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Octopath Traveler Discussion (Nintendo Switch) [game]
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03/31/18, 00:37 Edited: 03/31/18, 00:37
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@TriforceBunI actually used a guide. I had suspicions as to what would happen and while doing the required things to reach that chapter isn’t hard, you can easily miss out on crucial stuff and be left having to wander around aimlessly for hours. I’d recommend checking a guide if you feel lost though! |
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I'll have to come back later to read that.
I've almost 100%ed this game without a guide...! In looking for the final section, I've mainly been solving sidequests and only have a handful left. Getting the last few sidequests is somewhat tedious, though, because you'll often just stumble upon the answer while talking to people, and there's no real way to parse out what information they give you is relevant to a sidequest, and what's just there for flavor. It's not a big deal, though, and I kind of appreciate the "do it yourself" nature of these. Plus, there're apparently two solutions to many of the sidequests, and while they give identical rewards, there's usually one answer that results in the NPCs being happier overall. Kind of a neat little extra!
I'm not quite at the point where I want to look up hints to the endgame, but I may have to soon if I don't find any leads in the next 3 or 4 hours of gameplay or so... |
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@TriforceBunIt really took me a few times to get it down and form two good teams. Of course I had a lot of grinding to get my secondary team up there haha... good thing I love this game. But yeah, the game really needed a save point for that area. Even if just a temporary save cause those 8 boss battles are waaaay easier than the final stuff.
How’d you like the backstory though? It’s awesome how it ties so many of the game’s events together. And now it brought everyone together for this finale. |
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I did it! *endgame spoilers*
Wow, that was incredibly difficult. Definitely the hardest boss I've fought in a JRPG that I can remember. I thought I was throwing out my cheesiest, most potent skills, but he had an answer for everything. It got extremely close a couple times with a couple members with low HP surviving, but I eventually secured my victory despite a ton of hurdles.
All in all, I thought this game was fantastic. The story was good, the world-building was great, and the visuals and combat system were among the best in the genre. The most exemplary aspect of it, though, was the soundtrack, which I'm confident to call one of my all-time favorite game OSTs. I would have liked more interaction between the eight, and the chapter layouts could've used more variety, but everything else was great. Smash has its work cut out for it if it wants to secure GOTY for me...
And now, Matthew' Top Ten RPGs of all time!
10. Persona 4 9. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 8. Octopath Traveler 7. Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals 6. Paper Mario 5. Skies of Arcadia 4. Mother 3 3. Chrono Trigger 2. EarthBound 1. Final Fantasy 3
(fitting that it's number 8...) |
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@HinphThanks! I've always wanted a follow-up to Skies; few games really capture the thrill of adventure like it does, and the cast and storyline are extremely charming and compelling. In an era where it seemed like many RPG casts were just tolerating each other, you could really feel the strong friendship between the main cast in Skies. I replayed it last year with my wife and sister-in-law, and they really liked it too. Lufia 2 is similar to Dragon Quest in progression (town+dungeon, town+dungeon, etc), but it has a few of its own twists as well, like a lack of random battles and some extremely clever puzzles (among the best in the industry, IMO), plus the earliest experience I had with what I now know as the "roguelike" genre in its ridiculously involved Ancient Cave sidequest. EarthBound is all about the journey rather than the destination and has a terrific sense of place for its environments. The SNES Classic is one of the best ways to play since you get a fantastic bunch of games with it. Mother 3 is more story-driven, and it's a heck of a story. It also has a whopping 250 music tracks, around 60 (!!) of which are battle themes. The original Paper Mario I mainly rate high for its innovation, but it still holds up well today. Thousand-Year Door might be a little easier to get into, but both have amazing battle systems that are highly strategic, and entertaining writing and scenarios. Weirdly enough, even though Dragon Quest is probably my favorite third-party series, all its games are more consistent and less exemplary, so DQ8 is my highest-rated of them at only 11th place. |
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@r_hjortI'm working on H'annit's Chapter 3, then I think I have Cyrus and... Ophilia. Then I'm onto the Chapter 4s, but I will be saving Tressa's for last since she is my main. So far I think my favorite stories are Olberic, Primrose, Tressa, and Alfyn. Well, Therion is pretty good too. Ophilia, H'annit, and Cyrus are meh in comparison. Still fun but not as engaging for me. And I can agree about the lack of immersion. I know that Primrose' tale is very personal but when she tries to face on of the wings of the crow, and they threaten her, it's like... why not announce your posse!? We're gonna be there anyway! You got friends Prim! |
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