Hibiki Kurosawa
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Ooooh yes! Can't wait! Now have more than one save file, please!
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Etrian Odyssey 2 remake: official website launched, soundtrack preview
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AcademicSaucer
Member
I have to finish Etrian IV before this comes out
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I just want a "Classic" and "Story" button in the main menu and each having their own unique save file, but I'm going to go ahead and guess that they won't do that.
I'm buying the game digitally and physically so I'll play both or just Story > Classic.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
I never found anything wrong with EO1:U's arrangements, so this should work just fine.
That cast is blechier looking than the last crew, though. I swear Himokai's getting WORSE instead of better.
I'm looking forward to this as well...eventually! I don't regret playing the original Etrian Odyssey despite knowing Millennium Girl was being made, but I feel like it will be a while before I can play it. I'm currently in the middle of EOII and really enjoying it, I'm sure I can beat it before this one comes out. 
Then on to EOIII.
Then on to EOIII.The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Yeah I just really wish there was a non-dungeon crawler RPG to look forward to on 3DS
The12thGripper
Member
Good thing I just got into the series yesterday, played the EOU demo for a few hours and now I'm waiting for my copy to show up tomorrow...
It is for every country that isn't called Japan.
It is for every country that isn't called Japan.
Persona Q has a neat feature where you have three save files on the cartridge and can create an additional nineteen on the SD card.
Considering Untold 2's giving us an additional four colors and seem to be revamping the entire auto-walking system, I'd hope they'd keep any accessibility and functionality improvements to the engine.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I didn't know that, that's probably because the Persona team was involved... damn I hope we get several save files.
I hadn't heard about the 4 color thing, when was that revealed?
EO is life, EO is love.
Well there's Pokemon, Bravely Second, and Fantasy Life.
Untold is going to be your first game? interesting. Story mode kinda kills the big point of EO which is character creation and customization but let us know if you like it. Unless you play Classic of course.
Don't you dare talk bad about Himukai in my presence, he's godly.
They showed the bottom screen during some points of the reveal trailer, and there were four more colors. They've also gotten rid of the auto-walk arrows completely. Oh, and during Arianna's section of the trailer, they had a fullscreen illustration, so it looks like the overall presentation is improving, too.
Magicpaint
Member
Please be a tolerable cast this time. Pleaaaase. If they want to push story mode to the forefront then at least make it interesting not obnoxious.
But yeah excited and everything for the dungeons and music and all the new features they're bound to add. The new mixes give me dem feels.
But yeah excited and everything for the dungeons and music and all the new features they're bound to add. The new mixes give me dem feels.
E_Darkness
Member
That needs to be a feature in more 3DS games, not just Untold 2. Unless it is in other games but I just haven't played.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I might be blind, but I can't find the moment when they show that.
I'm not that big of a fan of EO2 and the new music still hit me hard on the feels department. EO2 has a great OST.
Which part? The illustration is one of the floating background images at around 00:30, and the new map features are at 00:57. Coincidentally, something clearly Grimoire-related is in the lower right corner, but you just can't see the entire screen.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Yeah I saw all that, I was talking about the 4 color thing.
Also, I hope they made the Grimoire system better, I didn't like it in Untold.
SliceSabre
Banned
I was terrible with the Grimoire system. I never felt like I got the most out of it and honestly felt a bit overwhelmed at times so I hope there are some changes as well.
With Grimoire Synthesis, you can pack a Grimoire Stone with all the skills you want. But I found the process rather tedious, having to scroll through a list of 100 Grimoire Stones to pick out the ones you want. The UI could use some improvement there. I thought it was cool that you can pick up enemy skills, but it sucks that Grimoire Stones are randomly generated.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Last one I played was 3, what's this grimoire system?
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the Grimoire System is coming back, but I'll be disappointed if they don't streamline the UI to make it less daunting for people. Exactly which features you're yanking from each one in order to build a new one should be more obvious, I thought.
