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Etrian Mystery Dungeon |OT| - The Mysterious Adventures of Fight and Heal
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Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Try watching the linked videos and if it looks like something that would interest you by all means pick it up. Seeing how you enjoy rogue-likes might be a worthwhile purchase.
Some tips / info. Minor gameplay spoilers. For the record I've gotten to the final superboss of the post-game, but havent beat him yet (taking a small break, it took a while to get there):
-I found Gunners to be extremely useful for regular exploration. Having a long range attack along with elemental shots helped in just about every situation.
-There are a total of
main dungeons before the credits with a few side dungeons. The game continues on after that with
more regular main dungeons as well as
regular side dungeons. Additionally, there are
dungeons with a special rule that you start back at level one with no equipment when you enter. You have to work with what loot/items/exp you get in the dungeon only.
-I had my main exploration team (Landsknecht, Gunner, Runemaster) max out their item loot skills early on. This means I got lots of pick ups from those spots, so more money and better equipment becomes available in the shop quickly. (I never had an issue with money)
-You can put reserve units in forts to have them gain EXP as well. (I think it's pretty darn close to 100% the same exp your battle party gets). I had a secondary Landsknecht/Gunner/Runemaster that I did not put item collection abilities on, so they would have more combat abilities. The idea was to swap to this team for boss fights and such, but honestly I didn't really need to despite 10 skill points allocated to abilities useless in combat on my main team.
-I had a third team (Hexer, Dancer, Wanderer, Ninja) used mostly as my fort squad. When you encounter a DOE at a fort, your 4-man exploration team and your stationed 4-man squad at the fort team up to take the DOE on. This is honestly a pretty sure-fire way to beat these buggers.
-Some of the later dungeons have ~8 DOEs floating around, which if you want to go down the dungeon normally, can be a huge headache. What I did was create a fort at the top-most floor, and waited for DOEs to come to me. It takes some time, but clearing them out before actually trying to get to the bottom makes things a lot less frustrating.
Have fun.
-I found Gunners to be extremely useful for regular exploration. Having a long range attack along with elemental shots helped in just about every situation.
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-I had my main exploration team (Landsknecht, Gunner, Runemaster) max out their item loot skills early on. This means I got lots of pick ups from those spots, so more money and better equipment becomes available in the shop quickly. (I never had an issue with money)
-You can put reserve units in forts to have them gain EXP as well. (I think it's pretty darn close to 100% the same exp your battle party gets). I had a secondary Landsknecht/Gunner/Runemaster that I did not put item collection abilities on, so they would have more combat abilities. The idea was to swap to this team for boss fights and such, but honestly I didn't really need to despite 10 skill points allocated to abilities useless in combat on my main team.
-I had a third team (Hexer, Dancer, Wanderer, Ninja) used mostly as my fort squad. When you encounter a DOE at a fort, your 4-man exploration team and your stationed 4-man squad at the fort team up to take the DOE on. This is honestly a pretty sure-fire way to beat these buggers.
-Some of the later dungeons have ~8 DOEs floating around, which if you want to go down the dungeon normally, can be a huge headache. What I did was create a fort at the top-most floor, and waited for DOEs to come to me. It takes some time, but clearing them out before actually trying to get to the bottom makes things a lot less frustrating.
Have fun.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Thanks for the tips, Seda.
That sounds awesome.
That sounds awesome.
What was your 'Normal" Party for exploring/doing quest stuff? Protector/Medic/Land/Gunner?
Landsknecht, Gunner, Runemaster, Medic.
I very rarely used Protectors, actually. Only on one of the post-game bosses.
EDIT: Another quick tip. Don't forgot to always have an escape thread in your bag. Early on I forgot to replace one I used, and then I fell in an ambush. (this was like in the second dungeon before I really knew what I was doing). Since then I've always been able to escape whenever things got hairy, and avoid the costly penalties associated with a party wipe.
