Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
13th Jul 2018
13th Jul 2018, £49.99
- Also Available On
Reviews
Review Octopath Traveler (Switch)
A direct path to RPG bliss
The Bravely Default games on the 3DS did a fantastic job of resurrecting the gameplay and feel of some of Square’s oldest games, employing a style that stayed true to genre roots while making modern changes wherever needed. When it was announced that the Bravely team would be tackling a new RPG on the Switch, fans were...
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Octopath Traveler Guides
Guide Best Retro Throwback Nintendo Switch Games - Modern Games With Old-School Style
Scratch that nostalgia itch with these Switch neo-classics
Given that we're approaching the holiday season, we thought it was high time we brought back this list of retro throwbacks to help fill up your Switch library in time for Christmas. We've rejigged this to our new format and added a fantastic trio of retro-style delights — Carpathian Night...
Guide 36 Longest Switch Games Worth Playing To The End
Playing the long game
With rumours suggesting that Switch 2 might not be launching until sometime after March 2025, you might be looking to fill the time while you wait for the next Nintendo hotness. Fortunately, there are plenty of very big, very long games on Switch if you're a time-rich gamer. Sometimes you just want a quick hit of video game...
Guide Octopath Traveler Job Shrines Locations
Get a job
In this guide, we're going to help you find all of the Job Shrines Locations in Octopath Traveler. There are eight of these in total, and finding them allows your character to take on secondary jobs. This allows them to use skills previously only available to other party members. For example, if you start with Olberic, you could take on...
Safe travels
What are the Best Characters? How do Breaks & Boosts work? What's a Path Action? These are just a few of the questions we'll aim to answer in this Octopath Traveler Beginner's Guide FAQ. Square Enix has kindly graced the Nintendo Switch with a brand new JRPG epicwith the launch of Octopath Traveler last week. It artfully combines...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For July And August 2018
Ready to track some treasure?
We're in the middle of a Summer heatwave and it's been an amazing year for the Nintendo Switch so far. June saw the release of Mario Tennis Aces, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. It's all hotting up now! So, what's on the horizon for Nintendo Switch fans, then? We've compiled a list...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For June And July 2018
Prepare your wallets!
Those sweet Summer days are finally upon us and it's been an amazing year for the Nintendo Switch so far. May saw the release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition and Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. Now we're really on a roll. So, what's on the horizon for Nintendo Switch...
Octopath Traveler News
News The HD-2D Series 'Octopath Traveler' Hits Another Sales Milestone
Here's some new artwork to celebrate
Square Enix's RPG series Octopath Traveler has reached another sales milestone - with the Japanese company announcing total global shipments and digital sales have now surpassed the five million mark. The first game featuring the HD-2D aesthetic was originally released as a Switch exclusive in 2018 and was...
Talking Point Is It Time For HD-2D To Take A Break?
HD-TooMuch?
Cast your minds back: it’s January 2017, and while the Switch isn’t on store shelves yet, we’re beginning to get a taste of what to expect on the hybrid console. As part of the build-up to the console, Square Enix announces a brand new IP from the team behind the Bravely Default series – Project Octopath Traveler. I, and many...
News Dragon Quest III Remake Producer Would "Love" To See Final Fantasy VI HD-2D
It's been on his mind for some time now
Square Enix is on a roll with its HD-2D series, so what could potentially follow after it's done with Dragon Quest's Erdrick Trilogy? Speaking to Inverse recently about Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, the game's producer Masaaki Hayasaka said he would "love" to see Final Fantasy VI make a return,
News New Octopath Traveler Art Celebrates Game's 6th Anniversary On Switch
Time flies
Believe it or not, the magnificent RPG Octopath Traveler recently celebrated its 6th anniversary, having originally launched on the Nintendo Switch on 13th July 2018. To celebrate, the development team has released a new piece of artwork from designer Yoshio Watanabe on social media. Translated, the post reads: "Octopath Traveler...
News Acquire Confirms Switch Release For Real-Time RPG 'Scars Of Mars'
Previously Steam exclusive
Developer and publisher Acquire (Octopath Traveler, Ancient Weapon Holly) has announced that it will be releasing its upcoming real-time RPG Scars of Mars on Nintendo Switch alongside PC. Announced via social media (thanks, Gematsu), it also confirmed that a dem
News Octopath Traveler II Receives A Surprise Update On Switch Today
A new mode and bundle are now available
Alongside Octopath Traveler II's release on Xbox and Game Pass today, Square Enix has rolled out a new update for the RPG. It allows you to access a new mode called 'Extra Battle', which is available once you defeat the game's final boss. This includes the ability to te
Soapbox Square Enix's "Extraordinary Losses" And This Whole Xbox Mess Have Me Scared For The Future
Who wants to be a gillionaire?
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana fears for Square Enix's smaller-budget titles and is worried about the rest of the industry as a result. What on earth is going on with Square Enix? I asked...
News Breathe, Octopath Traveler Is Available To Purchase On The Switch eShop Again
Phew!
Last month, the beloved JRPG Octopath Traveler was banished forthwith from the Kingdom of the Switch eShop. Okay, if you'll excuse the dramatics, it was temporarily delisted with no official explanation as to why. Well the good news is that it's back, as confirmed by Square Enix itself. Now, the general consensus as to why it was delisted is...
