ISSUES With Octopath Traveler On Nintendo Switch.

Octopath Traveler on Nintendo Switch might be the BEST Switch Game! But so many people seem to have BIG issues with the game, even though Square Enix just announced they have shipped 1 MILLION COPIES - PRODUCT PROVIDED BY NINTENDO! - Honestly, Is Octopath Worth Buying On Nintendo Switch? Subscribe
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[@BeatEmUps]

YOUR EXCELLENCY

[@labrynianrebel]

(YOUR EXCELLENCY...)_ ┴┬┴┤( ͡° ͜ʖ├┬┴┬

[@darkshadow3015]

Ophilia ist best Girl! ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°

[@GrofrofDePofrof]

ZELDIES

[@ignaciotoscano3259]

YoUrE ExCeLlEnCy

[@dramalifeny]

is it just me or does this game not remind anyone else of golden sun?

[@loopycrocodile3950]

My only problem is that I don’t have a Nintendo Switch to play it on. *Sad music plays*

[@GrofrofDePofrof]

I know how you feel man/woman😪

[@phantomations5485]

Ill take it for you

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

Random Weirdo Ok for the sad music that’s supposed to play , type “ Sorrow octopath “ on KZbin and listen to it while thinking of that switch that you Really want .

[@danwood8177]

Random Weirdo I hear that !! I have to wait till Christmas to buy it for my son, the wife says I'll spoil him if I buy it before even if it's for me it will be his lol. C'mon xmas! I wanna play octopath Zelda and Mario like a motherfucker

[@andruis_maximus]

Lol. I'm sure nobody cares if you do or not.

[@danyalfairoz8780]

Is it just me, or was he screaming throughout the entire video? 😂

[@ChristopherAddes]

Danyal Fairoz kid is passionate about video games

[@JosueCorella]

Yes he was lol

[@andregon4366]

Nah, I was also screaming throughout the entire video. I always scream when I watch videos.

[@indianasamaritan665]

What??🦻🏼lol

[@tsuikagura]

Was about to ask why he's yelling

[@chickpeabunny9435]

Villager: “I can’t find my daughter anywhere!” Primrose: *allure*

[@flightgravity7483]

Who careth what others thinketh? Just playeth.

[@johnmarstall]

Robert D'Amico Beginneth thou with H’aanit, as I?

[@thesoultheory3822]

I totally read this in H'aanit's voice. lol

[@borg992]

usen this!

[@incubat0rmango77]

yeeteth

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Ugh, that made-up olde worlde English pulled me right out of the game. I’m sure it sounds wonderfully quaint to non-native speakers though.

[@XombieKing]

People saying it’s a grind fest? It’s a jrpg, like what did they expect?

[@EmperorNero]

That's like playing a stealth game and bitching about the combat. It is a stealth game, I know dishonored pissed on what a stealth game is, but yeah similar point.

[@jimmyd8491]

When I think of a grind fest I think of the old monster Hunter games and having to fight an extremely over powered monster multiple times to get a single material to make a single weapon

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

Xombie I know right

[@johannwilder1437]

Xombie, actually it's too EASY. I'm always way too high on xp levels for each boss.

[@Joverlordify]

I pretty sure those people are just rushing the game so whenever they hit a boss die and go back to a area to aka to grind they get bored after a few seconds

[@boypazaway5833]

Damn, I'm buying Nintendo Switch becsuse of the following reasons. 1. Octopath 2. Zelda 3. Mario Odyssey The end. Lol

[@Daimah]

Those are very good reasons

[@McKrystaa]

Fe3h

[@lea8667]

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the main reason for me.... Octopath Traveller and Zelda are my other reasons lol

[@LeonardoPerdomoMaga]

@Jose Perez with that online service, no

[@nuggetboi1554]

Boy Pazaway good lineup

[@IanHsieh]

When people said that Octopath Traveler is "grindy", I wonder how many of them actually played a lot of JRPG.

[@purpledawn2727]

Ian Hsieh this!

[@mprosa9925]

Um I finished persona 5 and never had to grind once

[@jdbaker82]

I think my grindy we mean combat feels meaningless and we are spamming attack until we have 3 charges every battle

[@solarlola5953]

Or played bravely default....the grinding in that game is infinity and beyond

[@Dan-cl5dr]

You've Been Gnomed persona 5 makes the grind the actual game, fusing personas - social cards etc. you just don’t notice it.

[@Legnakilledme]

WHAT ARE WE YELLING ABOUT!?

[@andruis_maximus]

Legnakilledme I think he thinks that it covers up his shitiness.

[@bones9964]

You can just turn the volume down, but yeah he's pretty loud

[@velvetjuzzy]

Hahahahahha

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

It's his gimmick.

[@bdel80]

I tend to shout when I am excited

[@DreamcastGuy]

I love this game so much it hurts. Even after putting 105 hours into it I almost want to start over just to level up again and see the great story a second time.

