Octopath 2 is on of my favorite RPGs and has one of the best OSTs of a game i have played. I still regularly listen to it. Glad to see you check it out!
Octopath Traveler 2 is quite literally a masterpiece. This game was made with so much love and passion on all fronts. Song of Hope is arguably my favorite track on Octopath Traveler 2. It plays specifically for the last boss of the dancer’s story, and it’s actually her theme but with vocals and some slight guitar. I can never resist head bobbing to that.
Now I can gladly say this little fun fact: The male singer for Those Who Deny the Dawn is the same singer who did God Shattering Star from Fire Emblem Three Houses, glad you enjoyed the soundtrack!
This is misinformation and is not the case. (Source: booklets that come with the physical CDs of both of these soundtracks and include full credits for every vocalist/instrumentalist). As similar as the vocalists are, and I think God-Shattering Star is a clear inspiration, they're not the same singer. Toshiaki Murakami is the singer in Vide the Wicked/Those Who Deny the Dawn, while the one in GSS is Takashi Baba. Hope this clears things up.
So yeah, Song of Hope is a battle theme. That's why the instrumentals are like that. Also, yeah... that final song is definitely a fan favorite for a reason. Also, Ochette is my favorite, dont come after me...
Ochette has my all round favourite group of themes. So emotional, so uplifting and so flowy... I love all the themes, but Ochette takes the cake for me
I was just watching your Octopath 1 reaction and was thinking about how you would react to 2. I willed this video into existence, and I’m so happy lol!
Octopath is a game series that really excels with leitmotifs. Listening to the progression in each characters themes is so fun! Every character has a normal theme, pre battle theme, and final boss theme. For example we’ve got “osvold the scholar” (normal theme) “In pursuit of revenge” (pre-boss battle theme) “The journey for revenge ends” (osvold final boss theme)
Hell yeah cotc is phenomenal in most points The soundtracks are incredible , the battle theme from hell is insane And don' make me talk about one of the sister fight ... oh my god i love this soundtrack boa8 well.. don't need words if you've done the fights because it's a masterpiece tatloch is good too
Those Who Deny the Dawn out here being one of the most amazing battle themes in gaming in a game full of some of the most amazing battle themes of all time.
YESSSSS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS LET'S GOOOOO!!! Octopath 2 is such the goat. In my humble humble opinion, you gotta revisit this game's OST it's so good
Have you ever considered doing playthroughs of the games you particularly love the soundtracks of? I would LOVE to see a playthrough of OT2 where you analyze the themes in context! (It's also such a huge coincidence but you keep reviewing OSTs when I'm hyperfixating on them, lol.)
@@mstar51-cv5dq I always recommend finishing Partitio's route first because of the NPC that unlocks after, since he makes grinding a million times easier.
The OST so good I ended up humming along to it basically the whole way though. My throat was not ok after that 90+ hour experience. 😅 Absolutely my personal game of the year of 2023.
100% octopath 2 and my only regret is i cant do it for the first time again, all of my time now is spent listening to this music. genuinely some of the best music ive ever heard
Great reactions! This game and its out are one of my favorites of all time! We NEED a part 2 for octopath 2!!! So many more bangers like For the Dawn, The Journey for Kingship Ends, Unshakable Resolve, At your Back, Partitio's Theme, and much much more!
