Just earlier this week, it was finally announced that Atlus' long anticipated Etrian Odyssey V would in fact be coming to 3DS, with an August release confirmed for Japan. Naturally, there's no word yet on a western localization, but Atlus has a good track record for bringing game in this series to overseas audiences, so hopefully there'll be more to report on that shortly. In the meantime, some new screenshots and story information have surfaced, giving us a clearer picture of what the game will be like.
The news all comes via the Japanese Amazon product page, translated by Gematsu. The game will be set in a place called 'Arcadia', and players will be able to create a character that can be one of four races: Arslan, Lunaria, Cerian, or Brani. The story will revolve around Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and the legends that dreams come true for adventurers who can climb to its summit. The city of Aolith sits at the base of the tree, and this will act as a sort of base of operations for heroes who dare to reach the top of the tree.
Here's some screenshots of the gameplay, along with the boxart and a picture of the soundtrack CD which will come with the special edition:
What do you think? Will you be interested in picking this up? What did you think of previous entries in the series? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source gematsu.com]
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It already looks better than IV does.
The wallpaper better be more than just a tease, though. I want to have more than thirty full floors to traverse!
... Darn, Arcadia has been the name of my guilds ever since the original EOII. Now it'll be weird to call ourselves that.
Anyhow, I'm super excited about all this.
I'm always glad to see new EO games, and since I'm playing this series since the first one, I'll surely buy it if it'll reach Europe.
Btw I quite like those new classes and races.
Will be picking this up day 1 when it comes to the west
Looks neat. I'm curious how/if the races will affect gameplay and if all classes can be of all races.
I wonder if this means they're not expanding the overworld navigation from EO3 and 4?
@Ralizah EO4's overworld navigation was a big step up from EO3's, though. No ''steps'' limit and lots of mini-dungeons and such to find across three different heights in four different areas.
I think I'll be satisfied if they keep that with maybe a few tweaks for the better, but who knows, maybe they'll come up with something better.
Looks like they redesigned all graphics and icons, but the placement is still the same. I love the games, but I need more info!!
For some reason, I find the concept of a hardcore tree climbing RPG exciting. I hopped onboard the series with 4 and Untold, and am excited to see where they go next.
The hype is unreal...
Day one for me and an exclusive play. The only thing that will hinder my play through would be Zelda U. Lets hope there's at least 2 months between them.
@TheWPCTraveler Ok, just what does the wall paper say?
@Spoony_Tech The wallpaper is the background of sq-atlus.co.jp/sq5
A direct link is here: sq-atlus.co.jp/sq5/images/bg02.jpg
It implies that apart from the Yggdrasil to be climbed and your town to serve as your base of operations, there seems to be the possibility that you can also traverse the world in the background - the desert, the volcanoes, the citadel in the background that screams "SUSPICIOUS!" Now that Lunarians have been revealed as a race, the moon(s) could also be traversible.
It would be nice to have labyrinths that look actually like wood from the Yggdrasil, too. They have no excuse this time, wood textures are about as easy to reuse as the flesh textures from the sixth stratum of EO I/U (I think).
Game looks sick!! And a bunny girl class!!!
@TheWPCTraveler Those links aren't working for me.
Celian race is the bunny-girl race!!!!! Too bad no catgirls, but oh well
@TheWPCTraveler They could do what they do in the Untold games' story modes, but in reverse: Have one main dungeon that you return to (in this case the Yggdrasil Tree), and several other dungeons that you have to visit in order to get tools/skills/items etc. so that you can continue the main dungeon.
My most hyped game for the 3DS, no doubt!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!
Awesome! I like the new interface and the artwork.
Like seeing that EO is continuing, but one thing about that cover girl... doesn't she look like Frederica Irving? O_O
(Along those lines, could this be some sequel to Millennium Girl? That would actually be an interesting twist, wouldn't it?)
Wait, I missed the announcement? When was this!?
Oh well! It is great that Etrian Odyssey V is on 3DS as well (as it should be) and the game looks pretty nice. Funnily enough I have yet to beat the final superboss in Etrian IV. And I think retiring is a bit too tedious for me to get into no matter how OP potential it has -_- Still Etrian is an amazing series!
Loving the new interface! The graphics look slightly better too. And some new icons, more map controls and the overworld hot-balloon map!
As long as the game keeps what made Etrian IV great and adds cool stuff of its own, I will be satisfied!
The box art is very eye catching. I'm definitely going physical on this (especially considering that I'll be grabbing this on release, so I'll be able to get whatever physical goodies come with it).
Really stoked for EOV! Just reading this article makes me want to get back to my EOIV game. Drawin' my own maps has never felt so satisfying!
Yummy. I hope it is more like IV.
@Yorumi Same. I'm hoping for a mix of new and old. Don't know how races will play into it, but I'd like for them to allow greater stat variation so that no class ever gets to be OP.
@Ralizah Right? I couldn't IMAGINE not getting this physical! I'm terrible for the EO special editions. Like, I don't even care that the soundtracks are like six songs. I listen to them non-stop for WEEKS after getting the game, haha.
@Spoony_Tech Zelda? What is this Zelda? That some kind of Etrian spinoff?
@Spoony_Tech Try looking up Atlus.co.jp, then go to AtlusNET from there, then go to the EO V site from there.
The background is the sweet one from the trailer, showing the tree and various other locations besides it.
Woot! We finally get to see some gameplay screenshots.
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