OCTOPATH TRAVELER DEMO 2 PC

This demo will be dropping today on Steam for PC and Steam Deck players. Allowing players on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 45 try the game out early. Or to just give a dramatic angle as a character unleashes their fully charged super move. Yesterday, a demo for the upcoming turn-based JRPG Octopath Traveler 2, shadow dropped during the latest Nintendo Direct. While 'Octopath's' signature 2.5D art style hasn't changed, the camera swivels more to show off the depth of the world. The new production values help to sell the epic nature of these powerful moments. Each character now has a circle that fills throughout combat, and can be activated to draw out special anime-style ultimate moves or table-turning buffs. This expansion of character abilities comes out even more in the new Latent Power mechanic. Hikari can challenge NPCs to learn their skills, which is way more useful than Olberic's challenge, allowing you to scheme on what broken builds you can craft.

Partitio can buy secret discounted goods just like Tressa in the first game, but he also gets a passive discount thanks to his haggling skill. In the 'Octopath Traveler 2' three hour demo, Path Actions already feel like they have more utility. Now, however, each character has a different Path Action for daytime and nighttime. Just like in the first game, Path Actions tie thematically into a character's skills and encourage you to seek out certain NPCs for hidden rewards. So after about 25 minutes, you're introduced to the expanded Path Actions. 'Octopath Traveler 2' smartly assumes that you can grasp turn-based combat and exploring towns with little more than a few tutorial pop-ups to guide you. The strength of this approach is that it doesn't take long for the game to introduce new concepts.

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One nice thing about the demo is that all this progress will carry over to the full game. The demo limits you to three hours, which was enough to finish Hikari the Warrior's intro chapter and then Partitio the Merchant's with a handful of side quests along the way. Hover over one of the eight protagonists on the world map and you'll get a preview of their backstory and abilities. The 'Octopath Traveler 2's demo begins in the exact same way as the original 'Octopath Traveler' (which is still on Game Pass).

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