Square Enix Unveils Two HD-2D RPGs for Switch 2, Including Octopath Traveler 0

At the close of a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Square Enix offered two windows into the future of a visual language it has quietly made its own — the HD-2D aesthetic, where pixel nostalgia and modern depth coexist. Team Asano, the studio that built this identity through Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default, announced a multiplatform action-RPG called The Adventures of Elliot arriving in 2026, and a more intimate offering in Octopath Traveler 0, a franchise reinvention launching December 4 exclusively on Nintendo Switch. Together, the announcements suggest that what began as a stylistic e