Octopath Traveler (PC) Playthrough | Part 4 (No Commentary)

My Playthrough of Octopath Traveler on PC Game Pass!

Octopath Traveler is a role-playing video game developed by Square Enix, in collaboration with Acquire. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in July 2018, for Microsoft Windows in June 2019, for Stadia in April 2020, and for Xbox One in March 2021. The game has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide by February 2021 and received "generally favorable" critical reception, with the most common point of praise going to the graphics and art style.

A prequel, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, was launched in 2020 in Japan, followed by a worldwide release in 2022.

Octopath Traveler is a role-playing game that sports a graphical aesthetic known as "HD-2D", defined by the developers as combining retro Super NES-style character sprites and textures with polygonal environments and high-definition effects. Players start the game by choosing a protagonist from one of eight adventurers, each of whom begins their journey in different parts of the world. Each character is paired with a distinct character class ("job"). Once a protagonist character is chosen, they cannot be removed from the active party until their story arc, which consists of four chapters, is concluded. Any other character not chosen as the protagonist may be recruited at their starting locations.

Each player character has a unique "Path Action" command that can be used when interacting with NPCs that are divided into two categories: Noble, the ability's effectiveness dependent by the character's level or amount of in-game currency, and Rogue, which has a risk of its user losing credibility upon other NPCs. When the player loses enough reputation in a given town, they can no longer use their Path Actions on any NPCs in that town. For example, the Warrior Olberic and the Hunter H'aanit can challenge characters; the Scholar Cyrus and the Apothecary Alfyn can inquire about certain bits of information that can be used for completion of quests or in the form of hidden items; the Merchant Tressa and the Thief Therion can acquire items directly from NPCs; and the Cleric Ophilia and the Dancer Primrose can guide NPCs and use them as guest summons.

The game features a turn-based battle system, in which the player can attack using different kinds of weapons or elemental attacks, as well as use abilities and items. Each party member receive a Boost Point at the end of every turn, of which they can store up to five at a time. During their turn, a player can use up to three Boost Points to boost a command, allowing their character to attack multiple times, raise their defense, or increase the potency of an ability. A Boost Point is not gained the turn after using them. Enemies have a shield counter that lowers whenever they are attacked with a weapon or element they are weak against. When the counter is depleted, they enter a stunned state where they can receive more damage and lose a turn.

Set in the land of Orsterra, the Order of the Sacred Flame believed their world was created by thirteen deities. One of them, the fallen god Galdera, was sealed away within the afterworld by the other deities after he refused to relinquish what they created. The player follows the stories of eight heroes as they journey through Orsterra: Ophilia Clement, a priestess of the Sacred Flame who undertakes a religious pilgrimage; Cyrus Albright, a teacher at the Royal Academy who attempts to recover a stolen tome of dark arts called From the Far Reaches of Hell; Tressa Colzione, a merchant who is inspired to go traveling after acquiring a journal detailing a past adventurer's travels; Olberic Eisenberg, a former knight of the Kingdom of Hornburg seeking renewed purpose after his kingdom was destroyed in an attack by a sellsword named Werner; Primrose Azelhart, a dispossessed noblewoman seeking revenge against the Obsidians, a criminal organization that murdered her father; Alfyn Greengrass, a traveling healer inspired to take up the apothecary trade after a stranger saved him from a terminal disease as a child; Therion, a criminal tasked by a noble family to recover a set of dragonstones belonging to them; and H'aanit, a huntress who is tracking her mentor after he left their village to hunt a beast called Redeye.

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