#i could be completely mistaken tho and octopath might just be an easy ass game. i’ve been suspecting that as i cut through my 2nd run

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sorry folks more ‘gushing about octopath’ posting

something i really like about octopath (both mainline entries) is how it’s very ‘work smarter not harder’ when it comes to overcoming challenges, particularly its boss fights (which are imo the best parts of the whole experience). you’re encouraged to learn from your mistakes and rethink your approach rather than just be put to work grinding your party. it helps that octopath is one of those games that actually lets you debuff big bosses and inflict basic status effects like poison on them (those can really tip the scales and you should absolutely do them!).

imo there’s absolutely no point in the main traveler stories where you have to grind for a fight (grinding to be a high enough level to do certain path actions to progress the story is a different case). in fact i think the ‘recommended level’ that’s attached to each story chapter is complete nonsense that can be mostly ignored.

i’ve had a sneaking suspicion that those levels are intentionally inflated in order to give players who rush in way below that threshold that sweet underdog glory when they beat a challenge the game advised they were too low level for. that’s another part about octopath that i like so much. you can (and should) barrel into the next story chapter with your party members (sans your exp hogging leader) 5-8 levels below the recommended to both not waste your time on grinding and also to challenge yourself and your battle strategies just a little more. spice of life, baby!!

so it always disappoints me whenever i see people (namely on reddit when i scrolled there when the first octopath was all that there was) despair over not being a high enough level or thinking they need to grind to meet these recommended levels that are a huge jump from how their team currently is. no!!! stop!!!! you don’t need to grind stop!!

(maybe you need to grind for Three bosses in the endgame. but before then you definitely don’t need to)