One of the most popular Nintendo Switch exclusives of the past four years is making a comeback with the release of Octopath Traveler 2. A novelty that we present to you in detail.
With its unique graphic style, its gameplay incorporating all the elements of the best role-playing games of the late 90s, and its incredibly engaging plot, Octopath Traveler has established itself as a staple of the Nintendo Switch, totaling no less than a million copies sold in one month. A success driven in particular by the nostalgia of players wishing to rediscover the sensations of the golden age of Japanese RPGs, and by a rigor of design and writing to make the greatest successes of the last ten years tremble. The good news is that Square Enix has decided to offer a sequel to this sacred little monster, a sequel that will be released in a few weeks under the name of Octopath Traveler 2.
By looking at these first images, you will have understood that Octopath Traveler 2 does not intend to move away from the formula which made the success of its predecessor. By presenting us once again with a vast and terribly familiar fantasy world, always with a unique 16-bit design, the game invites us to set off on a new adventure once again bringing together eight different narrative arcs. These eight characters that you can choose to meet in turn in the order you want, represent the well-known archetypes of traditional medieval-fantasy role-playing games, which have long since become staples of pop culture. Enough to satisfy all fans of the turn-based RPG genre and more, and an almost guaranteed success for Acquire, Square Enix and Nintendo.
Awaited for four years now by a community of players as vast as it is passionate, Octopath Traveler 2 will be released in France and around the world on February 24th. An event release for a whole venerable section of gaming, and one more advantage in the sleeve of a Nintendo Switch which always knows how to resist the new generations of game consoles. It will also be necessary to closely monitor this novelty which risks to be a real little bomb, and which will offer a little magic to Nintendo Switch players, deprived of Hogwarts Legacy until July 2023.