News Former Switch Exclusive Octopath Traveler "Delisted" On The eShop, But There's No Need To Worry
Update: Square Enix is "working on this"
Update [Tue 5th Mar, 2024 12:55 GMT]: Square Enix has publicly acknowledged Octopath Traveler's temporary removal from the Switch eShop. The publisher and developer — who worked with former Tenchu developer Acquire to create the turn-based RPG — states "We are working on this and will update when the...
News Octopath Traveler Studio 'Acquire Corp.' Bought By FromSoftware Owner
For an undisclosed sum
Kadokawa, the owner of companies including FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, has today announced that it has bought the studio behind Octopath Traveler, Acquire Corp. (thanks, VGC). The company confirmed that it had made Aquire into "a wholly owned subsidiary" in its recent quarterly financials briefing, where it explained its...
Previews
Hands On Taking The Path Less Traveled In Octopath Traveler
Yes, it's just as good as you've hoped
In 2018, it can be rather difficult for a JRPG to set itself apart from the crowd, even more so if it attempts to emulate the style or look of the grand adventures of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. Still, if there were ever a company that could pull it off, it would be Square Enix. With Octopath Traveler, the...
Hands On Prepare For the Fight of Your Life in Octopath Traveler
Eight ways to die
JRPGs have been having a bit of a renaissance recently haven’t they? The genre’s been dying for a good bit of mixing up, and we’ve seen a bit of that in games such as Bravely Default, but with Octopath Traveler things have really begun getting refreshed. The same basic mechanics you’d expect from a turn-based JRPG are...
About The Game
Choose your fate. Eight stories await.
Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play in a new world brought to life by Square Enix. And now, you can enjoy all of them in the new demo. Step into the shoes and live the stories of each of the eight travelers and freely explore the world of Orsterra. Then, carry your choices and adventure into the main game with save data transfer.
Use each character’s special abilities in and out of battle. Break through enemy defenses by discovering and targeting weaknesses. Store Boost Points with each turn and then spend them at strategic times to strengthen abilities, chain attacks, or provide aid. Choose the path you wish to walk and discover what lies beyond the horizon.
- Explore multiple, distinct RPG adventures in a world created by Square Enix
- Choose from eight characters, each with their own distinct story
- Deep, strategic turn-based combat with a layered battle system
- Visuals inspired by retro RPGs, brought to life with modern touches and a rousing, dynamic musical score
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This looks fantastic!
Yeah, this game looks awesome.
Please God do not let this be the final name...
I'm a big fan on traveling octopaths. I'm glad they get their turn in the spotlight.
Just finished downloading it now, Can't wait to get into it.
This is one of my most anticipated titles of 2018! Can't wait!!
The demo is superb...if a good beginning bodes well....
The demo is fantastic, but there are quirks to the game. It's very pretty in a retro way, but the outlying areas of the screen look muddy. Also, some characters have little quips after they use their specific abilities. Use the ability repeatedly (such as pickpocketing townspeople) and you will get the quip 30 times in ten minutes.
Game is great, but it is a massive battery drain in handheld/desktop.
Played it for 30mins and battery down to 75%
This game is fab. Im 25 hours in and Im still loving it
Just crossed 60 hours, still gold...
Overall I liked the game. The story wasn’t that interesting. I’d rather have a large story than the vignettes but the gameplay is superb and I love the art style. I’ve got about 80 hours in. Didn’t beat it but I played extensively
I need some help in chapter 3 Tressa I need to get the Edbart’s Shield . Gone to merchant next to the weapon shop with green tag above him , tried to buy the shield but when I press the Y button all of the choices are all in red and I can’t buy the shield can someone please help me .
Octopath Traveler is essentially a successor to the 2D Final Fantasy games of the ’90s. (Personally I would have preferred a successor to Chrono Trigger, but it looks like Square-Enix is satisfied with leaving that legacy idle.) The narrative is a mash-up of 8 separate medium-length JRPGs, each with its own focus on the personal life of its main protagonist. While some stories seem completely unrelated, in others there are hints that something bigger is happening on the periphery. Some plot events are more engaging than others, but all are serviceable to move you from dungeon to dungeon. And while all of the boss battles in the main stories are excellent, there are many more optional dungeons with challenging battles that are part of side-quests. In fact, the game is so expansive you may not need to purchase another traditional JRPG this generation due to the sheer amount of content offered.
Octopath Traveler falls short of being a perfect experience due to its narrative presentation, but it’s still fair to call it a masterpiece. It’s signature “HD-2D” graphics and engaging battle- and job-systems are the new standard for the “modern/traditional JRPG hybrid” genre. The story-telling mechanics fall unfortunately short due the enormous scope of its world’s history, but if you like traditional JRPG battles its a forgivable shortcoming. The knock is mainly that there’s seemingly no grand “save-the-world” presentation, but the backstory is there if you invest the time to understand how the characters fit into it. Seeing it through to the end, including all of the optional post-game content, is a 100-plus hours experience that won’t leave you disappointed.
Score: 9/10
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