[@lazercrotch9839]

Haha "great story"

[@Spuot]

DreamcastGuy that's how I feel. I'm totally replaying once I finish the game.

[@kingdingaling781]

mazrimalthor oh boo hoo..first time on the internet?

[@mrlacksoriginality4877]

The edgelord cometh.

[@blazeknight4120]

DreamcastGuy That's so exciting Dude, I still cannot wait to get this game.

[@manleadertheater]

The gameplay is repetitive once you start going through multiple chapters very quickly in the same way all games are repetitive. There is a certain pattern to the way the chapters are structured, just like every fortnite game has a pattern to the way you go about it; just like every Mario level has a pattern in the way you interact with the environment; and just like every other game is built to incorporate its own style of gameplay. The problem that people have I think is that they’re skipping the dialogue entirely because they don’t seem to understand that while the combat is superb in this game, the game itself is a story-focused game. If you spend the time to read the cut scenes and dialogue in the chapters, then that’s where you will start to see the unique aspects of each character, story and chapter.

[@elprimooo3235]

Why do people skip dialogues ?

[@Tenebris8444]

@@elprimooo3235 muh laziness to read is the reason why

[@elprimooo3235]

Witz If they don't want to read, they should play games like fortnite and minecraft. Dialogues are a part of the game in RPGs.

[@Tenebris8444]

@@elprimooo3235 well you aren't wrong about that

[@dachking6657]

Yeah, my little brother always skips dialogue in games. It infuriates the heck out of me.

[@tabbyhumphreys5298]

When I was playing the game, I always thought that the repetitive use of “Your Excellency” was super intentional. Lianna called the archbishop father, and called Ophilia her sister. Ophilia called Lianna her sister, but not the archbishop her father. Then, at the very end of the first chapter, when Archbishop Josef gets sicker, she calls him “Father”. Super awesome character development! Don’t know why people didn’t see that!

[@xJinRaGna]

Don't you just hate when people say they hate JRPGs and turn based, but then tell you that they love kingdom hearts and Pokemon. Like wtf????

[@insertnamehere3271]

Dat it just means they hate most I am not a huge fan of most rpgs but my favorite game franchise is Pokémon and I love kingdom hearts but besides that I’m not an rpg fan so do you hate my opinion now

[@Alatorre05]

Dat Well Kingdom Hearts is a live action rpg but yeah I see what you mean lol

[@Kuukeksi]

Alatorre05 Bro a Live Action RPG aka LARPing isn't quite what Kingdom Hearts does. It's an action RPG. Not Live Action. Big difference.

[@andruis_maximus]

Lol yeah bro! I hate when people have opinions about stuff!!! LoL!!!!

[@aubreycmr25]

Dat right, I grew up playing Pokémon on game boy so this game feels really good and new I’m lucky I preordered the wayfarer edition

[@labrynianrebel]

In all honesty you can play the first 3 hours of the game for FREE, I think playing said demo will tell you whether or not to buy it than someone else's opinion.

[@jessewarren9177]

labrynianrebel didn’t know there was a demo until I saw this comment .

[@BarrelsTheBig]

labrynianrebel Exactly. It was the deciding factor in why I bought it

[@Maverick7r]

This has been my view. Anyone can download the demo, play it and if they like it then they can buy it... if they don't they can delete it so their is nothing to loose. Honestly I wish more games did this.

[@lazercrotch9839]

That's why I didn't buy it.

[@BmoreAkuma]

Lazer Crotch see thats fair and how it should be

[@AndresLionheart]

A lot of people throw around terms like "grindfest" without even knowing exactly what that is. I think those people who think you need to grind to progress say that because they expected to pick one character and go straight to the end of their story. If you don't want to go around and finish other's chapters then yes, you will have to grind a lot. Playing each different chapter and leveling up from that is NOT GRINDING. Grinding is staying in some place leveling up without moving anywhere in the game. The other possibility would be that they are terrible and want to brute force through without using strategy in battle. Which is pretty common for the new generation of gamers.

[@leogi7]

AndresLionheart completly agree. After my first chapter 1, I got shoked when I saw in the world map that the 2 Chapter level was like 26 or whatever, but as far I get all the 8 characters the was piece of cake

[@Dokmix]

I agree, just really liked my party format and wanted to finish their stories first. Doesn't mean I'm not gonna finish the game, just means that I can't play the way that I want to (finishing 4 characters first) which is a small turnoff from a great game.

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

The last time I've been really forced to grind (Not counting Pokemon) was when I played Bravely Default...........I've refused to change job classes until I get the ones I've loved in the demo Big Mistake

[@chrisapplewhite6660]

Those are probably people that run from every fight...in their lives lol haven't played the game yet

[@krusher181]

Well yeah, it’s not like there are a ton of jrpgs around for young people to obsess over. Like I doubt many kids are playing final fantasy 1 just to see how it all started. But final fantasy and fire emblem were huge when I was growing up, played all of final fantasy 1 and 8, and played some other jrpgs at the time. I think if you’re 20+ you have more fascination with turn based story games.

