>time to run through the same identical dungeon again>looting the same identical healing grape again>fighting the same identical enemy formation with the same identical weaknesses again>seeing the same formulaic cutscene again>time to do this for 60+ hours for three games straightYep, it's Octoshart time.
2 was amazing, should i play the others?
Does the OP like or dislike [game in OP]?
>>741869045guys, please just stop giving SquareShitnix your money. I need them to go bankrupt already. At least pirate
>>741869045The first one had SOUL and novelty of 2D-HD but the sequels and all the other games look way too same and somehow worse
What is up with the hate campaign towards these games? Every single thread about Asano's games is dedicated to shitting on them. Christ man how about toss in some recommendations at least make it interesting.
I get that they were trying to recapture something like live-a-live but they didn't do a good job, the 8 mini-scenarios you're asked to play through are just not interesting.
>>741869045Triangle Strategy = Octopath 2 >>>> Octopath 1 > Elliot.
>>741869943Elliot mogs octoshit like you wouldn't believe
>>741870125The demo was ASS.
>>7418693421 effectively a beta0 is CotC repurposed for consoles with the same overall gameplay as the gacha: whole cast (except for the new super special MC) can't subclass, player party is 4 backrow and 4 frontrow 8-man teams, too many characters which you will end up benching (at least 36 in all), the 8 "varied" stories are relegated as 8 story arcs revolving around 8 main villains, and those arcs go in order from 3 Master of ___ > Master of All > 3 Bestower of ___ > Bestower of All.0's superboss is also a fucking joke. Not the true final boss but that one's also pathetic.
>>741869424Why do you need this? Has this video game company wronged you in some way?
>>741869671There has been a newish schizo that made it her mission to shit on 2d-hd visuals for hours every day.
>>741869505>octopath 2 looks worse than octopath 1t. blind
>>741870170It's good writing like Octo2 but with actual good gameplay this time instead of jrpig slop
>>741869045My random thought on this game is thank god that I started as Therion. It wasn't until I beat his story and swapped him out that I realized all those purple chests I found throughout the game would have been locked if he wasn't in the party.
>>741870324I legit can't get into Elliott because the hitstun is too excessive.
>>741870465Purple treasure chests don't exist in OT2, thankfully................They came back as blue chests in OT0 that you can only open after rebuilding and upgrading the damn church in the town building thing.
>>741870324>crapiott>good writing
>>741869671It's almost like they make bad games or something.
>>741872948Bad games come and go. But making weekly hate threads about a game that came out nearly a decade ago is pretty unhinged. I'd get it if the criticism was aimed at the latest release, but for some reason it's almost always Octopath Traveler 1.
>>741869505>The first one had SOULSunk cost fallacy. Stop letting trannies have power over you just because you wasted your money. Get over it NOW
>>741869671There is a dedicated schizo for almost every franchise that a portion on /v/ likes
OT1 was actually pretty kino>see old man NPC some distance away from the road staring at a bunch of children>inspect his inventory>only has some candy environmental storytelling!
>>741873220I shit on 2 when I see threads up about it.>>741875053This is always an excuse to deflect criticism.
the 2nd game is on humble bundle. worth it?
why tf doesn't my gamepad work for octopath 2
>>741869045not to mention every single fucking chapter basically boils down to:>enter town>spam current character's Path Action™ on townsfolk until story progresses>enter dungeon and kill bossthe entire game is so formulaic holy shit
SEX WITH OCHETTEthat will be all
>>741869342No
>>741870125>Outside of the single town, every era is the same, right down to the landscape and enemy placements 99% of the time, effectively having you explore the same world map 4 times>Dungeons only matter in a single era; otherwise, they only contain a heart piece, or much more likely, a gem you already have>Every character's a Mary/Gary Stu competing to see who can be the most altruistic, modest person alive, causing every conversation to be the most generic, mind-numbing dialogue imaginable>The singular story the game has is worse than any of the 8 individual stories in Octopath 2>Not a single memorable character>Worst writing of any of their games>Faie abilities are broken as shit, and render all normal fights trivial>Bombs -- among other things -- are broken as shit (sprinkler), and render all boss fights trivialEasily the worst of their games yet. Hope they improve on its potential sequel.
