Pretty much all of the core mechanics have returned, but with some upgrades and changes to make them more interesting. If you've played the first Octopath title, you have a pretty good idea of how the sequel plays. Some are straightforward heroic stories, and others made me say, "Wow, that is a lot of murder." The game has a couple of really neat plot twists that I'm loathe to spoil, so don't think everything is as it seems. Probably the weirdest thing is the massive shift in tone between characters. Not every story hits, but they have a more driving narrative and focus that keeps the characters interesting. I found the character stories to be more engaging than in the first Octopath. How much this bothers you depends on how you feel about that, but if you've played the original, this can only be an improvement, if an imperfect one. Some plots feel incongruous with the idea that you have seven other people along for the story, and at the end of the day it's still best to view them as stories that are taking place in the same world. This is an improvement, but it's still not perfect. There is an overarching plot that comes together near the end of the game. There are also crossover chapters where two characters have a little side adventure with each other. The game has a greater number of party chat scenes, where the characters comment on the events. Each character's main story focuses exclusively on them, and none of the other characters appear in the cut scenes. Octopath Traveler II makes efforts to address that complaint, but it can be weird at times. One of the big complaints about Octopath Traveler was that the characters never really interacted with each other. He's a merchant who earns money to give it away to people in need and invest in making the world a better place. Partitio is probably my favorite of the lot.
Osvald is out for revenge, but he finds academic interest in some of the horrors that he encounters.
Temenos' actual job is being a Sherlock Holmes-style detective who re-creates crime scenes to identify clues that nobody else can. I am hard-pressed to name one I liked less than their respective Octopath counterpart. Octopath Traveler II's core cast is really strong and intriguing. Finally, there is Agnea, a dancer who wants to become a superstar so she can bring smiles to the world. Hikari is an exiled prince who must gather an army to battle the usurper who took the throne. Partitio is a merchant who has made it his life's goal to eliminate poverty from the world. Temenos is a cleric who works as an inquisitor for the church and is trying to solve a murder. Throne is a thief who is trying to escape the collar that keeps her bound to her masters. Osvald is a famous scholar who's falsely accused of the murder of his family he must escape from prison and take revenge. Castti is an apothecary with amnesia trying to learn the truth of her identity. There's Ochette, a hunter who is seeking powerful monsters to protect her home island. Octopath Traveler II is the story of eight difference characters, each on their own adventure. It's larger, more ambitious, and more polished, and it is absolutely a wonderful JRPG experience. With Octopath Traveler II, the developers were bolstered with confidence from the reception of the first game.
While it had its flaws, they weren't enough to drag down the game. Mixing Final Fantasy with SaGa, it created something that was a little of both and had a ton of heart. The original Octopath Traveler was a game that came out of nowhere to capture the hearts of plenty of JRPG fans.
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