Octopath Traveler 2 PS5 review - A rollercoaster of emotions across a very familiar gameplay
Octopath Traveler 2 was one of the games that I was most excited about in 2023. The first title was one of my favorites on the Nintendo Switch, even if it had some features and gameplay mechanics that infuriated me.
It was all about the characters and their often-tragic stories. Though the tales were memorable, they all felt disconnected. The characters, although they traveled together, didn’t really feel like allies, but like the minions of whoever the party leader was.
The game was still gorgeous, the combat was solid, and the soundtrack was incredible. So, when Octopath Traveler 2 came out, I absolutely had to play it. While it does some things that I wish it didn’t, it improved every facet of the original game.
That said, Octopath Traveler 2 is still very much more of the same, but with new characters, stories, and a new map. Is that really a bad thing, though? That’s what I’m going to explore in this review.
Much like in the first game, players in Octopath Traveler 2 pick one of the eight protagonists and begin their story. It doesn’t matter which one you pick, you can start with whichever one appeals to you the most. I chose Hikari and slowly started picking up other party members after completing Chapter 1 of his tale.
Unlike the previous game though, Octopath Traveler 2 has the characters interact in some ways. They speak to each other in battle, and there are Tales-series style moments where two characters talk to each other outside battle.
Watch: Temenos gets no respect in his story.
In this, Octopath Traveler 2 has done a great deal to improve the overall immersion in the story. It felt so weird that these party members wouldn’t really do much together. Another way this has been improved is the inclusion of
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