[@Zupertails]

I've detected only 1 issue while playing Octopath : my Switch overheats like mad. It's the first time I ever heard my active cooling work

[@xarim4769]

*Me when I forgot to turn it off for a week with a game open* •_•

[@DallaswithaD]

L O U D N O I S E S

[@JNCGaming]

Ur a mink

[@DallaswithaD]

Thnx Jimmy

[@JNCGaming]

DallaswithaD lmao do u know what that means?

[@DallaswithaD]

It means I've been blessed by Jimmy N' Crew with a t a s t y t I t l e b o i

[@arthurbracey7200]

Octopath deserves this, this is the first game that iv truly been attracted to in almost a year.

[@ayashin19]

Persona 5 destroys this garbage

[@madmonkey8441]

@@ayashin19 personas a pretty good game but octopath is really good too 😂

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

@@ayashin19 lets be honest persona 5 destroys most other jrpgs its unfair to compare to persona 5 lol

[@Mattaiko82]

Own octopath and persona 5 royal..il take octopath any day.

[@neptune-waltzesinvoid]

@@Mattaiko82 As an Octopath lover, why not both? Both is good.

[@TheGebs24]

Personally I have not found it an issue in terms of characters 'not interacting' with one another too much. I prefer it this way. If there was too much cross over then it would damage the replay value. You hit on this point though. Great video

[@kamuihyo]

TheGebs24 my problem is how each character has enough side characters in their individual stories to warrant a full 4 person party that actually interact with each other normally. (Cyrus and Odette or Tressa and Leon for example)

[@user-sh9ux1xe8v]

TheGebs24 Then why do the characters go with them on the other chapters if they don't interact. Would have been better if that was taken out

[@fede1324ee]

My problem is that they just get together without any thing, i mean its kind of weird how they decide to tell random people their life story and join them just because

[@alexperaza9475]

" i mean its kind of weird how they decide to tell random people their life story and join them just because" Have you ever played an RPG before?

[@alexperaza9475]

I agree. To me, the fact that their stories don't intersect is a strength of the game not a weakness. It frees you up to play through the chapters in any order or combination of characters that you want. That's what makes the game special to me. That being said, sure, if they make a sequel that integrates the party chat into the cut scenes for example, then I guess that might be better? At the same time, I feel like the game is encouraging you to use your imagination about how these characters are interacting within each other's chapters rather then telling you "now this character does this and then this other character does this" etc.

[@antigravitist]

When you do have to grind,just use the time to play with different game mechanics and different setups/jobs/support skills,etc. OT's grind is fun

[@Pix3l_Pr1ncess]

I'm so glad this game is doing so well.

[@alexwilliams4944]

Yes, the Switch is on fire

[@BabysitterSky]

Alex Williams second highest selling console of the year

[@BabysitterSky]

S Bludger lol I've noticed that.

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

SupaPixelGirl YOU ARE EVERYWHERE !!!

[@crono6874]

Now all we need is for them to localize Secret of Mana collection

[@bloodless653]

Man, I've got to play this game some more... I haven't run into any Goombas or a Snorlax, yet!

[@jackreed36]

Great Follow up! I'm glad you addressed the issues other people seem to be stuck on. I have really enjoyed Octopath Traveler and the issues other people have had with the game don't bother me at all. I see it for what it is and what it was designed to be. Keep up the great work!

[@biscuitboi9478]

Hey Wood, just wanted to let you know that your livestream yesterday meant a lot to me, and to a lot of others as well. Keep up the great work brother, we love ya!

[@mjw665]

I had to laugh at Dunkey's video. Not because it was funny, because he said it takes too long to kill enemies. If anyone wants to know a good combo to start with. Tessa+Therion+H'aanit. Tessa can learn an ability to donate bp to H'aanit for H'aanit to use a max boosted Arrowstorm oh her first turn. Therion fits in becuse he can steal sp and donate it to H'aanit as well as steal a +80sp accessory from an npc early on, which is important because H'aanit's Arrowstorm costs 24sp. Using this method you will obliterate pretty much every pack of mobs early on, while traveling the map to collect your other characters.

[@BmoreAkuma]

mjw665 I guess his gameplay is just trash?

[@TheCocomunges]

Did you watch him? It wasn’t that he had DPS problems. It’s just how long the sequencing takes, for him to kill a frog it took a minute of gameplay.

[@mjw665]

ikr

[@mjw665]

I watched the whole vid of Dunkey's. Yeah its slow for just the first character or two but if you went my route it gets much faster.

[@TheCocomunges]

Saviourself he isn’t having a hard to time, he said it takes way too long and is tedious to do the most basic of things(he was fighting a level one frog and it took forever for the sequence to initiate)

[@IcewindTom]

Why are you screaming?!

