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***Lex*** · 09/20/2017

The aesthetics of this game look amazing:

YouTube Video

Ghost X · 09/20/2017

"Octopath"... strange pronunciation at the 1:03 mark

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Tetsujin · 09/20/2017

Watched the Easy Allies impromptu playthrough of the demo after the Nintendo Direct livestream, it looked really good. Story seemed interesting too, wasn't lighthearted like I thought it might be.

Too bad it's Switch exclusive.

***Lex*** · 11/12/2017

I played the demo of this myself today and thoroughly enjoyed it (I also got a Switch today). Really looking forward to this game releasing. It's everything I want out of a retro-style-but-modern FF. It was pretty FF-tropey, but in a good way.

***Lex*** · 05/15/2018

Hello it's me again <3

This game is releasing on 13th July and I'm actually really looking forward to it. They've already made a bunch of improvements from the demo, and they've revealed all 8 characters at this point:

Olberic
Cyrus
Tressa
Ophilia
Primrose
Alfyn
Therion
H'aanit

Clever.

YouTube Video

**ForceStealer** · 05/15/2018

Still that hokey announcer-guy, I see, lol

***Lex*** · 07/01/2018

I just finished the latest demo and wanted to talk a little about how this seems to work:

- You can start with any of the 8 characters, they have a short (maybe like an hour long) prologue explaining their motivation from setting off
- There are areas between the towns that are fairly low level, higher level stuff to the centre of the map and to the outside edges
- When you complete a character's prologue you can immediately set out and team up with anyone of your choosing (you can recruit all of them obviously)
- When you get to another town, you can speak to the other main character immediately and the game asks you if you want to hear their backstory - this starts you from the beginning of their prologue solo until maybe about 30% of the way through their prologue at which point you team up with the character you just brought to them
- You get 3 hours of this "demo" at which point it asks you if you want to save, said save can then just be continued with the full game. But you can also start a new game for a different "beginning" which I think I'm gonna do now just to see what some of the other characters are like.

So for example I started with Cyrus, the scholar. Did his story, then went northwest and found Ophilia, did a BIT of her backstory, then had Cyrus and Ophilia for the rest of Ophilia's prologue (and I'm glad I did, that boss was tricky). I feel like the difficulty of bosses must scale based on whether or not you have a solo character or a full party, because I can't imagine pulling that one off with Ophilia solo.

Character actions are neat - Cyrus has "scrutinize" which is basically like an overview of an NPC's backstory and using it can do many things based on said NPC, like reveal a hidden item (seems to be the most common result) or make the inn or shops cheaper, add weapons to shops etc. This has a success rate and if you fail a number of times your "reputation" within the town suffers, meaning you can't perform these character actions. You can restore your reputation by speaking to a dude in the tavern but it's expensive and I couldn't afford it after ruining mine, so avoid that lol.

It's freaking beautiful:

I have one concern and that's simply that the characters so far have not interacted with each other. When they met up there was simply a menu that said "would you like to team up?" y/n and there was maybe one or two lines of "oh hello" or something, but I suppose that's a massive logistical challenge given that you can start with any character and recruit any of them in any order lol.

Ghost X · 07/01/2018

Love the look (literally as in "the visuals") of the game, indeed.

Claymore · 07/02/2018

I've not been really looked at this game (because I don't own a Switch) but after finally watching the trailer I finally understand what's been bugging me about it. I knew something was familiar, so it really doesn't surprise me that the Bravely Default dude's are behind this. I thought the first one was brilliant (though repetitive), with a fantastic gameplay mechanic and had a beautiful art style. This looks to be replicating that but seems a heck of a lot more successful mainstream already before its even launched.

Ugh. I wasn't going to get a Switch until the first core Pokemon game came out, but...

***Lex*** · 07/09/2018

OK Octopath we're cooking with gas now (it's music only)

YouTube Video

Even if this game bombs the OST is already amazing.

***Cthulhu*** · 07/14/2018

Artwork is pretty dank

SoZettaSlow · 07/14/2018

Started out as Tressa cause she's my merchant bae. Pretty interesting so far

***Lex*** · 07/16/2018

I just continued my second demo playthrough to get as far as I could the other day, so I think I started with Therion. I've nearly recruited them all now! Just need to finish Alfyn then I'm going for Cyrus and Olberic.

SoZettaSlow · 07/17/2018

I've been behind cause of my 2 jobs. I went Tressa to Cyrus and now onto the Cleric. Did you get the Wayfarer's Edition? The coin is pure metal and the map is actually cloth.

***Lex*** · 07/17/2018

No I didn't but you've made me slightly jealous :3. I did want to get it but I thought it was a bit too expensive - I guess it was worth it if the stuff is real. Normally when I get editions like that I feel like I've been cheated so I opted out this time.

I'm going to continue my playthrough today, life keeps getting in the way of me playing this game :/

09/20/2017	#2
Ghost X Great Old One Donator Join Date: Dec 2009 Sex: Male. Location: Live at the Apollo.	"Octopath"... strange pronunciation at the 1:03 mark . __________________ Winner is me!

