Octopath Traveler II Blew Me AWAY | Review
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- čas přidán 31. 03. 2023
- Octopath Traveler 2, the latest HD-2D RPG from Square Enix, is absolutely fantastic! Not only is it great, it's the best RPG of 2023...so far. In this review I'll tell you all about it's turn based combat, it's characters, excellent music and let you know if it's worth it or not!
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Agnea's twangy accent slipping out when she gets overly excited was an adorable detail that made her so much easier to wrap your arms around. She's so stinking cute.
I started a few weeks after release, I play slowly but I’m 60 hours in and still not nearly halfway done with everyone stories. I knew I’d like this game but I did not expect to fall so in love with it. I cannot put it down and even when I have to, I’m thinking about and new strats I want to try, new places I want to explore and how I can complete side quests. I love the characters and their stories. Some are dark and some just want to bring dance and prosperity to the world. I may not find much in common with every character but I still find their stories charming and I still am very invested in them. This game has so many different ways to go, no 2 playthroughs will ever be the same. I could playthrough again with another starting character and have a completely different experience. This game is an absolute blast. I get burnt out on games but not this one, not even close. It’s paced well, I haven’t done much grinding at all and if I do it is brief and fun and for a specific purpose. I still have SO MUCH to do, explore, unlock and defeat. As a woman I wanted a female main protagonist and I had such a hard time choosing! Most of the time female characters are relegated to a sexy sidekick, a healer or magical mage etc. Sure there are some character tropes, but all females in this game were viable leads, had cool backstories, powers, abilities and designs. Once I began I started questioning my decision to start with a female because every single character was so cool. I thought Temenous would be a bland pious cleric… but nope. He straddles that good/evil line for fun, is hilarious and a great detective! I thought Partitio would be a sleezy, greedy, money grubbing merchant, but nope! Man just wants everyone to be prosperous and wants poverty to be eradicated. And Agnea just wants to dance! How can you not love them all? I adore this game! I missed the first one but it didn’t have any effect on how much I enjoy this game. Easily game of the year so far. Depending on Tears of the Kingdom and the rest of the year, it’ll at least be JRPG of the year. ❤
Thanks for sharing! Im so glad you enjoyed the game. Did you have any one favorite?
@@TheGamingShelf so hard to choose. I love Ochettes adorable personality and her beast abilities make her hella strong. Throné’s story resonated with me, from a deep place. Not in exact situation but in emotion. Hikari fighting his evil side to overcome and be fair and just… between those 3 I couldn’t pick a favorite. Those are for sure my top picks.
I got absolutey smitten with the demo so much that it took my attention away from Hogwarts Legacy. I’ll come back to Hogwarts someday, but for now I’m all about this one.
I hurried over to my local gamestore and picked right up where the demo’s limit ends. The music’s epic, the combat is intense vs Hogwarts combat which after some time feels repetitive despite its mix and match spells.
@@syedamirazhar7942 I just wanted to tell you that you have excellent taste in games. Hogwarts, Octopath Traveler 2, Tears of the Kingdom and Atelier Ryza 3 took almost all of my free time this year. I’m glad you found Octopath and that you re enjoying it so much. I was genuinely depressed when it was over lol I couldn’t find drrř to
I'm the rare person who liked how the first game connected the characters. It was like a big reveal. You did have to dig a bit, but I'm used to from soft games, which are significantly worse.
I also like secret bosses and post game content, so it just worked for me.
I picked Oswald because his story reminded me of the count of Monticristo .
3:40 minor mistake: in OT2 you no longer use shrines to get secondary jobs. Instead you went to guilds to get secondary job licenses
Oh you’re right! Good call lol.
My stories rating:
1. Castti
2. Hikari
3. Temenos
4. Ochette
5. Throne (would be higher but that final twist was a little out of left field)
6. Agnea
7.Partitio
8. Osvald
My heart hurts with Agnea that low 😩 To each thief ken though!
what a great year this has been, and will continue to be.
first it was Fire Emblem Engage, then Octopath Traveler 2 (absolutely amazing game, my favorite storyline was Temenos), now Resident Evil 4 remake, and soon Advance Wars. And then, Zelda 🤯 is almost here too ❤
Hell yeah! I’m loving it so far. 2023 is truly blessed. Which upcoming game are you most excited for?
Buyed this game the day It was released, played for many yours, got all trophies, saw everyones story and everything, Man SUCH AN INCREDIBLE GAME!! Agreed 100% best só far
Nice! Which character story was your favorite?
Throne and Castii are up there for me. Because mommy step on me
Yeah, like he Said i think Throne, altoug Very Sad story, its a GREAT! I like Oswald as well! Casti is great! ALL that Mystery and all
You buyed it?
Absolutely loving this title so far. Have put about 24-25 hours into so far.
Nice! Who are your favorite characters so far?
@@TheGamingShelfthat's tough Osvald, Hikari, Throne, Temenos and Partitio I would have to say right now.
