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Everyone who plays them, knows how most RPG battle systems work. You use you attack as much as you can until you need to defend and heal when needed. Rinse and repeat for many mediocre battle systems. Really great battle systems challenge the player to think in and out battle. What moves are they making in battle and how are they building their party outside of it. Octopath Traveler has all the markings for a great RPG that challenges the player, tactically and strategically through it’s stellar battle system.
Background
Octopath Traveler is a turn based RPG first released in 2018 for the Nintendo Switch by the RPG studio powerhouse Square Enix. From the minds of the production team of Tomoya Asano and Masashi Takahashi, who had their hands in such games like the Bravely Default series and Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. Both games known for their old school RPG styles and interesting battle and job systems.
Boosting and Breaking
Octopath is a typical RPG game save for its Boost and Break system. Players can chose to ‘boost’ a turn, letting them make multiple moves in a single…
