OCTOPATH TRAVELER
Choose a traveler, recruit companions and explore Orsterra in a turn-based RPG where breaking enemy defenses creates openings for attacks powered by saved Boost Points.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.0 / 10
About this game
OCTOPATH TRAVELER begins with a choice of protagonist, each with a different reason to travel across Orsterra. You can recruit the other travelers and follow their stories, while using character-specific Path Actions in towns. Challenging a resident, stealing an item or enticing someone to follow you gives exploration a practical connection to who is in your party. Battles revolve around enemy weaknesses and resources accumulated over turns. Strike a weakness to reduce Shield Points and trigger Break, interrupting the enemy's actions; spend Boost Points to increase attack repetitions or strengthen an ability. Finding job shrines also lets travelers equip a secondary job, expanding the combinations available to your party. The journey is depicted through HD-2D scenery that combines pixel art with three-dimensional graphics and effects.
Collected in series
Octopath Traveler pairs HD-2D landscapes with personal journeys and turn-based battles built around enemy weaknesses and well-timed boosts. Meeting townspeople, choosing your route and assembling a party give those journeys their own rhythm.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who enjoy planning a burst of damage and shaping a party around distinct roles.
Break and Boost suggest a battle rhythm built around preparation followed by a deliberate opening, rather than spending every resource immediately. Separate traveler stories and secondary jobs should particularly interest players who like choosing both their route and their party's capabilities.
Strengths
- Weakness targeting and saved Boost Points give patient players related decisions about when to interrupt and when to commit.
- Path Actions can make a party member's identity matter during town exploration as well as combat.
Who it is for: Players interested in turn-based resource planning, experimenting with job combinations and following several protagonists' journeys.
Play notes: Chinese text on an older copy requires the language update and the corresponding console language setting.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Recruiting travelers and choosing which stories to follow offers a structure suited to players who prefer directing their journey across several personal objectives. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The relationship between lowering shields and spending BP should reward players who enjoy arranging a useful opening before committing their strongest actions. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining pixel characters with three-dimensional scenery may appeal to players who want a familiar sprite-based aesthetic with added spatial depth. | Reviewed | 9.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The documented ability to change text language during an existing journey gives multilingual readers flexibility, provided the Chinese-language update is installed. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- AcquireSquare Enix
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- FantasyClass BuildsPixel Art2D GraphicsStory-drivenExplorationThird PersonSolo-friendlyMain Story 100 Hours or MoreLevel ProgressionTurn-based Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Top-downSide view
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2019
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.jp.square-enix.comSource revision: 1
- www.jp.square-enix.com