Review2018-07-12

Octopath Traveler review: the Nintendo Switch gets a JRPG for everybody

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Jeremy-Parish Polygon
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Genres · rpg
Release · Jul 13, 2018
Developer · Square Enix, ACQUIRE Corp., Team Asano
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