I HAVE to talk about Octopath Traveler

Octopath Traveler has been out for a week now and it seems like everyone has been playing this game like crazy. We will be doing a full review of the game after we get through this game completely, but for now I wanted to share some of my impressions so far of the game while I spend some time grinding a few levels. Let me know what you think about Octopath Traveler so far as well in the comments!
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[@SpawnWave]

Did my best to avoid any story spoilers. So far I'm really liking the game, can't wait to see what the later parts of the game have in store for me.

[@Nathan-vb6ny]

I am really enjoying the game play. I hope squre enix makes a sequel or another rpg in this style for the switch. I find myself humming the FF6 battle theme when i am grinding. Lol

[@Pro-nz9fj]

if you wanna grind go to the Tomb of Kings. It's found on the way to Therion's chapter 3. You can level up your entire party up to 3 times per hour.

[@ericdawson1088]

i love it period

[@dajiban9325]

Spawn Wave I am trying to play the game by playing 4 characters and completing their story's first then starting a new save game and playing the other 4 characters trying to make it last....

[@pimentovski2011]

It's hard to find someone who gives decent content as yourself do! Why THE HELL you say NO SPOILERS and then you mention about the end of a games story... at 13:30 . Im really enjoying this game, and i like to hear your opinion about it ... not to be a SPOILER! !!!! Continue to grow, don't settle with common with this rookies mistakes... it just affect your credibility.

[@kenginsberg9363]

For people playing octopath.. Here's how I blow your mind without spoiling the game. Ophelia Cyrus Tressa Olberic Primrose Alfyn Therion H'aanit I feel so dumb for not realizing this sooner. The first name init spellout game

[@felony211662]

Ken ginsberg nice!

[@TiVo2Go]

That's nothing did you see the names of the thieves in the first Shrine? Cyrus Ophelia Centaur Krillin Madea Ulric Naveon Coptic H'aanit

[@TheNintendoWizrad]

Man i loce this. The team always has unqiue title choices that are more than they appear. Bravely default flying fairy And bravely second end layer

[@krum1985]

Ken ginsberg wow, that is cool! =D

[@agent_orca7512]

:O

[@HikaruPT]

Timestamps: 0:00 I HAVE to talk about Octopath Traveler 16:02 end

[@KiddsWithClass]

HikaruPT thx

[@Ryan-tr8vs]

Ty daddy

[@josepmulowayitshlbangu3690]

HikaruPT hesanoosbsysdoosbsystvttersysblahblahblahsysresvlewedsystechsysusarlcshsystalsksysplcsklesyshomofatsys

[@josepmulowayitshlbangu3690]

HikaruPT blahblahblahsys16syspolnstsys2syssecsysonsdsys

[@cisumehtesresre9237]

HikaruPT Thanks!

[@Videogamer96_]

The art style is simply wonderful, love the blend of 16 bit and HD Lighting/Effects.

[@Videogamer96_]

BigChinKid Ohhh, that should be interesting. Thanks!

[@gadman85]

This is one of the things I really like about the game. It was also what first got me when they first teased it.

[@SuperMario1005]

The lighting is absolutely stunning

[@AsecasJavi]

gadman85 it's just what I don't like about the game . It's a shame I was in the mood of an old-school jrpg, and I didn't like this one. I'm playing ff6 after replaying FF iv Ds. I'll probably buy bravely default or something, looks better to me.

[@Sesshomaru3700]

I especially love the winter-area.

[@LEESHx]

4 chapters per character, 32 chapters total. Took me 15hours to complete all 8 chapter 1’s (whilst grinding and exploring) I am definitely getting my money’s worth with this game 😊👍🏼

[@kingjonny394]

LeeshGotVids 16 hours and I've only got 6 first chapters complete

[@DkViking1]

I’m 21 hours in, 1st chapter of all 8 plus 2 x chapter 2 done. And after all of the 32 chapters, there is still a final last chapter, a showdown against a final BIG Boss. 😊

[@alexperaza9475]

I'm attempting my first playthrough with only three characters because I prefer 3-person parties... Definitely have to grind more to complete chapters, but even grinding is fun in this game!

[@florsch6781]

Eh....4 chapters? Hm, for some reason I thought there was only 3 per character... Damn, I still have to complete chapter 2 with 2 characters and I'm 50 hours into the game XD And I'm sure there is also some high level end game content. So I guess at least 100 hours in total.

