Have you tried the Project Octopath Traveler demo? I find it very exciting. It feels like the gameplay loop will be very bite sized. It feels very well suited for short bursts of play. Even the 3DS JRPGs I played felt like a time commitment (SMT IV, Etrian Odyssey). It’s in stark contrast to an “AAA” JRPG (Persona 5, Xenoblade, FFXV). I don’t know how it compares to bravely default, the same team’s other game, though.
I think this could be the first third party breakout hit.
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I just got done trying out the demo. Fireworks are still going off in my head.
What did I just play??? hahaha. How should I describe it for the reader? Pretend that Final Fantasy 7 never happened. It is an evolution off of Final Fantasy 6’s graphics. It is like a late gen SNES RPG with HD graphics! It reminds me of Live-A-Live. I played a dancer who can allure different characters to my side by shaking my booty. Apparently, I am a whore to my boss. My mansion is placed in the 8-bit land (where I can see gens 2 and 4 clearly nearby). The fact that this game has allusions to oral sex in a game on a Nintendo system that is a demo is pretty shocking to me.
The game is really fun. I love the production values. Voice acting and music are great. The characters talk too much, but I suppose they are yappy at the beginning to establish their characters. Gameplay seems to be there in spades. Good difficulty from what little I can tell.
I’m buying it day one.
I don’t think it will be a ‘break out hit’, but a cult hit. This game is a must play for those who like 16-bit RPGs like Final Fantasy 6. It better be on cartridge.
This Switch console is going to make a run to by trying to better than the NES/SNES/Wii/DS/Etc. So far, the first year software is destroying the NES/SNES/Wii/DS/Etc. And I’m still playing Zelda Master Quest. I have… 170 hours (!!!) in Zelda. And when I’m done with that, Xenoblade 2, Octopath Traveller, Doom, Golf Story, etc. etc. etc. Damn you, Nintendo! I have to make a living!