<s>
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Acquire	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
the	O
prequel	O
mobile	O
game	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Continent	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
setting	O
separate	O
from	O
prior	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2023	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
and	O
Windows	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Octopath	B-Application
game	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
JRPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
II	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
same	O
structure	O
of	O
following	O
eight	O
separate	O
character	O
's	O
stories	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
eight	O
new	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
prior	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
steam	B-Application
engine	O
is	O
pioneered	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
cast	O
includes	O
Agnea	O
Bristarni	O
,	O
a	O
dancer	B-Language
who	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
her	O
mother	O
's	O
footsteps	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
star	O
;	O
Partitio	O
Yellowil	O
,	O
a	O
merchant	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
end	O
poverty	O
;	O
Hikari	O
Ku	O
,	O
a	O
warrior	B-Application
prince	O
who	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
throne	O
of	O
his	O
kingdom	O
and	O
usher	O
in	O
an	O
age	O
of	O
peace	O
;	O
Osvald	O
V	O
.	O
Vanstein	O
,	O
a	O
scholar	O
who	O
escapes	O
from	O
prison	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
framed	O
him	O
for	O
murdering	O
his	O
family	O
;	O
Throné	O
Anguis	O
,	O
a	O
thief	B-Application
trying	O
to	O
leave	O
her	O
assassins	O
 '	O
guild	O
by	O
taking	O
keys	O
from	O
its	O
leaders	O
;	O
Temenos	O
Mistral	O
,	O
a	O
cleric	O
attempting	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
his	O
archbishop	O
's	O
murder	O
;	O
Castti	O
Florenz	O
,	O
an	O
apothecary	O
with	O
retrograde	O
amnesia	O
trying	O
to	O
discover	O
her	O
past	O
;	O
and	O
Ochette	O
,	O
a	O
hunter	O
,	O
who	O
needs	O
to	O
capture	O
three	O
legendary	O
beasts	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
prophesised	O
calamity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
an	O
optional	O
side	O
story	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
fight	O
Galdera	O
the	O
Fallen	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
superboss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
prior	O
2	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
and	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champions	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Continent	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
graphical	O
style	O
dubbed	O
as	O
"	O
HD-2D	O
"	O
-	O
an	O
approach	O
that	O
recreates	O
the	O
2D	O
pixel-based	O
graphics	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
portrays	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
high-definition	O
,	O
3D	O
diorama	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
for	O
the	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
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Playstation	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
prior	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
were	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
RPGFan	O
asserting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
improves	O
on	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
"	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
everything	O
good	O
about	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
turns	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
11	O
,	O
adds	O
a	O
few	O
quality-of-life	O
updates	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
superior	O
game	O
overall.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
53,995	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
throughout	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
14,422	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
7,269	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eleventh	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