[@sageberry722]

Took me 30 to finish 8 of the 1st chapters :/

[@swike784u7]

love how most of the kids in the game have candy you can steal from them i got a good laugh form that.

[@alexperaza9475]

100% success rate too! But then some kids have seriously awesome equipment that's hard to steal :/

[@SwagveexShadow]

0:00 - Start 4:00 - Despacito 2 announcement 6:00 - Octopath traveler 16:03: - End

[@AsecasJavi]

Swagveex there wasn't a despacito 2 I'm mad. Alexa play despacito 1

[@bounty8438]

Despacito, play Alexa

[@thebahooplamaster]

In all honesty, seeing Octopath traveler gets me even more excited to see and buy the upcoming rpgs on the Switch, like Fire Emblem and Pokémon.

[@kylewynn3147]

Good to see your loving it, now go away so I can get back to playing more Octopath. Lol

[@MrMywishlist]

It will be done my lord.

[@leonro]

Gryffin DarkBreed Although he just said that he got the collector's edition

[@lovelorn88nick]

DO IT!

[@apictureoffunction]

@Gryffin DarkBreed lots of reviewers get nearly all their games for free jackass.

[@chrislong2256]

2:38 we finally get "I like this game" Jesus where was the timestamp guy when we really need him

[@KamiTenchi]

The game was pretty amazing Edit: I played the demo

[@DreamcastGuy]

Therion is the best character and I dont care what anyone says! :P

[@KamiTenchi]

DreamcastGuy That's ur opinion.

[@Realjulius184]

DreamcastGuy he's right! 😎👍

[@kylewynn3147]

I would have written a comment to disagree with you but considering you said you don't care what anyone else says, I won't bother. Lol

[@dehydratedculture9126]

I started with therion and o don’t get why people are against him lol

[@sabbe_satta_bhavantu_sukhi7226]

Why does everyone misspell H’aanit? Weird.

[@janidoe4561]

Gotta love when people hate a game so much they watch a video just to complain

[@janidoe4561]

nowonmetube it's extra hilarious when they buy the game and destroy it

[@megbell766]

Well... at least it gives Spawn views and the company money. Maybe they just don't use their brain????? 😅

[@untested3344]

Jiren The Savage "it didn't come out on my console of choice so I'm going to shit on a game I haven't even played! Waaaahhhhh"

[@megbell766]

Just Another Guy God help us if Nintendo gets an exclusive!!!! ONLY [INSERT OTHER COMPANY NAME HERE] CAN HAVE THOSE.

[@Guacamolefrito]

So far I loooove this game and the only thing is a real shame is not to have the characters interacting or becoming a part in the narrative of each other...or at least appearing in the "listen to the story" short as acknowledging the help given by the party.

[@FuSungECookye]

I pre-ordered the limited edition version of the game when I first saw the reveal trailer. When I finally played the demo on the switch, I attempted to get past the timer because the demo captivated me just that much. Once I received the game, I played it hours on end with "Primrose" as my main cause I'm an avid dancer/martial artist and I enjoy the idea of being a seductress to men ^_^. After beating the game with all the characters and leveling them all up to 80 and them some, I completed all the side quests, unlocked all the divine skills and then fought and destroyed Galdera the true secret boss after a 1 hour and 20 minute battle. This was by far best fight I had with a "hidden true boss" of any rpg in a while. The Battle music alone for the divine skills were epic and the boss battle music with Galdera was on a level similar to that of Parasite Eve's final secret boss in the Chrysler building in the EX game. I was hurt and sadden as a fan when this game won no awards at the american Video game awards and instead "Red Dead Redemption" took almost everything. The Japanese are masters at telling a captivating and soulful tugging story. To call this game a masterpiece is an injustice when a game of this clairvoyance and magnitude deserves the right to be called and deemed a "Magus Magnum Opus" of the highest crafted accord in its sector of role playing games. I hope that the prequel of this game gets a release or translation for switch. Last but not least the same year upon the release of this game, I traveled to Japan and bought the soundtrack of this game from its native lands. Kudos and respect to all the underappreciated voice actors who mastered their roles in this game and to the master symphony orchestra for delivering the music in this game on a level of Amadeus.

[@ericdawson1088]

if u are buying octopath bc ur graphics obsessed then its not for u, this gam is beautiful to me and is by far my favorite game of this year .