What do you mean by it not fully connecting all the stories? The whole overarching story this time was done FAR better than in the first game (where it ended up just being a massive plot dump at the end). If you mean by each individual character story not connecting, that's a design choice. The devs wanted each character story to be specific to that character alone.
Cool. Sounds awesome!
200 hours in the game and I wish I there were more hidden bosses in the game. This is perhaps the game where both melee and caster need each other. I started the game with Temenos and he did not disappoint! The character development is a lot more complex than most RPGs that I have played. I hope Square Enix can continue making games like this. I'm looking forward to the continuation of this even more than Final Fantasy XVI.
Man I love this game, I hope more people play it. At first I was a little disappointed in the lack of interaction, but as the 8 stories unfolded I fell in love with each of them, well mostly, I actually was not the biggest fan of Osvald (which I know alot of people liked).
Nice vid, how do I use Partitio 30% discount from the npc in shops? Thanks.
This is probably the most logical sponsorship for a video I've ever seen xD
I so need to get this game... I just need to catch up on a couple other dozen things in my backlog...
Haha I thought so too!
Skip those this is a masterpiece
A top 5 game for me all time! SO, SO much fun to play. Such a warm, immersive experience. [Top 5 in chronological order = Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest XI, Tales of Arise, Octopath Traveler II]
I am so happy to see some Agnea love! Reddit kinda love to hate in her story, but I thought her story was so wonderful, it had a great ending and that final boss and music was everything! That veing said, I think the emotional impact of Castti's story was my favourite! Overall it's an incredible game and I agree that it's the best RPG of 2023 so far!
It’s odd seeing the hate for Agnea! How can you not cheer for her? She’s so precious 🥹
Reddit... lol.
i just finished it today, liked it enough to buy a second copy. hopefully that helps in securing octo 3 😅
Nice! Who were your favorite characters.
@@TheGamingShelf i ended up liking partitio the most, he was bottom of the list for me going into the game. agneas story is the one that stuck with me after putting the game down, i did her story last thinking it would be the lamest one haha
Definitely agree. It’s slowly becoming one of my favourite jrpgs of all time. And certainly one of the best looking games I’ve ever played
Unless FF16 utterly wows me, this will be hard to beat for my personal GOTY. I loved everything about this game, and was way better than the original imo. The graphics, the characters, the individual stories and my god, the music, are all so, so amazing. Agnea was also a stand out for me. I thought originally her story was the weakest, but as I got towards the end and did her final chapter, I was weeping happy tears of joy about the power of friendship lol. The Song of Hope is one of the best things my ears have ever heard.
Heck yeah! Agnea’s the best 😊
FF XVI looks bad.
@@experience_point6233 does it?
@@varenoftatooine2393 No. It looks great, but it isn't turn base so that can be a turnoff for some.
I played the demo and loved it, so looking forward to playing the full game! Also, just realized something, BP? Boost points = Brave points, and they give you a way to attack several times in one turn? They ARE the people who made the Bravely Default series!
I was trying to remember that name! Yeah makes sense, same teams
Octopath is kinda a spin off of Bravely Default.
I bought Octopath Traveler last year and still haven’t gotten around to playing it I should change that
It took me a little while to get into it, I think I would have enjoyed the beginning more if I started out as Ochette, for the light hearted adventurous feeling , Hikari or Osvald, as their stories were more engaging to me...... but eventually have been really starting to enjoy it :)
Got the game sense its been long while sense i played a rpg and absolutely loving it alot so far
Have to say , you sold it to me.
Downloading on PS5 right now.
Wow! I hope you enjoy. Definitely come back and let me know how you liked it.
I just started the other day and went with Agnea. This is going to be a long fun ride.
She’s the best 😊
I’m really debating buying this. I haven’t played the first as I just wasn’t able to get through my backlog but I really need a new rpg on the switch. Is it good/fun?
Absolutely and you don’t need to play the first game! They’re totally separate.
It is my favorite RPG of the year to so far. Granted I have only played it and One Piece Odyssey so not much competition. I still gotta try the Engage. And honestly I don't see anything topping it for the rest of the year.
I guess I have to buy this too since I'm jRPG veteran for over 20 years. Is there a problem if I didn't play first game?
Nope! Totally new characters and story. You can start here.
Im 45h in and im loving it! Im just wondering, are there secret classes aside from inventor?
Yes there are, in total 4 secret classes exist
@@michaelward2898 thank you!!
Good vid. Def my GOTY so far.
Never played an OCTOPATH game. Downloaded it 2 weeks ago, didn’t open it until last night and now I can’t put it down. It’s really the BEST mobile game out right now
Yeah CotC is great! Plays just like the console games.
I have OCTOPATH 2 waiting to be played. Currently waiting for the complete guide to be finished, don’t wanna miss a single thing.
i LOVED Chained Echoes. Has anyone here played that game and if so do you think I'll dig this game if i liked that one?
It’s similar in a lot of ways! I think the stories here are way better, but if you like turn based combat and pixel art this is one of the best.
@@TheGamingShelf Ok cool. Thanks for the reply!
