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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Octopath Traveler was a pleasant surprise when it debuted a few years back. Its then-new HD-2D engine was a delight to behold, and the gameplay drew ...

Throughout the last decade, Square Enix has been getting more ambitious with its Japanese role playing games. One of its more interesting ideas came in 2018 with the release of Octopath Traveler, a ...

Considering how great 2025 has been for RPGs, finishing the year out with a new Octopath Traveler game feels like a cherry on the top of a giant sundae. Octopath Traveler 0 is a natural evolution of ...

RPGs — more specifically, those from Square Enix — are having a nostalgia moment. Dispensing with the graphical and gameplay trappings of modern games, like Dragon Age: Inquisition or Persona 5, ...

In 2018, the Nintendo Switch was gifted a stellar timed exclusive in the form of Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler. It boasted a rock-solid battle system, gorgeous visuals, a lilting soundtrack, and ...

Octopath Traveler II Review (PS5) – The original Octopath Traveler was never released on a PlayStation console, so I was delighted when its sequel was announced for PlayStation 5. The HD-2D art style ...

Great RPGs can live or die by their final chapters – what's been built up through a long journey could pay off with major revelations that leave a lasting mark or fall flat with cliches that undermine ...

Sequels have the unfortunate stigma of needing to be better than their predecessor or they’re often criticized or forgotten. They can’t simply replicate what the original did right or they’ll be ...