Is it worth 60 bucks?

[PinkiesBrain]

Title says pretty much all. I dunno the series and I´m reluctant to pay full price for a pixel art game. Still it seems to have some fanbase. Also I have my trouble with Jrpg s because of the grindy nature they usually have.
What justifies 60 bucks here?

[cantseeshit]

Right now I haven't done all too much, but I don't think they adressed the issue people had with the first game, where the characters don't really interact with eachother during their chapters or outside of their first encounter and some basic inn banters

[REhorror]

This game isn't grindy, and the battle system is pretty nice.
Gorgeous looking graphics too (2D-HD) and world/town design,

[fade2black001]

Originally posted by REhorror:

This game isn't grindy, and the battle system is pretty nice.
Gorgeous looking graphics too (2D-HD) and world/town design,

The game isn't grindy? I picked Throne as my fisrt character and is already lvl 16 on my 2nd mission...

[Miau?]

no, its definitely NOT worth 60 dollars. its a cute little game and players enjoy it. but its not eldenring, gta or zelda.
its so ridiculous overpriced, i would consider this as abusive or even scam.

get an old final fantasy. it will offer a "real" retro look, the same turn-based gameplay, is basically free and will be a "true aaa experience". xenoblade is also great and contains nintendo quality.
octopath is more like a little indi game, cannibalized by a big publisher.

[REhorror]

Originally posted by fade2black001:

Originally posted by REhorror:

This game isn't grindy, and the battle system is pretty nice.
Gorgeous looking graphics too (2D-HD) and world/town design,

The game isn't grindy? I picked Throne as my fisrt character and is already lvl 16 on my 2nd mission...

That means it isn't grindy.

[REhorror]

Originally posted by Miau?:

no, its definitely NOT worth 60 dollars. its a cute little game and players enjoy it. but its not eldenring, gta or zelda.
its so ridiculous overpriced, i would consider this as abusive or even scam.

get an old final fantasy. it will offer a "real" retro look, the same turn-based gameplay, is basically free and will be a "true aaa experience". xenoblade is also great and contains nintendo quality.
octopath is more like a little indi game, cannibalized by a big publisher.

Elden Ring, GTA (which one), and Zelda (which one) are about the same as this game in actual playtime.

And FF doesn't play like this game, nice try.

[myhr2]

The "pixel art" is gorgeous, as in, it may be 2D but it's actually a stylistic choice that uses modern technology (particle effects, field depth) rather than technical limitation,
More over, the soundtrack is amazing, there is a lot of content, and it's mostly like the first Octopath, retaining its direction but improving upon every single aspect.

So yes, it is absolutly worth it for me.

For you? As a newcomer to the series that hasn't played the first one, is a bit cautious around grindy JRPGs, and most importantly, asked the question in the first place : wait for a sale. Don't go blind if you have a doubt, do your due diligence, check a lot of different reviews, both good and bad, and in any case, wait for a sale. Videogames are not fresh food, they don't go bad the longer you wait. You got time. The longer you wait, the more reviews you'll have, the more you'll have games to choose between, and you'll eventually get a sale or a low price on another site.

In other words, only pay full price if you already know it will be worth it. You asked the question, so for you it's most likely not the case, and I recommand you to be patient.

[Astroooooooo]

100%

[toughnails]

There's a big fat DEMO button on the store page, just try the game yourself instead of asking strangers.

[Conebred]

well if it's like the first game, you won't need to grind till you complete the story (i suggest sticking 4 characters you like to the end of there story before focusing on the other 4). i would of bought the game for $100 but you can play the demo right now for free

[Chadwick Strongpants]

Originally posted by Soop:

i would of bought...

Would have

Seriously how do some people get this so wrong?

[fade2black001]

Originally posted by REhorror:

Originally posted by fade2black001:

The game isn't grindy? I picked Throne as my fisrt character and is already lvl 16 on my 2nd mission...

That means it isn't grindy.

So spending more time leveling up than going through the actual story doesn't mean its grindy? OK.......

['Strict]

Originally posted by fade2black001:

Originally posted by REhorror:

That means it isn't grindy.

So spending more time leveling up than going through the actual story doesn't mean its grindy? OK.......

I also took that as not grindy since it never said the amount of time that took.

Like in Hogwarts if you bought the special edition you could be level 19 before having done 2 main missions.

just saying that you're level 16 doesn't say much, if you had said "I'm lvl 16 after 10 hours and I'm only at the second mission cause I can't beat the fight yet"

[REhorror]

Originally posted by fade2black001:

Originally posted by REhorror:

That means it isn't grindy.

So spending more time leveling up than going through the actual story doesn't mean its grindy? OK.......

Wut....?

[Katzena]

Definitely worth it. Square enix makes good games. Just because the graphics arent realistic, doesn't make it any less worth it. The gameplay is fantasic. Buuut it might not be for you if you have a hard time in jrpgs.

Originally posted by Miau?:

no, its definitely NOT worth 60 dollars. its a cute little game and players enjoy it. but its not eldenring, gta or zelda.
its so ridiculous overpriced, i would consider this as abusive or even scam.

get an old final fantasy. it will offer a "real" retro look, the same turn-based gameplay, is basically free and will be a "true aaa experience". xenoblade is also great and contains nintendo quality.
octopath is more like a little indi game, cannibalized by a big publisher.

Dont listen to this take. It might not be elden ring. But comparing the price to gta. Is like comparing it to call of duty or battlefield. The games are just copy and pastes from each other

But its definitely worth it. I bought the first one twice (before it was on pc i had it on switch) octopath is way better than half these unfinished,unoptimized AAA titles. (Example. Hogwarts legacy and wildhearts release optimization were bad) the only people having trouble with the optimization so far is steam deck users.

On the bright side you get a full gane with 50-100 hours of stuff to do depending how fast you are. And if its anything like octopath 1, we wont have $90 of dlc to finish the story. Its compete