[@solarlola5953]

Lol I was thinking the same

[@arziel340]

IcewindTom because he is stupid and thing its cool to be so hyped in Video🙄

[@AmeButCool]

@@arziel340 ...sure

[@sporeham1674]

Ar Ziel Mhm.

[@ronxinator9050]

He is enthusiastic

[@GodsPoetryProductions]

I downloaded the demo and what got me to buy was the music and the vibration in the controller when I attack. Went that same day and bought it. It's a deep RPG with all the stats I enjoy digging into. You have to really think in battle .

[@andree9412]

RE: grindfest, I actually thought I had this issue as well and then I realized that Cyrus' 1st trait reduces wild encounters. Once you disable this trait, you level on pace and there isn't any real grinding required.

[@DocDrowsy]

Dude maybe it's your style but your whole delivery is basically just shouting

[@DocDrowsy]

Uh that's your fantasy not mine, I was just commenting on how he never seems to lower his voice or energy levels. That combination of things is somewhat grating imo

[@pictureofagoodexampleoftod2308]

Andruis Maximus My god you are salty you have so many angry comments here

[@bones9964]

Andruis Maximus did you like your own comment?

[@mikestake6677]

He’s getting annoying

[@yunohubeats6907]

I like his enthusiasm personally

[@1981dardar]

My issue with this game is the danger level is not really accurate. Even when I am trained to that level, the monsters still seems damn tough.

[@Sean-eq9ig]

Subscribed, keep it up man I really love your content!

[@joeyrules316]

You have such an amazing outlook on games ... keep it up!

[@Spuot]

I really don't see the issues people are having with the game. I agree with you though, I feel like most reviewers didn't get passed chapter 1. I love this freakin' game. I have a small review on the game but plan on doing a full review once I finish the game on my channel. Great video, Wood! I love all your content. Hope you're feeling better.

[@SherlockHyde]

I think one of the issues is that they were expecting the story to be told more like some of the games it's an homage to (seiken densetsu 3, the saga games, live-a-live, saga frontier) instead of it being a more episodic affair, which is fine and the game does it well, but if you're expecting everything to connect in a grand narrative, is kind of disappointing.

[@Spuot]

SherlockHyde I can totally understand that. Maybe some of us just compare new games to older game to often. I like to accept games as they are and not discredit it just because it didnt do something another game already did. That's just my two pennies though.

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

my issue is that I might have to start the whole thing again to beat the final boss again................and that at some point you have nothing left to do

[@nidohime6233]

Is because of the premise, if you told to people there are 8 playable characters which you can recruit or entirelly ignore they must end thinking the posibilities behind them, being character dynamics one of them. Besides is very odd to have a party where no one influences the other. If the game was set in something like chapters centering a character each wouldn´t be a issue, but the game is set to be played so you found them in your adventure, and having them in your party, also hearing their own story... I just a missed oportunity.

[@shoestringtheories]

We're absolutely loving this game at our house. My boyfriend keeps asking, "Did that KZbin guy you watch upload anything else about Octopath?" He'll be happy to see this video!

[@Ineptatpiano]

Liz Russove that is the sweetest thing I’ve read today. I’m glad you two are loving this game!!

[@Runescythe9852]

The only big boss battle I had problems with were the gods that you fight in order to unlock the advanced job classes. Each one has a specific theme with the way they are designed to fight and it makes the battles that much more enjoyable when you find that one combination of characters and classes that finally puts them down. I still haven't finished all the characters yet, so I probably set myself up for easy mode when it comes to finishing the different character arcs.

[@echo7615]

Can someone tell me what happens when you lose a battle? Do you just go back to your last save?

[@robertroland9174]

Just a thought, why don’t you try a two part review for big games like this. In this way, you don’t have to cut out important issues for time. You also talk alot, which is not a bad thing. Love the content Wood

[@sampascoe4387]

A good way to solve the character interaction issue would be to have them in little mini "teams" and pairs or a group of characters are involved with one persons story at any given time, and it intersects with all 7 others stories in different ways. It's hard to explain, but the best example of this I could think of is Sonic Adventure. Think about how a large chunk of Sonic's story (spoiler alert) revolved around tracking down Amy in the Egg Carrier, and (spoilers, once again) how Big and E-102 Gamma influenced each other's stories pretty substantially by Gamma capturing Froggy and Big trying to get him back. I don't know man, this was a pretty big thing to mess up, since I (and many, MANY others) usually play RPGs for the story.

[@SherlockHyde]

Or like how in Seiken Densetsu 3, the characters all interact, and of the 6 playable characters there are 3 pairs that share a primary antagonist. Man, that game came out in '95 and it still does more interesting things with its narrative than half of the JRPGs that come out nowadays.

[@sampascoe4387]

SherlockHyde yeah, I wish more games would integrate this type of thing.

