[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Octopath Traveler II - I've got to be honest and say that I was uncertain at the very beginning of the Game, but to give it credit it just gets better and better as it goes along.

I've just picked Ochette's first chapter to do last night, who in fairness delivered a stronger first chapter than I had anticipated.

I'll do my rankings for the other characters (excluding Ochette for now because I've only just got her in the party) and tbh this list was really tight between the top 3 in particular as they all excel for me in totally different ways, but I'll give it a go anyway.

1. Throne
2. Teminos
3. Hikari
4. Castti
5. Osvald - Slow start to his story imo, but it definitely is coming into it's own as it's going along.
6. Partitio
7. Agnea

Update on my character rankings as I'm right near the end of the Game at this point.

1. Throne - Great personality that's interesting to follow, plus a consistently solid storyline gives her my favourite character mantle.
2. Teminos - Probably the funniest character in the party imo, plus his story is also quite solid in a more subtle kind of way.
3. Castti - Credit to Castti she's definitely surprised me with how good her story has been in the Game. I would argue that her chapter 3 may be the best chapter in the whole Game, but tbf her story has been consistently solid throughout.
4. Hikari - Hikari has the most grand scale feel story imo, personality wise he is not as good as Throne and Teminos imo, but he is still a very strong character imo and especially if you like more subtle personalities. And his story is one of the best in the Game imo, especially chapter 3.
5. Osvald - At the start of the Game Osvald was my least favourite character, but tbf as the Game has gone along and his story and personality have developed, I've actually grown to really like Osvald's character. It shows sometimes that being patient with certain characters can pay off.
6. Partitio - Partitio is a really fun character imo, especially if you like the Western genre. Personally his story is fun, but the reason why his lower down the list is I do have a preference for some of the stories above more.
7. Ochette - Ochette is a better character than I was expecting tbh. It's basically a Pokemon adventure with a bit of a somber last couple of chapters in her scenario.
8. Agnea - Okay now we hit the character where I start to have issues with, for the first couple of chapters I was patient with her character and story as I thought that she was gonna do an Ophelia or Alfyn from the first Game where her story would be a slow burn, but spoiler alert her story never really grows or as far as I'm aware doesn't connect to the main story of the Game. Plus her personality is just "nice" there's nothing else to the character imo. Tbf there is the odd segment in Agnea's chapters that are okay, but it's nowhere good enough compared to the flaws of her story imo.

Overall though the Game is fantastic despite Agnea's issues.