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How to do travel banter, are travel banters missable.

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Travel Banter is the closest mechanic players can get to potential romance. Are Romance Options Available?

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A Travel Banter will be available after completing a traveler's chapter and reaching a new town . You must have the required party member in your part when reaching a new town in order to activate the Travel Banter.

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While tough to catch at times, players can review Travel Banters by opening the main menu, selecting Journal, choosing a character from the Main Story tab, then pressing + to show the list of viewable Travel Banters.

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Octopath Traveler 2 Travel Banter Guide

The Travel Banter is a small cutscene that occurs between two Octopath 2 characters, showing their personalities and relationships.

Travel Banters in Octopath 2

The world of Octopath Traveler 2 is full of adventures, and some new features make your journey joyful. From interacting with NPCs to other protagonists, every dialogue shows how well-planned the whole game is. You cannot romance other characters, but the Octopath Traveler 2 Travel Banter allows you to speak your heart out to other characters.

These interactions occur during different chapters for each protagonist, and a special cutscene starts showing the characters’ conversations on various but exciting topics in Octopath Traveler 2.

What are Travel Banters in Octopath Traveler 2?

The Travel Banter is a small cutscene that occurs between any two protagonists of Octopath 2, showing the depth of their personalities and relationships. You will see how they speak so freely with each other mentioning the different aspects of their lives and providing further insights into each other journey.

You will feel the connection created through Travel Banter puts all the characters into a fold of a single family. So this mechanism is an integral part of Octopath Traveler 2.

How to play the Travel Banter in Octopath 2

The Travel Banter can be utilized after completing the chapter for any protagonist. You have several chapters to complete for each character, meaning you will get several Travel Banters for each.

After completing the chapter, you should head toward a new town while having that protagonist in your party. Having the character whose chapter you have completed in your party is crucial before moving toward the new town. This will ensure that if that particular protagonist has any Travel Banters, those will initiate after you reach the new town.

For example, if you have completed Osvald chapter 2, ensure the Scholar stays in your party until you reach the new town. This will allow you to see the scene unfolding between Osvald and other characters due to the Travel Banter feature in Octopath 2.

How to access missed Travel Banters in Octopath 2

Missed Travel Banters in Octopath Traveler 2

After completing chapters for each character, keeping up with all the Travel Banters becomes hard. The good thing about this feature is that you can revisit every protagonist’s Travel Banters by heading to the Journal Menu.

You need to open your main menu and then click on the Journal. Here a list will be provided for each character; select the protagonist you want from the Main story tab, and you will have access to all the Travel Banters available for the character at that time.

It means you are not going to miss any interaction between the characters, so do not worry and enjoy your journey in Octopath Traveler 2.

