Started with Therion my first time, did Tressa solo. Who's the best start and why? Does one of the stories make more sense when done first? Is there a particular thing about that character's personal mechanic or Path action that's coolest when they're alone? I'm leaning towards Challenge/Provoke or Guide/Allure since those seem like they'd be most interesting when alone, but am totally down to hear other ideas!...

I started the merchant quest, and everything feels like it was written for a three year old? Does this game have murder, torture and suicide in it? Is it going to get better?

Is it that good?

I like Octopath Traveler a lot, but if you didn't pick Therion as your main character, the game basically tells you that you should bring Therion in your party all the time to open the purple chests or waste time backtracking to acquire them. This is really, really annoying. It's bad enough that one character is locked until you finish the game (and becomes stupidly overleveled as a result), but if you didn't pick Therion as that main, locked character, you may as well play the game as if Therion is also ...

Hey, i googled a bit and understood that she gets a 10-99% chance to get a 10-55% discount when purchasing but i wondered are items "purchased" from non-merchant NPCs always already cheaper than from merchants ? Or do i have to compare prices all the time and sometimes merchants sell for cheaper than random people ?...