>>741877071Based
>>741870125The supreme gentleman solos
>>741872948This
>>741879490>Every character's a Mary/Gary Stu competing to see who can be the most altruistic, modest person alive, causing every conversation to be the most generic, mind-numbing dialogue imaginableThis is what also ruined it for me.
Bought OT2, is it better than the first game?
>>741885604Just the same thing, but a little more. Gameplay doesn't even change for the better.
>>741885604I had more fun with 2 than 1 but 2 is much easier since it feels like all late game bosses have drastically reduced health compared to 1 bosses
octopath's battle system is JRPG porn for me. first was mixing and matching jobs, seeing numbers get even higher. truthfully octopath 1 besides the cute stories didn't really start until this was unlocked. its a bit of a struggle to stay hooked during this part. and then you unlock the secret job classes. I fucking cum.
>>741885762>feels like all late game bosses have drastically reduced healthIt's both that and the OT2 cast is that much stronger, so the game has more tools to break it apart.
>>741870125The fairy sexo alone mogs any of the Octopath girls
>>741869045It's a bloated game that thought you needed a world where all the character scenarios happen in. Basically, Live A Live already did what Octopath Traveler attempts to do and did so 30+ years ago.
Did Octopath 0 flop
>>741869943Triangle stragegy is a fucking slog, it is bearable for a first playthrough but trying to go for the other endings is pure torture.Characters repeat the same points over and over againI did enjoy most combats but fuck that 20min intermission between fights
>>741869045played ot1, it was mid at bestplaying ot2, it's still mid at bestthese games are fundamentally just not capable of being good like real jrpgs used to bemore than 50% of the content is you just steamrolling areas you're wildly overlevelled for because no matter what you do, no matter what order you take, that's the outcomeand still barely any, if any, "optional" dungeons - which are still literally 3 screens long just like the first game - are marked or directed to particularly clearly so it's unlikely you will stumble into them at the appropriate level for them to require you to play the game. you're not doing sidequests intentionally and looking for them because they will overlevel you further than you already are.the entire game is a fight against its abysmal design to try and keep it engaging whatsoever.people bitch about level scaling as a concept in most games but if there's any game that needed level scaling its this shit, not "okay time to do this chapter 2 recommended level 14 i'm level 40" trashand then even if there is any of the individual story plots that even seems interesting, it doesn't matter because it's 15 mins story split into 3 chunks of cutscenes max and it's done. "the overreaching arc is the big bad superboss though" that isn't a story man. when you boot up a 90s jrpg, the story has ups and downs and a whole lengthy winding plot. the writing in octopath doesn't matter at all because there is just no real story to dig into and build.games are too short, games far too unchallenging, and it's a travesty they keep making them because it's ultimately worse than infinity rpg maker indie games because at least they trypeople should stop funding squenixes pushing out of zero budget zero manpower half assed shit
>>741894434Tldr
>>741885604No
>>741888160This. Castti pretty much breaks the game
>>741885604yes, its better in almost every way, like i'm not sure there's a single party member i don't like better than their OT1 counterpart.
>>741901426>No Partitio >Oshitte>Best partyShit taste 2bhfamily
>>741875974>there are no dedicated schizo>I shit on 2 when I see threads up about it.you literally admitted to being a dedicated schizo retard
>>741869045Elliot>Octo 1>Octo 2>Tri strat
For me, it's various daylife
>>741873220I don't think the game got any significant updates in 10 years to make it not mediocre anon
>>741869045Same as 2
>>7418967458 disconnected generic micro stories and developer mandated overleveling does not make a good game
>>741889051>Pedos be like "I'll take the toddler fairy!"
>>741903175>Elliot firstCome on.>Octo 1 > Octo 2Okay, now you're just trolling.
>>741902848Reminder that Pekachette is best girl
>>741903056I don't make threads about OT2 or seek them out. When someone asks how a game is, of course I'm going to give my thoughts on it. This desire for an echo chamber is the exact kind of behavior that causes people to screech about imagined boogeymen.
>>741869671People come in different levels and the higher level ones feel pain when engaging with the writing of bad games.
>>741903056>people who disagree with me are schizos based
>>741905612>higher level>obsessing over an 8 year old gameOh that's high autism alright
>>741901426There's a better Tressa? How?
>>741869045I like these games, but I hate the "Octopath" gimmick.