very glad to see you enjoying some of my favourite tracks from OT2! I would highly recommend coming back for a 2nd look though, there are SO many banger tracks to be discovered still :3
As one of the smaller-than-you’d-think crowd who defended Octopath 1 (unsuccessfully) from the 6/10 allegations, the fact that Octopath 2 is such a genuine masterpiece on all fronts made my heart soar. 2023 was such a magical year dude EDIT: Look you heard the music Octopath 1 isn’t exactly bad, it’s just… a little grindy and barebones as a game. Rough sell for anyone who can’t stomach hard level gating
With octopath 1 they tried somthing new and while good it fell flat end game while still being a good game. octopath 2 however took everything bad and fixed it while taking the good and making it even better
why do people say its grindy? ive played through the game like 5 or 6 times and ive never really felt the need to grind beyond the occasional jp hunt? maybe its the ridiculous level gap between chapters 2 and 3, but still, that goes away if youre doing the other character's chapters
@@grammy_hnng It’s that exact level gap, you can’t go anywhere in a five hundred mile radius of the chapter 3s without getting your nuts crushed and doing all the chapter 2s beforehand does not alleviate that pacing issue
I offer you 5 Mario songs that I think you will LOVE: -The Great Tower Showdown 2 (Mario 3d world) -Bowser, The Almighty (Mario galaxy 2) -The Dual-Bladed Duelist (Mario paper origami king) -The Shifty Sticker (Thinking), (Mario paper origami king) -Bowser battle theme (Mario galaxy 1) Don't worry, I don't think you've ever listened to this music, thank you!
Could you react to the music from Ori and the Will of the Wisps sometime? I loved Ori and the Blind Forest, and all of Gareth Coker's music in both games. Also, love your content!
How for Those who deny the Dawn came to be: Nintendo: "Ok we need a Banger OST for that Final Boss." Squenix: "Ok hear me out." Nintendo: "talk to me." Squenix: "We take the Style of My Hero Academia..." Nintendo: "Ok..." Squenix: "...mix it with Demon Slayer..." Nintendo: "...oh I like where this is going." Squenix: "...and a little bit of Doom 2016..." Nintendo: "uuuuuuuhhhh yeah." Squenix: "and sprinkle a little bit of Jesper Kyd from WH40k Darktide." Nintendo: "PERFECT."
Glad to see Octopath getting the attention it deserves. It was my game of the year 2023^-^ Though I wonder: Why was there not a single "(Night)" track in here? One of the biggest mechanics in this game specificly is the controllable night and day cycle changing most themes between night and day (hence the "(Day)" in a lot of these chosen titles). I know that the day themes are more popular but to just neglect the night themes feels so odd to me...unless it's a setup for an Octo-part 2 night theme boogaloo in which case, nevermind all that ("Beyond the Sands(Night)" was one my favorite "fullstop and listen" moment in this game). Also on a sidenote that has nothing to do with the video, but the game: Octopath 1 slander, feels the same to me as BotW or FE:3H slander after their sequels. I sorta get where it's coming from, but the games would not be here without their prequels and in my opinion that should be respected a lot more. Just because they aren't Retro yet, doesn't mean we shouldn't consider what they did right in their prime time. Octopath 1 has an incredible OST and HD-2D has hit the Square and just generally the RPG scene like a Draco Meteor. It's insane to me that some people feel like it's a hottake to like Octopath Traveler 1, because it really should not be the case. It's fine to not like a game for your own reasons but the slander coming from subjective reasoning is sooo toxic :P
wait there are people that dislike octo 1? I've literally never heard this. Are you sure it's not just some bs from "that" crowd on twitter or something?
@@babyjiren9676 I don't use Twitter and have heard and seen enough slander, so for what I know, yes there are people that dislike Octopath 1. It's probably never that bad under OST related stuff, because the complains are more towards the gameplay, story and characters but I've definetly seen and heard some slander towards the game. People vent on the internet and that's fine. I just wanted to emphasize on a sidenote some of the reasons why I disaggree with the Octopath 1 slander and if you never heard of any, that's honestly great^^
I wish that you listen to Inscryption's ost, a rogue-lite card building game where you need to escape a cabin. Here is a list of some of the more popular tracks. I find its ost is really underrated. - Deathcard Cabin - The Trapper - Leshy's theme - Scrybe of the Dead - Scrybe of Magicks - Deathcard Cabin (Reprise) - Royal Dominguez Besides that, i love your content! ❤
When I just started the game, I was like this game is childish, then like half way through, it got really dark, I was not prepared, I could feel the 'shadow' creeping in...
2:31 thats exactly how i felt. I was on a journey with my 3 closes friend on the greatest adventure in the world! The ost of Octopath is truly incredible
Song of Hope having lyrics because it is being sung, diegetically, by Agnea, in the battle in which it plays, fills me with such emotions. It's very imperfections and the deep feelings it conveys are truly wonderful.