How did they make the mistake with the shrines? The shrines unlock EX skills in this game. The way to equip other jobs is getting the licenses from the guilds.
Got it confused with the first game. I’m also an idiot lol
Is this game overly monetized?
I will go ahead and say, best turn based rpg of all time. I cant think of a better one...
Playin in rn and I agree. Fire Emblem Engage is a close second.
Agree. If Engage’s story was better I would probably put it higher but it’s just so…basic.
@@TheGamingShelf same. LOVED engage’s gameplay but Octopath has the sweet mix of gameplay AND story AND characters.
Great video!
For me, it's between Fire Emblem Engage (if that counts) and Octopath Traveler 2.
It totally counts! Both are fantastic games.
until bg3 full launch
This isn’t an April Fools day joke right?
Haha nope! Unfortunate timing, sadly.
I think FF16 will def take the cake for me when it comes out.
Probably haha. But until then!
lol no, it looks so bad.
Probably will for the masses but for personal preference that's still up for grabs. I'm loving this game so far. I'm only 15 hours in though.
easy GOTY dumped 70+ hour in 5 days and cleared it one of the best JRPGs out there
Nice! Who were your favorite characters?
70+ in 5 days?!?!?!
@@TheGamingShelf my top 2 is hikari and ochette, they had such hype boss battles!
Honestly, I hated the first one.
It's not that I hate the genre, tbh. It's just that WAY too many JRPGs suffer from human-sue syndrome. EVERYTHING needs to be bad unless it looks like a human, and you'd think for a genre that's typically story driven, that JRPGs would be deeper then that, but they rarely are. It didn't matter to me how amazing the graphics were, because you cannot get me to care about human-sues. What really hurts the most, as someone who really likes animals and has a lot of respect for nature, is that NONE of the characters are portrayed with compassion for nature except the huntress: the one character that SHOULDN'T be portrayed with compassion for nature. I'm so @#$%ing sick of having it shoved down my throat what amazing, heroic people hunters are and how they're the ONLY true nature lovers and if you don't slaughter animals for a living, then you are vile and evil. God forbid the idea that an animal lover who's NOT portrayed as an evil dickwad be ANYTHING other than a hunter.
Saddly, it looks like the second game just has a rehashed cast where I have the exact same problems with it. I couldn't care about anyone's story in the first game, and I couldn't care about anyone's story in the second. I didn't want to play the combat because I straight-up didn't want to hear anyone's story, and I just found myself getting frustrated with how bland the story was.
And, once again, MOST JRPGs suffer from that. It's not that I dislike the genre, it's that I'm just really frustrated and exhausted by human-sue syndrome. Having a non-human playable or showing life is valuable beyond humanity won't kill you, devs.
Well if it is sponsored by an Octopath Traveler mobile game, of course an Octopath game would be the best game of the year. Just like Raid Shadow Legends was loved by thousands of content creators.
They didn’t have any say over the video itself. These are my genuine thoughts. I can see how you might be skeptical though.
Check out my Top 10 JRPGs video I did years before sponsors and the original Octopath Traveler is on there. I just really like these games 🤷🏻♂️
OH YEAH... Totally not biased review..... Title has "The best RPG"
& the creator is sponsored by Octopather Traveler.... LMFAO
I wanted to love this game, and I did up until I got to the final bosses of each character's path. The difficulty spike was prohibitively difficult and it killed my enjoyment of the game.
Its a really easy game so far, good thing if it becomes a bit harder towards the end
The lack of visual customization keeps me away from this game =/
What do you mean?
How can you say that when we only four months into the new year, oh yeah, I forgot you must’ve forgot that Final Fantasy 16 is coming out this year, lol
Hence the (so far) part of the title ;)
I mean...it DOES say "so far"
Ya dude
@@TheGamingShelf lmao
Yeah I disagree heavily, would rather put engage as best JRPG so far personally
I thought about that, but the story is so basic. Gameplay and visuals are great though.
Engage is really boring compared to octo 2 lol
@@blakefenslerjr4858 eh i was really bored with octo 2 sold it lol
Wrong! Pokémon scarlet and Violet are
That game came out last year.
Some people forget what year we’re currently in.
Even if they came out this year, and it did not, Octopath Traveler 2 is still vastly superior.
@@TheGamingShelf i was joking.... it's Pokémon 🤣
Ive been looking for a game like this FOREVER. I played so many RPG's thinking they'd be like old school FF titles, only to ditch them a few hours in because I lost interest. Earthlock, CrossCode, Chrono Trigger, Chained Echoes, Lost Sphear etc. I think they were missing that polish and i just kept thinking "why the fuck am I playing this". But this however, scratches that itch perfectly and I'm glad I bought it. Haven't been this enamoured with a game since Xenoblade Chronicles X(a hidden gem on the Wii U btw). Sounds weird but I love a game where I can just grind the absolute shit out of it. Most people would say it takes the challenge out of it but I actually enjoy just staying in the same spot and grinding/saving gold so I can buy the best weapons etc. It's weird but the repetition is almost therapeutic in a sense.