In July, Square Enix unveiled the newest entry in its Octopath Traveler series of role-playing games in the publisher’s HD-2D retro pixel sprite style. This prequel, Octopath Traveler 0, adds features but in my short time with the game I feel it loses some of the charm of the former games in the series, which might disappoint fans.
Octopath Traveler 0 comes out in December and I’ve played the early parts. What I’ve seen so far has the same caliber of gameplay and storytelling as the previous games in the…