(07-19-2018 09:22 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(07-19-2018 09:13 AM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  

(07-19-2018 07:28 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(07-18-2018 06:27 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  Been level grinding in Octopath Traveler. The game is so beautiful and the stories so rich.

I've heard conflicting information about the story being repetitive and underwhelming, but the visuals are pretty friggin great even if they aren't "updated" in the way many would seem to like. The shadow effects in that game are some of the best I've ever seen. Still probably waiting for it to hit the bargain bin before I buy.

What gaming stories aren't repetitive? To some degree?

The graphics have really sucked me along with just travelling and exploring the world. The 8 different stories are going to lead you to the entire master plot and it seems everyone in your party has a skin in the game at some level.

I think the main criticism I've seen is that you effectively play the exact same dungeons and bosses over and over again just with different skins, and there is no real combined payoff at the end. The Kotaku review goes the deepest into that, but many have said roughly the same in one way or another.

I'm too early in to say about a end game payoff. I've found the stories interesting that each character has to work out for their own life so to speak but they all seem to be centered around a grande master plot by someone doing something in this world.