Summary

• Octopath Traveler 2 just got better with new Super Boss battles featuring familiar faces from the original game.
• Players must defeat previous champions and face the upgraded final boss True Vide for a challenging experience.
• The recent update on Xbox platforms potentially hints at more multiplatform releases for Square Enix.

the best role-playing games of 2023, just got even better as Square Enix shocked fans by dropping a new update that should put even the diehard enthusiasts through the ringer. The celebrated sequel to the divisive 2018 JRPG managed to impressive both fans and critics alike and while it may be over a year since the follow-up dropped, there's clearly still some gas left in the tank. Players shouldn't expect a wholly transformative patch but that doesn't mean the new features aren't definitely worth checking out.

Per GamesRadar+, the most recent patch for Octopath Traveler 2 is incredibly brief when it comes to details but the exciting news is condensed into one line: "Added new mod: Extra Battles." As it turns out, these additional fights are actually three new Super Boss battles that can be challenged after rolling credits on the main story. In an especially creative twist, Square Enix went one step further by making the actual enemies in these encounters some familair faces who fans of the franchise will undoubtedly recognize as the protagonists of the original Octopath Traveler.

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The first of the three new super encounters will see players going up against Olberic, Tressa, Ophilia, and Alfyn in a brutal gauntlet as fully-leveled party if they want to stand a chance against the onslaught.

Once the original Octopath heroes have been defeated, there's still one more challenge that remains: True Vide. Octopath 2 will recognize the name as the game's final boss but this version has been upgraded, boasting even more HP and devastating attacks. To experience the True Vide fight and the aforementioned gauntlets, players will need to access them through the title screen rather than in the world, which is a strange decision but largely inconsequential.

Square Enix recently suprised fans by dropping Octopath Traveler 2 on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on June 6, going so far as to add it to Xbox Game . This has s speculating that the sequel is the company's first step towards embracing multiplatform releases but this remains to be seen. In any case, there's never been a better time to try out one of the 2023's best games.

Source: GamesRadar+