Octopath 2 was pretty much exactly what I expected and wanted. The first game is one of my very favorites, and while this game certainly didn't surpass it, I had a lot of fun. I am surprised by how faithful it was to the ideas of the first game as the first received a lot of (undeserved) criticism for things like its structure, which is virtually unchanged here. There are some deviations- with varying success in its execution- but overall it kept the experience that I loved about the first intact while giving a new set of characters and a world to enjoy. Fun time