This track invokes those feelings of optimism in me and brings out that cheerful and cheeky side that so often gets dragged down in life. Even when the harmonica sinks into those lower notes, there’s still this cheerful tone to it, Tressa would love to get out of her little town but she’s still happy living there and is determined to make the most of every day and get the best deal possible.
The melody encapsulates who Tressa is so well, there’s the chimes and violin in the background that hint at her inquisitive and slightly cheeky nature, with the harmonica there going through highs and lows to convey her desire to break free of the small little town she’s in and see the world. On top of that, it strikes in me feelings of youth an innocent and since Tressa is the youngest of the travelers, it’s perfect. A harmonica is the kind of instrument you can fit in your pocket and, as far as instruments go, it’s one of the easier ones to get a base level understanding off, which is exactly the kind of oddity a travelling merchant might pick up in their journeys. In Tressa’s case, we have the harmonica, which seemed odd to me at first, but I realised how well it fits a travelling merchant. The idea of having an instrument to represent each of the travelers is such a great idea and I think they nailed which instrument should be used for each traveler. The traveler’s themes were an absolute stroke of genius by the composer of this soundtrack, Yasunori Nishiki. Music is one of the most subjective things out there in the world and naturally, this list will revolve around my tastes (loud and fast over soft and slow, generally) so don’t feel insulted if I left off a track you really like.Īnyway, let’s get on with it, shall we? 10 – Tressa, the Merchant Also, I know it’s obvious, but this is the internet so I still need to stress that these are my opinions. Naturally, picking 10 tracks was always going to be a tricky task that led to me leaving some great tracks off of the list like H’annit, the Hunter A Settlement in the Red Bluffs and Battle II, which are all honourable mentions. The soundtrack has just about everything you could want, there are touching slow tracks, exhilaratingly fast tracks and just about everything in between and as of right now, it’s the only game soundtrack that I own a physical CD of, I love it that much. With each passing year, my Spotify playlist is becoming more and more filled with game OST’s and Octopath Traveler’s soundtrack is most definitely my overall favourite. Moreso than the story, the characters or even the gameplay, what sticks with me for the longest time after I’m finished with a game is the music. The first of these is the part of a game that always sticks with me the longest. Regardless, I’m making it up to you with not just one, but two articles all about Octopath Traveler this weekend, one today and one on Sunday. Yes, I know I’m one week late to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Octopath Traveler’s release, but there was a WWE Pay-Per-View on, so I had to cover that instead. But more than that, because of the Brave/Default system, you can attack four times in a row with every character at the start of each battle, thus making random encounters easy to get through quickly and save a bunch of time.WARNING: This list will contain major SPOILERS for several traveler’s stories and post-game content. In Bravely Default 2, you have the opportunity to avoid many enemies on the map and in the dungeons if you maneuver correctly. In Octopath Traveler, the random encounters can definitely get tedious, especially considering that you cannot avoid them as they happen based on how far you walk in a given area. In some games, there’s nothing more excruciating than traveling across the land with constant, time-consuming interruptions when you’re trying to accomplish your goals. Random encounters in games have a negative rep, and for good reason. Bravely Default 2 Makes Random Encounters More Bearable I would argue that neither game is exceptionally better than the other one, but there are solid ways in which each game outshines the other-some of which are substantial. Not only are the game mechanics similar, but the aesthetics are also comparable.
Considering that both Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default 2 are turn-based JRPGs published by Square Enix, they obviously have quite a bit in common.