>>741907170Tressa is a mediocre character with a trash story and the Merchant job's arguably even stronger in OT2.It's not a hard achievement to be better than her.All she has going for her is Runelord sub since they nerfed the follow-up elemental hits from the rune equivalents in OT2.
>>741907170Alright, i can give you that one. I like Partitio, but his story is probably OT2's weakest one, and Tressa has the advantage of being a cute girl so its hard not to be biased in her favor.
>>741907170Partitio is a better Tresa
>>741907497> advantage of being a cute girl so its hard not to be biased in her favor.You sound like a fag Kek
>>741907713you're the expert on fags, so i'll take your word for it.
I'm a classic FF fan, Octopath is total shit and I hate HD2D.I really tried to enjoy these games but there is almost nothing good about them, everything is such a chore. The story format gimmick results in worse story, horrible dialogue. The out of battle mechanics are annoying and lead you to inspect every NPC and fuck around too much.The turn based combat is very bad, identifying weaknesses to deal with the staggers. Harder boss=bigger health bar.Graphics as I said, don't like and the music isn't noteworthy. VA is cringe.If there's any evidence Square shouldn't return to turn based, this is it.
>>741907497I wouldn’t compare Partitio to Tressa despite both being merchants. The closest character to Tressa is Agnea, both are the same age, both are young, naive girls wanting to see the world, they both have a caring father figure and have similar personalities. It’s like the head writer decided to recycle her for the dancer.
>>741908362yeah, but Agnea has big milkers so she has the option of being a dancer, Tressa has to be a wagie because she can't make money the easy way.
>>741908536She’s a Jew anon she knows how to make money the easy way
>>741908236>I hate HD2D.that's rough, I find it completely inoffensive, and maybe because of that i don't think a single thing you talked about is as bad as you think it is, and your ultimate conclusion is completely retarded.
>>741908924HD2D looks like ass taken as is.It's only okay if you disable most of the forced post-processing shit.
Sex with big daddy osvald
>>741909120that's fair, i do think they like bloom way too much, but i'm not sure how you jump from that to "this is why square shouldn't make turn based games anymore"
>>741909190go to bed HAAAAARVEY!
>>741908858Octopath Merchants are like the anti-jew, they're super naive idealists that think they can use capitalism to make everyone happy, and think all merchants have a moral obligation to do so.
>>741909190based
>>741908924I just don't like it. I feel that it tokenises the pixel art, I've never liked 2d sprites inside 3d. It's like staring into a box with paper cutouts, it's harder to connect with a story and characters when they are presented this way.I'd much prefer good pixel art. The entire appeal of Octopath and the HD2D is nostalgia. It's a cheap way of "improving" pixel art, it'd be much more effort for them to make a fully modern 2D game with their classic style.>>741909248>"this is why square shouldn't make turn based games anymore"I was commenting on more than the graphics. They made the combat gameplay a chore like everything else in the game and for some reason the company just can't let go of stagger systems which are inappropriate in turn-based.
>>741904518It’s a shame how little nsfw there is of the Octopath girls. There’s like almost no good Castti pictures and I’ve only seen one fan art about her taking off her clothes while drunk.
>>741869424Square is one of the few companies that's still making real games instead of movies, tranny propaganda simulators or GaaS slop. They deserve every cent.
>>741869505the first one is the biggest tendie boost recipient of all time. it only got praised because it was the first big JRPG on switch.
>>741909401I haven’t played ot1 in ages but I’m positive Tressa is a huge Jew in that game
>>741879490Is it really that bad? Guess I'll wait for a discount.
>>741910056>Square is one of the few companies that's still making real games instead of moviesSquare's an odd beast though, they make both real games AND movies, and they seem to seriously resent the real games they make judging by how often they seem to try to put them out to die while heavily pushing their flop movies.
>>741894434The worst thing about Octopath Traveler is ironically the Octopath which is why 0 is by far the best game since it doesn't bore you with repeating the same shitty generic plot progression 8 times in a row.
>>741869045They're not identical though.
>>741912073They are nigga
>>741869671I like them all. And I'm enjoying Elliot
>>741869943TS is amazing. People need to understand it's part visual novel.
