Live A Live-ing up to Expectations? I appreciate JRPGs, but they’re not my genre of choice. The original Final Fantasy VII was a groundbreaking, childhood defining game for many, with characters, locations and music that are rightly considered iconic. But playing it for the first time, I found the story confusing and the combat gruelling (more on this later). Likewise, Octopath Traveller is a gorgeous game, with stunning visuals that understandably captured the hearts of millions. But I found the story progressed too slowly, and the dialogue was too cliche and simplistic to be interesting. So, when I decided to…