There is no absolute evil against which our travelers must band together to battle, no ultimate weapon or looming, world-ending calamity. “If there’s one thing missing from Octopath Traveler it’s a unifying thread tying all the stories together. (You can switch the voice acting to the original Japanese, if that’s your thing.) Progression through one has no bearing on the other seven, and switching between them isn’t a requirement, but I still partially played through each character’s story while concentrating on the satisfying ending to Therion’s tale.
The eight different tales told in Octopath Traveler aren’t particularly original, but they do manage a few dramatic surprises and are both well-written and voice acted. During fights, spells paint the battlefield in light and throw realistic shadows on everything, adding another layer of beauty to an already gorgeous world. Beams of warm sunlight shine through windows and interiors are lit by torch or a warm candlelight. Lighting effects make the world even more dreamlike. Individual grains of sand sparkle under the sun, and the snowy landscapes glimmer with life as light dances across individual snowflakes. Perhaps the most gorgeous places are the deserts, beaches, and snow-capped mountain areas. Everything in the world feels alive with subtle movement: pixelated trees rustle in the breeze blades of 16-bit grass sway under a changing sky shadows from passing clouds blot out parts of the landscape as they float, out of sight, in the skies above. You may have noted that our review of the game is not up yet, but we’re currently playing it obsessively, and our review should be going live soon- hopefully some time next week, so stay tuned.“But it doesn’t stop there. Octopath Traveler is available now, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.
If you are a collector, you can always import it, otherwise you can just get the soundtrack digitally, and enjoy the music for yourself. A physical disc for it has also launched in Japan, but that will likely not come over to the west. If you want it, it is available to buy right now on iTunes and Amazon. Fully orchestrated, but channeling the sounds of 16- and 32-bit JRPGs, it’s basically the best of all worlds- a soulful, nostalgic, wistful series of compositions that truly seems to be one of the best soundtracks of the year, every bit as accomplished as the game’s graphical look is.Īnd now, in a rare twist, you can buy this soundtrack for yourself.
Octopath Traveler launched today, and the one thing that is clear about it already is just how amazing its soundtrack is.
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