[@nerdrage3626]

You're explanation of characters interacting, was Exactly what I was thinking! Also your example with Thereon was both Hilarious, and a good point! 👍

[@Zero1Zero1]

I haven't found it grundy, yet. I did get bodied by the chapter 2 difficulty spike (Tressa's boss), he was hitting me harder than I could heal or break, but I went away, did some side quests and bought new gear, gained a few levels and took him out with a nice level of difficulty. The only thing I can see people calling a grind is levelling inactive party members.

[@i0Kuny]

I love your eccentricity Wood, keep up the good work man.

[@lastchance10123]

Don’t know why everyone says your yelling, you are just excited and there’s a volume button if it’s really too loud for someone. Love the content! Keep it up!

[@LuisGomez-fr1yb]

My favorite challenges in this game are the boss battles to acquire the secret classes. Such long fights, but the jobs are so worth it

[@foxfff123123]

@BeatEmUps Love your reviews, ‘your excellency’

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

"Grind-Heavy?" I dunno where that idea comes from, but I've had quite the opposite effect......I didn't want to gain XP at some point because my Lv 60 party already kills every boss in chapter 4 with almost no effort

[@novelnouvel]

yep. especialy if you have a nuts. alot of nuts

[@JoseDorda]

I slowly starting to like this game, I finally finish the story of one of the characters, and I would also like to address some of the complaints show here: 1.The lack of a main story: This is still an issue to me, LiveALive did something similar to Octopath Traveler many decades ago but it was still able to link all of it 7 stories and create an overall plot by end of the game. I don't have too much to add about it, besides the fact that I notice that there a evil organization behind the events happening in all 8 stories and that the lore of the world also establish some connections. 2.Grinding in game: Grinding in this game is very easy and fast. My party is Tressa (thief), Cyrus (dancer), Ophelia (apothecary) and H'annit (warrior), and waves of enemies in 2-3 turns, after breaking the enemy, one spell of Cyrus is all I need to clear a random encounter. Also, if the player doesn't want to deal with random encounters, the mage and cleric classes have skills that lower the encounter rate and pretty much guarantee that the player will be able to flee a battle, respectably. 3.Repetitive dialog: This issue never existed. This was the point in Dunkey's review that he lost me, and it baffles me people can realize that Ophelia use of the word Excellency is due to the hierarchy in the institution she belongs. This is the same as saying that a king being reference in a book as his Majesty is bad writing.

[@itsJoonsung]

Have you completed the entire game? Did your thoughts on your first point about a lack of a main plot change at all?

[@JoseDorda]

@@itsJoonsung They haven't change at all, a optinal side quest in the end of the game that ties the stories very poorly and superficially doesn't make the story telling in this game any better. The only things that I truly liked of this game were the boss battles and the OST.

[@itsJoonsung]

Jose Dorda understandable. I never made it that far but I know of the existence of the final boss. I will say I’m not sure how intertwined they could make the story before it’s not octopaths but one path. I actually don’t mind the story separation. I’m glad there’s at least some sort of interaction post chapter 1 where characters have dialogue with each other

[@henryjones8636]

I'm glad you addressed this and I think you make good points. I still don't know how to feel about this game. I haven't gone back after beating the 8th Chapter 1

[@penguincjp]

I believe that they should’ve done the story like Secret of Mana 2 (Seiken Densetsu 3) where the character’s stories intertwine which allows them to interact, but that game is an action RPG, so it would be a bit harder to do that

[@Willdi1212]

Honestly your videos help me out so much while I’m going through a rough time in my life, thank you for these amazing videos

[@Atrots23]

Hey man whatever it is man it will get better with time. You are doin a good job by looking at positive things like this. :) just remember no matter what you are loved.

[@RK-hs6lv]

Willdi 12 hey man whatever it is, I wish you nothing but the best going forward. Find positivity wherever you can and I promise it will pass. Take care of yourself

[@SuperForRealsWiiGamr]

Lol, you do yell!

[@MattyDante]

I've got to agree with the criticisms of having random encounters. I never realized how much I hate random encounters until I played Chrono Trigger. It too has small areas but it does combat encounters so much better.

[@Mechaxk]

About that grinding thing, I never had to grind except once. For the most part, my party consisted of Ophelia, Cyrus, Therion and Tressa, swapping Tressa for whoever's story I was doing. I also focused on specific characters after completed my party's second chapters. The only time I had to grind and am still grinding for is *that* sidequest. Not gonna spoil anything, of course.

[@keithpanick2098]

Wood, there a lot of people on here telling you to stop screaming. DON'T LISTEN TO THEM!!!! Yell, scream, shout, do it all. It shows your passion and that is an incredible thing.

[@FUgameCrue]

hey i like xenoblade 2, and turtles

[@treblemix_]

FUgameCrue octo is better imo but xeno2 was a great story yet disliked the combat

[@pforgottonsoul]

Turters is best girl.

