Team Asano games

I only have Bravely Default on 3DS and Octopath Traveler on Game Pass (so I can lose access to it in the future). But w/ some recent announcements like the Octopath Traveler 2 reveal and Triangle Strategy coming to PC, it got me wondering if I should put more priority on their games. Below are the ones I'm interested in, again a couple I already "have", but have never played.

Bravely Default
Bravely Second: End Layer
Bravely Default 2
Octopath Traveler
Triangle Strategy

As a PC (and 3DS) player, which do you recommend to play first? I've heard a lot of mixed reviews on Octopath Traveler. Mostly positive stuff, but a lot of the cons I read about seem to maybe be big cons for me. Triangle Strategy looks really cool w/ some of its decision mechanics. But...how long are the battles? I've sort of fallen out of love w/ tactics games due to the risk of an long, extended battle I can't simply exit out of if I get tired/need to go. The Bravely series probably looks most appealing to me. But I can also get my "standard" JRPG fix anywhere, w/o spending the money to get the other 2 games.

Also, how is the Octopath Traveler mobile game?

Thanks for any input!

I heard great things about Octopath traveller! Gotto play it one day! :bigsmile:

Both Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default are excellent, but frustrating. The battles in OT are very, verrrrry long which can get a bit tiresome, and Bravely Default gets incredibly repetitive towards the end.

Having said that though, I'd probably recommend trying Bravely Default first, since it's a throwback to old-school FFs and has a great job system. The characters are also fantastic. Bravely Second isn't as good but definitely still enjoyable, although some of the job classes are just ridiculous (Catmancer? Really?).

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Both Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default are excellent, but frustrating. The battles in OT are very, verrrrry long which can get a bit tiresome, and Bravely Default gets incredibly repetitive towards the end.

Having said that though, I'd probably recommend trying Bravely Default first, since it's a throwback to old-school FFs and has a great job system. The characters are also fantastic. Bravely Second isn't as good but definitely still enjoyable, although some of the job classes are just ridiculous (Catmancer? Really?).

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Holy jeez, Catmancer won me over... Gonna get it off Amazon ASAP lol.

You can also be a Patissier and bake cakes mid-battle.

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You can also be a Patissier and bake cakes mid-battle.

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Cats AND baked goods?? (seriously 2 of my favorite things) Why weren't those greenlit for Bravely Default 2???

btw, I ordered Bravely Second a few days ago. ETA is late October. I still want/need to play Bravely Default 1 first tho.