<s>
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Acquire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
,	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Continent	I-Application
,	O
launched	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2020	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
sports	O
a	O
graphical	O
aesthetic	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
HD-2D	O
"	O
,	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
as	O
combining	O
retro	O
Super	O
NES-style	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
textures	O
with	O
polygonal	O
environments	O
and	O
high-definition	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
follows	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
eight	O
heroes	O
as	O
they	O
journey	O
through	O
Orsterra	O
:	O
Ophilia	O
Clement	O
,	O
a	O
priestess	O
of	O
the	O
Sacred	O
Flame	O
who	O
undertakes	O
a	O
religious	O
pilgrimage	O
;	O
Cyrus	O
Albright	O
,	O
a	O
teacher	O
at	O
the	O
Royal	O
Academy	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
recover	O
a	O
stolen	O
tome	O
of	O
dark	O
arts	O
called	O
From	O
the	O
Far	O
Reaches	O
of	O
Hell	O
;	O
Tressa	O
Colzione	O
,	O
a	O
merchant	O
who	O
is	O
inspired	O
to	O
go	O
traveling	O
after	O
acquiring	O
a	O
journal	O
detailing	O
a	O
past	O
adventurer	O
's	O
travels	O
;	O
Olberic	O
Eisenberg	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
knight	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Hornburg	O
seeking	O
renewed	O
purpose	O
after	O
his	O
kingdom	O
was	O
destroyed	O
in	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
a	O
sellsword	O
named	O
Werner	O
;	O
Primrose	B-Application
Azelhart	I-Application
,	O
a	O
dispossessed	O
noblewoman	O
seeking	O
revenge	O
against	O
the	O
Obsidians	O
,	O
a	O
criminal	O
organization	O
that	O
murdered	O
her	O
father	O
;	O
Alfyn	O
Greengrass	O
,	O
a	O
traveling	O
healer	O
inspired	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
the	O
apothecary	O
trade	O
after	O
a	O
stranger	O
saved	O
him	O
from	O
a	O
terminal	O
disease	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
;	O
Therion	O
,	O
a	O
criminal	O
tasked	O
by	O
a	O
noble	O
family	O
to	O
recover	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
dragonstones	O
belonging	O
to	O
them	O
;	O
and	O
H'aanit	O
,	O
a	O
huntress	O
who	O
is	O
tracking	O
her	O
mentor	O
after	O
he	O
left	O
their	O
village	O
to	O
hunt	O
a	O
beast	O
called	O
Redeye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Octopath	I-Application
Traveler	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
started	O
by	O
producers	O
Masashi	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
Tomoya	O
Asano	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
headed	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
titles	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
and	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acquire	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
development	O
partner	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
What	B-Application
Did	I-Application
I	I-Application
Do	I-Application
to	I-Application
Deserve	I-Application
This	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
public	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
For	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
Olberic	O
and	O
Primrose	O
were	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
protagonists	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
relative	O
proximity	O
of	O
their	O
stories	O
 '	O
starting	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
people	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
recruit	O
the	O
other	O
character	O
after	O
beating	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conquerors	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Continent	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Stadia	B-Application
version	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
service	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
no	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
or	O
other	O
large	O
post-release	O
content	O
updates	O
are	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
hailed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
magical	O
RPG	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
needed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
depiction	O
of	O
female	O
characters	O
in	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	O
new	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
wrote	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
that	O
combined	O
retail	O
and	O
digital	O
sales	O
of	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Continent	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
future	O
"	O
HD-2D	O
"	O
styled	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
announced	O
as	O
well	O
:	O
a	O
new	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
called	O
Triangle	B-Application
Strategy	I-Application
and	O
remakes	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primrose	O
and	O
Olberic	O
appears	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Record	I-Application
Keeper	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
September	O
2018	O
crossover	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