[@morriganrenfield8240]

The graphics are good though? Graphics is an extremely relative term. For a 16 bit game it looks phenomenal

[@ijustsawthat]

30 hours for me, 8 characters, lvl 30 party, 4 secondary jobs unlocked. Solid JRPG game. The story is good, the battle is fluid and quick. And those visuals are awesome. Looking forward for your full review.

[@themasterquester4622]

Matheus Arleson Just a tip, you've probably realised this but, all the secondary jobs are on the paths to the second chapter towns. Good luck grinding

[@sandman8993]

I love it. It’s a game I didn’t know I wanted. When it was announced I wasn’t even interested but that three hour demo had me hooked and desperate to get the full game

[@tdotran]

I’m about 21 hrs in and I still one more character to get. I’m taking my sweet time. Loving this game.

[@nwm4660]

it's my GOTY so far.

[@hepwo91222]

nwm mine too, going to be really difficult to surpass. I mean God of War is really good, but I was never as completely addicted as I currently am to this game...

[@hepwo91222]

Ewolf5150 as good as God of War is and they actually have similar world layout with hidden little areas, 17 hours in is getting deep into GOW where this game it only scratches the surface. Apples to oranges as they are different genres, but I was never as hooked GOW

[@mexicanlank]

I’m about 20 hours in and I haven’t felt the need to grind. Maybe it comes up later but all my characters are up to lvl and I’m currently going around completing all chapter 2. Maybe because I explore the mini caves areas around the first towns that I’m not running into grinding problems.

[@Gossamer3592]

Aren't all the caves way too high level when you're first starting?

[@mexicanlank]

Sarah B. The ones I’ve found are all lvl 15+ recommended. By the end of chapter 1 all my characters were around lv15 +, my main being lvl 20. maybe it also was the way I managed my team as I explore. I’m always shifting my party around rather than sticking with a few, ensuring everyone has time to lvl.

[@ninjaboy191]

it happens at ch3 is why. i am having ti grind to beat these ch 3 bosses, just wait man im not kidding. Cyrus was wrecking ch1 and ch2's but now its getting real

[@mexicanlank]

Kekarot nice! Ok good to know lol. I’m looking forward to that then.

[@BK201DarkerThanBlack]

I haven't found the need to grind either and I've already done most chapter 3 storylines. Here's the thing, even if you explore areas with enemies and bosses that are at a higher level than you, you can still use creative strategies and team comps to win. For example, I went into a lvl 50 shrine and beat the boss to unlock a special job when I was lvl 37 on average among all party members. I had to use a very customized strategy to beat the boss, but I did beat him 13 lvls behind the recommended. And I beat him by such a margin that I could have been as low as lvl 34 and still beat the Runelord.

[@TrvisXXIII]

Only review on KZbin that breaks down the gameplay and mechanics at length, thank you. I just needed to know that ONE thing before I considered purchasing, Idk why it’s so hard for other channels to do that

[@cragland94]

this game is dope, def worth 60. story and polish are, for the most part, on point. i don’t dig the font in the game but i can get over that.

[@StannisThrax442]

I just popped it in last night after playing the 3 hour demo. I really love it. Have never been a JRPG guy but the art style and the fact that this is a Switch exclusive sold me on it. The Switch has a way of just making genres you wouldn't necessarily play accessible.

[@johnnyortega5453]

It's like you said. Art style trumps realistically looking graphics. Always. This game will be talked about years, maybe decades from now (for the doubters, check Final Fantasy 4 and 6, Romancing Saga 3, Chrono Trigger among others).

[@lightbridge1695]

Johnny Ortega. Damn those technological advancements I should have kept my Commodore 64. 😉 But seriously the games fine enough but when you say art style trumps realistic graphics that's only your opinion and nothing else.

[@clementp.5187]

I’m at a point where Cyrus and Ophilia basically have infinite SP 🤣 I love this game ❤️

[@forceofnatureDGX]

me too! dancer and merchant paths?

[@clementp.5187]

Devon Everett Actually no, just from secondary jobs. It’s so good, I was ecstatic when I realized I could do that 😂 I’m focusing on Ophilia right now, I wanna finish her story and be done with her. I barely played with Tressa, H’annit and Alfyn yet, keeping them for last ;-)

[@forceofnatureDGX]

I meant their jobs as secondaries...or more accurately, the support skills "second wind" and "SP saver".

