Atlus often runs eShop discounts on its 3DS releases, either to grab some additional sales from those on the fence or to tempt players into trying a new franchise. More discounts were confirmed in last week's North American Download Update, and now that they're actually live (from 16th November) we can see if any of the deals are particularly attractive.
The discounts are running until 30th November, and one in particular is a standout - details below:
- Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl - $9.99 (normally $29.99)
- Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight - $39.99 (normally $49.99)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker - $29.99 (normally $39.99)
Are any of you in North America tempted by these deals? Let us know.
[source nintendo.com]
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Looks like a steal at that price. Shame i live in Europe.
That's a superb price for Etrian Odyssey Untold. I love that game and highly recommended it. At the very least, it's worth trying out the demo.
Still a very long time until Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 reaches Europe though
While I think EOU is one of the weaker games in the series, it's definitely worth a try at that price. EOU2 fixed almost all the problems I had with it though.
I've cleaned house on these Atlus digital fire sales over the last few weeks. Got SMT IV for $15 and then Devil Survivor 1, Devil Summoner, EO Untold and EO IV for 10 each. Easy on the wallet, hard on the SD card.
Meh, I mostly just want Etrian Mystery Dungeon and Legend of Legacy to go on sale. :/
it's not much of a deal on the canadian eshop. Millenium Girl is $13.49 and the rest are only a couple of dollars off. The only one that is worth it is Millenium Girl.
Just waiting for untold 2 to get to $30. I know it's gonna happen Atlus, and you dug your own hole with that one.
Makes me wonder if all their sales really help that much. Kinda a shame we fork out so much for AAA titles when you can grab EO for half that price or less, and for some times a much higher quality game.
In Europe, the only games Atlus seem to put on sale are Shin Megami Tensei IV and Conception II
Every week, I eagerly read the download news for Europe, hoping to see one of these other games discounted, and every week, I'm dissapointed.
I might have to just buy them full price eventually.
@edhe I believe this is due to "NIS America" publishing for the EU Regions? where as ATLUS published the games in NA.
SMT IV is published by ATLUS in EU regions which is why we see it on sale, Conception II not even in NZ so I never see that one
A shame really, I would easily pick up more ATLUS titles if I saw sales, its hard to want to pay full price when you see NA getting such a steal like every other week.
An Atlus game for the price of the Atlus tax, interesting.
May take the plunge but I will be needing a new SD card.
The first Devil Survivor was on sale for $10 a few weeks ago. I shamefully did not pick it up then. Shame on me
WOW! I've never played an Etrian Odyssey game, but at $10 I'd be willing to give this a try.
Is it going to be a problem if I've never played any of these and start with The Millennium Girl?
Any chance I can get through this before Xenoblade X comes out? (there's no way I'll be able to touch anything after on get my hands on that game and then when Fire Emblem Fates comes out I'll have another 100 hour game as I'll be playing all 3 versions)
I'm tempted for that price. I will have to try the demo first fbough.
@leo13 Millennium Girl is actually a great game to start with. It is a remake of the first EO game and has a story mode that was pretty good too!
@SMEXIZELDAMAN Thank-you. I appreciate the help. I just so happen to have a little over $10 of eShop credit right now and I'll be traveling for Thanksgiving so that'll be perfect.
10 bucks AND you guys gave it a 9. Wow. The temptation is REAL. What to do, what to do...
@leo13 Sure, it'd certainly be a good place to start the series as its a remake of the first with an added story mode. Though it usually takes me ~130ish hours to knock out an EO title, but you could certainly get done with it much quicker if you went through the story on picnic difficulty.
Im positive Stella Glow will be discounted like this in about 6 months so Im going to grab that one then.
@Gen0neD If you like RPGs, you buy it.
Oh please, send this deal to Europe. No more Shin Megami Tensei IV or Conception II discounts over and over, please give us new bargains!
@Knuckles And there you have it. Aptly put my friend. And so, it is sold.
@thatguyEZ thanks for the insight. Should I choose the story mode or classic? Is it like the difference between classic and casual in Fire Emblem Awakening?