[@gengavari9460]

Edwin G. Currently playing Octopath itll be hard to beat Xenoblade 2 imo

[@discoleumas6191]

Gengavari if you want a better game than XC2, all you have to do is play Xenoblade Chronicles. Xenoblade CHRONICLES 2 is a perfectly adequate game but it was disappointingly generic. Solid but a dime a dozen JRPG.

[@gengavari9460]

Discoleumas my wii u is broke and my parents sold my wii and i cant get ahold of the 3ds version

[@chuflesthecat]

I remember the 7th saga did something similar, but in that game the other characters you dont pick at the beginning can become your enemies or allies in your journey

[@jfox11000]

Love that he shouts cause it shows his passion ! Don’t change who you are ! Also curious how this game compares to chrono trigger?

[@arthurbracey7200]

Primrose is best girl

[@mikomanuel3623]

Ophilia best girl

[@adriannaamato9833]

Snorlax...god I love you wood!...ahem, I mean your Excellency:)

[@ithinkitsfine9462]

What do you stream on?

[@gustavoschmidt870]

just imagine Therion breaking in a house with the other 7 characters + beasts and guided/allure townspeople

[@satchelfrost6531]

Me at Gamestop: "Do you guys have a red and blue switch in stock?" Guy at the counter: "let me check.... yepp" Me: "And do you have Octopath Traveler?" Guy at the counter: "let me see..... yepp" Me: "okay I'll take both of those"

[@reed1645]

I love dunkey :). He explains really well in one of his videos about how disagreeing with someone on a game shouldn't be a big deal because one of the main strengths in a youtuber like dunkey or beat em ups is the consistency they offer. Whereas a larger review site like ign is just all over the place.

[@Portly]

honestly, i was bummed about the lack of interaction between characters but when you shed light on it like this, i see it differently and can appreciate it. it's like, instead of one main character being focused on and some side characters thrown in, each character is equally important and has their own thing

[@adamvaldez3074]

So I have a question have you tried playing the naruto series on the switch

[@96jowein]

Since the last few videos I feel like you r screaming the whole video 😂 would be nice if u could calm down a bit xD

[@FLAMEOHOTMAN15]

its YT they feel they they need to sound excited 24/7 with the most average news needs to be the biggest thing ever

[@Hempus420]

And now, two years later, he references how much he used to yell and is a lot more calm lol

[@shiv9258]

I don’t like it, but it’s good that it’s doing well and others are enjoying it

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

PremTalk Football We need more people like you

[@dio3233]

PremTalk Football finally a mature comment I really am lovin it but I understand why others might nit

[@dez-m]

Agree. It's food to see the gaming community thrive.

[@ahmadfirmanzulkifli3015]

Why everytime I want to equip much better weapon, it doesnt EQUIPPED as the increased power shows?

[@Dusclops4009]

Who was your protagonist? Mine was Alfyn and I never regretted it because of last stand and amputation

[@robertwilliamson2856]

Absolutely loving this game! So far, my favorite character is Cyrus.

[@tjbattle7920]

While I think it’s good your praising the game I do think that what you say isn’t entire true. There has been a game that has done much of the very same thing many years ago.. it was called Saga frontier. Multiple characters who all have their own uniques stories that are not affected by others stories, unique battle system and over arching world where you can explore even after the games end. To be honest octopath traveller isn’t really new, different or ground breaking at all for squares line up franchises. It’s just a saga series game with a different name and given proper marketing and released at a time where it can’t be overshadowed

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Okay, I need to like this more than once, because I knew there had to be SOMETHING that puts the "this is such a unique concept" to be an utter lie.

[@Ponaru]

Octopath is clearly a spiritual successor to the SaGa series. In fact it most closely resembles Romancing SaGa 3. The series was pretty experimental and never sold particularly well, most of which were never officialy localized. Out of all the reviews Ive seen only one has even mentioned the series and that would be HappyConsoleGamer.

[@SherlockHyde]

And before SaGa Frontier there was a game that never made it stateside, Live-A-Live, that had multiple main characters that had their own story. Of course, eventually after their stories finished, there was a major reason for them to join up, but until then they don't even inhabit the same genre of story or world. You have everything from a caveman trying to protect his girlfriend to a psychic giant robot pilot fighting monsters and stuff. Seiken Densetsu 3, which came out in '95, also had a system where there were 6 potential main protagonists, and at the start of the game you chose 3 of them to be your party for the rest of the game. The first character you picked was the primary hero, and the characters you didn't pick would just show up occasionally when it was narratively relevant. There were even 3 different main antagonists to connect 3 pairs of characters. man, i really wish seiken densetsu 3 would get released here, that game is so damn good.

[@MariaRodriguez-hb4ix]

The first time I saw OT . I did notice it was kinda similar to SaGa Frontier .

[@NewBLKPLaylist]

Thanks for this video. Correcting some of the misinformation out there is very needed.

