Game launches on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC on December 4
Square Enix announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase a new prequel in the Octopath Traveler series titled Octopath Traveler 0 for release on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch on December 4. The official YouTube channel for Square Enix later streamed a trailer that reveals that the game will also launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows on the same day.
Players control a custom protagonist in the same continent of Orsterra from the original game. The game features HD-2D graphics, just as the other entries in the series. The Break and Boost battle system returns as well. The game shares similarities with the prequel mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, including characters, setting, and the use of a custom protagonist.
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, the prequel mobile RPG, launched for iOS and Android devices in October 2020 in Japan and globally in July 2023.
The original Octopath Traveler game shipped worldwide in July 2018 for Nintendo Switch. The game then launched on PC via Steam in June 2019, and on Stadia in April 2020. The game launched for Xbox One in March 2021. The same team who developed the Bravely Default game worked on Octopath Traveler. The game got releases on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in June 2024.
The Octopath Traveler II game launched on Switch, PS5, PS4, and PC via Steam in February 2023. The game also got releases for Xbox and Windows in June 2024. The RPG features eight new characters in the land of Solistia. The game features “Crossed Paths,” which are stories involving two main characters.
Source: Square Enix’s YouTube channel
Source: Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase stream
News Source: Animenewsnetwork.com