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  • Enter town with Cyrus AND Alfyn
  • Immediately switch for Primrose
  • Switch for Tressa , then H'aanit
  • Take Therion to the dungeon
  • Switch for Olberic before you enter the church
  • Enter town with Ophilia
  • Switch to Primrose , then Tressa
  • Enter the dungeon with Therion
  • Take H'aanit AND Alfyn to the boss
  • Switch for Olberic before leaving
  • Enter town with H'aanit
  • Switch for Cyrus
  • Immediately switch for Primrose AND Ophelia
  • Switch for Olberic AND Therion
  • Take Alfyn to the boss
  • Enter town with Cyrus
  • Switch for Primrose , then Tressa
  • Take H'aanit with you into the event
  • You can walk back to town to switch for Ophilia
  • Take Alfyn to the final boss fight
  • Switch for Therion before going to the inn
  • Immediately switch for Tressa AND Alfyn
  • Take Olberic AND Therion in the carriage
  • You can walk back to town to switch in H'aanit for the dungeon
  • Switch for Olberic , then Cyrus , then Tressa
  • Immediately after the boss, switch for Ophilia AND Primrose
  • Start the chapter with Tressa in the party
  • Immediately switch for Olberic AND Primrose
  • Switch for H'aanit , then Alfyn , then Cyrus
  • Take Ophilia with you into the dungeon
  • Leave town with Therion
  • Head back to town to take Olberic to the dungeon
  • Switch for Ophilia and Alfyn
  • Enter town with Tressa AND H'aanit
  • Switch for Cyrus AND Therion
  • Switch for Alfyn
  • Take Primrose to the boss
  • Switch for Olberic
  • Enter with Olberic
  • Switch for H'aanit AND Therion
  • Switch for Tressa , then Alfyn
  • Switch for Ophilia
  • Enter with Ophilia AND Therion
  • Switch for H'aanit
  • Immediately leave town to switch for Olberic AND Cyrus
  • You have two choices here: either take Alfyn AND Primrose to the dungeon, or immediately after the dungeon, teleport to another town and switch them in.
  • Start with Cyrus AND H'aanit
  • Take Primrose to the battle
  • Go back to town and take Alfyn AND Ophilia to the dungeon
  • When you are sent back to town, go straight to the pub and switch for Therion AND Tressa
  • Enter with Tressa AND Cyrus AND Ophilia (If one of these three is not your leader, head into the pub and switch, and you’ll see the scene)
  • Take Alfyn AND H'aanit to the boss
  • Start with Tressa AND Therion AND Ophilia (If you can't fit all four of these characters in your party, fast travel to another town to switch, then come back and you’ll see the scene)
  • Switch for Cyrus , then Primrose , then H'aanit , then Olberic
  • Enter town with Tressa AND Cyrus
  • Take Primrose AND Alfyn out of town
  • Immediately warp back to town to switch for Ophilia AND Olberic , then go back to where you were
  • Enter with Ophilia
  • Switch for Therion , then Cyrus
  • Take Tressa out of town
  • Go back to town and take Olberic AND Primrose to the boss
  • Enter with Therion
  • Switch for Primrose AND H’aanit AND Tressa AND Alfyn (It is impossible, so far as I can tell, for all four conversations to be viewed at once since fast travel is locked. Pick your favorite three or reload your save.)
  • After the next scene, go straight to the tavern and switch for Olberic AND Cyrus . Their banter will appear immediately.
  • Enter with H'aanit
  • Switch for Therion AND Alfyn
  • Enter the dungeon with Primrose AND Ophilia
  • Leave and take Olberic AND Tressa into the dungeon
  • Enter with Cyrus AND Ophilia
  • Switch for Therion AND H'aanit
  • Take Olberic into the dungeon
  • Enter with Cyrus AND Primrose
  • Switch for Ophilia AND Alfyn without entering the town square
  • Switch for Therion
  • Enter the dungeon with H'aanit
  • Take Tressa most of the way through the dungeon (You will be able to switch her out right before the boss)
  • Enter with Cyrus AND Therion
  • Switch for Tressa AND Ophilia
  • Take Olberic AND Alfyn AND H’aanit into the dungeon (If you can’t get all three, Olberic goes first. Get his, then switch for the other two.)
  • Go to another town to switch for Primrose
  • Switch for Olberic AND Ophilia
  • Switch for Therion , then H'aanit
  • Enter with Tressa AND Alfyn
  • Switch for H’aanit AND Cyrus AND Primrose before stealing (If you can't fit them all, put in H’aanit first, advance until you are dressed normally again, then go back to the pub and get the other two)
  • Enter with Tressa AND Cyrus
  • Switch for Ophilia AND Olberic AND Therion (If you can’t get all three, teleport to another town after seeing Ophilia’s )
  • Switch for Alfyn AND Primrose before speaking with the woman

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Travel Banter makes its return to Octopath Traveler II . This mechanic adds more depth to the characters and extra layers to the story. These scenes are similar to skits in Tales of games. You don’t want to miss out on these since they can be missed! Use our Octopath Traveler II Travel Banter Guide to get a leg up!

What is Travel Banter?

Travel Banter offers snippets of character interactions between main characters . The story of each character still focuses solely on them, but Travel Banter allows your other party members to chime in. This can offer some mild character development or some entertaining interactions. However, these interactions will only occur between the current chapter’s main character and one of your other party members. Meaning that the ‘other’ characters don’t interact with each other unless you do a chapter where they are a main character.