[@castlevaniadude6887]

40 hours in and Im in love with it it reminds me to the days I used to play chrono trigger , seiken densetsu 3 final fantasy 4 5 and 6 etc etc etc

[@thebahooplamaster]

3:53 I mean 10 hours is the length of an entire game a lot of the time, but at least that’s not as long as the length you have to go through in xenoblade chronicles 2

[@sixfittyonembitties]

You make me think back to when I was playing Final Fantasy X on PS2. That was probably the longest game I completed. Worth the time though.

[@purpledawn2727]

sixfittyonembitties that game is good and it isn't even that long. At least the main story isn't. I replay FFX every now and again^^

[@sixty9cuda894]

thebahooplamaster man I must be really slow if you can get through every chapter 1 in 10 hours. It took me 24 hours.

[@slymatty]

Xenoblade chronicles 2 I've put 242 hours into. Definitely the game I've put the most time into

[@rudedude1180]

Jrpgs like octopath and xenoblade chronicles 2 are supposed to be long

[@Echelay]

0:17 “1 in every 20 switch owners have bought this game...” but bro, you got 2 copies... . . . . . . Great video tho! 😂

[@roeyk7409]

I have to know because it was nigth and I was sleepy. Did you took down a video of you're that says I disappear and lets cheer the f**k up or something like that?

[@TheRPGGamer-wy8nf]

hey dude great vid........... i love the content man

[@TimothyChalkwell]

Wood can you look into Saga Frontier on PS1, it's just like this game made by Square. I only point this game out because it's the Grandpa to Octopath. Like seriously Octopath is almost a spiritual successor in terms pf the way the story and characters are handled.

[@SherlockHyde]

Eh, I'd say it's more the father to Octopath than grandfather. The actual Granddad to Octopath would be something more like Live-A-Live or Seiken Densetsu 3 on the SNES.

[@TIDbitRETRO]

This and Breath Of The Wild are the two best games on Switch. Can’t wait for the next installment.

[@omarmohanad9342]

Still can't find it where I live but a store in my town said he will bring it next week, I can't wait to get my copy

[@jessicastarBePixeled]

I'm doing a Olberic only route right now and I'm gonna have to grind quite a bit since I can't do the progressively stronger unique character bosses.

[@mathiswagner8472]

Come aaaaaan Octopath traveler? MASTAPEACE

[@JustinCardiff]

You’re very shouty lately! Just talk?

[@NeoDeity]

Justin Moseley YES! I just made a comment about this. Do you have any idea why he's shouting?

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

Justin Moseley He wants to break down the dumb points that reviewers have given this game . He’s angry / confused that reviewers are saying this about this game when they never touched the chapter 2s . They don’t have the right to review this game , just give their opinions.

[@bones9964]

Andruis Maximus seriously dude what the heck. Are you having personal issues and need to vent because this seems a little excessive...........or are you doing because love seeing people's reactions.

[@bones9964]

Justin Moseley Didn't he have an issue with his ear earlier could he just not be hearing himself?

[@surrealbrain4227]

Andruis Maximus It's okay to not like his content, and not like where it's gone lately, but...wishing death on him?! Are you serious?! Okay, you don't like that he's gotten shouty in his newer videos. That is fine, I won't rag on you for that. But you think he deserves to die for it?! Please tell me you're not serious, because if you are...well, that's messed up. That's all I can say.

[@kamarrroxs4176]

I think it may have been done though. It reminds me of an old game called Solo Frontier. If i recall where you have 8-12 characters you can choose when you start then there stories mix together.

[@blitz-ga3605]

I literally had to order a brand new version of octopath traveler on eBay everywhere was out of stock gotta wait to Tuesday lol I’m so late

[@sleepy.t5307]

Please.Stop.Screaming

[@sleepy.t5307]

Lalo why. I love him and his videos and the Channel. I watch him a lot and enjoy the content. But I think, and that is MY opinion, he is screaming to much. Do you have a problem with my opinion?

[@ratmgant]

Lalo No offense, but you should've included that in your first comment. Don't mislead people and then say later your were joking or "being sarcastic".

[@MarktheNerd85]

Takii then turn down the volume? Lol

[@ulengrau6357]

I whole-heartedly agree with your opinion. Ever since a little before E3, he started yelling in all his videos... and I just don't click on them anymore. I made a comment comparing his screaming to OBEONE, which is why I stopped watching his stuff. It used to be just the intro and then it was more and more as the Switch was announced and he wasn't getting any new subs. I get it, it's his livelihood, but damn, it's my ears man.... and they burst every time I click on one of his newer videos.

