Daphne Fama: “But it’s not all roses. Certain features of Octopath Traveler II can be outright frustrating. While exploration is a cornerstone of this game, the mini map for the routes always feel like someone is gesturing broadly in the direction I should go versus actually telling me how to get there. The strange decision to force you to keep your starting character as your “main” character until their arc is complete baffled me in the original Octopath Traveler and it baffles me now. But these thorns are few and Octopath Traveler II has already cemented itself as my comfort game of 2023.”
