{"id":9950,"date":"2022-02-24T13:57:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T04:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=9950"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:09:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T06:09:50","slug":"20220224-9950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220224-9950\/","title":{"rendered":"Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is coming to the west this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>Square Enix has announced that <em><strong>Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent<\/strong><\/em> is coming to the west this summer on the App Store and Google Play. Sign-ups for the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.octopathw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Play Closed Beta<\/a> are currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OCTOPATH TRAVELER: Champions of the Continent | Closed Beta Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NQV-U8IgGjc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent<\/em> is a single-player RPG that serves as a prequel to the 2018 title<em> Octopath Traveler<\/em>. It initially came out in Japan on October 28, 2020, as a free-to-play mobile game. The launch was a success, amassing 10 million players in its first month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game retains the iconic HD-2D art style and traditional turn-based RPG mechanics, but now you can form a party of eight characters instead of four like in the previous game. The core gameplay experience is close to a traditional JRPG, where you move characters around the map and randomly encounter enemies while progressing through the main story and optional side quests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the official story synopsis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f6f9fb\">What do you seek at journey\u2019s end?<br>A few years prior to the events of <em>OCTOPATH TRAVELER,<\/em><br>Orsterra is ruled by tyrants hungry for \u201cwealth, power, and fame\u201d.<br>While the tyrants\u2019 desires have unleashed a bottomless darkness upon the world\u2026there are those who resist the darkness.<br>You will meet them while traveling the world as \u201cthe Chosen Ones\u201d of a divine ring.<br>What will you obtain, and what will you experience through this journey?<br>Soon the story will lead you to the tyrants of the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main story alone took dozens of hours to complete at launch with over 64 characters available, and it has become even longer since then with multiple post-launch updates that added new characters, maps, equipment, and more. Yasunori Nishiki, the composer behind <em>Octopath Traveler<\/em>, is responsible for the soundtrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monetization in the Japanese version is done through a gacha system in which you can obtain playable characters with varying rarities. There\u2019s no stamina system like those found in typical free-to-play mobile games, so you can play the game at your own pace without having to wait or pay cash for stamina regeneration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent<\/em> is currently available in Japan on iOS and Android and is coming to North America and Europe this summer.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is coming to the west this summer. 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