How to Get Travel Banter

You get Travel Banter during the main story chapters. Typically after you complete the chapter or visit a new town. Keep an eye out for a ‘+’ or ‘options’ button prompt . This will activate the Travel Banter scene. These scenes are missable . You can visit the Tavern and swap characters in order to view even more scenes after the completion of a chapter. This execution rolls over from the first game. This can be on the tedious side. It’s understandable if you settle for seeing the banter between a favorite party of yours and naturally seeing banter occur as you play the game.

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Independent Travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg

My wife and I have traveled independently to many European countries and, after reading many of the comments in this forum, feel like we may be able to do so in Moscow and St. Petersburg as well, although we feel somewhat less comfortable than the other countries where we have traveled in Europe.

My biggest question is how much we will miss by visiting the main sites without a tour guide. In the other European countries we have visited on our own we have been comfortable and satisfied with the level of knowledge we have gained by studying and visiting on our own, although we believe a tour guide or tour company in any country would normally be able to provide greater insight than visiting a site on our own, but about in Moscow and St. Petersburg?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Unless you speak at least some Russian and read the alphabet it would be difficult without a guide. Very few signs in English especially in Moscow. Also not too many people speak English there.

I visited St Petersburg last Autumn for a protracted period , and did not find it anymore daunting than any other European city . As Ilja says , learning the Cyrillic alphabet is a big plus . I also found that it was fairly easy to grasp . It will , among other things , enable you to read signs with relative ease . I would answer the main part or your question ( about tour guides ) thus - I am not enamored of tour guides or tours. While I only use a tour under duress ( A sites rules prohibiting an independent visit - ie Glasgow School of Art , Municipal House in Prague , etc ) . Doing your own preparation and homework is the best way , in my opinion . My wife and I ventured through St Petersburg with nary a concern ,and made two day trips outside of the central district ( one was twenty five miles away , and no English speakers in sight ) Figuring out the logistical details , did not present any difficulties . While I never use tours , I am an inveterate eavesdropper , have done so many times , and find , that on balance , the information that they impart is fairly elementary . If you want greater detail , they are unlikely to supply it . I also prefer to go at my own pace , not being rushed and being able to dwell on things that most other visitors barely give a passing glance . If you are interested , let me know . I would be happy to provide you with information that will enable you to travel independently

Thank you, Steven. I am encouraged by your comments and feel the same way you do about tour groups. We are very much willing to prepare in advance and learn the basics of the Cyrillic alphabet to help us have a better experience.

I would be very interested in learning more about your experience in Russia and receiving any additional information you can provide on independent travel there, starting perhaps with obtaining the visa.

I am not opposed to hiring a private or small group guide for a specific site or for a day trip outside St Petersburg and Moscow, but, like you said, I much prefer the freedom of staying at places as long or short as I want and seeing the sites that interest me most. For example, neither my wife nor I are big into shopping, yet most tour itineraries leave afternoon time for just that. Not interested!

Please provide whatever you may feel would be helpful for us.

Russ , I see you are quite near San Francisco - you can start by looking at the VISA procedure , it's fairly straightforward . Since there is a consulate in San Francisco - look here http://www.consulrussia.org/eng/visa-sub1.html

And here - http://ils-usa.com/main.php

Having always traveled independently, we thought we could do a better job than any tour. How misguided (pun intended) we were. Now that we have had the experience of having someone native to the area walk us around and explain things through a personal perspective we realize how much we missed. For St. Petersburg I highly recommend http://www.peterswalk.com/tours.html . This is not a traditional guided tour, but an opportunity to receive some orientation to the area as well as insight into the "Russian soul". I think if you did this upon arrival the rest of your time would be much more meaningful. We really liked the http://www.pushka-inn.com . The location is superb (just around the corner from the Hermitage square), the rooms lovely, the included breakfast at the restaurant next door ample and overall an excellent value. We used this company to get our visa: https://www.passportvisasexpress.com/site/san_francisco_customer_service Note that it costs about the same for a 3-year visa as a one-year, and you never know if you might want to return within that more extended window of time. It is not cheap, so factor that into your planning.

