Lol.Man Hikaris chapter 5 boss… die and start all over again… I was so close but was not paying attention and forgot to heal lol
Lol.Man Hikaris chapter 5 boss… die and start all over again… I was so close but was not paying attention and forgot to heal lol
That strategy makes theStill reeling from Temenos's third chapter.
Also Arcanist Partitio is so good, holy shit. PARTY-WIDE SIDESTEP AND REST FOR DAYS
welcome to the partyMe exploring the sea, going places I clearly shouldn’t be yet:
“Sense of danger is overwhelming…” - Yeah yeah it’ll be fine, I’ll check it out.
“Divide the party” - Uhhh what
epic new music track kicks in - This was probably a bad idea
Me exploring the sea, going places I clearly shouldn’t be yet:
“Sense of danger is overwhelming…” - Yeah yeah it’ll be fine, I’ll check it out.
“Divide the party” - Uhhh what
epic new music track kicks in - This was probably a bad idea
Well, I don't know if it's too weird, but it's definitely a rather sudden and moody twist, and it sort of recontextualizes the whole story. That and the fact that it also plays into the endgame narrative, which is pretty neat. Didn't know Saint Seiya of all things had done it too ahahahFinally finished Throné and with that all eight stories. Working on the crossed path to unlock the ending. I was expecting something weirder based on the comments on reddit and other forums, but honestlyand organization based on a immortal where most of the member are family (actually half-brother / sisters as they only share the father) it's not on my top 10 of "weirdest thing" anime/games has done. Saint Seiya did it before
Re spoiler-Well, I don't know if it's too weird, but it's definitely a rather sudden and moody twist, and it sort of recontextualizes the whole story. That and the fact that it also plays into the endgame narrative, which is pretty neat. Didn't know Saint Seiya of all things had done it too ahahah
Personally once I have something hyped up by others I'm almost always left a touch cold when it happens, so maybe that played into your expectations as well?
By the way @paranoodle, thatvillains spelling OCTOPATH backwards thing, devilish devs. The mobile game kind of does it as well . if we get an OT3 I'm gonna be on the look out for any character whose name starts with those letters. It's gonna be a long list lol
And the UI thing: it's the braziers going out right? It's gotta be, surely?
Yeah I think the thing with it too is mostly that it takes her story in a different direction/flavor of upsetting/horror? It shifts her story from mainly being about familial abuse to also being about reproductive horror/abuse. It's weird as in it'll make you go "oh what the fuck", but it's not hard to describe or never-seen-before or anything.Well, I don't know if it's too weird, but it's definitely a rather sudden and moody twist, and it sort of recontextualizes the whole story. That and the fact that it also plays into the endgame narrative, which is pretty neat. Didn't know Saint Seiya of all things had done it too ahahah
Personally once I have something hyped up by others I'm almost always left a touch cold when it happens, so maybe that played into your expectations as well?
By the way @paranoodle, thatvillains spelling OCTOPATH backwards thing, devilish devs. The mobile game kind of does it as well . if we get an OT3 I'm gonna be on the look out for any character whose name starts with those letters. It's gonna be a long list lol
And the UI thing: it's the braziers going out right? It's gotta be, surely?
At least you didn’t stumble into it the way I did. I had an NPC in a sidequest say ‘I want to do some research on an island’ and thought they meant that island, only to turn up and find the gates open because of something I’d did on a different set of sidequests. Which meant I pretty muchMe exploring the sea, going places I clearly shouldn’t be yet:
“Sense of danger is overwhelming…” - Yeah yeah it’ll be fine, I’ll check it out.
“Divide the party” - Uhhh what
epic new music track kicks in - This was probably a bad idea
Whoops. I mean, look, they knew what they were getting into getting dragged around by the party. Probably.At least you didn’t stumble into it the way I did. I had an NPC in a sidequest say ‘I want to do some research on an island’ and thought they meant that island, only to turn up and find the gates open because of something I’d did on a different set of sidequests. Which meant I pretty muchdragged them into the gates of hell with me
There should be a waiverWhoops. I mean, look, they knew what they were getting into getting dragged around by the party. Probably.
“Sorry mr Partitio sir, I’m gonna need to increase my day rate if we’re going to fight the elder gods. Oh wait, hang on, your pal there will throw in a bit of that jerky with some hair still on it? Dang it, I’m in!”There should be a waiver
"Do you understand that by being hired/guided by the Sacred Flame/fed some dubiously sourced jerky/seduced that you may be subject to monsters, assorted villainous characters, and attacking and dethroning god?"
