Pre-registration opens for Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent closed beta
Octopath Traveler is a popular Square Enix RPGthat made waves on the Nintendo Switch back in 2018, later ported to Stadia, PC, and Xbox One in the following years. It’s a game that pulls on the old nostalgia strings thanks to its scrumptiousHD-2D artthat mimics the look of Square’s ’90s RPGs, all while still offering modern 3D graphics. Seeing that Octopath Traveler was a success across multiple platforms, Square decided to capitalize on the brand’s polarity with a mobile game. This mobile game has beenexclusive to Japansince its release in 2020, known as Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. Well, duringa recent streaming event in Japan, Square has announced that Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is coming to the US and Europe this summer, with a beta planned for spring.
Even though Square Enix has officially announced an English version of Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent,this announcement was made in Japan, and so far, there’s no English content to share past a single screen from the recent announcement andan English Facebook page. This is also why the above video is the Japanese trailer for Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent; there’s no English trailer yet. At the very least, the Japanese trailer offers a quick glimpse of the mobile game’s graphics, which matches up with the original Switch game. So it’s nice to see that Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent looks the part.
Of course, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent has been out in Japan for two years, so we already knowit’s a free-to-play gacha gamethat offers in-app purchases that range up to $79.99 per item. So if you were hoping for a console experience, it’s not in the cards.
So far, Square has yet to share how those in the US and Europe will be able to throw their hat in the ring to test the upcoming beta, but as always, more announcements are expected, which means this story is far from over. So stay tuned as Square should have more to share in the buildup to the spring beta, and if you’re really eager to check the game out, you’re able to peruse the Japanese Play Store listing by clicking on the widget below.
UPDATE: 2022/02/24 08:05 EST BY MATTHEW SHOLTZ
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is now available for pre-registration
Earlier this month, we learned that Square Enix would be bringing its Octopath Traveler mobile game to the West after the RPG found success in Japan. The title is known as Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, and it’s a free-to-play gacha game that offers the art of the original Switch RPG. Well, we already knew Champions of the Continent would enter into closed beta testing this Spring, and today Square has officially announced the date this beta will kick-off.
As you can see in the Facebook post above, Champions of the Continent will enter into closed beta on March 22nd. If you’d like to toss your hat into the ring to take part in the upcoming closed beta, you can pre-register on the new English language Play Store listing through the Play Store widget below.
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