Sundel_Marlutte
Outside of the collectables (which are very cool), Octopath Traveler was a great game that really harkens back to the classic JRPGs of the SNES era, but it does have some flaws, specifically that the party rarely interacts, but aside from that the story is good, the music is stellar, and the visuals are so nice.
2023
This review contains spoilers
I think this is the most fun I've had in an FE game in awhile, the characters and story strike just the perfect balance of cheese and seriousness, only real criticism is the Four Hounds, they don't feel super threatening. They keep "retreating" and it never makes them feel like unique villains, always just ones who are there, but not really for any good reason, like their designs, but I really wish they mad you just fight each one time in a climatic battle and then that was it.