INFO
FORMAT PS5 (reviewed), PS4
PRICE £49.99
ETA Out now
PUB Square Enix
DEV Square Enix, Acquire
PLAYERS 1
LENGTH 60+ hrs
ACCESSIBILITY N/A
For a while now pixel art has been the domain of low-budget indies, but in the ’90s Square Enix was a master of the form, its artists creating some of the most iconic RPGs in memory. With Octopath Traveler, the first title to utilise its (trademarked) HD-2D style, which combines sprites with modern HD effects, the publisher makes the aesthetic its own once again.
Although that first