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Etrian Odyssey
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Etrian Odyssey (Japanese: 世界樹の迷宮 Labyrinth of the World Tree) is a dungeon-crawler RPG for the Nintendo DS, released in Japan in January, North America in May 2007, and Europe in June 2008. It is the first game in the Etrian Odyssey series.
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl is a remake of this game released for the Nintendo 3DS. Etrian Odyssey HD is a remastered version of this game released for the Nintendo Switch and Steam gaming platforms.
Story
The game is set at the town of Etria. One day, an underground forest was discovered, prompting the Radha, the governors of Etria to issue a proclamation: Any able-bodied adventurer was invited to journey into the forest and explore its depths. The forest was not kind to its guests, claiming several parties, and gaining infamy as the Yggdrasil Labyrinth. You are one of the latest groups of adventurers invited to explore the Labyrinth, with one goal: to attain fame and fortune.
Gameplay
- Main article: Game Mechanics
After registering their guild and forming their party, the main gameplay loop involves taking the party on regular expeditions into the labyrinth, traversing the floors through a first-person perspective dungeon crawler while drawing the map in a separate screen. Keeping a well-drawn map is a major advantage in the series as it helps shorten return trips and pinpoint threats or points of interest.
Boost
- Main article: Boost
Each action taken by each party member gradually fills the Boost gauge. Once the gauge is filled, the party member can Boost their next action. Normal attacks or defenses under Boosted are stronger, while Boosted skills are treated as five levels higher, potentially exceeding the normal cap of 10.
Etrian Odyssey HD changes
- Resting your guild members at the Explorers Guild now costs 5 levels instead of 10
- Retiring a guild member moves their equipment into your inventory instead of erasing it
- You can store your items at the inn, at the cost of 100en per item
- Key items and quest items are stored in a separate key item inventory, and will not take up inventory space
- Mapping tools are greatly expanded, using the same array of icons and floor tile colors that are available in the rest of the trilogy
- You can now sidestep with the L and R buttons
- You can now switch the positions of your party members in the midst of battle
- Revised algorithm to bind infliction to improve bind infliction rates
- Leg binds prevent the bound combatant from escaping battle
- Review enemy analysis data in the middle of battle with the R button
- The Monstrous Codex data now displays the enemy's damage and ailment/bind vulnerabilities
- Each class now has an additional portrait image
- Iwaopeln's first respawn now checks if you have reached B23F instead of B21F (in addition to the usual 14-day respawn timer).
- A New Game Plus feature is introduced, and you can toggle what gets carried over:
- Guild members, money, inventory, shop stock, Item Compendium and Monstrous Codex, and maps can all be toggled.
- All quests and chests are reset.
- Duplicate key items will not be collected.
- You get to rename your guild on New Game Plus.
- Access to Ronin and Hexers will be forcibly retained. The Town Crown and Town Medal accessories are forcibly retained even if you choose not to retain your inventory.
Skill changes
- The Protector's Provoke, the Survivalists's Cloak and the Dark Hunter's Cloak skills have improved aggression modifiers
- The Protector's Anti-element skills at Level 6 and higher now also negate the secondary effects of the attacks they absorb
- The Dark Hunter's Boost Up skill now has an increment at Level 10
- The Medic's HTouch skill has been revised to a 5-point skill with improved out-of-battle healing
- The Medic's Patch Up skill has improved healing power
- The Alchemist's Toxins skill has been revised to a 5-point skill (and still does nothing other than unlock Poison and Venom)
Locations
Etria
- The Rooster Inn - A tranquil place to sleep and nap. Both restore HP and MP, though for a price that rises with your team levels.
- Ceft Apothecary - The healing center, where you can revive fallen allies, and buy medicine. Run by Dr. Hoffman.
- Shilleka's Goods - The shop for weapons, armor, accessories, and items.
- Golden Deer Pub - The pickup place for quests.
- Explorers Guild - The starting point of the game, and the place to register, organize and rearrange your guild members and therefore your party.
- Radha Hall - The home of the Radha, and the place where you can accept missions, and access the Monstrous Codex and the Item Compendium.
- Forest Entrance - The entrance into the Yggdrasil Labyrinth.
The Labyrinth
Classes
- Main article: Category:Etrian Odyssey I Classes
Etrian Odyssey features a total of nine playable classes. Two classes, the Ronin and Hexer, are unavailable at first and must be unlocked by progressing through the story. Of these classes, there are:
- Alchemist
- Accomplished mages that can exploit an enemy's elemental weakness to the fullest. Suited to the back row of the party due to their low defense and HP, and might be hard to use early on without proper skill point distribution from their high TP costs.
