That’s what Nintendo and Square Enix announced Octopath Traveler 2a sequel to the highly acclaimed RPG that introduced the world to the lush, retro HD 2D graphics style. Octopath Traveler 2 will be released on February 24, 2023 for Nintendo Switch.
As shown in the trailer, the game once again follows eight travelers from different walks of life who are pulled together on an epic quest, but each with their own story to tell. This time, adventurers will travel through the land of Solistia in a “busy era” that appears to have a few more modern or steampunk elements than the original game’s classic medieval era.
In another slight twist on the formula of the original Octopathic Travelertravelers’ path actions – unique character abilities that can be used out of combat to advance the story – differ between day and night.
The eight travelers are new variations on the eight character classes from the original game. They are: Hikari, the warrior; Agnes, the dancer with the stars in her eyes; Partitio, the merchant (wearing a cool, slightly anachronistic trench coat); the brooding, vengeful scholar Osvald; Throné the thief; Temenos, the cleric; the vivacious young huntress Ochette, seen chasing a giant dinosaur; and Castti, the pharmacist. (As in the first game, the first letters of the characters’ names spell Octopath. The more you know.)
Octopath Traveler 2 looks like a faithful, if hardly innovative, sequel to a modern JRPG classic.