SliceSabre
Banned
This is exactly what made me not use it much. I just couldn't find or make the stones I wanted or I just felt like I was making good use of them. Not to mention I had so many of them and I was progressing throught he game fine enough.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
EO1-2 didn't have subclassing, so they gave us some system in which we could make stones to get some extra skills for our characters on the remakes.
Yea the idea itself wasn't all bad but it was just too tedious to get anything worthwhile from it. The UI definitely needs work, not being able to fuse a stone that is currently equipped without first going out of the menu to equip screen and then back to the fusion screen is some awful Pokemon PC bullshit.
I'm kinda torn about the randomized skill acquisition though. The series for the most part moved away from randomized drops but even with the items to boost chances, there are far too many levels of RNG to getting a skill from an enemy. But at the same time, if it were easy to choose which skills to capture it could be too easy to create uber parties with little downsides. The whole system is at odds with the meticulous play style that EO encourages.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
I would much prefer several save files overall, but one each for both modes would be better than just one overall, so I'd take it.
SliceSabre
Banned
Yeah the potential is there to make the system really good. i.e. It felt so good to give my Medic some powerful magic spells to use as a result of stone mixing.
But that was the exception. At the end of the day it always felt like I was randomly tossing stones together to make something useful.
4Gamer.net got lots of new pics, but nothing really new. Maybe someone can rehost+embed? If not, I'll do it myself later.
Can anyone translate the names?
Can anyone translate the names?
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Seems like they are changing the Grimoire system, I hope it's for the better.
Floor jump...
I like that they paint a unique images of dishes, it would be great if they did the same with weapons and equipment.
Can't decide which theme I love most, 3rd or 5th stratum.
Producer & Director
Shigeo Komori
Monster Design
Shin Nagasawa
Character Design
Yuji Himukai
Sound
Yuzo Koshiro
I like that they paint a unique images of dishes, it would be great if they did the same with weapons and equipment.
Can't decide which theme I love most, 3rd or 5th stratum.
Producer & Director
Shigeo Komori
Monster Design
Shin Nagasawa
Character Design
Yuji Himukai
Sound
Yuzo Koshiro
Fingers crossed for a less RNG-reliant system.
Would be great if they made a more detailed Compendium. I do like reading through the lore when taking a break from explorating. I have mixed feelings about Floor Jump though. If they rebalance the game while taking account of it, that'd be good, but otherwise I fear it'll significantly cut down the challenge of exploring the dungeon.
The correct answer is the 4th stratum.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Floor jump is irredemable garbage and gamer bribery.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I can't see how they thought that it would be a god idea in a fucking dungeon crawler.
I can see how Story mode can be appealing, but Floor Jump? nobody asked for this.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Killed so much of the tension of the game. Also ruined some of the immersive feeling of pressing down deeper and deeper into the dungeon conserving TP and health as efficiently as possible. I can't believe it's turned on even in expert mode.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Oh My God
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
This is great news, the only thing that could be better is a confirmation about it being localized.
Just don't use it! Problem solved. There are people who like it
(I kind of needed it for the Sixth Stratum in the first EOU...)
In any case, THANK GOD about the extra save files. Best thing they could have added.
Also hoping that the rest of EOU2's remixes are rad. I had no problem with EOU's remixes, although they WERE a bit guitar-riff happy.
GreatMightySymp
Member
Dem eight slots.
Hopefully they fix the Grimoire system this time around.
Wondering how long the turnaround for Atlus USA to localize it will be. Guessing maybe a Spring 2015 release with how packed their Persona/indie releases are the rest of this year.
Hopefully they fix the Grimoire system this time around.
Wondering how long the turnaround for Atlus USA to localize it will be. Guessing maybe a Spring 2015 release with how packed their Persona/indie releases are the rest of this year.
Dragonborn
Member
Heck yea. I need to pick up Millennium Girl soon.
Yeah, at least give people the option to disable it if they want.
Oh, and thanks Tovarish for the translation!
That's a big change to go from 1 slot to 8. I have to wonder why. It can't be just for people to play Story and Classic mode simultaneously.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
8 freeeeeeaking save slots!!!! YEEES!