Square Enix and Team Asano have announced Octopath Traveller 0 during the July Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase.

In this new entry in the Octopath Travelr series, the game will follow a hero who sets out for a journey of revenge when the game begins with their settlement being complelty destoryed. And for the first time in the series history, the protaganist will be a customized character from you, the player. Players will be able to choose the apperace, voice, motion as well as favourtie dfish to make the character feel like you’re own.

And then there’s a massive amount of characters you’ll be able to recruit on your journey, over thirty in fact, and you’ll even be able to have up to eight characters in your party at any one time. You’ll be able to see your party to either be in the Vanguard (front row), or the Rearguard (back row) during combat.

Check out the reveal trailer for Octopath Traveler 0 below.

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As you progress through the story, you’ll also be rebuilding your hometown. Find rescourses in the world, and then build, decorate and create new building to bring people back to live in your settlement that was destoryed.

The games combat will once again use the ‘Break and Boost’ system, which is about exploiting an enemies weakness to break their shiled points, which will stun them and leave them open for more damage. And you’ll be able to attack more than once in a turn using ‘Boost Points.‘

Hirohito Suzuki said the following about the reveal of the game:

“The theme of this game is, ‘Embark on an adventure of your own creation.’

You create your own character from scratch in the character creator, and your journey is about rebuilding your destroyed hometown from nothing.

The name OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 conveys the idea that you’re undertaking a journey of your own making.

…Whether you’ve played the first game in the series, OCTOPATH TRAVELER: Champions of the Continent, or even neither, we’ve packed this game with original experiences that can be enjoyed by anyone!

I look forward to players experiencing this new story for themselves.”

In a blog post, the team has admitted that Octopath Traveller 0 may sound familiar to some players who have checked out the mobile game, Octopath Traveller: Champions of the Continent, and that the story element and gameplay ideas from that game inspire this game.

Octopath Traveler 0 will release on December 4 for Nintendo Switch 1|2, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.