Square Enix’s retro-inspired role-playing game series gets a prequel but does this new HD-2D title justify its lengthy running time?

Octopath Traveler 0 is an odd contradiction as a video game. On one hand, it’s intriguingly novel as, in Square Enix’s own words, it ‘is inspired by story elements and gameplay ideas’ from ongoing mobile prequel Champions Of The Continent, with all the free-to-play elements stripped out in favour of a more traditional, premium experience.

On the other hand, though, it is a disappointingly safe follow-up to the original Octopath Traveler from 2018 and its 2023 sequel, seemingly intent to stick to what it knows, with very few new ideas or innovations to make it truly stand out.

This highlights a problem when it comes to critiquing video game sequels that rig

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