YES YES YES, I love this game and this OST so much and the fact it didn't even get a nom for best score at the game awards is criminal. It's such a shame it went so underrepresented for how great it is. I'm almost a little upset that Normal Battle 2 or 3 or fierce confrontation didnt get played since I love this game for its battle themes but I cant be theres so much excellent music in this game (that maybe could be explored in a part 2) (:
Octopath Traveler II has an infinitely more balanced endgame than I, and improved upon the first game in pretty much every aspect. I cannot recommend the second one enough.
@@TheNomad94for an RPG that is NOTHING my guy. Try 300+ for full completion of most Xenoblade games. Best gaming experience ever. I could have played those games for 9000 hours and not gotten bored.
As an avid RPG enthusiast, I'm fully prepared to say Octopath Traveler 2 is a masterpiece, and that goes well beyond the soundtrack.
Absolutely this!
OT2 makes OT feel like a tech demo. And OT is the shit in and of itself.
OT2 is best jRPG to me since Final Fantasy 6 and Chrono Trigger. It captures the same magic what those games had, but in modern time.
Both Octopath Traveler games require listening to the full OSTs.
Octopath 2 is on of my favorite RPGs and has one of the best OSTs of a game i have played. I still regularly listen to it. Glad to see you check it out!
Octopath Traveler 2 is quite literally a masterpiece. This game was made with so much love and passion on all fronts.
Song of Hope is arguably my favorite track on Octopath Traveler 2. It plays specifically for the last boss of the dancer’s story, and it’s actually her theme but with vocals and some slight guitar. I can never resist head bobbing to that.
Now I can gladly say this little fun fact: The male singer for Those Who Deny the Dawn is the same singer who did God Shattering Star from Fire Emblem Three Houses, glad you enjoyed the soundtrack!
She did want to hear the belt. Now she did..
This is misinformation and is not the case. (Source: booklets that come with the physical CDs of both of these soundtracks and include full credits for every vocalist/instrumentalist). As similar as the vocalists are, and I think God-Shattering Star is a clear inspiration, they're not the same singer. Toshiaki Murakami is the singer in Vide the Wicked/Those Who Deny the Dawn, while the one in GSS is Takashi Baba. Hope this clears things up.
@@itsthewhiteowlthanks for this information
Ochette’s theme is so iconic, my Lord. I saved her story because I wanted to save that melody for the last chapter.
So yeah, Song of Hope is a battle theme. That's why the instrumentals are like that. Also, yeah... that final song is definitely a fan favorite for a reason.
Also, Ochette is my favorite, dont come after me...
Ochette has my all round favourite group of themes. So emotional, so uplifting and so flowy... I love all the themes, but Ochette takes the cake for me
Ochette is my favorite character for sure, but Partitio (my second favorite character) has the best theme IMO.
Ochette is the best.
Settle it with FOOD!!!!!
Ochette is the fandom favorite for beeing the cutest character ever made
Ochette's theme is FAR and away the best one in the game (in my opinion)
I was just watching your Octopath 1 reaction and was thinking about how you would react to 2. I willed this video into existence, and I’m so happy lol!
Omg same?!?! I was really excited when i saw a new reaction video from her and it’s octopath 2 😚
Same! This and the sonic frontiers ost has been on repeat ever since the games released. Such a masterpiece in both game and music.
Octopath is a game series that really excels with leitmotifs. Listening to the progression in each characters themes is so fun! Every character has a normal theme, pre battle theme, and final boss theme.
For example we’ve got
“osvold the scholar” (normal theme)
“In pursuit of revenge” (pre-boss battle theme)
“The journey for revenge ends” (osvold final boss theme)
Octopath (specifically cotc shockingly) has some of the best OST even in my opinion
I known right ?? Especially the boss themes!
