Definitely time to play it man lol.I I feel bad because he goes to college half way across the country and asks me if I played it yet every time I see him... which is only like 2 or 3 times a year. Leaning toward finally jumping in to that one.
The Octopath games are some of the most beautiful games (and art in general) in the history of gaming, imho. And though the gameplay is really fun, really solid, I'm still playing Tactics Ogre (PSP) regularly throughout the year for years and years thus far. Actually just now taking a slight break from PotD....Which is the best: Tactics Ogre, Live a Live or Octopath 2?
I'm playing Octopath 2 now and its pretty great. I can see how some people may find it boring, but the down to earth style of the stories is putting it up there in my top 10 JRPGs ever. Really enjoying it.
I would say as far as game investments go, nothing has given me the returns Tactics Ogre has (except maybe the original DotA on WC3: TFT, which gave me 13 years daily before I finally said a sharp farewell).
Honestly, it holds up, albeit in a janky way. It's refreshing to play an open-world RPG with a smallish map (only one town!), relatively few NPCs, and generally no attempt to hold your hand (especially in the beginning). My first 15 hours or so were pretty tense, but once I got that sword, I started annihilating everything. It feels sort of cheap but at the same time, the game absolutely rewards you for exploring and beating difficult areas early on, and not too many games do that these days.I liked the first Risen, although I can't imagine playing it now. It's maybe a 6 or 7.
I just finished Miles Morales on New Game+. Good fun. 9/10.