The Wanderer Class and One Month of Free DLC Roam to Etrian Mystery Dungeon

Also, see what the home screen theme looks like!

by Mitch Vogel Fri 20th Mar 2015

It’s that time of week again and this week’s update on Etrian Mystery Dungeon is a bit beefier than usual, bringing with it a generous offering to tempt more fans into picking this up when it launches. Atlus has confirmed that until May 5th, all of the DLC will be available for download completely free. There will be five downloadable quests: three will task players with going into the dungeon to find a lost member of the team in exchange for more recipes to be used at the Amber Restaurant and two will have players hunting a particular monster in exchange for extra gold or experience. Tallied up, it’s about $8.50 in DLC being offered for free; a nice bonus for early adopters.

Moving on, the Wanderer class is this week’s new class reveal. The Wanderer is a survival-centric class, capable of using various woodland themed magic to fight and possessing a unique ability to discover hidden paths on the map that can lead to secret rooms or act as shortcuts. As always, here’s footage and screens of the wanderer in action and we also have footage of the theme that will accompany the game at launch for $0.99:

What do you think of the Wanderer? Will the free DLC at launch tempt you into picking it up earlier? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Mitch has been a fan of Nintendo ever since he got his start on the GBA in 2005. When he's not busy playing games or writing, you can find him down at his local MMA training facility learning how to punish the unrighteous.

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Iggly
Fri 20th Mar 2015

I dunno if I'll buy the game at launch, though that theme looks pretty nice so I'll probably buy that once it releases.

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River3636
Fri 20th Mar 2015

I'm getting this game but not at launch.

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Tuulenpoika
Fri 20th Mar 2015

I would get this game Day One if the would only give a release date for Europe... and as a retail release.

And I also adore that home theme, would buy that one, too.

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LordGeovanni
Fri 20th Mar 2015

Was already Pre-ordered for me. With it being Etrian and Mystery Dungeon, I knew I needed it. Etrian is relatively new to me (only really played IV), I love a good Roguelike so Mystery Dungeon was already in my wallet.

Free DLC? Sure. But it isnt changing my mind on buying any sooner

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EmmatheBest
Fri 20th Mar 2015

I was going to try to get it at launch anyway. I've never seen a bad Mystery Dungeon game, minus the newest Pokemon one for the 3DS...so many bad design choices in that game when the first two were perfect...WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?! /avgn

Regardless, one bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch. Can't wait for the game.

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Artie
Fri 20th Mar 2015

I'm in the same boat as @LordGeovanni. Day one, regardless of free DLC. ChunSoft needs to release more non-Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games. A new Shiren the Wanderer in the west would be the pinnacle...but I'll go back to dreaming.

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3DSWiiUFanatic
Fri 20th Mar 2015

I'm with @Iggly That theme is awesome! I plan on buying the game eventually but right now Codename STEAM and Pokemon Shuffle consume all my gaming time.

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CanisWolfred
Fri 20th Mar 2015

The DLC doesn't sound like it's worth buying, so I'm glad I'll be able to get it for free.

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Spoony_Tech
Fri 20th Mar 2015

I'm actually getting excited to try this out and for only 40$ too! Can you see my sarcasm. I will dl this day one and give it a spin.

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DrJon216
Fri 20th Mar 2015

I would definitely say if anybody has any interest in this game, pick it up day one! Etrian Odyssey games have a tendency to hold their value, at least the physical copies. Retailers like Gamestop only get copies in based on reserves for games like this. At the very least, though, it should be up on the eShop and Atlus is known for their frequency of sales.

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Krzysztofa
Fri 20th Mar 2015

They shouldnt cut games to pieces and we shouldnt buy them because of that.

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CanisWolfred
Fri 20th Mar 2015

@DontPlayDumb Don't play dumb, you're gonna buy it anyways. Besides, the DLC quests seem to be tedious crap that most people wouldn't care about anyways. I'm more surprised they bothered making them rather than the fact they're giving them away for free. It'd be like selling more fetch quests at a dollar each in World of Warcraft. Most people are just gonna ignore it, unless they're desperate.