Her first chapter features her journey to the First Flame, which was lit by one of the Gods of the realm, and take an ember from said flame. Ophilia is a cleric in the church of flamesgrace, and her quest is a sort of religious pilgrimage. Of course, story’s important too, and if you’re like me, you’re going to want to play with a character whose quest you’re most attached to. All of this is built on top of above-average HP, SP, and Elemental stats, the former two can eventually be buffed even further when you get later in the game. On top of that, she also has party-wide healing and resurrection, and the ability to give elemental defense buffs to other party members. Ophilia’s a cleric, so she uses the fairly weak rod as her weapon, but it’s supplemented by more than passable light magic.
Ophilia was my choice to start out with, and almost 4o hours later I’ve got no regrets. Support main, usually plays clerics and healers in tabletop games, easily bullied into doing what other players want… yep, I think I’ll be starting with the cleric. Don’t worry, I won’t be looking at anything beyond the first chapter for each character, so you’ll still have plenty of game to explore. I’ll be looking at their classes and abilities, as well as their storylines, so there may be minor spoilers for the first few hours of gameplay. Keep in mind that you’re only allowed to have four characters in your party at a time, and while you can switch out three of them at any tavern, the one you started with is permanent. You’ve got eight characters to start with as soon as you boot up the game, so who should you pick?Ī few disclaimers before we start: I don’t think there’s a single “best” character to start with, they all have pros and cons and it all comes down to personal preference. Each of them has their own multi-chapter quest, which you complete one chapter at a time in any order you want, so you have to start somewhere. The first part of the title, Octopath comes from the main draw of the game: instead of following one character on a world-sprawling quest, you have eight characters who travel together. I’m aware I’m a bit late on this one, as Octopath Traveler has been out for two weeks at this point, but I genuinely believe people will be playing this game for a long time to come, so better late than never.
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