Ulternia on 01 August 2018
This is a perfect comparison because Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has exactly what Octopath lacks - great character chemistry. Even the blades with optional sidequests interact with the main party better than the main cast of Octopath Traveler interacts amongst themselves. That’s not to say that I don’t think Octopath Traveler isn’t a great game (currently 20+ hours in and can’t put it down), but XC2’s story and cast were magical and glossed over any flaws from poor controls, bad camera angles and bad pacing (I.e. throwing you in an open world area filled with level 10-92 monsters in the second chapter).
