minute presentation at TGS for an eshop game, so probably more than 20 bucks

lol 20 was never on the table anyway.

It's between 40-60.

Part of me thinks 50 bucks.

 

[KillerDark]

Thanks for this post, definitely made my work day go way faster! The music is fantastic, can't wait to play more of the demo!!

 

[Shahadan]

lol 20 was never on the table anyway.

It's between 40-60.

Part of me thinks 50 bucks.

I think the same, I just know some people already expect it to be cheap eshop game because of the artstyle

Thanks for this post, definitely made my work day go way faster! The music is fantastic, can't wait to play more of the demo!!

 

[Cerium]

Composer is apparently Yasunori Nishiki according to the ingame credits.

Amazing that this is the first time we've heard anything from him.

Knocking it straight out of the park.