Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent Explained

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Octopath Traveler released in 2018 with a strong fan response. The game was initially only available on the Nintendo Switch, owing to Square Enix’s decision to premiere public betas for its smaller throwback games. Octopath Traveler might not have spearheaded this initiative, but it was the first Square Enix game to use an HD-2D art style that involves using modern graphical technologies to render backgrounds which characters move through as pixelated sprites. This visual technique made Octopath Traveler notable, and was replicated in Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent.

The presence of HD-2D visuals in the upcoming Triangle Strategy is well-known, and Dragon Quest fans are looking forward to the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest 3. However, another HD-2D game is due out this year in North America. Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is a mobile free-to-play title released in Japan in 2020 that serves as a prequel to Octopath Traveler. The game was just announced to be coming to the West with a beta sometime this spring, so Octopath fans should prepare themselves for the new installment.

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Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is a fairly similar game to the original with some key differences. The game still plays out as a traditional JRPG, with players able to walk around the world, get into random battles, and talk to NPCs. The Path Actions from the first game make a return, enabling deeper interactions with NPCs and the world around them. On a whole, Champions of the Continent provides a similar experience to the original Octopath Traveler.

The battle system is similar as well. Octopath Traveler uses standard JRPG combat with some