If you like traveling without a guide in other countries and find this satisfying, the same will be true in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Of course it's not either/or - you can certainly take a guided walk or boat tour, for instance.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of learning Cyrillic if you're going on your own. The book I used was Teach Yourself Beginner's Russian Script, which was great. It breaks down the alphabet into letters that are the same as English, letters that look the same but are pronounced differently, etc. It's out of print, but you can get used copies on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Beginners-Russian-Script/dp/0071419861/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459701143&sr=8-2&keywords=teach+yourself+russian+script

Russia is indeed a bit more "foreign" than say, Italy. However, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, I found enough English to be able to get by. Many restaurants had English menus and/or English speaking staff, for instance. This was most emphatically not true in Vladimir and Suzdal (two cities in the Golden Ring outside Moscow). I went with my sister, a Russian speaker, and if she hadn't been there, I would have been in big trouble. So, if you want to see places outside these two big cities, use a guided tour (even if just for that part). Also, Moscow and St. Petersburg are huge cities. Coming from New York, I wasn't intimidated, but those not used to a megacity may not be so cavalier (even I found them overwhelming at times, especially Moscow).

I found both Lonely Planet and Rough Guide to be helpful, and both to have various errors. Look at both, buy whichever one has a more recent edition, and then be prepared to have to discard some of the advice therein. Also, these places change more quickly than places in Western Europe. Be very careful of outdated advice. For instance, I was there in 2001 and 2010, so I won't give you any specifics on getting a visa - that changes constantly.

Just as a teaser, two things I saw and loved that I doubt would be included in any escorted tour are the Gorky House in Moscow (an Art Nouveau wonder) and the Sheremyetov Palace in St. Petersburg (it's now a museum of musical instruments, and the decor is amazing, particularly in the Etruscan Room).

Thanks for all the good advice. Any additional thoughts are welcomed.

One of history's seminal works pertaining to Russian history and culture and a MUST for anyone contemplating a visit or simply interested , is this fine work from 1980 - http://www.amazon.com/Land-Firebird-The-Beauty-Russia/dp/096441841X

This is about you and not about Petersburg. Do you like guided tours? We don't and didn't find that a guide added to our experience in China where we did hire private guides mostly for the logistics; it was easy to have someone drive us places. But once at a site, we didn't need the guide. I felt the same way about our 9 nights in Petersburg. We did hire a guide for the trip to the Catherine Palace again for the ease of logistics for us Olds. Here is our visit: https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2016/01/23/an-easy-trip-to-the-catherine-palace/ There are also snapshots of the Church on Spilled Blood in this photo journal. Having someone pick us up at the apartment and get us in without line ups and shepherd us through the palace steering clear of the tour groups was lovely. But we didn't need commentary because we can read and prepare.

You certainly don't need a guide for the Hermitage (we spent 4 days there), the Russian Museum, the Kazan Cathedral or Church on Spilled Blood or the Faberge Museum. We enjoyed a number of self guided walking tours including a couple from Rick Steves guidebooks. We took the canal cruise suggested by RS that had an English commentator. I would not take one without that as you will be totally clueless. The commentator was not all that good but at least we had some idea what we were seeing. So for people like us who like to do our own thing and can read a guidebook and don't particularly like to be led about, a tour is not needed. If you enjoy tour groups, then go for it. Petersburg is easy to negotiate. It helps if you can read the cyrillic alphabet and it is also useful to have the google translate ap on your phone. We found ourselves translating packages in grocery stores with it and the occasional museum sign or menu. I have one food I need to avoid and so it was handy to have the translator to talk with waiters (I could either show them the sentence, or play it for them or play it to myself and then repeat it to the waiter -- that all worked well)

