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—> This article contains spoilers for Octopath Traveler.
“The game is not your typical epic JRPG, being very modest in scope, telling stories that never intertwine to form a big narrative”
When I wrote my review of Octopath Traveler I never thought this fragment would be one of the most controversial in the whole analysis. However, when I posted it on Reddit – why would I do that, you ask? Well, this website has only five views a month – I saw more and more claims that I had not finished Octopath Traveler, if I was really saying that the game’s stories don’t eventually connect, forming a large, epic narrative. Of course, these claims are referring to the fact [...]
If Octopath Traveler were a book, it wouldn’t be a novel, but a collection of short stories. The game is not your typical epic JRPG, being very modest in scope, telling stories that never intertwine to form a big narrative, while presenting a simplified version of Bravely Default’s combat and job systems. Nonetheless, the game excels in what it sets out to do, presenting a beautiful world and discussing important themes in a modest, but efficient way.
The game has eight main characters and each one has their own story, which is divided into four chapters. Let’s start with the best one to get a grasp of what the narrative is like in Octopath Traveler.
One of the main [...]