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Throughout the last decade, Square Enix has been getting more ambitious with its Japanese role playing games. One of its more interesting ideas came in 2018 with the release of Octopath Traveler, a ...

In 2018, the Nintendo Switch was gifted a stellar timed exclusive in the form of Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler. It boasted a rock-solid battle system, gorgeous visuals, a lilting soundtrack, and ...

RPGs — more specifically, those from Square Enix — are having a nostalgia moment. Dispensing with the graphical and gameplay trappings of modern games, like Dragon Age: Inquisition or Persona 5, ...

Octopath Traveler 2 is a retro-styled RPG, set in another steampunk-esque fantasy world. Square Enix isn't reinventing the turn-based RPG for this sequel, instead expanding and (mildly) correcting ...

Octopath Traveler II Review (PS5) – The original Octopath Traveler was never released on a PlayStation console, so I was delighted when its sequel was announced for PlayStation 5. The HD-2D art style ...

It’s only been seven years since the original game first launched, but it’s difficult to imagine a world without Octopath Traveler. Not so much for the series itself, but for what its visual identity ...

Octopath Traveler 0 reviewed by Michael Higham on Nintendo Switch 2. Also available on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch. In this long review process, I was afforded the space ...

Sequels have the unfortunate stigma of needing to be better than their predecessor or they’re often criticized or forgotten. They can’t simply replicate what the original did right or they’ll be ...