Hell yeah cotc is phenomenal in most points
The soundtracks are incredible , the battle theme from hell is insane
And don' make me talk about one of the sister fight ... oh my god i love this soundtrack
boa8 well.. don't need words if you've done the fights because it's a masterpiece
tatloch is good too
Just started and master of wealth theme is my favorite so far.
@@baconbits3731 It is a great theme, same with all the other bestower themes (just wait for Bestower of all, it has amazing music)
@@baconbits3731 " MARVELOUS!"
Hope you have fun on the game
She had an incredible soundtrack it's still one of my favorite in the game
Those Who Deny the Dawn out here being one of the most amazing battle themes in gaming in a game full of some of the most amazing battle themes of all time.
YESSSSS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS LET'S GOOOOO!!! Octopath 2 is such the goat. In my humble humble opinion, you gotta revisit this game's OST it's so good
Shame none of Castti's themes were listened to, or "Doubt is what I do"
Yeah castti thème is my favorite.
Have you ever considered doing playthroughs of the games you particularly love the soundtracks of? I would LOVE to see a playthrough of OT2 where you analyze the themes in context! (It's also such a huge coincidence but you keep reviewing OSTs when I'm hyperfixating on them, lol.)
I would definitely watch!! It would be cool for her to see how exactly the music is when it plays in game.
@@mstar51-cv5dq I always recommend finishing Partitio's route first because of the NPC that unlocks after, since he makes grinding a million times easier.
@@oz_gauzeyeah it's not a bad idea, i started with hikari and god I got my ass beaten the first time but it was epic
The OST so good I ended up humming along to it basically the whole way though. My throat was not ok after that 90+ hour experience. 😅
Absolutely my personal game of the year of 2023.
The final boss compilation for Vide the Wicked is just god tier in music history imo... I get chills to this day
I can't believe there hasn't been a single reaction to Professor Layton's ost on this channel!
This and Persona are one of the few games I spend way too much time not playing because I'm just sitting, listening to the music.
100% octopath 2 and my only regret is i cant do it for the first time again, all of my time now is spent listening to this music. genuinely some of the best music ive ever heard
Great reactions! This game and its out are one of my favorites of all time! We NEED a part 2 for octopath 2!!!
So many more bangers like For the Dawn, The Journey for Kingship Ends, Unshakable Resolve, At your Back, Partitio's Theme, and much much more!
Yes. I would love to hear Emily react to each traveller's theme.
we all know we are paying for the music , the game is just a free gift for Octopath Traveller
OT2 only lacks a ng+ to approach perfection.
very glad to see you enjoying some of my favourite tracks from OT2! I would highly recommend coming back for a 2nd look though, there are SO many banger tracks to be discovered still :3
Ochette's theme reminds me of Chrono Trigger's Corridor of Time, that little background melody
I noticed this as well....
As one of the smaller-than-you’d-think crowd who defended Octopath 1 (unsuccessfully) from the 6/10 allegations, the fact that Octopath 2 is such a genuine masterpiece on all fronts made my heart soar. 2023 was such a magical year dude
EDIT: Look you heard the music Octopath 1 isn’t exactly bad, it’s just… a little grindy and barebones as a game. Rough sell for anyone who can’t stomach hard level gating
I love both excessively, they are both 11/10
With octopath 1 they tried somthing new and while good it fell flat end game while still being a good game. octopath 2 however took everything bad and fixed it while taking the good and making it even better
why do people say its grindy? ive played through the game like 5 or 6 times and ive never really felt the need to grind beyond the occasional jp hunt? maybe its the ridiculous level gap between chapters 2 and 3, but still, that goes away if youre doing the other character's chapters
@@grammy_hnng It’s that exact level gap, you can’t go anywhere in a five hundred mile radius of the chapter 3s without getting your nuts crushed and doing all the chapter 2s beforehand does not alleviate that pacing issue
Why havent you reacted to Final Fantasy music yet? 16 and 7 remake and rebirth would be right up your alley 😃
Experiencing these songs with the characters, story, and visuals elevates them beyond words. They flow with the context of the game beautifully.