[@clementp.5187]

Devon Everett But OF COURSE ! I should have realized that >< But yeah, second wind especially is going on all my characterd =D Edit: btw, when you add Heightened Healing from apothecary, it truly becomes infinite SP ;-)

[@erry9895]

Been feeling pretty low this week, I’ve found spawnwave to be huge source of comfort. Love your work John!

[@speedy_brennan]

Awesome Video. I am loving this game. I'm over 45 hours into it but only have about 3 of the chapter 2 finish..also I'm only grinding to the recommendation levels for the chapters. I don't know if there is a retro game style category for video game awards but this is probably my game of the year so far.

[@muxusbloodhand6681]

I absolutely love this game!

[@Doughty321]

I have a couple of questions about this game. 1: Is this a long game? 2: What’s the difficulty like if you’re a novice in this genre?

[@megbell766]

DoughtyJ 1. It is fairly long. I have gotten to my first Chapter 2 and I am 19 hours in. 2. This game isn't too hard. You can use different characters and develop your own playstyle. Grinding levels isn't too tedious either.

[@TheDaemonDD]

1. Roughly 70-80 hours. Make of that what you will. 2. Very easy field combat with few exceptions and very challenging bosses of you don't use the break system well enough.

[@alexperaza9475]

You can set your own difficulty by how you build your party. But the game offers plenty of exploration and side quests if you want to take things slow. There are also tons of caves throughout where you can go to level up. Once you get used to the weakness/shield-breaking mechanic and the boosting mechanic, it's all pretty straightforward. The length of the game depends on how many stories you follow. You're not obligated to follow every single story, but that option is there if you want it.

[@positivevibesyo]

I haven't had time to enjoy Octopath. My job is making us work 7 days a week. Like right now I wanna play it so bad but I don't have the energy to. Lol

[@megbell766]

GamerGod The switch is portable xD enjoy the game on bathroom breaks i guess lol

[@positivevibesyo]

Meg B 😂😂

[@positivevibesyo]

nowonmetube Murica

[@Mirristal]

Feel you dude. I’m on that schedule too.

[@TheDarkblue57]

GamerGod88 is that you?

[@ETFbvbAA]

Therion is my favorite 😊😊😊

[@whosmav628]

Love this game but honestly it's a love letter to my childhood. I would give it a 100 out of 10

[@mikukumiku]

I feel accomplished for spending 3-4 hours to grind up 10 or so levels just so I can wipe out a boss in under 3 minutes. Win-win.

[@rayminishi689]

If you've played Bravely Default. The same team has a knack on connecting the name of the game onto it's plot.

[@thesixthgeneration6573]

RayMinishi its a different development team.

[@DougyFreshGames]

I’m about around 15 hours too, I’ve been falling asleep at some points of the story but don’t mind the combat 😂

[@enlightenedperson7934]

FrogFucious same, I ended up skipping a bit

[@Sesshomaru3700]

I’ve only barely played Therion (my first character)’s story, but H’aanit’s story had me skipping. Therion’s so far has interested me, and Primrose’s seems pretty good from what I’ve heard.

[@geovannisoto7520]

I just kinda passively grind. So I don't notice it too much. Just taking the time to explore everything and find all the chests in an area while fighting every random encounter will help.

[@adriannaamato9833]

I’m still waiting for mine. Sunday baby! Great review or partial review:)

[@danreyes736]

I hope you enjoyed the game

[@DarkHanswurst]

I am really loving this game and had a lot of fun so far. The art style is cool, the music is awesome and the battle and job system gives you many different possibilities to approach the different bosses. The only thing that does bother me a bit (I did not finish the game, so maybe this will change later) is that the different story lines don't feel connected at all. Like you said the characters don't really have a good motivation to help each other. It feels more like you are playing 8 different games, which take place in the same world and give you access to the same party.

[@Codoloco1]

Random battles and grinding use to grind me a bit but now I tend to realize that it gives more longevity for a game, especially this masterpiece... and this is just the first one, can only imagine how big the second one with be with a third to make it a trilogy

[@Howema]

to play this game without needing to grind: step 1: find all characters, step 2 do all chapter 1s and find all basic class shrines while your at it and run dual classes i recommend running Cryus and assign a Scholar to another step 3 do all chapter 2 step 4, do all chapter 3 now you are as far as i have gotten and i'm pushing level 50 on my main party without grinding, i run Merchant/Scholar, Scholar/Merchant, Huntress/Warrior, (Insert story required character here possibly subclassed as cleric)

[@BeowulfCav]

Exactly how I played, this made it so I didn't have to grind all that much. Late in the game you get plenty of XP/JP boosting to make grinding go fast to make the final boss(es) easier.