[@d00gl3]

I didn't really notice it but now that you've said it I've noticed it and now I'm annoyed

[@alexanderlee5180]

Thank you so much for shedding light on people giving bad reviews for mechanics that actually make sense And are a fresh take on jrpg's! I just got octopath traveler and it is one of my favorite games now. Has an AMAZING narrative for each character

[@Terranova339]

1) I am an (arrogant) masterthief, the most skilled in the world and people know me, and im also very skilled in combat. 2) A rich mansion owner sets up insane guards etc to secretely lure in thieves that assume they have large treasure 3) ofc i go there and reach the "treasure"...its one blue dragonstone out of 4, the others are missing 4) the butler appears and beats me and puts a lock on my arm 5) the owner explains to me they lured a skilled thief on purpose so the thief can find the other remaining 3 stones, the butler found the blue one already, and if i find them, they will remove the "shameful" lock on my arm WHAT KIND OF STUPID STORY IS THIS??? 1) If the butler already could get one and he is as skilled as i am, then let him go get the others? 2) why do i care about a stupid band on my arm so much, that i travel half the world for their stupid stones?? 3) why do i just not remove it myself, and im a masterthief, it should be easy to remove it...ffs...or at least steal the method to open it from the butler 4) who stops me from just stealing the stones for myself, surely they are worth more than the burden of having the lock on my arm... 5) why do they waste so much money on guards (half an army!!), instead of just buying their way into the stones...or straight up buy the talent after a competition, no need for shady stuff 6) why am i being submissive to them, and actually travelling half the world, exposing myself to all this danger, without payment or reward, instead of overthrowing them?

[@anusperfecto4786]

Dude there was just a toilet ad in the middle of your video, you need to discuss that placement with KZbin.

[@Flareboxx]

I'm so glad to see you make another video about this awesome game! :)

[@lens_hunter]

Dunkey usually hates, hates JRPGs. His hating Octopath is not a shock. I also don't care for Dunkey.

[@stevenbowen8098]

Lens Hunter i agree

[@apolmedrano3914]

I agree with Dunkey. This game never got my attention, didn't get my interested.

[@raychrash5139]

i agree with dunkey.And its not that i dont like turned based rpgs ive beat persona 5 and almost 4 i played xenoblade cronicles 2 earthbound and chrono trigger and some action rpgs

[@lens_hunter]

Well Persona 5 is an exception. That game is highly exceptional, and I even think that Dunkey liked it.

[@victornochesavila6129]

It's all about tastes, even he said that a reviewer's opinion on a game is not that important if he has a different point of view about "what's good".

[@fablejoey3666]

I had to cancel my pre-order 😢 because it still hadn't come! So I either have to download it or get it somewhere else! And Breath Of The Wild... takes up like 19 GB and BeatEmUps likes Dunkey... this is the greatest!

[@nerdycurls6253]

Fable Joey why not get a good microsd for you switch? thatll give you more space

[@fablejoey3666]

Nerdy Curls Yeah I just need to suck up and buy one they aren't crazy pricey... but still like a good 60 or 50$ for a big one

[@QueenyaYT]

Get the physical copy

[@QueenyaYT]

If you get the physical copy, it doesn't take up much space, plus you can play it without waiting for it to download

[@treblemix_]

Fable Joey literally walked in to buy it. So many copies. I guess certain areas are always sold out

[@tommythornton470]

I'm with you on all these issues! Just got this game a week ago after watching your review and haven't been able to seperate myself from it. Don't get me started on those snow and water effects, GOLD!

[@wer3eng760]

You actually have to grind to be able to beat the secret final boss, being avalable after compliting the normal stories. Before fighting against this final boss, there is also many information about characters from the stories of every of your 8 main characters, and now with a connection to each other.

[@Moshposhin]

Dragon Quest IV did exactly what this game did in terms of story, you just couldn't choose the sequence of characters.

[@AutismFamilyChannel]

I actually like that the stories don’t get bogged in long, long exposition and every party member has to comment on the current situation. It makes JRPGs a slog. I liked playing Chrono Trigger but there were times I wanted to skip the chit chat and keep moving. Octopath is the first JRPG I love playing. Chrono I really liked, but started playing it last year so I don’t have rose-colored memories like I will with Octopath. I also feel Octopath has better combat than Chrono, and dare I say it...slightly better music (and even if chrono were orchestrated it would be hard to beat octos soundtrack.)

[@aben5948]

Lots of stock left at softmap in akihabara a few days ago. Looks like a great "old school" style game

[@Crateix]

Finished the game. Overall was really fun but what it truly needed was uniting all the character's stories into a single main plot. As it stands to me, its 8 mini games in one.

[@mohamadbazzi3876]

I missed you 💕

[@bones9964]

Andruis Maximus woah woah woah did he like murder your family while you watched because you really really seem to hate him

[@mohamadbazzi3876]

Andruis Maximus hes a nice guy full of positivity i don’t understand why you’re saying what you’re saying but i can only hope that its a joke. The guy never did anything to you to say that about him

[@Demogorgon7007]

shout shout let it all out.. these are the things I can do without

[@KhaosKrasher]

come on... im talking to you... come on

[@Ponaru]

Dont fear your tears.

[@pradanakusuma]

This, Ni No Kuni 2, and upcoming western release of Dragon Quest 11, boy its good year for RPG fans

[@plasticsoldier234]

Thank you for the upload your excellency