On today's episode, we're unpacking the big news from Square Enix's recent Nintendo Direct on July 31st, 2025. Square Enix unveiled two major titles from its internal Team Asano studio: OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.

First up, OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0, an HD-2D turn-based RPG featuring a standalone story set before the critically-acclaimed OCTOPATH TRAVELER, is launching on December 4, 2025. For the first time in the series, players can customize their own protagonist and rebuild their destroyed hometown.

This game builds upon the story of the mobile game OCTOPATH TRAVELER: Champions of the Continent, and we'll discuss the cautious optimism surrounding its mobile origins and new features, despite overall positive fan reception.

We'll also briefly touch on The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, a brand-new single-player action RPG with a free "debut demo" available now for Nintendo Switch 2, and set to release in 2026.

Stay tuned for all the details on these exciting new adventures!