<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
original	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
JRPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
including	O
swiping	O
and	O
tapping	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
prequel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
original	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
game	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
continent	O
of	O
Osterra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USGamer	O
lamented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unavailable	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
like	O
the	O
original	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
and	O
disapproved	O
of	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
game	O
mechanics	O
in	O
a	O
turn-based	O
JRPG	O
.	O
</s>
