Octopath Traveler Headed to Steam on June 7 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 June 2019 / 2,864 Views
Publisher Square Enix announced Octopath Traveler will launch for Windows PC via Steam on June 7. The game is out now for the Nintendo Switch.
Read the now deleted blog post below:
We have some very exciting news for PC gamers. Octopath Traveler is coming to Steam on June 7, 2019! So, yknow, add it to your Wishlist now.
The critically-acclaimed RPG has previously only been available on Nintendo Switch, so this will be the first time non-Nintendo owners can experience the game.
What is Octopath Traveler about?
Set in the beautiful, but dangerous, world of Osterra, Octopath Traveler puts you in control of 8 unique heroes – each with their own skillset, motivations and storylines. You can play as:
- Olberic: an experienced knight in search of redemption.
- Cyrus: a scholar whose book smarts don’t always equate to common sense.
- Tressa: an enthusiastic merchant who is travelling the world to hone her skills.
- Ophelia: a noble cleric on a pilgrimage to Orsterra’s holy sites.
- Primrose: a fallen noble on a quest to avenge her murdered father.
- Alfyn: a naive apothecary determined to help people whatever the cost.
- Therion: a skilled thief trapped in an impossible situation.
- H’annit: an expert hunter, tracking down her missing master.
You can start the game with any of those characters, and build your party in any order you want. Each one has a distinct class, and unique ‘Path Actions’ – abilities they can use out of combat to progress their adventure.
For example, Therion can steal items from NPCs, Olberic can start a scrap with pretty much anyone, and H’annit can tame wild beasts.
Over the course of the party’s various adventures, you’ll explore 8 vast regions full of stories, side-quests to discover, and gruesome creatures to battle against.
Speaking of battles, Octopath Traveler has a battle system that’s easy to understand, but imbued with impressive tactical depth.
It’s based around ‘breaking’ your targets – every enemy has a shield, and you need to take advantage of their weaknesses to break it and put them into a vulnerable state which essentially stuns them for a turn.
Finally, it would be remiss not to comment on how it looks. Octopath Traveler combines realistic 3D environments with classic RPG-inspired character sprites. It’s an utterly distinctive visual style and absolutely stunning – especially in motion.
How do I get Octopath Traveler on PC?
Octopath Traveler will be available to buy from Steam and the Square Enix Store. Add it to your Wishlist now!
Thanks Gematsu.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Nice! Really great news, I've been wanting to play this game for quite some time now.
Awesome!
Wow never expected this, great game.
If they were going to do this, then they might as well have added it to Steam at launch. In retrospect Switch really did have a terrible 2018. Three good exclusives and one timed exclusive. Those are Wii U levels of pathetic. Oh well, at least 2019 is looking absolutely stacked to make up for it! :D
Does this game on PC make the Switch version unplayable now?
No, but it makes their previous marketing statements lies. They should have just done what Valkyria Chronicles 4 did, and announced it for all platforms. At least that is honest and open. Had I known this game was coming to Steam I never would have bought it on Switch. $60 is way too much to pay for a game like this. It is a $40 title at best. I only paid the $60 in the hopes that Square Enix would create more exclusives for Switch. Had I known it was going multiplat, I would have waited to get it on sale at the least.
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