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I love this game a lot but I've mellowed out in my old age and I think it's totally fine if it's not your thing.

If "party dynamic" as described in the original post is the only way you like your parties, you'll probably never enjoy the series. The comparison I make is that most rpg's nowadays are Fellowship of the Ring but Octopath Traveler is the Canterbury Tales. It works best if you imagine the characters sharing their individual journeys together rather than being on one grand journey together. I actually like that it's a different way of storytelling than most games these days.

That being said, the ending/epilogue to this game is much more of the whole "band comes together and banters" style and the payoff is pretty good.