Q 01/05

Octopath Traveler launched as an exclusive for which console, almost a year before the PC version arrived?

A) PlayStation Vita

B) Xbox One

C) Nintendo Switch

D) Nintendo 3DS

Answer · why

C) Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch owners had the game to themselves from July 2018 until June 2019, and Nintendo itself published that version outside Japan.

Q 02/05

Early prototypes of Octopath Traveler's pixel-art look borrowed character sprites from which classic Square RPG?

A) Final Fantasy VI

B) Chrono Trigger

C) Secret of Mana

D) Romancing SaGa 3

Answer · why

A) Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VI sprites stood in while the team tested lighting effects. It took the developers about a month and a half to reach a look they judged ...

Q 03/05

Which trademarked term did Square Enix coin for Octopath Traveler's mix of pixel sprites and 3D diorama scenery?

A) Neo-Retro

B) Pixel Remaster

C) 3D-Dot

D) HD-2D

Answer · why

D) HD-2D

HD-2D was filed as a trademark six months after the game came out, and Square Enix has since reused the label for remakes of much older RPGs.

Q 04/05

Which Octopath Traveler protagonist is a thief tasked by a noble family with recovering its dragonstones?

A) Therion

B) Olberic

C) Tressa

D) Primrose

Answer · why

A) Therion

Therion can pick the pockets of townspeople as well as rob enemies in battle, and his skills also leave foes temporarily weakened.

Q 05/05

The eight jobs and field commands in Octopath Traveler were based on occupations from which historical setting?

A) Feudal Japan

B) Ancient Greece

C) Medieval Europe

D) Victorian Britain

Answer · why

C) Medieval Europe

Medieval Europe supplied trades such as apothecary, scholar and warrior, and the cast was split into four men and four women so that parties could var...