This is actually a pretty good game. Story's kinda weak but the gameplay is where it shines. I bought it for 15 bucks a couple of months ago and at the time I thought that was a great sale, but now, at 10 dollars, this is just outright theft.
@leo13 Personaly I think EOIV offers more variety but EOU also has its good points. As many mentioned before - it's a remake of the first game. If you have not ever played EO games then this is one nice game to start. And, if I recall correctly, you got one more level difficulty to choose from than in EOIV if you find it a little bit to hard.
I would suggest Story mode first, especially if you want to complete the game in 100%. Story mode features, well, more story. But not be fooled by this feature because EO series aren't exactly story heavy (but their plots are nice nevertheless). Story mode offers you 2 more classes - Highlander and Gunner and bonus exlusive labirynth to explore. But you are restricted to predefined party.
@leo13 No problem, it really just depends on how you want to play it. In story mode you are given specific classes for defined characters who you can later switch to a different class. While classic mode you start out picking your own party from a selection of like 15ish classes and can choose their character models and names and more or less role play. In story your given a narrative for why you're exploring the labyrinth and progressing through it and in classic you really just kind of make up you're own. But when I play the Untold games I'll play through the story mode first relatively quickly then go back and play classic and that's where I spend the majority of my play time. It's not really the same as FE though, as there is no perma death. But you can play classic on easy difficulty of you want or hard and the same goes for the story mode. Though I usually play the story mode on a lighter difficulty and classic on one of the harder ones.
I hope that helped answer your questions. :3
@thatguyEZ @KTT thanks you 2. You've been very helpful
Gosh these are incredible games. And Etrian Mystery Dungeon may have my favorite soundtrack on the 3DS so far, which is saying something. I sure hope they're making Untold 3 at some point.
Okay, I can't pass EOU this time, despite my reluctant to enter EO world. Thanks Atlus.
Guys, this game is about 6282 blocks according to NL in EU/UK. Do you guys know if the US version costs the same space? And the save file is shared between downloaded copies and physical copies? Thx
Oh, that's just great, yet another great Atlus discount in North America, while I'm just sitting here and waiting for a similiar thing in Europe. Especially when I actually like those kind of dungeon crawlers (I grew up with a DOS PC, and had a ton of stuff like this, Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder, Anvil of Dawn... such dungeon crawlers really take me back), and Etrian Odyssey is very expensive and downright obscure in Poland.
Can a devoted fan of the series help me out with some info/opinions? I've never played any of them and I could get Millenium Girl, but I can just as easily get the original DS Etrian Odyssey (I buy old games all the time online, it wouldn't be a problem). Which one would you suggest? And can you give me a list of all the important differences and what you think should be factors in deciding? I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but it could mean the difference of whether or not I become a new fan of the series.
I'm always checking the weekly discounts for these games... pull your finger out.
Thanks Nintendo for your stupid region lock.
First time commenting here just to tell everyone YES buy Millennium Girl! It is a great game for old-school dungeon crawler fans. I just bought it (physical copy) a month ago and I haven't stopped playing it since. Everything you've heard about it is true, so unless you really hate the idea of mapping your dungeon, this is not to be missed. Especially at this price.
It's a fun game for 10$, but EOU2 is so stupidly overpriced. At 50$ Canadian, it's pushing physical copy, special edition territory.
Such a joke to spend that kind of money on a portable digital game. LoL, Stella Glow and Hatsune Miku are almost worse (no free DLC) but they are also, you know, new games.
@bagajr Well, on Metacritic there is the lowest score review that I think got the best answers for ya. Here's the link to that review - http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/26/4774128/etrian-odyssey-untold-millennium-girl-review Also: the original is oldschool hard, you may get you butt kicked a lot if you are new to the series.
Paid full price for this game in Europe and I think it's worth every penny anyway.
Waiting for Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 still but it's not out till February here
I've tried the Etrian Odyssey demos, and I despise having to draw my own maps and don't care much for the dungeon structure, class system, or chibi character designs, either. Call me when there's a good discount on "Stella Glow."
Any chances of discounts in Australia? I've been waiting to get these games, but they're always full price. It's really hard when 4 is $70.
I-I just got EOIV, and I haven't even got far into EOIII! But, the heart is weak...
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