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Aug 28, 2019 16:55
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I got two copies of this game.
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Aug 28, 2019 17:54
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Soothing Vapors posted:I don't know who to believe Game owns, soundtrack owns
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Aug 28, 2019 23:54
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It's a very pretty game with fun systems but the adventures you go on are kind of boring.
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Aug 29, 2019 01:05
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The Octopath Traveler OST is on Spotify now, and probably already is or will be on all the other big streaming services soon.
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Oct 1, 2019 19:36
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Mega64 posted:The Octopath Traveler OST is on Spotify now, and probably already is or will be on all the other big streaming services soon. Thanks for the heads-up.
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Oct 1, 2019 21:40
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Hi! This game is half price on Switch! Anyone buy it? This is one of the best games I've played since DQ11 and I was hoping to get some discussion going. My wife is playing through it right now and is in chapter 2. This game has one of the best soundtracks I have ever heard in video games. I'm super hype for the mobile prequel coming this year. H'aanit is the best character. Please chat about this awesome game!
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Mar 22, 2020 00:56
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It's pretty good!
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Mar 22, 2020 01:00
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It’s a good but flawed game that is way better than Dragon Quest 11. That’s my take
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Mar 22, 2020 05:03
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Yeah, the soundtrack hit it right out of the ballpark. And I loved the hell out of tinkering with my late game party to create some hilariously busted setups (to the point where I had to start handicapping myself to see all of the tricks of some characters’ final bosses). There are admittedly some pretty major warts once you reach the postgame, but there’s guides that’ll walk you through what to do once you hit the point where you’ve cleared all of the stories of each character and have no drat clue what you’re supposed to do next.
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Mar 22, 2020 08:34
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Picked it up half price too, after getting a Switch Lite for the apocalypse This might be the beat RPG systems I've seen in forever, but I'm still going around doing all the chapter 1s. I was thinking this was gonna be a mid length breezy game, but looking at some non spoiler posts, there's a job system and way more chapters than I was expecting. Hell yeah I'm Tressa main, with Prim, Olberic and Cyrus. Everyone has great personality. Especially Tressa 
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Mar 22, 2020 16:50
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Yeah, each character’s chapters usually clock in at an hour or two, which makes this great for doing in small chunks while still feeling like you’re making major progress. Just do know that the Chapter 2 bosses are where the training wheels very suddenly come off.
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Mar 22, 2020 16:59
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I can't beat the optional boss even with everyone at 70+ and the recommended setups in a guide I found. Phase 1 is free with light runes but Phase 2 almost always insta wipes me and I have no idea what to do other than maybe grind more levels and equip +speed gear. Any good setups or recommendations?
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Mar 22, 2020 18:10
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I've never beaten an optional boss in any JRPG and any time I've tried, it's been miserable. Whatever fun people see in the JRPG optional boss style, which is pretty much just "gently caress You", I'm not seeing it WRPG optional bosses are sometimes fun though, like the ones in BG and Pillars. Killing the Adra Dragon really made me feel like a baller
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Mar 22, 2020 18:29
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Do you have a Warmaster in your second group? Focus on feeding them BP so they can spam their Divine Skill every turn. Would also recommend Alfyn for second group so you can use the Apothecary DS on somebody in the party, and they can then feed everyone else the max BP item.
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Mar 22, 2020 18:49
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Regalingualius posted:Do you have a Warmaster in your second group? Focus on feeding them BP so they can spam their Divine Skill every turn. Would also recommend Alfyn for second group so you can use the Apothecary DS on somebody in the party, and they can then feed everyone else the max BP item. Yep I have that setup. Only problem is that nobody lives long enough for any of that to happen
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Mar 22, 2020 19:04
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Will I start getting exponentially more money at some point? Everything I've seen for sale is either around 1-2k or 14-16k Also, Tressa is a better physical attacker than Olberic in my game right now lol. She is the literal best ^_^
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Mar 22, 2020 19:26
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precision posted:Will I start getting exponentially more money at some point? Everything I've seen for sale is either around 1-2k or 14-16k Not til chapter 4. They did a really good job with the economy in this game. Money choices were A Thing for a long time.