[@robertojimenez721]

I love , this so much reminds me a lot of old school RPG‘s that I truly love With a twist of the new graphics HD the water at the way the backgrounds are the wages sprouts up an HD truly truly amazing RPG

[@familymangaming6527]

I haven't gotten too far into Octopath Traveler but so far this is my favorite game of the year (don't have PS4 so haven't played God of War)! Im only like 5 hours in but I am totally addicted to this game already! I definitely suggest that anyone who is even a tad bit interested in JRPG's to pick this game up and give it a try! The graphics, story, voice acting, gameplay, and music are all phenomenal in this game! The music is a real stand out to me.

[@alexperaza9475]

Not sure if this is clear from this video, but you can also build up boost points by doing a regular attack. You don't have to skip turns. So for instance, you can do a straightforward attack with the warrior for three turns, break the enemy's shield, and then boost up your fourth attack to hit harder.

[@anthonyalvarez5737]

What he meant by skip is to not use ur battle point that turn, if u dont turn on the boost it doesnt matter wt u do once the next turn comes the character will have gained one more battle point

[@justinhawkins101]

I’m about 18hrs in and I’m absolutely in love with this game. From the art style to the gameplay and storyline/voice acting. Best $60 I spent on a jrpg in my opinion. I love the challenges and how it’s a complete game that’s easily 80+hrs.

[@KanalDerGutenSache]

The skill that moves the cap to 99,999 also works with magic damage. With my fully buffed and boosted level 70 Cyrus I'm able to deal around 250,000 damage in one turn.

[@Daremodesu]

Feels like what you need is just a merchant (or items) and dancer sub to be able to boost cyrus in one turn and finish the battle in that same turn.

[@DJRanoia]

Thanks for posting this! I’m 5 hrs in this is my first jrpg much to learn!

[@Supersteam09]

The way I have my team set up: Olberic: Hunter (Can have a 50% chance to attack twice and I believe he should have the strongest physical stat out of everyone else. It also allows him to use bows and axes) H’aanit: Warrior (She seems more physical based and having her as warrior could boost her attack power even more) Cyrus: Cleric (Can use healing, light along with fire, ice, and lightning. Plus this could boost his SP count allowing him to use more spells. Should also have high elemental attack so this should work well) Ophilia: Apothecary (Basically allows her to be the best healer in the game! Already has HIGH amount of SP and being able to heal and remove ailments, this was a no brainer) Tressa: Theif (Being a merchant should already give some sweet bonuses to the thief job. Plus using swords and daggers along with bows and spears should be a great coverage to her arsenal) Therion: Dancer (Being able to buff and debuff would make him a STRONG asset since he has pretty good evasion and speed. I don’t know the dancer’s entire moveset) Alfyn: Scholar (Apothecary already have a special support skill that can regain SP upon standard attacks, other than that...all the other positions are taken) Primrose: Merchant (Using rest, she can regain HP and SP and being able to use Spears and bows gives her more move pools. With rest, she can keep buffing and with Sidestep, it can help with evasion) I am having a hard time deciding after Ophilia, Olberic, and Therion. Therion works as a buffer and a de buffer since he can gain SP and HP and share SP as well as buff teams and de buff enemies. Olberic being the hunter means he can cause massive damage and more over. Ophilia being Apothecary, it would make her the best healer in the game. Everyone else varies to me.

[@maxsonly]

We need more games like Octopath Travelers. I'm enjoying the game so far. I just got Cyrus in my party, now I need the cleric.

[@kingofredlions1528]

Octopath Traveler is a great game. Don't let the graphics fool you. It has an incredible and interesting story and the gameplay is addictive. Also, the music is some of the best I've ever heard from a video game in a long while. If you are still uncertain just try out the demo on the eshop.

[@daxseay4252]

Love ur vids man

[@Cee_Nelly]

I absolutely love this game!!! It’s the old school jrpg I’ve been waiting for, for a very long time. I love the visuals, I love the voice acting, I love the characters, and I find myself whistling the battle themes when I’m not playing it. This is the best $60 I’ve spent in a long time.

