Some will deal greater damage, others will affect the Break and Boost systems, and some can take area-of-effect spells and focus them on a single target and vice versa. They also have special Latent Powers that trigger after a certain number of turns. Some characters have special abilities that only activate during the day or night. It's all of this combined with each protagonist's individual abilities that make Octopath Traveler 2's combat so enjoyable. It's a system that makes prioritizing specific enemies critical and puts an emphasis on plotting out which characters should attack with which attacks. Once it's depleted completely, the enemy is stunned and susceptible to greater damage. If a foe is hit with a weapon or magic spell that they're weak to, it will deplete their Break meter. The Break system involves exploiting enemy weaknesses. The Boost mechanic means characters can bank moves to string together later into a combination of strikes that do heavier damage. This gets easier much later in the game once secondary jobs become available and expand each character's weapon and magic capabilities.Īll of this feeds into the Break and Boost system, which plays similarly to other Square Enix JRPGs like Bravely Default. Only four characters can battle at a time, meaning players have to determine who fits what situation. For the first half of the game, the challenge is in mixing and matching party members. Each character can wield different weapons and use select elemental magic spells.
Those looking for traditional turn-based battles will love what they see with Octopath Traveler 2. Things get more interesting much farther into the game when players unlock sea travel, which opens up new horizons and engaging battles. The towns all look mostly the same and the connecting roads don't add too much, so expect to use the fast travel feature often. The dev team gives players a sizable world to explore, one that spans three continents. After that character's opening chapter, it's time to embark into an expansive world.
The "lead" character is ultimately determined by the player at the start of the game, as the story will start out with the origin of the chosen hero. Octopath Traveler 2 has eight different protagonists. It's a game that capably builds on its predecessor with some exciting new ideas, mechanics, and character interactions, but still doesn't feel like it's the best game it could be. Five years later, Square Enix and ACQUIRE Corp have returned with Octopath Traveler 2, which follows the exploits of eight brand new heroes who share little in common with one another. It wasn't a perfect effort, but it showed a lot of potential for the future. One of its more interesting ideas came in 2018 with the release of Octopath Traveler, a classic-style JRPG that focuses on eight different protagonists. Throughout the last decade, Square Enix has been getting more ambitious with its Japanese role playing games.
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