Lets start with whats different.

It’s a shame Octopath Traveler 2 hasnt branched out in this respect.

If you missed Octopath Traveler the first time round, congratulations!

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You have one of today’s best JRPG battle systems to look forward to here.

But as one of those returning players, I was a mite disappointed.

Once theyre over, its back to pretending everyone else doesnt exist anymore.

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Your mileage on some of those main story arcs will vary as well.

At this rate, Ive probably only got myself to blame.

Warriors fight a large prison guard and their two lackeys in Octopath Traveler 2

Warriors fight a bunch of monsters in eggs and a strange orange octopus in Octopath Traveler 2

Warriors fight large tumbleweed monsters at sunset in Octopath Traveler 2

Warriors fight a grand swordsman and their minions in Octopath Traveler 2

Warriors stand on top of a wooded hillside in Octopath Traveler 2

A woman in a purple dress stands outside a western-themed village in Octopath Traveler 2

A thief and a cleric talk to an old man at night in Octopath Traveler 2

A dancer bids farewell to their home town in Octopath Traveler 2

Two characters chat in Octopath Traveler 2

Warriors fight a group of thieves in Octopath Traveler 2