[@mr.roboto8324]

It is a fun game, the graphics are cool, it is like a beautiful mix of old school and new school. The character storylines are interesting and each person has their own strengths and weaknesses. There is one big thing I dislike about this game. I’m not super far into the game but I got a good idea how the rest of the game will play out. There is no interactions between the characters. You meet one, they say I need your help and that’s it. When u reach the area of that persons storyline they do everything by themselves except the battles. There is no group of strangers becoming great friends during a great journey. From the outside looking in it looks like you got 8 different ways to play the game but really you can experience all 8 stories in one play through. Still a good game I just think it would be better if the stories all blended together and there was in-depth interactions between all the hero’s.

[@johnodaz1273]

Awesome first thoughts vid Jon(SW). The game is tremendous . I am playing as the Thief really enjoying his story so far, just met up with the chick with her dog so I'll her story next. Overall the game is dope.

[@killiankay55]

He is very right about physical catching magic by the end the best physical and best magical attacks are pretty on par with one another in terms of utility and power are considered

[@MusharnaMush]

got notification for this video being live as im watrching it thanks youtube! I may get this game soon though.

[@musclemark2710]

The switch rolling all right!

[@GomerJ]

I think if anyone is judging the visuals from a first glance, if you were to show them the lighting and effects that they've managed to apply to these sprites, they would change their tune. I have been blown away on many occasions by the lighting/shadows/effects, and I think they are some of the best I have seen this year. Its really visually striking beyond what a screenshot can show someone and I think they've accomplished something pretty incredible here with the visuals. The fact that I've stopped and just took in scenery for a few minutes or keep stopping to snap screenshots just like I would in an impressive 3D world says it all.

[@solarkhan484]

I never had to grind because I love to explore the game and go places I ought not to go to get really powerful equipment. As long as you don't run away from battles within your party level there should never be a point where you are grinding imo

[@MsAmberKat]

I'm hopeful that with how successful this game is looking, that they might be considering making a sequel or second game to this series. One that doesn't give us all new characters or single character stories, but a large, compelling story that allows for true interaction between the characters. I don't know if it would work at all, but I'd be interested to see what they could do. I've been having lots of fun with this game, I honestly have not disliked grinding to get to a stronger level because I find the battle system super fun! It's strategic, but at the same time deceptively simple which can be nice for newcomers and interesting for experienced players to learn better and faster strategies to get stronger and better. also.. H'aanit is best character~

[@hanktank45]

I love your content, keep it up. I want to watch you succeed.

[@jimmyd8491]

I'm gonna pick this up tomorrow I'm so excited

[@anenigmalife9458]

I really like this game. I played both demos and I had mixed feelings. I decided after watching a few videos to pick it up. I wanted a physical copy of course. Have had it for 2 days and I really love it. What a great game for the switch. I feel like a lot of people really dont know much about this game. Ive talked to at least 10 people with switches and none have heard of it.

[@justinhawkins101]

Do they live under a rock by any chance....

[@anenigmalife9458]

Seriously none knew. It was a range of 10 year old kids to 25 year Old adults. None knew about this game. Like really im the only person I know who knows about the game. I have no one to talk about it with. Still love the game though.

[@cyndeepokorny3413]

Started this game on the demo and ended up buying it. It gives me the mineral I was craving from ff tactics. I’m already considering triangle as well.

[@felony211662]

Rpg/ost of the year! If not for red dead 2 it would be goty

[@IanHsieh]

I preordered the game, but I did not start playing day 1. I was finishing up Ys 8 when Octopath came out. Currently I am around 7~8 hours in, spent some time grinding when I got Primrose. Right now I am about to get Therion, and Ha'anit is my last character to recruit. (I get the characters along OCTOPATH order.) One thing I am not used to in this game... especially just finished Ys 8 is that I will always find the save point, happy that I can warp to it, then realize that I am not playing Ys 8.... Not a complaint, I just need to retrain my brain to forget what I learned in Ys 8.

[@JamienautMark2]

So I picked 4 characters. And don't plan on using the other 4 until a 2nd playthrough. (Unless you need to) 20 hours and done 3 chapter 2s. I just got some sub classes and it is crazy how in-depth this game gets. Don't see me beating this game anytime soon.

[@FrancoRossel]

You need to beat all 8 stories in one playthrough to get the final boss.

