Octopath Traveler II Steelbook

Square Enix's HD-2D engine looks stunning at 4K, and the steelbook is just as sharp. The Octopath Traveler II Steelbook for PlayStation 5 is the premium way to own the definitive console version of one of the best JRPGs released in the last decade. Eight travelers, eight stories, and a combat system deep enough to keep you strategizing long after the credits roll.

The PS5 version delivers the visual and performance upgrades you'd expect, making those gorgeous sprite-and-3D hybrid environments pop in ways the other versions simply can't match. The steelbook packaging matches that quality leap. On PS5, steelbooks stand apart from the standard white cases with an authority that's hard to ignore.

They add texture and variety to a shelf that can otherwise start to look uniform, and the Octopath Traveler II artwork makes this one particularly striking. JRPGs have always been a cornerstone of PlayStation collecting, stretching back to the PS1 era when the genre found its Western audience. Octopath Traveler II continues that tradition with a game that respects its roots while pushing forward.

The steelbook is a nod to those of us who understand that how you own a game matters almost as much as the game itself. PS5 physical releases are already less common than their PS4 predecessors, and steelbook variants even more so. This is the version collectors will point to as the one to have.