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Mar 22, 2020 19:31
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Elephant Ambush posted:I can't beat the optional boss even with everyone at 70+ and the recommended setups in a guide I found. Phase 1 is free with light runes but Phase 2 almost always insta wipes me and I have no idea what to do other than maybe grind more levels and equip +speed gear. I recommend Saving Grace (can overheal up to 9999HP, won't work if character is already overhealed) and Patience (25% for the character to have an extra turn after the end of the round) on as many characters as you can. Overhealing makes surviving much easier, and extra turns add up significantly. Have a Dancer and Starseer for the second stage. Dancer to give their Divine skill to the Starseer, so the Starseer can use Celestial Intervention to block the foes' buffs and debuffs. You'll want someone as an Apothecary since Dohter's is very helpful, preferably Alfyn but someone fast like Therion would do in a pinch for Jam Spam.
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Mar 22, 2020 19:59
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precision posted:Will I start getting exponentially more money at some point? Everything I've seen for sale is either around 1-2k or 14-16k As a fellow Tressa main (she is the best), I didn't have huge money problems, just from spamming Collect (especially on bosses) and walking from screen to screen.
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Mar 22, 2020 21:01
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Haha, I was grinding in the desert to buy something and not paying attention, just spamming whatever the things are weak to, and after a fight everyone gained 3 levels and I got 3k gold. I guess I killed a metal slime type dude without even realizing it 
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Mar 22, 2020 21:11
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precision posted:Haha, I was grinding in the desert to buy something and not paying attention, just spamming whatever the things are weak to, and after a fight everyone gained 3 levels and I got 3k gold. I guess I killed a metal slime type dude without even realizing it Yeah those are Cait Sith enemies. Also don't grind random enemies for money. It's super painful. You're intended to get most of your money from looted chests and sold equipment. Mega64 posted:I recommend Saving Grace (can overheal up to 9999HP, won't work if character is already overhealed) and Patience (25% for the character to have an extra turn after the end of the round) on as many characters as you can. Overhealing makes surviving much easier, and extra turns add up significantly. Yep. Did all that. Here's what happens best case scenario: One of my second team people goes first. The best they can do to overheal is a grape bunch. Then all the enemies go and multi hit the whole party and everyone dies anyway. I think I have to make a character with high speed a cleric or apothecary. Elephant Ambush fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Mar 22, 2020 |
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Mar 22, 2020 21:27
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Just started this Picked the scholar guy and got my rear end handed to me by the first boss. Any tips? Im pretty sure I know what Im doing regarding boosts, but who knows. Is it better to build up boost to break his shield or to break his shield then use a boosted spell?
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Mar 22, 2020 21:56
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TommyGun85 posted:Just started this Picked the scholar guy and got my rear end handed to me by the first boss. Any tips? Im pretty sure I know what Im doing regarding boosts, but who knows. At this point in the game, the latter. Broken enemies take equally high damage from any spell Cyrus dishes out, so break, then cast a boosted spell on the boss to significantly weaken him.
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Mar 22, 2020 22:01
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Always Be Breaking
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Mar 22, 2020 23:42
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I just got Alfyn and he is Best Boy. I want to go on adventures with him and Tressa  I gotta bench someone though. Sorry Primrose, you're going to the B Team
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Mar 23, 2020 04:23
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Make sure to regularly rotate your party around to make sure none of them fall severely behind, because it can be a pain in the rear end to catch them back up the further you go. Also, starting with the Chapter 2 for every character, you can unlock little bonus conversations between them and each of the other seven over the main plot beats for that chapter. They don’t reveal anything really major, but some of them are pretty hilarious. Or reveal just how thirsty each of the travelers are for each other.
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Mar 23, 2020 07:14
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TommyGun85 posted:Is it better to build up boost to break his shield or to break his shield then use a boosted spell? The exception is when they're 2-3 shields from broken and about to wreck your poo poo. Then break them so they lose their turn. precision posted:I just got Alfyn and he is Best Boy. I want to go on adventures with him and Tressa As a bonus, Alfyn is hilariously broken in combat.