>>741912990And it’s boring and badly written
Post your favorite music track from one of the gameshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqlNnT3mfE
>>741869045>>741869724>>741869943How does all of these compare to Live-A-Live?that's the only one I played
Is octopath 0 worth it
>>741915978It's incredibly long to the point where it was starting to overstay its welcome by the end (this is both a positive and a negative because I definitely felt like I got my moneys worth at least)Most of the plot lines are pretty bad, but the few that are kino make up for it entirelyThe amount of characters you can get is neat, but realistically only a handful are actually usefulMusic is a mix of new and recycled stuffOverall it's pretty enjoyable and I'd recommend it, but I don't know if it's worth full price so I'll say grab when it goes on sale
>>741914658I don't know about the mobile game/OT0, but OT1 and OT2 are both far better than Live a Live
>>741914658Live a live sucks ass
>>741914658Better but that's not saying much as Live A Live is one of the weakest games in the genre.
>>741918310Nope
>>741869045Awful game. Can't believe i paid full price (in australian dollars) for it. What a fucking idiot i am.
>>741919861Forgot to mention that I’m trans btw
>>741869671Have you played them? They're extremely fucking boring. If aren't WOW'D but the artstyle why even bother?
>>741915978Yes it’s kino
Would a Primrose
>>741877071>>741879649>>741901426>>741904872Not a furry but...
I remember none of the characters of this game, none of the areas, none of the music, none of the battles
>>741914658I haven't gotten far enough in any of them. At least Live-a-Live had the caveman section in the OG. I only played a minute of the HD-2D remake but it probably did it justice. Octopath 1 is forgettable, Octopath 2 has Osvald and Ochette who I at least remember. Octopath 0 is a repurposed gacha with zany over the top villains but it's pretty good too for the bosses, probably better than 1 because of high gacha budgets.I'm probably as much of an expert on this question as the rest of /v/ though.
>>741919861Octoslop Hoggler
These games have some of the best soundtrack and atmoshere of any jrpg I've ever played. The gameplay and stories are also sufficent. I will never understand the hate boner.
>>741918310>>741919514>>741917119>Live-A-Live is one of the weakest games in the genredidn't stop everyone from dickriding Chrono Trigger.Why would it stop me from saying LAL is good?
>>741929047zoomzoom sees pixel and will scream at the top of his lung "SLOOOOOOOOP", then go back playing minecraft
lets say i can only pick onewhich one is best?
>>741932073Triangle Strategy
>>741927742How can you not remember Partitio, I swear people have the shittiest taste in characters
>>741933798I don't like mercantilists. Scholar and huntress are more honorable.
>>741932073Octopath 2Live A Live is already way too damn short since it's a SNES game with barely any content compared to the other two.
The only "hd-2d" game i liked so far was the Star Ocean 2 remake, i have yet to try the Dragon Quest remakes tho.
i bought a 1 & 2 bundle. currently making my way through 1. it's a bit rough around the edges but i'm enjoying it. i'm guessing 2 improves a few things
>>741912990I laughed so hard when journos rated it bad for having a lot of worldbuilding and character interaction via dialogue.Then a few weeks later they praised DeadStranding for having so many eceleb dialogue cutscenes.
>>741932073The best version of Live-A-Live is still Touhou-A-Live because it actually puts a lot of meat into the final chapter, making it a bigger part than all the others instead of a quick dungeon.
>>741937879>DeadStrandingThat's because it's normie bait.>>741937769>i'm guessing 2 improves a few thingsThis is actually a severe understatement from almost the entire fanbase.
>>741937879It’s because team asano games have dog shit writing. Octopath 0 has a lot of dialogue but it’s all over the top juvenile crap
>>741938690Maaaaaaarbelous
It’s a gem
>>7419369243 is great. 1 is way overbloated. 2 is surprisingly great now.They do expect you to play in release order which changes some things for better or worse.
>>741932073I think they all have unique appeal, depending on your tastesDon't pick Triangle Strategy if you have a short attention span or a distate for slow political intrigue Don't pick Live a Live if you want a lot of bang for your buckDon't pick OT2 if you like very intricate dungeons in your JRPG
>>7419386900 is probably the best written game they've made. Which says a lot. OT1 might genuinely be the worst written JRPG I've ever played in my life and the only time I've ever just completely given up on a game's writing and just started skipping cutscenes every character's story was so offensively boring, generic and repetitive.
>>741869045>looting the same identical healing grape againHaving identical items that are often worthless as 'reward' is beyond ridiculous. Hand crafted items aren't too much asked for.
