Trivia / Octopath Traveler

• Blooper: During Ophilia's Chapter 2, when Derryl says, "We'll be back for you later, Emil. If you know what's good for you, you better find that brooch.", his friend Nate's voice comes out of his mouth. This suggests that Nate was originally going to say this line, but the developers/designers later changed it to Derryl while forgetting to re-record it.
• Demand Overload: Square Enix, who self-published the game in Japan, found themselves having to apologize for physical copies of the game quickly selling out during its launch weekend, and urged consumers to buy the game digitally. Both the second and third shipments over the following weeks sold out equally as quickly. North American stores had similar issues during the first two weeks, to the point where physical copies of Octopath Traveler that were ordered via Amazon shortly after launch (briefly) ended up listed on back order for up to two months.
• Follow the Leader: Many games have featured 2D sprites in 3D worlds, such as Grandia, but Octopath Traveler popularized its use in the game industry in the late 2010s and early 2020s. Notable examples include Eiyuden Chronicle, the remake of Dragon Quest III, and portions of the Pixel Remaster of Final Fantasy VI (which is especially significant since Final Fantasy VI was one of the key inspirations for Octopath Traveler.)
• Limited Special Collector's Ultimate Edition: A Wayfarer's Edition is available for this game. It includes a pop-up book, cloth map of the game world, a CD with select tracks, and a replica coin along with the game.
• No Port For You: After the Nintendo Switch exclusivity expired, the game was ported to PC and Xbox One, but skipped the PlayStation 4.
• Permanent Placeholder: Project Octopath Traveler was the game's Working Title, with even the first demo having the title. The game retained this working title status until a few months before its release, with the developers intending to come up with another name. They never came up with anything better than Octopath Traveler, and so the name stuck.
• Playing Against Type: Primrose is one of the handful of non-villainous roles Laura Post has done, albeit as a kind-hearted (to the innocent) but vicious (to the guilty) Anti-Hero. This role opened up the gates to more unambiguously heroic roles such as Kasumi.
• Sleeper Hit: Considering the demand overload listed above, it's safe to say that neither Square Enix or Nintendo expected Octopath Traveler to sell one million copies in three weeks.
• Unspecified Role Credit: With the exception of the main cast, the game doesn't specify who the other characters' voice actors are.
• What Could Have Been: Apparently, Octopath Traveler was never planned to be the game's final title, given that the title of the game during development was Project: Octopath Traveler. But it stuck and became the game's final title anyway due to how unique and catchy it is.
• Working Title: "Project: OCTOPATH TRAVELER". Ended up being subverted when the name stuck enough for them to just drop the "Project" and call it Octopath Traveler.

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