I offer you 5 Mario songs that I think you will LOVE:
-The Great Tower Showdown 2 (Mario 3d world)
-Bowser, The Almighty (Mario galaxy 2)
-The Dual-Bladed Duelist (Mario paper origami king)
-The Shifty Sticker (Thinking), (Mario paper origami king)
-Bowser battle theme (Mario galaxy 1)
Don't worry, I don't think you've ever listened to this music, thank you!
Could you react to the music from Ori and the Will of the Wisps sometime? I loved Ori and the Blind Forest, and all of Gareth Coker's music in both games. Also, love your content!
How for Those who deny the Dawn came to be:
Nintendo: "Ok we need a Banger OST for that Final Boss."
Squenix: "Ok hear me out."
Nintendo: "talk to me."
Squenix: "We take the Style of My Hero Academia..."
Nintendo: "Ok..."
Squenix: "...mix it with Demon Slayer..."
Nintendo: "...oh I like where this is going."
Squenix: "...and a little bit of Doom 2016..."
Nintendo: "uuuuuuuhhhh yeah."
Squenix: "and sprinkle a little bit of Jesper Kyd from WH40k Darktide."
Nintendo: "PERFECT."
I didn't even know this game but after hearing that amazing soundtrack and looking at some gameplay I might actually buy it!
Gameplaywise ? It's my favorite battle system ever made by far, clearly the best of all time
it's a little complex but really really deep
Played both games and every time I listen to the music I just automatically smile like an idiot.
I'm so excited that you're listening to this beautiful game. I was waiting for that :DDD
Aww I missed the deadline to suggest some songs lol
OT2 was easily in my top 3 games of 2023, buuuut I don't know enough songs by name 😅
Octopath music is goat! If you ever revisit it there are boss versions of the character themes 😊🎉🎉🎉
Cait theme missing.
Just been loving your reaction/analysis of Halo. Fab. How about Horizon zero Dawn, her awesome character, the journey and if the score is any good?
Glad to see Octopath getting the attention it deserves. It was my game of the year 2023^-^
Though I wonder:
Why was there not a single "(Night)" track in here?
One of the biggest mechanics in this game specificly is the controllable night and day cycle changing most themes between night and day (hence the "(Day)" in a lot of these chosen titles).
I know that the day themes are more popular but to just neglect the night themes feels so odd to me...unless it's a setup for an Octo-part 2 night theme boogaloo in which case, nevermind all that ("Beyond the Sands(Night)" was one my favorite "fullstop and listen" moment in this game).
Also on a sidenote that has nothing to do with the video, but the game:
Octopath 1 slander, feels the same to me as BotW or FE:3H slander after their sequels. I sorta get where it's coming from, but the games would not be here without their prequels and in my opinion that should be respected a lot more. Just because they aren't Retro yet, doesn't mean we shouldn't consider what they did right in their prime time. Octopath 1 has an incredible OST and HD-2D has hit the Square and just generally the RPG scene like a Draco Meteor.
It's insane to me that some people feel like it's a hottake to like Octopath Traveler 1, because it really should not be the case.
It's fine to not like a game for your own reasons but the slander coming from subjective reasoning is sooo toxic :P
wait there are people that dislike octo 1? I've literally never heard this. Are you sure it's not just some bs from "that" crowd on twitter or something?
@@babyjiren9676 I don't use Twitter and have heard and seen enough slander, so for what I know, yes there are people that dislike Octopath 1.
It's probably never that bad under OST related stuff, because the complains are more towards the gameplay, story and characters but I've definetly seen and heard some slander towards the game.
People vent on the internet and that's fine. I just wanted to emphasize on a sidenote some of the reasons why I disaggree with the Octopath 1 slander and if you never heard of any, that's honestly great^^
I wish that you listen to Inscryption's ost, a rogue-lite card building game where you need to escape a cabin.
Here is a list of some of the more popular tracks. I find its ost is really underrated.
