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Last year's Nintendo Switch exclusive JRPG Octopath Traveler released to rave reviews and critical acclaim. Square Enix appears to be following up its successful game with a prequel, titled Octopath Traveler: Tairiku ni Hasha, or, Champions of the Continent. A short gameplay trailer gives us a look at the game, which appears to be fairly similar to the original, with a few changes made to reflect the somewhat surprising platform shift. Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent will be released for iOS and Android, and will be a single player mobile game that tells a story that takes place before Octopath Traveler. Japanese publication Famitsu interviewed Square Enix about the game's reveal, who stated that Champions of the Continent will be a free-to-play title, and will not have any multiplayer elements. though new story content will slowly be added post-launch. A release window of 2019 was given for Japan, with no current confirmation of a western release.

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[pedro702]

so instead of making it dlc for switch they are just making a mobile prequel and fill it with microtransations for sure.

 

[thaikhoa]

so instead of making it dlc for switch they are just making a mobile prequel and fill it with microtransations for sure.

I can smell that too as a free-to-play title lmao.

 

[pedro702]

I can smell that too as a free-to-play title lmao.

every free to play single player game has to be full of them really, or else they dont win any money and no one just offers games away for nothing.

 

[thaikhoa]

every free to play single player game has to be full of them really, or else they dont win any money and no one just offers games away for nothing.

Like FFXV Portable, it's okay for a full price at once.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

every free to play single player game has to be full of them really, or else they dont win any money and no one just offers games away for nothing.

Nobody has to resort to micro transactions on mobile games. Ads make way more money.

 

[Xzi]

Well this is unfortunate. There was still room for improvement within its existing payment model, it can only get worse as a F2P game on mobile.

 

[pedro702]

Nobody has to resort to micro transactions on mobile games. Ads make way more money.

tbh i never played any mobile square enix games do they usually go for ads or microtransations?

 

[Foxi4]

But... why? It was working perfectly fine on the Switch.

 

[lordelan]

Wait, all 8 characters can battle at the same time?
That was the only thing I hated about OT ... having to swap party members all the time. Pretty annoying.
Just allow me to use all 8 at the same time in a DLC.

 

[Deleted User]

Do you guys not have phones? This is a brilliant idea. Bring the crap RPG we all love and put them on mobile... ehh wtf am I saying. 2019 is doomed with mobile games

 

[Naster]

Great. They choose to kill it.

 

[warweeny]

Nobody has to resort to micro transactions on mobile games. Ads make way more money.

Ha, haha, hahahahaha, no.
Microtransactions give WAY bigger sales than ads ever do.

You cannot get 7 billion dollar from ads, no way, not even a 10th of it.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I hope this is better structured than the switch game.

 

[jt_1258]

every free to play single player game has to be full of them really, or else they dont win any money and no one just offers games away for nothing.

Well, there can be exceptions....it's just that there rare. Delta Rune being an example of an entirely free single player game that has some decent lenght for a free game.

 

[comput3rus3r]

But... why? It was working perfectly fine on the Switch.

Two words. GRRR EEEDD. after Royal Cash err I mean Clash Royale everyone wants to make a mobile game.

 

[Kraken_X]

I play Final Fantasy Brave Exvius which is a mobile gatcha game. Very addictive, but also not very good. The sad thing is that the story, graphics, and especially music of FFBE are top notch and it could have made a great actual FF game if it wasn't a mess of microtransactions and gambling mechanics. The story characters and items are basically worthless compared to the ones you have to pay in-game currency or money for a 1/600 chance to get, but the game is balanced around the paid characters. In a way they are saturating their own market, because FFBE is so time consuming to stay F2P, I wouldn't even try any of their other games.

I'm sure this new mobile Octopath game will pull in more money from the whales than the Switch game ever did, and the executives will kill the series on consoles as a result, just like they did with 2D Final Fantasy. Square hasn't made a good game in-house in many years (except KH3, maybe), and they basically exist as a mobile game company that uses their existing IPs to exploit "whales" who have a gambling problem. It's sad.

Well, there can be exceptions....it's just that there rare. Delta Rune being an example of an entirely free single player game that has some decent lenght for a free game.

Deltarune is partly a thank you to the folks who bought Undertale and also a demo for episode 2, which will not be free.

 

[Daggot]

IIRC they also confirmed that a new console game is in production. My guess is that this is to keep people interested in the Octopath Traveler franchise while they work on the new game.

EDIT: confirmed with

RT
スマートフォン版の新作が
情報公開されました！
オルステラ大陸を巡る、新たな物語。
3/12に先行体験版のプレイヤーも募集開始です。

家庭用ゲームで新作をお待ちの皆さんも、
すみません、今しばらく制作の
お時間をいただきますので、

その間、こちらもぜひ
お楽しみいただけると嬉しいです！

— オクトパストラベラーII公式 (OCTOPATH TRAVELER II) (@OCTOPATH_PR) March 8, 2019

"Everyone waiting for a new game on console, we're sorry, but production will take a little while longer," the Octopath Traveler Twitter account stated. "In the meantime, we hope you can enjoy [the smartphone game]!"

 

[the_randomizer]

Mobile exclusive? Really? Hard pass. I won't be getting that for sure. SE can suck it.

 

[Bimmel]

A few improvements on the storytelling side and the next game could be a good title.