Tips and Tricks: A Beginner's Guide

Whether Octopath Traveler 2 (Octopath 2) is your first game in the series or your return, get started by learning some tips for the game. Read on for a beginner's guide, an understanding of the game's unique mechanics, such as path actions, break and boost, and more!

Beginner's Guide: Essential Tips and Tricks

Selecting Your Starting Character

While players are able to recruit all 8 playable characters, your starting character is one that is fixed to your party of four and cannot be benched through the Tavern.

Consider choosing a character that is able to keep up with battles and have effective Path Actions!

Best Starting Character: Who to Start With

Understanding Path Actions

Each traveler in Octopath Traveler 2 has Path Actions that allow them to interact with the townspeople across the world of Solistia. Unlike the first game, Path Actions for each traveler change depending on the time of day so it is worth exploring all available options.

Path Actions Guide: All Path Actions Explained

Break and Boost System Explained

The Break and Boost system makes a return to Octopath Traveler 2. Improve battle tactics by exploiting enemy weaknesses to break and stun them. Make the most of every turn by boosting actions.

Break and Boost System Guide

Acknowledging the Game's Difficulty

It is confirmed that Octopath Traveler 2 will not have an option to switch the difficulty.

Be aware that the first game in the series is notorious for being difficult. So there is a possibility that Octopath Traveler 2 might follow the first game's steps in terms of its difficulty spikes.

Can You Change Difficulty Settings?

Switch Between Day and Night

You can switch the time of day with just a press of a button allowing the player to switch the Path Actions of a traveler and encounter strong enemies which is helpful for making the party stronger.
Day and Night Cycle Guide: How to Change Time of Day

Latent Powers

Partitio using his Latent Power, Hoot and Holler!

Latent Powers is a new game mechanic in Octopath Traveler 2. Combat features a new gauge that fills up every time you do damage, take damage, or break foes. Once a character's gauge is full, they can activate a powerful ability. Each character has a unique Latent Power.

All Latent Powers Explained

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