Octopath Traveler 2, also known as Divergent Traveler 2, is a role-playing game developed by Square Enix and ACQUIRE, which officially landed on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC on February 24, 2023. I've been playing Octopath Traveler 2 for a while, and it's a very good role-playing game with a rich story, beautiful graphics, hidden exploration elements and rich combat strategies.
- Picture-wise
It adopts a pixel art style design, and the picture style is fresh and simple, while retaining the character standing painting (day and night clubs are different). The details of the scene, special effects, light and shadow effects, and the scene changes day and night are also eye-catching, which can bring a very good visual experience. Compared with the previous game, the "HD-2D" graphics performance will be fully upgraded, and you can also manually switch between day and night. The downside is that the game player occasionally drops frames during Switch battles, but the overall graphics are still very commendable.
Character standing drawing
The picture style is fresh and simple
- Plot-wise
It tells the adventures of a new era, a new continent, and new characters, and basically does not intersect with the story of the previous work. Players who did not play the previous game can also have a full story experience.
Each character in the game has their own unique story and personality, and the interaction between them is also very interesting. Players can experience a variety of different plots and side quests in the game, each with its own difficulty and rewards. These elements make the game very playable, players can enjoy different stories and missions in the game, while also gaining insight into the various characters in the game, and also add a story experience for two-person stories.
Rich story and side quests
Fun team interaction
- Combat system
Compared to its predecessor, there are very few changes in terms of combat, and it still uses a slower-paced turn-based system. Each enemy in the game has its own weaknesses, and after a certain number of attack shields, the enemy will enter a "broken state", where the enemy will stop the current and next turn of activity and take more damage. On the basis of the previous game, there is also a new "potential" operation, which is a new skill effect that the character launches after being attacked by the enemy or breaking the enemy's defense, and the potential of each character is different, and the player can choose different according to the battle situation, which enriches the strategy.
The enemy will enter the "defensive state"
Hunters can capture monsters to drive battle, or "work" them into items
Each character in the game has a fixed basic class and a freely assigned combat class, each class has a class and auxiliary skills, players can match different classes and auxiliary skills according to their preferences to torture enemies or break through the damage limit, playability and strategy are very high. Combat classes can be obtained while exploring.
Match combat classes
Configure auxiliary occupations
- Musically
The music performance is still excellent, and the rich GBGM creates a unique atmosphere and emotion for the game, allowing players to better immerse themselves in and assume the characters. The BGM diversity in the game is very rich, and each character has its own theme song, allowing players to feel more fun in the game.
The music is excellent and rich
Overall, Octopath Traveler 2 is a very good RPG, both in terms of graphics, story, and music, which is very commendable. However, the game's combat rhythm and plot advancement are relatively slow, although in the ordinary slow-paced journey, the game gives players enough hidden elements and content to play, but players who like fast-paced and refreshing should choose carefully, after all, the price of the game is not cheap. If you're a laid-back fan of role-playing games, give this game a try, and you're sure you won't be disappointed.
The player steers the ship freely