[@smgofdvld]

seems like a wonderful game cant wait to buy it next year along with pokemon

[@johnspahn420]

I only took 4 characters to make the exact team I wanted and finished their stories. Never had to grind

[@crepemaister5416]

I thought that the baby should have been awarded custody but the landlord on the other hand had proof of his drug test so that was not eligible to hold grounds for the coupon to save on those air filters.

[@backyard5865]

Crepe Maister I'm nominating this comment for the best comment on this video on the grounds that it is the most intellectually inspiring thing in this thread. It has led to some of the the most inspirational and thought provoking conversation ever...peiriod. Congrats Crepe Maister, keep up the good work.

[@IERServer]

Most random comment of the year lol

[@alexperaza9475]

Yeah, that was a weird sidequest, the baby custody air filter sidequest in Octopath Traveler.

[@ProbeGT2]

Grinding is kinda easy, just get to a spot where danger is 5-7 levels higher than you and try to win one battle (specially if you have one character with lower level) then watch that XP bar at the end fly. You almost gain 2-3 levels for weaker members and 1 level for better ones. Also yes, cyrrus is powerful but you don't need to save mana because it regens everytime you level up. I always spend like crazy and I never had to use mana curing items unless I'm in a boss fight. The fact that you can go to harder level danger places is cool, I'm surprised you didn't mention that.

[@calyptic1]

This game is one of my favorites in a long time. A true return to the JRPG. It fills me with a lot of nostalgia when I play it. Some of the fighting does get a little tedious since the move diversity is not that vast sadly :(.

[@Codemarla]

It wasnt until I was 13 hours in that I noticed that the enemy names colour show how near to death they are. And somehow I didnt notice that there is a side quest tracker until I complained to my friend (at 19 hours in) how there isnt one, and she informed me that actually...there is. And its not even a little bit hidden.

[@-Masterklutz-]

Code: Marla Wait where the fuck is the sidequest tracker ive been playing this for 25 hours and haven't seen it at all

[@Codemarla]

-Masterklutz - In the menu, go to journal then press R to switch to side quests. L then takes you back to main quests.

[@AlexisHernandez-eg1oq]

I like this game

[@Spidrm0nky]

I like what Digital Foundry does but this really does confirm that their analysis effects how some people view games. Even if they believe the game looks good initially once DF releases an analysis it could change their opinion, which I just done understand. Proves some gamers are more wrapped up in numbers than what the gameplay and their own eyes tell them.

[@PugCrazyMom]

I'm about 10 hours into the game. So far I'm enjoying the stories!

[@danielevans7439]

I’m currently 3 characters and about 6 hours in, and I haven’t seen any reason to grind. My characters have been well over the recommended level (although bosses are still challenging). Maybe I explore more than the average player, but all I’m doing is collecting the treasure chests in each story dungeon. I hope this doesn’t change as I get farther in, but truth is I don’t mind grinder either if it comes to it because I enjoy experimenting with battle strategies

[@someguy9421]

Funny, I never had to or felt the need to grind. I think that a good substitute for grinding is exploration into optional areas, as you fight more enemies through there. Also I insisted on not using Cyrus’s Evasive Maneuvers, maybe that was it.

[@Farley198033]

I'm almost 27 hours in, picked H'aanit as my main. Just finished her chapter 2 about 20 minutes ago. I'm really digging it! *10 outta 10!*

[@laggyninja202]

My team comp for anyone looking for ideas, haanit with warrior, cyrus with cleric without ophilia but anything i need with ophilia (ex apothecary for the snake charmer dude), primrose with merchant (cyrus getting breaking 20000with alephan against a boss needs bp), and whoever fourth u need for their story and i like to put them on either thief or dancer for debuffing the enemy or buffing cyrus and freeing up turns for primrose. Also, i say when u grind go for somewhere pretty hard for the most efficiency and dont be afraid to use items

[@Chicitysuave27]

I have never cared for turn based games (other than Pokemon on Gameboy) but this game draws me in for some reason and I want to play it ASAP!

[@danielh750]

I'm talking too much, but Octopath Traveler is my favorite game on Switch. BOTW is probably my favorite to play though... But I'd rather spend my time in Octopath Traveler.... Hopefully y'all enjoy it all!