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Mar 23, 2020 08:02
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Regalingualius posted:Make sure to regularly rotate your party around to make sure none of them fall severely behind, because it can be a pain in the rear end to catch them back up the further you go. Yeah every once in a while it's cool to switch characters in a tavern just to see what conversations they have. There are a lot of really good ones. My favorite was a relatively early one between H'aanit and Ophilia where the bond over their insecurities. It's super sweet :3
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Mar 23, 2020 14:21
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How do I see those conversations exactly?
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Mar 23, 2020 16:19
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precision posted:How do I see those conversations exactly? There will be a prompt at the top right of the screen to press +. You'll hear a distinct noise too. Many of them only happen in taverns so if you want to see as many as possible then switch party members after each chapter.
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Mar 23, 2020 16:48
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Loving the game so far, but have a few nitpicks. The area designs are pretty linear with only branching paths to get a treasure. Due to the perspective, it can be hard to tell what is a walkable surface. I absolutely hate any game mechanics based on % of failing. Its annoying to fail 4 times at path actions and have to pay 5k to reset your rep. Just make these actions availabke only when you are at a high enough level or something. The only game ive played that does this right is Disco Elysium where failing a check results in an alternative sometimes better route. e: things i like - visuals, music, battle system, the little character details you get when you scrutinize people. TommyGun85 fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Mar 23, 2020 |
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Mar 23, 2020 16:55
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TommyGun85 posted:Loving the game so far, but have a few nitpicks. There are alternatives to the % failure abilities. You can steal, which is a %, or you can straight up buy them, which are level/cost gated if I remember.
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Mar 23, 2020 17:04
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Savescum the inquiries and stealing and alluring. Don't waste money restoring rep. There's a "return to title" option under Miscellaneous in the menus.
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Mar 23, 2020 18:01
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Elephant Ambush posted:Savescum the inquiries and stealing and alluring. yeah I was just commenting on game design in general like this. Its not a big deal, I just dont like that the options for failing an action are to either save scumm or grind for money. Scrutinize and steal are fine when the % is like 30 because its telling you your chance of succeeding is low as a deterent. But when its 90% and you still fail, its not a good mechanic, its just annoying. Anyways, game overall is fantastic. Really enjoying it.
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Mar 23, 2020 18:31
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Yeah, gamers (including myself) want to pass checks of 75% or higher 100% of the time
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Mar 23, 2020 18:37
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precision posted:Yeah, gamers (including myself) want to pass checks of 75% or higher 100% of the time Don't ever play X-COM
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Mar 23, 2020 19:05
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Elephant Ambush posted:Don't ever play X-COM Too late  The slang in Therion's intro is great. He's the best tea leaf. Also I had Alfyn along and when you Inquire one of the guards, it talks about how he "realizes we're all just dreams in a dead god's mind" or something Game great
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Mar 23, 2020 19:38
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TommyGun85 posted:I absolutely hate any game mechanics based on % of failing. Its annoying to fail 4 times at path actions and have to pay 5k to reset your rep. Just make these actions availabke only when you are at a high enough level or something. That's what the Noble path actions are, never-fail alternatives to the Rogue paths with level or money requirements. Cyrus can Scrutinize anyone at a high risk, while Alfyn can Inquire if at a high enough level for that NPC and not fail. Same deal with Primrose/Ophilia and H'aanit/Olberic. For Therion/Tressa you instead pay money for items instead of getting them for free. There's a weird balance there too in that for some specific NPCs you might have more success with one path action than another. So one NPC might be an easy fight, yet require Olberic be L70, which means you'd be better using H'aanit (or would if her monsters actually scaled well), while for another, Therion might get a low chance to steal regardless but that NPC's items are dirt cheap if Tressa is buying. There are definitely a couple ways to break the game hidden under the low success rates of Rogue actions, such as a powerful axe in Alfyn's town that you can't buy but can steal at a 3% success rate. Also, Inquire/Scrutinize can unlock buffs to certain path actions, and those buffs can be huge. I'll just say you may want to hold off buying anything from NPCs in Grandport.
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For H'aanit's Provoke fights, max out her evasion beforehand. It makes them a thousand times easier. The only thing you usually have to worry about is status ailments but poison is the only one that really sucks. If the enemy can't hit you 90% of the time all you have to do is spam Linde until armor is broken then slam a 3 boost Linde into them and repeat.
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