Octopath Traveler 0 is a remake — but new characters lead some major changes
via polygon.com
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When Square Enix first unveiled Octopath Traveler 0, the new prequel in its retro role-playing game series, it wasn’t immediately apparent that it was a remake of the 2022 mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent — unless you happened to have played that game, in which case it was pretty clear.