Publisher and developer Square Enix, and developer Acquire person announced Octopath Traveler II for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam). It volition motorboat connected February 24, 2023 worldwide.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

The communicative takes spot successful Solistia, a onshore comprising an eastbound and occidental continent divided by the sea.

It is simply a bustling era, wherein ample vessels navigate engaged oversea routes and the powerfulness of steam gives commencement to caller technologies.

Some radical thrill to glamorous stars of the signifier and industry, portion others are brought to tears by war, plague, and poverty.

In this faraway realm, 8 travelers hailing from antithetic regions task distant for their ain reasons. Step into their shoes and research the onshore arsenic you spot fit, utilizing their unsocial talents to assistance you on your journey.

Embark connected an adventure each your own.

Key Features

• Begin your escapade arsenic 1 of 8 caller travelers, each with their ain origins, motivations, and unsocial skills.
• The series’ HD-2D graphics, a fusion of retro pixel creation and 3D CG, person reached adjacent greater heights.
• The communicative takes spot successful Solistia, wherever divers cultures thrive from eastbound to westbound and the industries of the caller epoch flourish. You tin sail the seas and research each country of a satellite that changes from time to night.
• Each traveler has a unsocial acceptable of Path Actions they tin usage to conflict townspeople, get items, instrumentality others on successful their travels, and more. Where volition you go? What volition you do? Every way is yours to take.
• Familiar mechanics from the archetypal crippled person been preserved, similar the state to make your travelers’ jobs and skills, arsenic good arsenic the Break and Boost strategy that made battles truthful exhilarating. New mechanics person besides been added.

And present are immoderate further details:

In Octopath Traveler II, players volition embark connected an breathtaking travel done the brand-new satellite of Solistia. Developed by the aforesaid squad down the beloved original, which has sold implicit 3 cardinal copies worldwide, this installment improves upon the series’ iconic HD-2D visuals: a striking blend of retro 2D characters successful a beauteous 3D world. The game’s caller storyline, characters and features marque it the cleanable introduction for newcomers to the series, portion besides preserving the charm of the archetypal crippled for seasoned players. Players tin look guardant to pursuing the travel of 8 chiseled protagonists arsenic they research the onshore and conquer enemies successful strategical turn-based battles connected an escapade each their own

New and returning gameplay features and elements include:

• Break & Boost Battle System – Players indispensable enactment strategically to exploit force weaknesses to “Break” them successful bid to inflict much damage, and “Boost” their travelers to heighten their abilities.
• Path Actions – Players tin interact with NPCs passim the satellite successful assorted ways by utilizing actions unsocial to each character. Path Actions volition alteration depending connected the protagonist and whether it is time oregon night.
• Brand-New Story and Characters – Players tin embark connected a expansive escapade successful the caller onshore of Solistia and acquisition the intertwined stories of 8 caller travelers: Hikari (Warrior), Agnea (Dancer), Partitio (Merchant), Osvald (Scholar), Throné (Thief), Temenos (Cleric), Ochette (Hunter), and Castti (Apothecary).
• Day / Night Cycle – The townscapes and Path Actions disposable to each quality volition alteration depending connected if it is nighttime oregon day, creating much opportunities for exploration and discovery.
• Latent Power – A caller conflict constituent successful which characters tin unleash a almighty quality erstwhile the ability’s gauge fills up during combat.
• Crossed Paths – Additional stories volition unfold betwixt the protagonists arsenic their travel progresses, further intertwining their narratives.

Octopath Traveler II volition beryllium disposable to pre-order wrong the adjacent 24 hours successful a Standard Digital Edition for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. Standard Digital Edition pre-orders for Nintendo Switch volition statesman astatine a aboriginal date. A Standard Physical Edition for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch is disposable for pre-order present done prime retailers. A carnal Collector’s Edition Set is besides disposable to pre-order present for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch exclusively via the Square Enix Store.

The carnal Collector’s Edition Set includes the following:

• Octopath Traveler II Standard Edition Game
• Octopath Traveler II Travelers Bust Set: bust figurines of the 8 protagonists
• Octopath Traveler II Art Album: 44-page creation book
• Octopath Traveler II –Extended Battle Tracks–: mini soundtrack CD

By pre-ordering the Digital Standard Edition, players tin person the “Travel Provisions” downloadable contented pack, which contains the beneath consumable items to assistance players on their journey:

• Healing Grape (M) x 5
• Inspiriting Plum (M) x 5
• Revitalizing Jam x 2
• Gold Dust (can beryllium sold for 5,000 leaves successful game) x 1

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the archetypal screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

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