- Dark Hunter
- Masters of deception, able to immobilize an enemy using their skills with the whip or to deliver powerful blows to destroy an enemy's nerves using a sword. Their meager defenses and relatively high TP costs may be a hassle in the early stages, but they are formidable despite this.
- Landsknecht
- (Pronounced as "lahnts-knekht") These powerhouses are capable of using either a Sword or Axe, depending on if they are built for multi-hit/chaser skills or single target skills. Their high offense and good durability are great for front line attackers, but be mindful of their subpar TP growth and that Chaser skills need cooperation to make use of.
- Medic
- All-purpose healers for the party who have a secret weapon: both in the powerful skill Immunize to prevent even the strongest of damage, but also their offensive skill Caduceus which provides the basis of the combat medic style. But keep in mind, regardless of how you build your party's medic: their HP and defense isn't the best, their speed is modest, and their main healing skills down scale.
- Protector
- Your very typical Sword and Shield users sporting some of the highest defense and good offense. They offer several skills to defend the party with and even offer some useful offensive skills and even a few basic healing skills. While their defenses are high, you have to anticipate the enemy attacks. Protectors are slow to move if not guarding and also have no elemental attacks.
- Survivalist
- Quick to act and swift to kill is a good way to describe the Survivalist, as their excellent speed and accuracy make them valuable back row options. Keyword being "back row" as their moderate defense isn't meant to be taking too many hits consistently.
- Troubadour
- Bolstering the team with song and dance, these performers excel in granting modifying effects to both ally and enemy alike, even going so far as to augment enemy stats and ally attack elements. Small problem: Troubadours aren't the best at fighting... or defending... but are still useful and are worth thinking about making use of.
- Ronin
- One of the strongest physical attackers: the Ronin will employ 3 stances to change how they function in battle, unlocking different moves and options in battle to help them adapt to just about anything. But one thing they cannot easily adapt is that their stance changing moves take their turn to execute and their frankly awful TP pool, and the long grind to get them up to speed after unlocking.
- Hexer
- The strength of a Hexer lies in their varied arsenal of curses to debilitate, weaken, control, and outright kill their enemies making them some of the best at turning the tide of battle without even having to raise a weapon. Which is to say that you'll probably not want them battling anything as their low defenses and mediocre offensive abilities leave them quite fragile and locked to the back row.
Characters
- Main article: Category:Etrian Odyssey I Characters
- Ganryu - The first face you see upon arriving at Etria. He runs the Explorers Guild and provides basic advice on forming your party.
- Inn keeper - He runs the Rooster Inn, where your explorers can rest and where you can save your data.
- Dr. Hoffman - He mans the Ceft Apothecary where you can purchase medicines or revive fallen party members.
- Shilleka - Owner of Shilleka's Goods who speaks with an odd accent.
- Valerie - Owner of the Golden Deer Pub, who manages requests taken on by the party.
- Chieftain Visil - Leader of Radha who oversees the party's progress in the labyrinth.
- Subaltern Quinn - Second-in-charge of the Radha, who mainly issues plot-relevant missions to the party.
- Ren and Tlachtga - A veteran Ronin and Hexer respectively under the employ of Radha who ensure that new adventurers do not progress too far without permission.
- Kupala - A resident of the labyrinth who calls forth its guardians to impede the party's progress.
Items and Equipment
Monsters
- Main article: Etrian Odyssey Monsters
Missions and Quests
Maps
- Main article: EO1/Maps
Development
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Reception
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Trivia
- This is the only DS game in the series that has been integrally translated into French. Despite this, its 3DS remake never got translated however its HD remake has been translated into French.
- This is also the only game of the three DS games to have ever been released in Europe.
- Sadly enough, since passwords only work if the games are from the same region, the password system is useless in Europe as the sequel games were not localized.
- 10 months after releasing the game, Atlus released a light novel loosely based around the events of the game however the novel was never translated or released outside of Japan.
In other languages
Gallery
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The English logo. -
The Japanese logo. -
The North American box artwork. -
The European box artwork. -
The Japanese box artwork.
References
External links
- Labyrinth of the World Tree official Japanese website
- Etrian Odyssey official North American website
- Etrian Odyssey official European website
