In July, Square Enix unveiled the newest entry in its Octopath Traveler series of role-playing games in the publisher's HD-2D retro pixel sprite style. This prequel, Octopath Traveler 0 , adds features but in my short time with the game I feel it loses some of the charm of the former games in the series, which might disappoint fans.

Octopath Traveler 0 comes out in December and I've played the early parts. What I've seen so far has the same caliber of gameplay and storytelling as the previous games in the series but it's missing those interesting characters that were the heart of Octopath Traveler 1 and 2. In its place is a town-building mechanic that, while probably appealing to some players who want a cozy component to their RPG, wasn't making up for the lack of storylines. See O

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