Etrian Odyssey IV announced for 3DS

[Draak]

Labyrinth I - Cerulean Woodlands
Minor Labyrinth I - The Undiscovered Realm

Yuzo Koshiro did it again.

The OST is better than the EOIII one, "Battlefield - Storm" is fucking awesome. Can't wait for the Super Arrange album.

[Mickeymac92]

Labyrinth I - Cerulean Woodlands
Minor Labyrinth I - The Undiscovered Realm

Yuzo Koshiro did it again.

Wow, that was pretty great. Now I'm inspired to play my copy of Etrian Odyssey III again (I know it's from 4 but that's not out yet. =P)

[Taelus]

I love this series. I'm listening to the OST  for IV, and it's just all sorts of awesome. I feel pretty confident we'll get a localization.

[Lard]

http://nintendoeverything.com/106388/etrian-odyssey-iv-dated-for-north-america-bonus-items-for-early-buyers/

Feb 26th for North America

[Taelus]

I believe I speak for us all when I say:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1cap6yETA

[Desert Walker]

Pre-ordered.  Also, this will give me an excuse to get around to Etrian Odyssey III some time soon.

[Desert Walker]

Medic and Landsknecht class trailers.

I'm really liking that the medic class combines healer and farmer/ranger/scavenger classes together and does so in a logical way.  Definitely going to have one on my team.  I also appreciate that you have a choice of fantasy-style/school girl or modern scientist/doctor look.

[Mickeymac92]

Pre-ordered.  Also, this will give me an excuse to get around to Etrian Odyssey III some time soon.

If you manage to finish it on time, think you could give me a total time estimate? I'm on the first floor of the second stratum, and it felt like it took 20 hours just to get through the first Stratum (granted 5+ hours were just sailing), and it doesn't seem like it'll get any quicker.

[Nel]

I'm only on the second floor of the first game still, and I started that earlier this year. XD Succeeding feels like it takes forever.

[Desert Walker]

According to Atlus they're putting up a free demo on the 3DS eShop Feb 7th and that the demo will function as a save point for the full game if you choose to buy it.

[Starmongoose]

Guys, this years RPGFan statistics are in!  I thought I would share them with you guys.

[Akanbe-]

^lol. 

According to Atlus they're putting up a free demo on the 3DS eShop Feb 7th and that the demo will function as a save point for the full game if you choose to buy it.

I don't really like dungeon crawlers and am making an exception for Soul Hackers, but EO might be interesting.  Gonna wait for the review regardless, but good to know there's a demo that can help confirm feelings and not waste any time invested.  If only Tales of Hearts R demo had that feature. That guy who poured close to 80 hours into the demo would be happier I imagine.

[Cyril]

If you don't like first-person dungeon crawlers, you won't like EO.  It's an easier Wizardry with eastern, lighter-colored designs instead of western, darker designs.

That's not to say it's bad, mind you, simply that it probably isn't going to be something you enjoy.

[Akanbe-]

Truly, I've never really played many.  I think I more or less don't like the idea of them.  It just depends on how the story is delivered.  Also, class base combat is usually something I like.

[Cyril]

I admittedly don't know about IV because I haven't played it, but I-III were light when it comes to the story, not much more than the average game in the genre.  I think you might be getting fooled by the artstyle or its publisher/developer; the story is really just there to give a reason for the dungeon and its enemies inside to exist.  It's all about the gameplay.

Of recently-released first-person dungeon crawlers, Unchained Blades had the most story to it.  That particular game has so much story to it that I actually wanted it to be quiet and let me just go through my dungeons.

But, absolutely, try the demo.  You might find you enjoy the genre more than you'd expect.