Atlus Teases Next Stage In Etrian Odyssey Series

I fell in love with the series on the 3DS. From the music to the deep battle mechanics, these games are a joy to play. Hope the next stage is the switch, but I do wonder how they plan to change the series for the new platform, since mapping out the dungeon is such a key component for the franchise.

And where's Etrian Odyssey III Untold for 3DS? It wasn't released in EU on DS so it would be a nice move to complete the series at least on 3DS. Or a collection of all titles for Switch, I to X.

Can’t wait for X. I hope this new series will be coming to the Switch.

Wtf when are they gonna tease snowboard kids 3!!

I wonder how this series will adapt to the Switch, because what they had on 3DS won't really be possible.

....and then they can start making Persona Q 2 for Switch as well

@Smitherenez I don't necessarily expect them to cut it. Sure, capacitive screens and buttons won't be the same experience for tasks of this kind as a more precise resistive screen with a stylus, but Terraria happened on Vita and is due on Switch nonetheless.

An unannounced Etrian Odyssey X successor got a teaser before Persona Q2, am I the only one laughing? X isn’t even out yet.

Can't wait to see what the next stage will be. I could see the mapmaking still working on the Switch with a side-by-side layout, but it's a bit of a stretch. One's thumb can only go so far.

I am thrilled they'll continue the series, as this is my favorite series on 3DS. (I'm hoping for and looking forward to the NA release of EOX too.) I hope they find some way to keep the cartography aspect, as that was one of my favorite parts of the games (and what got me to try them in the first place).

The next stage of Etrian Odyssey needs to make the Switch soon.

Everyone prepare for Etrian Odyssey for the mobile...

That being said if it does come on the Switch then I hope they finally do away with the map making, I get that it is a big part of the series but for me the mechanic that got tired after the very first entry and serves as nothing but a pacebreaker, I just want a fun dungeon crawler.

For all I know this could be doing a Monster Hunter and hitting PS4.

I don't see why this series wouldn't make the jump to Switch, tbh...

Etrian Odyssey has been my favorite series of games since the first entry came out on the DS - I literally have them all. Due to how much customization there is, the replay value in each game is staggering. Looking forward to X. I'm sad that EO3 Untold looks like an uncertain proposition.

I have no idea how Etrian Odyssey would work without a second touch screen, but I'm willing to give it a shot. That said, they would be insane if they don't put it out on the Switch. It's a niche series that only Nntendo fans are heavily aware of - plus the Switch being a hybrid with a touch screen could prove useful.

@Nunya Yeah, EO3 is a DS game, but the first two DS games were rebooted for the 3DS as the "Untold" series.

@Equinox True but then The World Ends With You also did the same and it too is coming to the Switch.

@Equinox If that was going to stop them, then what other console has a second screen? None, so regardless of console, they'll have to find a solution for that.

Regardless, it would be silly for them not to produce games on the Switch, with the high attach rates and overlap with the 3DS portability aspect. Not to mention the likelihood of some of their established player base making the move to Switch.

@Equinox Well, since there is no other device out there that has a second screen, and the series' traditional home has been Nintendo handhelds, it seems pretty likely he's either talking about the Switch or a 3DS successor which no one has heard anything about.

I grant you it's possible that's not the case. But it seems likely to me.

@Equinox Shhh, don't say things like that. Quick, go find some wood to knock on.

@Equinox Don't try to crush my soul early, broseph.

@Equinox
Will Atlus be willing to convert Etrian Odussey into a F2P game if it goes to mobile?

Etrian Odyssey without a second screen it's not gonna have a mapping system, otherwise it's gonna feel tack on switching between screens to draw the map it's not gonna feel natural so this franchise it's gonna loose the Key feature that is well known for, but I'm optimistic to see the evolution of the franchise time will tell if it fall into a generic dungeon crawlers or evolves into something better

I mean can’t say I’m overly optimistic. If it cuts the mapmaking I probably would no longer care about it... and I can’t think of a fluid way to incorporate the map making without two screens. Heck, I’d argue that no franchise would suffer more without dual screens than this one, it so heavily relied on that...

Hey y’all, I’ve never played this series and would like to check it out, which one should I get?

@JasmineDragon My guess is: you hold down a shoulder button to bring up a map draw menu to the side, leaving a lot of the main view visible. Let go of the button and the map slides to hidden again.

Anyway, I hope they allow us to also make our own icons to place on the map, and I hope there's an actual town and not just a menu representing that.

@anglon Untold 2 (remake of Etrian Odyssey 2), Etrian Odyssey IV or Etrian Odyssey V. Can't go wrong with those.

@Antraxx777 That would work. You could dedicate one joystick to map navigation when the map is active, button hold to select a drawing tool. I imagine it would end up being sort of like Darkest Dungeon's UI. In DD you can do everything with the touchscreen if you want to, but it's actually easier to use buttons once you get used to the control scheme.

Not as intuitive as using a stylus to just draw a line, for sure, but it would be usable.

@anglon Untold 1 or 2 if you want the option of a preset party with characters with additional story (most people prefer 2, I liked 1 plenty though). All the other games have only the classic mode where you create you own party/characters. IV if you want multiple smaller dungeons and an airship overworld. V for a single large dungeon (no overworld). V is my personal favorite.

Please look forward to Etrian Odyssey for the Wii U everybody!

I could see this working good single screen on switch. Just hold down a button to blow up the map sorta like hollow Knight and draw stuff with your finger on the touch screen. Then when you are done let go of the bottom and it returns to a smaller size and gameplay resumes instantly.

SQ、胎動。
Etrian Odyssey, quickening.

@anglon - IV and V are very easy to recommend with no reservations (V is the best of all). As for playing the first three games, I actually prefer the originals. Untold 1 and 2 are probably better for the main story, but a lot of the best moves were made weaker and I found the post-game bosses impossible (they're always hard, but the original games had ways to succeed). If you like to 100% a game, I-III on the DS are better than the remakes.

This is cool. I can imagine Switch being the future....or mobile. Atlus is very console based though and is already building SMT for Switch, so I imagine the new SMT engine and EO engines will be shared once again.

@Expa0 That's why they also make SMT......

@nhSnork I believe one of the early Etrian Odyssey Games was released on PSP. Not sure how well it worked though.

@brandonbwii AFAIK none of the games has been on PSP, but some people seem to confuse Class of Heroes for an EO entry. It's also by Atlus and has some similarities, including the artstyle.