Octopath Traveler on Xbox. Finally—whoopee! So why does this matter? Did they save the world by bringing it to Xbox? Nope. RPGs aren’t exactly a rare species, you know? But just because they’ve slapped the whole real-time strategy genre into a pretty HD-2D filter suddenly everyone goes wild, as if we haven’t seen pixel art and tech combined before. Whatever. Here’s what really gets me: Pretentiousness in form, the fancy packaging that pretends originality while rarely delivering.
And let’s talk about the story, which they claim explores the origins of some realm. Like everyone was sitting around begging for more backstory of Orsterra or whatever it’s called. Newsflash: most players skip cutscenes anyway. We get it—it’s magical, people moan about destiny, dragons yawn somewhere. The standard RPG charade with a new coat of paint. Just let me whack something with a big sword rather than indulge in a narrative nobody deeply cares about. Genius.
Day-and-date parity is another buzzword phrase that’s tossed in like it’s supposed to mean something to people not diving headfirst into gaming marketing strategies. Sure, more buyers might try it out now that it’s available on both Xbox and Switch, but let’s not pretend it’s Earth-shattering news for the human race. I won’t lose sleep over it. I’m done.