Octopath Traveller0 is not just a first part, it’s a completely new approach

Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase On Thursday, we showed trailers for some of the games that have already been announced Nintendo Switch 2 They also revealed some new ones. The biggest of these debut games is the third game in the Octopath Traveler series, Octopath Traveler0.

As “0” suggests, the game is the first part of the first Octopath Traveller game released in 2019 with the original Switch. This turn-based RPG will make a big difference to the series by allowing players to create their own protagonists instead of choosing a character. As heroes, players must rebuild their homeland and fight powerful enemies with the help of over 30 recruitable characters.

The Octopath Traveler series has the key feature of having eight playable characters. Each character starts out in a different part of Ostara’s world and does his own unique work with abilities, and their story arc unfolds and eventually meets with other heroes. Another trademark of the franchise is its HD-2D graphics and break-and-boost battle system. In battles, players have their own boost points that can be used to quickly destroy characters, which can be saved to unleash more damage from enemies that are unable to fight or break during regular attacks. The result is surprisingly fast combat.

This new entry in the series is not a prequel to the franchise. In 2022, Square Enix released a free-to-play Gacha game for Android, called Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. Since that game was the first part of the Octopath game, it is unclear how Octopath Traveler0 fits into the timeline.

Octopath Traveller0 will be on the Switch on December 4th. Switch 2.