is Octopath Traveler worth it? Heard the story is supposedly very "safe and dull"

@igeljaeger Depends on what gets you excited in an RPG I suppose. It has some unique aspects that are nice. I am very judgemental about games as I very rarely find one I enjoy enough to bother finishing. With that said It was no better or worse than most RPGs out there right now IMO.

@freemo I suppose I should finish Ys VIII instead then. The combat is really fun. Not sure about its story yet though

@igeljaeger If you enjoyed Ys you might enjoy octopath traveler. Game mechanics are similarly complex (too simple for my tastes). Combat was fairly enjoyable I think for an RPG.

@freemo Im a sucker for action rpgs in general and dont care much for story if the gameplay is fun. Turnbased is another story though... the less the gameplay keeps me occupied the better the story has to be to create a balance of interest that keeps me coming back

@igeljaeger Well if you rely on story to enjoy turn based (im the opposite) then I'd have to say octopath isnt for you. The gameplay was nice for an RPG, but the story so far (I didnt finish it) seemed diluted across too many characters.

@freemo Thanks for your input! If youre the opposite, I assume youre not much of a fan of action rpgs like monster hunter?

@igeljaeger I have such a weird relationship with games im not sure how to answer that. I tend to prefer turn based so I can take a hit of the bowl at my leisure as i play, lol. I dont smoke every day, or play video games. But once or twice a month when i get the urge to play its also because I have the urge to smoke and relax.

With that said I can enjoy an action RPG too if its good enough. But since i so rarely find games i enjoy at all I dont often like any of them. The last game I really got into was decades ago, anarchy online. It played much like an action RPG as many MMO do.

@freemo I see... did you get jaded with games over time or was this always the case? I play games multiple times a week and try to finish as many as my fulltime job life allows

@igeljaeger A bit of both. I used to play a lot when i was a toddler and even young teen. So I guess over time. But im not sure I view older games as the paradigm of good game design either. Only a few old games keep bringing me back to play again (like Zelda series).

I think i just find games too easy usually. I did really like Dark Souls 3 and played it all the way through. Only reason though was because it was really challenging and even when i beat the game I still didnt feel like I mastered it.

For me games just lack the complexity i like. I have been writing my own game on and off. It will be extremely complex and difficult. I want it to have the skill level of chess where someone can play right away but take a life time to master.