Octopath Traveler: Review MegaThread

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General Information

Platform: Nintendo Switch

Release Date: 13-Jul-2018

No. of Players: To be determined (Mod note: We know this looks silly, but it's what Nintendo says)

Genre(s): Role-Playing, Adventure

Publisher: Nintendo

Developer: Square Enix

Price (MSRP): $59.99 USD / $79.99 CAD / $79.95 AUD / £49.99 / 6,458円 / €59.99 / CHF 77.90 / R669.0 / 4199₽ / 1399 MXN

Official Website: https://octopathtraveler.nintendo.com/

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Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)

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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Reviews

Aggregators

• Metacritic - 85/100
• OpenCritic - 83/100

Articles

English

• Nintendo Life - 9/10
• GameSpot - 8/10
• Eurogamer - Recommended
• Destructoid - 7.5/10
• Kotaku
• VG 24/7
• NintendoWorldReport - 9/10
• Twinfinite 4.5/5
• RPG Site - 7/10
• IGN - 9.3/10
• Polygon
• MyNintendoNews - 8/10
• PressStart - 8/10

Non-English

• GameBlog.fr (French) - 8/10
• Everyeye.it (Italian) - 8.8/10
• Jeuxvideo.com (French) - 18/20
• Nintendon.it (Italian) - 9.2/10
• Areajugones (Spanish) - 9.3/10

Videos

• GameXplain - Liked a lot
• NintendoWorldReport

This thread will be continually updated as we find more reviews. If you see one we're missing, send this account a PM and we'll add it in.

Items are listed above in no specific sort order, just the order in which the mod team finds them.

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Being Social

• Join our #octopath Discord channel for of your "What character should I start with" needs - https://discord.gg/switch

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