[@splatlandss]

H'aaint is best girl sorry i dont make the rules

[@LEESHx]

Agent Eight but Tressa is so cute

[@splatlandss]

LeeshGotVids Tressa is cute but h'aaint got that ass 👀

[@themasterquester4622]

Agent Eight But Primrose has the skills 😤😤🍆

[@Plotpurotto]

Agent Eight Tressa...no one can replace Tressa

[@splatlandss]

FrozenFacade aye,

[@SuperAvocadoo]

I saw other reviews saying that you don't need to grind in this game and I'm 10 hours in and never had to grind and I feel actually overleved. So I don't know, maybe it depends on the person. If you go into dungeons underleved, you can gain level pretty quickly.

[@cdlelondon]

"I've been wanting to talk about Octopath Traveller for a while now" 🤔 you've done nothing but talk about Octopath Traveller for weeks 🙉🙉🙉

[@mikaelrivacov5705]

It kinda looks like Golden sun mets FF series, imo ^^ Looking amazing.

[@johnnyscifi]

Lastly, i dunno about this whole mage theory. Olberic starts out pretty powerful...

[@Wooperplus]

I thought the game was 900p playing on my 4K TV but even after finding out it is indeed 720p, it still holds up well. I do wonder if Nintendo releases the successor to the Switch if developers would go back and update games such as this one for a full resolution bump as well as framerate. Don't think a game like this would really look that much better but maybe cleaner. In any case, having fun. I do think I'm underleveled so I may have to grind which is really my least favorite thing to do in JRPGs. Also, the quest system is pretty bad. Details are vague and reminds me much of the Divinity games.

[@aresswenl112]

Im only 3 hours in but i love it already and i know that ill be sinking quite a few hours into this game. RIP my python studies

[@WarMonkeyPlays]

I'm curious what people mean when they say they're grinding in this game. To me, grinding means you are just content strictly for the gain of character progression - I haven't had to do that once with Octopath Traveler. I've gotten plenty of levels by simply playing through most of the chapters and exploring the random side dungeon.

[@christianlopez707]

14:20 personally I like to belive that its the ff9 mentality, there is tagline in ff9 that says "you dont need a reason to help someone" and the thing is that there are many people not only in jrpgs but probably media in general that kinda embody that mentality. Granted I still havent played the game so I can't really say for sure its just something I like to believe.

[@rvodyssey9223]

I'm in the chapters 2 for the story. It is fun and even tho it looks like a sup/ps1 rpg its really pretty. In some ways reminds me of xenogears on ps1. It is just really nice playing this game. It in a way is refreshing. No save the world plot just 8 people doing there own thing. It s really cool. This is a great game. The only thing i have to say i wish was a bit different is that i would like more interaction with the 8 characters however the reason i believe this does not happen is because there is the option of never picking up all if them. So i guess it would be hard to make that kind of option when you as a maker would have no idea the order they would be picked or even picked at all. So with that rant i believe all in all this maybe one of the most memorable rpgs in the past 8 years or so.

[@enriquepinero707]

If this game was higher resolution than 720p, the pixels would look jagged and over pixelated on a 4k t.v In fact, if you set the T.V output resolution on the Switch system settings to 480p; all retro games look smoother and as they did on older monitors (new games and system menus look blah, but when you see the retro game you are playing, it will be a trip back in time).

[@johnnyscifi]

I also dont mind grinding at all. I actually expect to serious grind in all JRPG's. recently, the bravely games come to serious mind...

[@danielh750]

After playing 400 hours in BOTW I went back and looked at my top games played and this was #2 man!

[@josephnazario1626]

I agree with the text thing. I have a similar idea for DOOM, where they make the crosshair a native resolution, as I believe that it is the most noticeable low-res detail.

[@carlosbatista1816]

This game truly is something especial

[@tormentor91]

I have finished all the characters main quests in about 65 hours, but I think I do have at least 15 to 20 more to finish up all the quests and do the secret dungeons, depending on how hard they actually get.

[@Daigon95]

dont forget the secret 9th dungeon tht is like the conclusion aka tie up loose ends of all 8 stories.

[@tormentor91]

I certainly won't, but I want to do the other quests first. Not to mention that I do not know where it is yet (and don't want to be told, so I can find it myself ;) ).

[@EllieFeyFox]

My view of this game is it's a bit like Dungeons and Dragons mixed with a traditional jrpg. The characters don't really have the most compelling reason to be together, the stories are pretty separate, and you can interact with the world largely how you'd like to, all kinds like DnD.