Later on you can buy an item for a similar effect with bosses, which helps when you want to get to know them and not fear dying
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Btw went and updated the OT with a reviews section. You can all find it between the FAQ and Online Stores section.
atlusprime
Atlus PR
Here's a slightly more concrete(?) non-answer for you about the EU version. A bunch of hurdles have been cleared and we have a publishing partner locked in. I think they're announcing in the next few weeks, but it's not my place to step on their toes. Hang tight!
No idea what that means for the EU release though
No idea what that means for the EU release though
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Here's a slightly more concrete(?) non-answer for you about the EU version. A bunch of hurdles have been cleared and we have a publishing partner locked in. I think they're announcing in the next few weeks, but it's not my place to step on their toes. Hang tight!
No idea what that means for the EU release though
Thanks for the update atlusprime will do an edit to the EU localization section with your new quote.
And update done.
Here's a slightly more concrete(?) non-answer for you about the EU version. A bunch of hurdles have been cleared and we have a publishing partner locked in. I think they're announcing in the next few weeks, but it's not my place to step on their toes. Hang tight!
No idea what that means for the EU release though
Thanks for the update. Just gotta wait for now then.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
btw Seda added your tips to its own section on the 2nd post of the OT lol.
Here's a slightly more concrete(?) non-answer for you about the EU version. A bunch of hurdles have been cleared and we have a publishing partner locked in. I think they're announcing in the next few weeks, but it's not my place to step on their toes. Hang tight!
No idea what that means for the EU release though
Thanks for that. So we can play the waiting game now.
Not bad at all! Can't wait for Game Informer's 7.0...
Gave it a 8.0, actually.
ShadowElliot
Banned
Wow, surprised by these scores! Also, just got my copy! HYPE!
Nice write up, any comment on how the mentioned dungeons stack up to Fay's Final Puzzle from Shiren?
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Honestly can't wait for this. Is there anything on how long this is so I can budget my time for this
I am also curious to the length. Any ideas?
I have it preordered from Bestbuy, it should be here in like 2-3 days. Can't wait!
Splash Wave
Member
I've never played a Mystery Dungeon game before, but this seems like something I'll enjoy.
Couldn't tell you, I've never played Shiren actually. One of the dungeons is mostly a warmup and I cleared it with ease. The second I ended up running out of MP which ultimately lead me to quit. Havent had a chance to try it again yet.
Unfortunately the game doesn't have a clock. I figure I spent about 25 hours getting to the credits and about 20 past that, but the error bars on that are probably wide.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
you can check how much time you played the game on the Activity Log.
Oooh, nice! Glad to see that they've come far from their days of Fight and Heal...
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Oh that isn't too bad then. Fantastic
ShadowElliot
Banned
This game is refreshing after playing Etrian Odyssey IV, seeing the new places, new characters, and new music.
Went through the first 2 dungeons, some quests, and this game is fun, yet challenging.
Went through the first 2 dungeons, some quests, and this game is fun, yet challenging.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I don't think they'd do that but man, it would be amazing.
SpaceBridge
Member
Is it me but does some of the character art/portraits look different than past EO games?
I really wish my 3DS wasn't broken right now, or I would've had this preordered weeks ago. Oh well, I'm looking forward to the impressions from everyone.
I forgot who it was (I'm pretty sure they're from Chunsoft), but all of the art was redrawn.
keeblerdrow
Member
.1.
You get EO style skills and full control during boss battles, but otherwise it's Mystery Dungeon.
SpaceBridge
Member
So it's not the usual EO artist?
Nachos is correct. The character designs are from Spike Chunsoft's Hasegawa Kaoru.
Just sell the required amount to the market and they'll acknowledge the successful completion of the quest.
Elaugaufein
Member
Does this go on sale at midnight of some timezone in the US?
Generally non-Nintendo products go up around midday US (East Coast Time IIRC, I'm Australian so I just know its around 3 AMish in the morning my time ).
