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Trailerian Odyssey II
The latest trailer for Etrian Odyssey 2 incorporates elements from the last two trailers, along with character art we're familiar with, but recombines it into an exciting new video. Plus, if you pause the video as the DS systems fly by, you may just be able to catch a glimpse at some actual screens of Atlus's sequel to the 'last great turn-based RPG.' That's thoughtful of them. Similarly, a few more screens can be seen during the 'credits/flying through the woods' sequence.The game hits Japanese stores on the 21st of next month. If you are serious about brutally difficult dungeon gaming, why not play it in Japanese? It could only make the experience more punishing.
Fight pink, fuzzy balls of doom in Etrian Odyssey II
A crop of new, reassuringly text-heavy Etrian Odyssey 2 screenshots fell into our RPG-loving laps this morning, courtesy of Famitsu.While the majority of them portray some of the secondary cast in the game, including the usual stock RPG smattering of innkeepers, shop owners and bar staff, there's also a couple of shots featuring enemies in the game, such as this floating pink orb, one of the game's minibosses.We're still no closer to getting a western release date, but that doesn't irk us, particularly as we're still slogging our way through the first Etrian Odyssey, which might just be the longest damn game ever (though still worth picking up!). Given the old-skool toughness of that title, perhaps it would be unwise of us to mock any of Etrian Odyssey 2's enemies before we come face-to-face with them.
Etrian Odyssey II site gets some content
The official site for the upcoming Atlus sequel Etrian Odyssey II has uploaded two new trailers for the game. One (above) focuses on the game's story, while the other (tucked past the break) provides a glimpse into some of the gameplay aspects of the title. Each of the trailers are fairly brief, but the environments look pretty darn good, if we may say so. RPG fans, keep an eye out for this one.
Etrian Odyssey 2, for the purpose of Flying Castle
The latest Etrian Odyssey 2 screens from Famitsu reveal a few important tidbits. First, if you liked the first game, you're in for a treat. If, like so many others, you couldn't find the first game, you're really in for a treat. The latest info on the sequel reveals a lot of similarities to to the first, from party organization to map-making, and it's always nice to see the things that made a game stand out stay strong in the sequel. If you're looking for something different here, focus on the new classes, and the fun of auto-translating such things as what you're doing for the purpose of "Flying Castle." Hit up Famitsu to see the rest of the shots for yourself! But be warned that they are menu-tastic.
Etrian Odyssey scans are menu-tacular
We know how you like your hardcore RPGs: loaded with text menus. It's not a game if it doesn't involve constantly selecting from nested lists of items. From the looks of these new scans, Etrian Odyssey 2 will fill your spreadsheet-gaming needs admirably. Sure, there's great character art or whatever, but we know what the real attraction is -- all those numbers in rows, and all those actions to select. From the menu-based RPG combat to the skill-point distribution, you'll be staring at text-filled rectangles for endless hours.We really appreciate that companies are still making ruthlessly hardcore old-school dungeon RPGs like this. Even if we don't necessarily have the requisite RPG-ology degree to be able to play this one.
Etrian Odyssey 2 Japanese site opens
The site for Atlus's Sekaiju no Meikyu II, known over here as Etrian Odyssey 2, has opened, bringing the promise of a lot of content to come. Right now, there's just a text welcome message, and a characters page with only the Doctor Magus revealed. It's the same character art seen in the recent magazine scans, and it includes some text about how the Doctor Magus is strange-looking. For all the content that isn't there now, it looks there will be plenty soon. We counted eleven blacked-out character portraits, for example, and there are currently inactive links to story introductions and a download page. You can look at the pretty, well-designed web page, at the very least, and bookmark it for later.The Dengeki article that reported this also included three new screens of the dungeon-crawler, each of which depicts a different gameplay aspect-- story, mapmaking, and battle. They look just like the last Etrian, but we expected as much.
Nintendo conference screenshot roundup
We posted a lot of DS screens revealed at or to coincide with yesterday's Nintendo conference, but there's no way we could do an individual post on them all. Three screens of something we've already seen tons of screens of doesn't exactly warrant its own post. Some of the screens listed have been previously released. Some of the games, we just didn't get to. But we can link to a Japanese roundup post that's loaded with screens, and list the games shown within by title! We promise that as soon as we get more information on this stuff beyond a few screens in a roundup, we'll post it. Until then, check after the break for every game in the roundup, organized in order of appearance on the GAME Watch page.
Etrian Odyssey 2 screens, concept art
Hot off the heels of Famitsu's magazine spread on Etrian Odyssey 2 comes a follow-up attack via their website. Complete with concept art and screens for the game, anyone dying to see where the title goes in its second installment should look no further. Of course, those with keen eyes will notice that the images available via the website are the same in the scans, but a bit more cleaned up.Any Stephen Colbert fans reading this might want to steer clear, however. This game is known to include bears.
Famitsu reveals Etrian Odyssey 2 is in the works
Click image to enlarge When stumbling upon these images for the sequel to Etrian Odyssey, we understood what we were getting into. There would be more dungeons, which we may or may not need to crawl around, and it would also feature a lot of character customization and other genre staples. No big whoop, right? Wrong.