11/12/2017	#4
*Lex* *Administrator* Great Old One Reunion Join Date: Jun 2009 Sex: Male Location: Scotland AKA: PSN: Prince-Lex	I played the demo of this myself today and thoroughly enjoyed it (I also got a Switch today). Really looking forward to this game releasing. It's everything I want out of a retro-style-but-modern FF. It was pretty FF-tropey, but in a good way. __________________ Especially for me, by the awesome GLD! Signature by Gabriel <3 mShenko <3

05/15/2018	#6
ForceStealer Super Moderator Great Old One Double Growth Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 34 Sex: Male AKA: Ramza Beoulve, Sonic the Hedgehog, Vash the Stampede	Still that hokey announcer-guy, I see, lol __________________ hitoshura wrote: Don't belittle my peoples, bitch. We work hard and we do what we're told. And might possibly be Scottish. ultima espio wrote: I'm not sure if it was a BOMB, it could have been MAKO, KING, BEST, or ORBS.

07/01/2018	#7
*Lex* *Administrator* Great Old One Reunion Join Date: Jun 2009 Sex: Male Location: Scotland AKA: PSN: Prince-Lex	I just finished the latest demo and wanted to talk a little about how this seems to work: - You can start with any of the 8 characters, they have a short (maybe like an hour long) prologue explaining their motivation from setting off - There are areas between the towns that are fairly low level, higher level stuff to the centre of the map and to the outside edges - When you complete a character's prologue you can immediately set out and team up with anyone of your choosing (you can recruit all of them obviously) - When you get to another town, you can speak to the other main character immediately and the game asks you if you want to hear their backstory - this starts you from the beginning of their prologue solo until maybe about 30% of the way through their prologue at which point you team up with the character you just brought to them - You get 3 hours of this "demo" at which point it asks you if you want to save, said save can then just be continued with the full game. But you can also start a new game for a different "beginning" which I think I'm gonna do now just to see what some of the other characters are like. So for example I started with Cyrus, the scholar. Did his story, then went northwest and found Ophilia, did a BIT of her backstory, then had Cyrus and Ophilia for the rest of Ophilia's prologue (and I'm glad I did, that boss was tricky). I feel like the difficulty of bosses must scale based on whether or not you have a solo character or a full party, because I can't imagine pulling that one off with Ophilia solo. Character actions are neat - Cyrus has "scrutinize" which is basically like an overview of an NPC's backstory and using it can do many things based on said NPC, like reveal a hidden item (seems to be the most common result) or make the inn or shops cheaper, add weapons to shops etc. This has a success rate and if you fail a number of times your "reputation" within the town suffers, meaning you can't perform these character actions. You can restore your reputation by speaking to a dude in the tavern but it's expensive and I couldn't afford it after ruining mine, so avoid that lol. It's freaking beautiful: I have one concern and that's simply that the characters so far have not interacted with each other. When they met up there was simply a menu that said "would you like to team up?" y/n and there was maybe one or two lines of "oh hello" or something, but I suppose that's a massive logistical challenge given that you can start with any character and recruit any of them in any order lol. __________________ Especially for me, by the awesome GLD! Signature by Gabriel <3 mShenko <3

07/01/2018	#8
Ghost X Great Old One Donator Join Date: Dec 2009 Sex: Male. Location: Live at the Apollo.	Love the look (literally as in "the visuals") of the game, indeed. __________________ Winner is me!

09/20/2017	#3
Tetsujin Great Old One IronDude Join Date: Nov 2008	Watched the Easy Allies impromptu playthrough of the demo after the Nintendo Direct livestream, it looked really good. Story seemed interesting too, wasn't lighthearted like I thought it might be. Too bad it's Switch exclusive.

07/02/2018	#9
Claymore Epic Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Age: 38 Sex: Male Location: London	I've not been really looked at this game (because I don't own a Switch) but after finally watching the trailer I finally understand what's been bugging me about it. I knew something was familiar, so it really doesn't surprise me that the Bravely Default dude's are behind this. I thought the first one was brilliant (though repetitive), with a fantastic gameplay mechanic and had a beautiful art style. This looks to be replicating that but seems a heck of a lot more successful mainstream already before its even launched. Ugh. I wasn't going to get a Switch until the first core Pokemon game came out, but...

07/14/2018	#11
*Cthulhu* *Administrator* Great Old One Join Date: Nov 2008	Artwork is pretty dank

07/14/2018	#12
SoZettaSlow Full Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Age: 29 Sex: Male Location: Swamplands AKA: Yoshikage Kira, Josefumi Kujo, Josuke Higashikata, Soft and Wet, Killer Queen	Started out as Tressa cause she's my merchant bae. Pretty interesting so far __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] I know I'm the worst boo, But I can be cool too.

07/16/2018	#13
*Lex* *Administrator* Great Old One Reunion Join Date: Jun 2009 Sex: Male Location: Scotland AKA: PSN: Prince-Lex	I just continued my second demo playthrough to get as far as I could the other day, so I think I started with Therion. I've nearly recruited them all now! Just need to finish Alfyn then I'm going for Cyrus and Olberic. __________________ Especially for me, by the awesome GLD! Signature by Gabriel <3 mShenko <3

07/17/2018	#14
SoZettaSlow Full Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Age: 29 Sex: Male Location: Swamplands AKA: Yoshikage Kira, Josefumi Kujo, Josuke Higashikata, Soft and Wet, Killer Queen	I've been behind cause of my 2 jobs. I went Tressa to Cyrus and now onto the Cleric. Did you get the Wayfarer's Edition? The coin is pure metal and the map is actually cloth. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] I know I'm the worst boo, But I can be cool too.