OCTOPATH TRAVELER II Standard Edition

OCTOPATH TRAVELER II is the sequel to Square Enix's HD-2D RPG, and it fixes most of what people complained about in the first one without giving up the format: pixel sprites lit like dioramas against 3D backdrops, and eight protagonists whose stories you can start in any order. The continent is Solistia, and each of the eight has a class, a story and a Path Action for dealing with NPCs — one character can challenge people to a fight, another can bribe them, a third can hire them into your party. Combat runs on Break and Boost: hit an enemy's weakness with the right weapon or element to break their guard, then spend Boost points to hit harder while they are down. New here is a day and night cycle that changes who is available and what they will do, and Crossed Paths chapters that pair characters together. Single-player only, with New Game Plus and a large amount of side content. This is the only edition sold as a key. Keys activate on Steam, Xbox or PlayStation 5 — note the PlayStation key is a US regional code, and the Switch version is currently out of stock.