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| Topic | My impressions as I play Octopath Traveler for the first time. |
| BakusaiTenketsu 07/24/20 2:34:40 PM #24: | Therion, Chapter 1 I'm of two minds in regards to Therion's story. On one hand, it's actually quite good in comparison to all the other characters so far. I like the premise, motivation, and character development. It's a good way to get a Thief to go on an adventure. On the other hand, Therion's narrative really only benefits the story if he's the main character. Moments before my party happens upon him, he's already declined help from other thieves and says he works alone, and the nature of his plan probably isn't best executed with 3 other people with him any ways. On top of that, Cyrus, Tressa, and Olberic all do not care for thief type characters, so there should be some dissent in joining him to steal something. If Therion is played first, these plot holes cease to exist, and his wonderful first chapter remains. So I must wonder if when playing these chapters that I should almost pretend the rest of the party does not exist, and only the party member of which the story is about is the only character present. It's a bit of a conundrum in regards to story telling within this game. As for Therion's story, as mentioned, I'm not sure if Therion is a good or bad person yet, but Lady Ravus seems smitten with him, and I'm going to assume Therion will end up being an anti hero of sorts. I feel very guilty about using Steal, it's the only ability that feels wrong to use, but I tend to lean neutral or lawful gameplay in general, so I can just not use it if it feels wrong. Procurable items can probably be purchased by Tressa I would guess, though I will use the Steal if the narrative supports it. I absolutely have no interest in save scumming to steal these 3% drop rate items that are probably meant for mid to end game. Anywho... Overall, I'd rate Therion's Chapter 1 (in a bubble) a... 8/10 --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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