This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. It takes the series’ HD-2D graphics, a fusion of retro pixel art and 3DCG, to even greater heights. In the world of Solistia, eight new travelers venture forth into an exciting new era. Where will you go? What will you do? Whose tale will you bring to life? Every path is yours to take. Embark on an adventure all your own.
 

The sequel to the hit JRPG Octopath Traveler is here, and the achievements are pretty much a breeze in comparison to the first game. There are NO missable achievements, so feel free to play through the story at your leisure. There were a lot of long and grindy achievements in the first game which are not present here (don't need to worry about uncovering enemy weakness, getting all hidden items, or collecting all treasure chests). There are still a few collectibles to pay attention to (records and battle-tested equipment), and you'll need to complete all side-quests, but again nothing is missable so you can do a bit of this during the story and just mop up the rest at the end.

I'd suggest following along with the Neoseeker walkthrough HERE as you play, which will point out all of the above required extras. It also points out literally every chests and anything else that could be considered "missable" in the game, but again nothing in the game that can be missed is required for an achievement, so don't stress too much about any of it.

The starting character you choose does not matter, but make sure you play through Chapter 1 of every new character you recruit since it is required for their respective completion achievements and you'll need to visit those locations for another achievement as well. It will also help keep all your characters evenly leveled and fill in the story properly. Do take note that Osvald is a unique character in that he launches directly into his Chapter 2 story after completing Chapter 1, while every other character will need to travel to a different town to continue their stories. If for any reason you skip a Chapter 1 story or decide to ignore any future chapter story when first arriving in a town, they can all be started later from the respective town's Tavern.

Regardless of how what order you choose to tackle the story, work on collecting all eight travelers first, then the game can be played in a more linear fashion, though you'll need to swap out party members to take part in their stories. Once you complete the game, mop up any side-quests or collectibles you have left to finish up the rest of the achievements before tackling the game's superboss to get the full completion!

I truly hope the Octopath series continues, as these first two games were absolutely gorgeous, have some of the best and most unique story-telling I've seen, and the battle system is so enjoyable. With this entry, they've lowered the overall difficulty of the game and the achievement list as well, making this game much more stress-free and fun, at least in my opinion.