I’m dangerously close to starting a playthrough of the first one but I’m lucky enough not to have played it beforeI have been hit with the dreadful realization that there may be less than 5 hours worth of "proper" content in this game for me. I only have Osvald's final chapter and the endgame left.
What am I gonna do in this imminent octopathless life?
This is going to be me after finishing it todayI have been hit with the dreadful realization that there may be less than 5 hours worth of "proper" content in this game for me. I only have Osvald's final chapter and the endgame left.
What am I gonna do in this imminent octopathless life?
Come make a nomination post for it in my rpg vote thread!This is going to be me after finishing it today
TOO LATE I DID IT FIRST!Come make a nomination post for it in my rpg vote thread!
At the end there's is not really any other use for the money rather hired help. Even if you are constantly paying for Alrond Services to farm(and at some point Temenos is going to be to guide it for free) you still would have more than a million.I keep hearing how hired help is busted, but I have yet to use it even once. At this point it's a kind of a self-imposed challenge for me to never use it until the secret boss.
Play the demo to get an ideaAnybody that has played live a live.. is it a good filler until octopath 3? I’m craving another rpg…
Anybody that has played live a live.. is it a good filler until octopath 3? I’m craving another rpg…
LIVE A LIVE is great, has a very memorable climax. It won't last for nearly as long as Octopath though.Anybody that has played live a live.. is it a good filler until octopath 3? I’m craving another rpg…
It’s worth a play- comparatively short at ~25 hours. I liked it but it’s a real mixed bag of ideas. If you go in looking at it as a grab bag of rpg ideas then you won’t go far wrong. Some of it is quite dated (the raw mysogyny of the prehistory chapter) but I did really like some of the others, and the final chapter rounds it all off really well.Anybody that has played live a live.. is it a good filler until octopath 3? I’m craving another rpg…
depends of what you felt OT was lacking. I'm just starting but the "more but better" doesn't make it justice since I feel is a great leap but still carries some of the same things from the first one.So is this game the real deal? Asking as someone, who though the first Octopath was "only" a solid 6.5 out of 10.
Just as someone who’s gone back and played the first 6 hours of Octopath after completing Octopath II, the latter is miles ahead. There’s so many small QoL improvements (listing the threat level of dungeons on the map so you know when to go back and try them is a major one for me). But major changes also include more variety in height, ladders and rafts, more dungeon variety, the sea, and the map being more interesting. The altars are rounded out to have seperate guilds for the jobs. The latent powers give much more pace and a variety of character-specific powerful moves in combat. The opening chapters are more compelling and give each character more room to breathe before the main party can carry them. The characters talk more, both about events and in ‘crossed paths’ sections.So is this game the real deal? Asking as someone, who though the first Octopath was "only" a solid 6.5 out of 10.
Could not have said it better! It’s downright a bit shocking just how much more complex and confident the execution is here.Just as someone who’s gone back and played the first 6 hours of Octopath after completing Octopath II, the latter is miles ahead. There’s so many small QoL improvements (listing the threat level of dungeons on the map so you know when to go back and try them is a major one for me). But major changes also include more variety in height, ladders and rafts, more dungeon variety, the sea, and the map being more interesting. The altars are rounded out to have seperate guilds for the jobs. The latent powers give much more pace and a variety of character-specific powerful moves in combat. The opening chapters are more compelling and give each character more room to breathe before the main party can carry them. The characters talk more, both about events and in ‘crossed paths’ sections.
It’s superficially similar, but every aspect of the game is tuned up for OTII. The only exception is the soundtrack which is great in both.
I was at the last save point, just in front of the final boss, but I didn't.
I don't want it to be over so I straight-up stalled myself.
What the fuck!
You have to manually trigger the ending & epilogue scenes, so you can go ahead and do that without feeling "done".I could have finished the game today.
I was at the last save point, just in front of the final boss, but I didn't.
I don't want it to be over so I straight-up stalled myself.
What the fuck!
It ain't AAA, but they really threw a budget at this game. There's probably about twice as many overall frames of animation or more, plus far more visual effects, sound engineering, and attention to scene composition and unique animations (like each character having some totally different dance moves for each or some Dancer skills)Could not have said it better! It’s downright a bit shocking just how much more complex and confident the execution is here.
Yeah to me it’s an awesome example of iterative improvement that often goes unappreciated until you return to an earlier entry.Could not have said it better! It’s downright a bit shocking just how much more complex and confident the execution is here.