Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler is making its way to PC on June 7. The game was previously a Nintendo Switch exclusive. The announcement seem accidental as the blog post of the game were removed.
The company put out a blog post that confirmed the game to be coming out on June 7,2019, however the post was quickly deleted. The blog post message was saved online and was shared multiple times.
We have some very exciting news for PC gamers,” Square Enix says. “Octopath Traveler is coming to Steam on June 7, 2019! So, y’know, add it to your wishlist now.
In the blog post , in addition to the game not being exclusive to Nintendo Switch, the Japanese publisher revealed that the game would be released on Valve’s Steam Platform.
The game is set in the beautiful, but dangerous, world of Osterra. Octopath puts you in control of 8 unique heroes that come each with their own skillset, motivations and storylines. You can play as:
- Olberic: an experienced knight in search of redemption.
- Cyrus: a scholar whose book smarts don’t always equate to common sense.
- Tressa: an enthusiastic merchant who is travelling the world to hone her skills.
- Ophelia: a noble cleric on a pilgrimage to Orsterra’s holy sites.
- Primrose: a fallen noble on a quest to avenge her murdered father.
- Alfyn: a naive apothecary determined to help people whatever the cost.
- Therion: a skilled thief trapped in an impossible situation.
- H’annit: an expert hunter, tracking down her missing master.
Start the game with any of these character, and build your path in any order you want. Each character has its own distinct class, and a unique Path Action abilities that they can use out of combat to progress their adventure.
Over the course of the party’s various adventures, you’ll explore 8 vast regions full of stories, side-quests to discover, and gruesome creatures to battle against. Speaking of battles, Octopath Traveler has a battle system that’s easy to understand, but imbued with impressive tactical depth.
It’s based around ‘breaking’ your targets – every enemy has a shield, and you need to take advantage of their weaknesses to break it and put them into a vulnerable state which essentially stuns them for a turn.
Finally, it would be remiss not to comment on how it looks. Octopath Traveler combines realistic 3D environments with classic RPG-inspired character sprites. It’s an utterly distinctive visual style and absolutely stunning – especially in motion.
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