Dear Russ, I cannot help you with Moscow, but about four years ago, my husband and I went to St Petersburg on our own. But, we did use a private guide for 4 half days. We both feel that our guide absolutely made our trip (we stayed 6 or 7 nights). We used a company owned by Tatyana Chiurikova, www.tour-stpetersburg.com I cannot say enough good things about her and our experience. I emailed her and we worked out a schedule/ sights that was tailored to our interests. She also offered some recommendations, which we took. The guide will meet you at your hotel. And frequently, at certain places, with the guide, we were able to skip the long entrance lines. We had an half day driving tour of the city (car, driver, & guide). You are taken to & go in places such as Peter & Paul Fortress, some of the cathedrals, etc. We had a half day with the guide at the Hermitage which ensured that we would see the major sights there. And, of course, you can stay after your guide leaves or return another day. Also, we had the guide for Peterhof (a must & go by boat) and Catherine's Palace. I hope that you will go to the website. As I said, our guide made our trip. I am positive that we would have missed quite a bit on our own everyday. And I'm sure we would have wasted a lot of time trying to get to various place.This was the best of both worlds, a guide where needed and plenty of time on our own. Whatever you do, I'm sure that you will love St Petersburg! Ashley

I am curious about the lines as we encountered no lines on our trip -- but it was in September. We got tickets for the Hermitage at machines and skipped those lines and our guide for the Catherine Palace which was our only guided experience (as noted before, chosen for the logistics of getting there) had arranged tickets and we didn't have a line, but then we also didn't see lines. We did not find lines at any other site.

Both Moscow and St Petersburg I've done on my own, that is together with the Dear Partner. I can't remember any problem getting where we wanted to go. The Metro systems are well signed, and with a little exercise and patience you can recognize the station names. With a good map and a good guide - we had the Rough Guides - that part of the logistics is solved. The language is a major problem, but the usual tricks of pointing, looking helpless, and making a joke of it all do wonders. I would hate to be led by a guide, but for others it is a comfortable thought.

We also did both cities on our own. I found the DK Eyewitness guide for Moscow has the best map. I used the one from our library (kept the book at home). Took the smaller RS book for St. Petersburg ( his book on northern cities). His map and restaurant ideas were all good. We also downloaded the Google maps in our Android Samsung tablets/phones for both cities and then could get directions to any place we typed in. The blue ball guided us everywhere. I'm sure we missed somethings by not having a guide, but we just enjoy walking around and getting a sense of a place. If you like art, The Hermitage is great. We went 3 times and still missed alot. In St. Peterburg we stayed at the 3 Mosta which we loved (quite and not far from the Church of Spilled Blood.) We also loved the Georgian food in both cities. There's a great Georgian restaurant near the 3 Mosta hotel. We're now in Belarus- very scenic. Enjoy your trip!!

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  1. PSA: Travel banter appears to no longer be missable

    Travel banter was great in the first game, and seeing as you would have to replay every chapter an absolute minimum of 2 times to see all the travel banter, this is a brilliant change. ... For all discussion regarding Octopath Traveler! Both discussion of the original game and Champions of the Continent (a mobile prequel) are permitted here ...

  2. I think I missed a travel banter : r/octopathtraveler

    I think I missed a travel banter. In playing Primrose's Chapter II I think i missed the travel banter with Ophilia. Since Tressa is my main I only remembered about the banter once the Tressa + Primrose banter came up. I looked up a guide and saw that i can get Ophilia's banter right after starting. Well i switched to Ophilia and wandered around ...

  3. Did you know you can view the missed Travel Banters?

    To see the banter, you need certain characters in your party during certain moments in the game. So, it is very easy to miss some of it. And that was one of the issues with the first game. Thankfully they fixed that in the sequel by letting you see all the travel banter (including what you missed) in your journal. June 3, 2021, the day Gamefaqs ...

  4. Steam Community :: Guide :: All Travel Banter Walkthrough

    Travel banter was all we had to see those characters talk to each other. Now we have some other ways to see the travelers talk to each other, but travel banter is still around! You have to have the right character in the party at the right time during a chapter to see travel banter. The good news is that Octopath 2 has made it easier to see ...

  5. Travel Banter Guide: Locations and How to Unlock

    Finish a Chapter With Certain Characters. Press when the Travel Banter prompt appears. A Travel Banter will be available after completing a traveler's chapter and reaching a new town. You must have the required party member in your part when reaching a new town in order to activate the Travel Banter.

