Nintendo Switch's exclusive Octopath Traveler is an excellent homage to JRPGs that defined the genre as well as a masterfully crafted game all on its own.
Square Enix's Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 reveals new physical release for Nintendo Switch with both games on one cartridge - pre-order here.
I actually thought this was an April Fools when I heard about it a couple of days ago.
Square Enix hosting big Nintendo Switch eShop sale with lowest prices for Octopath Traveler, Romancing SaGa 2 remake, and more.
"Today, Square Enix® announced that "OCTOPATH TRAVELER" is now available to purchase for the PlayStation®5 (PS5®) and PlayStation®4 (PS4®) consoles and "OCTOPATH TRAVLER II" is now available for the first time on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, meaning that the award-winning RPG series is now available to play across all current console platforms and PC (Windows PC and STEAM®)." - Square Enix.
I have about 30 hours in right now and have only completed one chapter 2, but all the chapter one for all the characters. This is definitely a meaty game and I think it probably is around a hundred fifty hours to completion of everything. I've never in my life would have expected that we're going to bring it back so old school but go new school at the same time. Octopath traveler is incredible and I cannot wait for this to become a franchise