- Deathcard Cabin
- The Trapper
- Leshy's theme
- Scrybe of the Dead
- Scrybe of Magicks
- Deathcard Cabin (Reprise)
- Royal Dominguez
Besides that, i love your content! ❤
She's bouncy! 🤣
I’m mad at myself for absolutely destroying dolcinaia or however you spell her name in her fight. Didn’t get to enjoy her boss music enough.
If only they make octopath as a tactical rpg ...then it would be perfect....
@creataria triangle was art dink, octopath is acquire though asano was a supervisor for both
Well, the UI in octopath 2 is extremely smooth so it doesn't bother me at all
I think OST is priceful as half of the game price.
Ive been meaning to get into this series and damn that just got me even more hyped. Last song gave me chills
Not gonna kidding, I bursted to cry the first time I heard Critical Clash 2 in the game as Osvald and escaped the prison island, it was just too epic.
When I just started the game, I was like this game is childish, then like half way through, it got really dark, I was not prepared, I could feel the 'shadow' creeping in...
What a Soundtrack.
Say, have you done Final Fantasy 7 Remake yet?
My dream is to drive through a big city at night, with a girl in the passenger seat, and sensational city just BUMPING
The Crestland is my favorite piece of this OST
I'd love you to do a part two of this with Agnea and partitios themes, those two are by far the best.
Love the music and the games. Can’t wait for Octopath 3
Can’t wait to fight Aelfric- wait you already can and his theme (The heavens - decisive battle) is amazing, same with Orsazanatos, the creator
@@thatonearanara Seriously they can make the gacha game into a paid game and if you want to get the character, just finish their character story
@@fraenznoa5508 Yeah, they could literally do that as the game itself is already quite fleshed out
2:31 thats exactly how i felt. I was on a journey with my 3 closes friend on the greatest adventure in the world! The ost of Octopath is truly incredible
There isn't a better soundtrack in any game ever, not persona, not final fantasy, not anything. This is the pinnacle.
I’m so glad you’re doing this game!!! It’s amazing and the soundtrack is a masterpiece!!!
If you do a part two to this please include Partitio the merchant
Partitio’s theme was a fan favourite for this game and I think you’d enjoy it.
Kinda have to play the game to really get it, not just sittong slack-jawed
FINALLY GIRL IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
A retro vid about quake 2’s soundtrack!!!
OMG I JUST NOW SAW THIS AND YES YES YEEHEEESS!!! I love OT 2
The music of this game rewired my brain.
OT2 music just goated
METROID PRIME 1 SOUNDTRACK.
Song of Hope having lyrics because it is being sung, diegetically, by Agnea, in the battle in which it plays, fills me with such emotions. It's very imperfections and the deep feelings it conveys are truly wonderful.
Oh boy I'm gonna enjoy this
Pls do dark souls 3 😁
Song of Hope is the best OST for any game for me. It’s in my “relax” playlist
Day 1 of asking for Dead Cells Ost! Such a good Ost with heavy Celtic inspiration that has so many bangers!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Waiting for you to get into Monster Hunter World and its DLC Iceborne. You can expect nothing but the best themes!
YES YES YES, I love this game and this OST so much and the fact it didn't even get a nom for best score at the game awards is criminal. It's such a shame it went so underrepresented for how great it is.
I'm almost a little upset that Normal Battle 2 or 3 or fierce confrontation didnt get played since I love this game for its battle themes but I cant be theres so much excellent music in this game (that maybe could be explored in a part 2) (:
Not too be annoying but do you think you could react to Kieran's battle themes from Pokemon Scarlet and violets dlc
God we need more masters Ex the NEO champions make me cry
tohohaha sounds like something out of Xenoblade X
been waiting for this one
I hated the endgame grind in the first game too much to wanna play 2.
Octopath Traveler II has an infinitely more balanced endgame than I, and improved upon the first game in pretty much every aspect. I cannot recommend the second one enough.
@@bookworm72612 Even then, it's too long of a game to bother
60h max if you take your time
@@NockLegacy That is so much
@@TheNomad94for an RPG that is NOTHING my guy. Try 300+ for full completion of most Xenoblade games. Best gaming experience ever. I could have played those games for 9000 hours and not gotten bored.