If Octopath Traveler were a book, it wouldn’t be a novel but a collection of short stories. The game is not your typical epic JRPG, ambitious and epic, but is very modest in scope, telling stories that never intertwine to form a big narrative. Nevertheless, it excels in what it sets out to do, presenting a beautiful world while discussing …
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Does Octopath Traveler have a bigger narrative?
—> This article contains spoilers for Octopath Traveler. “The game is not your typical epic JRPG, ambitious and epic, but is very modest in scope, telling stories that never intertwine to form a big narrative” When I wrote my review of Octopath Traveler I thought this fragment merited a more in-depth analysis. After all, there is a late-game sidequest …
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