  6. Must have missed this travel banter : r/octopathtraveler

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  7. Travel Banter

    Ophilia Chapter 4 Note: The cutscenes that trigger after "Unsettling Environs" ends and you walk into the next objective mark in Wispermill lock you into the party you currently have setup, and you cannot change it or fast-travel out of the area until after the cutscene "True Believers" ends. In-between the cutscenes "The Savior Revealed" and "For Her Father's Sake" is the only time either or ...

  8. PSA on how to get every travel banter scene

    1: Make a separate save before starting a chapter in case you mess up (and you will sometimes). 2: Start the chapter. 3: Immediately go to the inn, or if going to the inn triggers a cutscene, fast travel to a different town instead and go to the inn there. 4: Swap out your two swappable characters.

  9. hope you can see travel banters you missed this time around

    Boards. Octopath Traveler II. hope you can see travel banters you missed this time around. DDDDrova 1 year ago #1. had to catch them on YouTube last time. blee7442 1 year ago #2. Indeed you can. I just learned that after you finish a chapter, you can see them in the journal. And You're only going to get better.

  10. Octopath Traveler 2 Travel Banter Guide

    The Travel Banter is a small cutscene that occurs between two Octopath 2 characters, showing their personalities and relationships. By Faizan Saif 2023-05-14 2023-09-14 Share Share

  11. Travel Banters explanation page

    Octopath Traveler Travel Banters explanation page After every cutscene since Chapter 2 start, a Travel Banter may start if you've certain characters in your party with the main character of the ...

  12. How to View All Travel Banter- Spoiler-Free!

    Travel banter is one of the only ways we actually see the 8 main characters interact with each other. You can first see travel banter during Chapter 2 of a character's storyline. The trick is, you have to have both party members in your party at the right time. This guide is to inform you who to have and when to have them.

  13. Octopath Traveler II: How to View Travel Banter Scenes

    Travel Banter makes its return to Octopath Traveler II. This mechanic adds more depth to the characters and extra layers to the story. These scenes are similar to skits in Tales of games. You don't want to miss out on these since they can be missed! Use our Octopath Traveler II Travel Banter Guide to get a leg up!

  14. Questions about travel banter.

    Switch: SW-0738-7544-2985. ThatSageGuy 10 months ago #2. Banter works the same as the first game. With the addition that once you finish a chapter, you can see all banter (including any you missed) in the journal. You've been asking a lot of questions lately, so I though you would have started the game by now.

  15. Travel Banter (Octopath Traveler II)

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  16. PSA: Octopath Traveler travel banter

    The "banter" scenes are really just to show that the group is actually traveling together. There's no story or character development (From all of the scenes I've seen). Now, it's not like I don't enjoy the "banter", but missing a scene doesn't impact your understanding of any of the characters.

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  18. Travel Banter data gathering

    When you go into the Journal after beating a chapter, you can recall missed travel banter unlike the first game. Throne Ch. 2: Mother's Route (Lv. 7) - Partitio (first entering Oresrush but before entering the Saddlery), Castti, Hikari, Ochette Throne Ch. 2: Father's Route (Lv. 16) - Osvald, Partitio, Ochette, Temenos, Agnea

  19. Independent Travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg

    The blue ball guided us everywhere. I'm sure we missed somethings by not having a guide, but we just enjoy walking around and getting a sense of a place. If you like art, The Hermitage is great. We went 3 times and still missed alot. In St. Peterburg we stayed at the 3 Mosta which we loved (quite and not far from the Church of Spilled Blood.)

  20. Complete Octopath Traveler Banter Guide : r/octopathtraveler

    Complete Octopath Traveler Banter Guide. Hey everyone, here's the complete (ish) version 1.0 of the guide I posted a while ago with the specific timings and locations for each of the banter conversations during chapters, as well as the Ch. 4+ Tavern Banters. There's extra tabs on the spreadsheet for Spoiler-Free chapter guides, which have sub ...

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  22. Is Party Banter missable?

    The best way to see then all is to make a separate save, go in with party, load save and change party etc etc. Every party member has a banter with whoever's main chapter. The post game party banter is not missable (you can safely change party and enter exit pubs to see the group banters) Comyx (Topic Creator) 5 years ago #8.

  23. Moscow here, physical Octopath is nowhere to be found, sigh

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