I own a good number of them. Absolutely love the series. Was the one series that taught me a harsh lesson about Brute Force not being the best tactic to win.
Here! I love dungeon crawls! Though I kick myself that I got rid of Dark Spire given how much it's worth now.... but I also have eteian odyssey untold 1, and persona q on ds. For switch.... only Lybrinth of Refrain, Coven of Sorrow
I’ve been a huuuge fan of this series for years. I’m honestly surprised the series doesn’t get more hype. Hopefully, now that these exist, people have a great entry point into the series and we can all get pumped when they finally announce the next game in the series! I’m really happy you get to experience them and I hope you are having a great time 👍 I’m currently waiting for my Playasia copy.
Considering I am an Etrian Odyssey whore, yes I'm picking it up this collection and I'm so happy you're enjoying the game so far. Now from scouring through RU-vid I have seen some of the differences between this and the original versions and for the most part very good. For those starting out, this is game tests your pacing through the labyrinth. Though it tempts you to push forward sometimes its not best not to risk it for the biscuit and head back to town. Also once this item Ariandne Thread is unlocked don't ever leave town without it. Always carry at least one. Lastly some of the icons you use have dynamic effects like the treasure box will open when you open the treasure box in the overworld. Or if you found a shortcut that goes both ways it will change to yellow signifying you found it.
The funny thing about the various difficulty settings is that Expert is the 'normal' difficulty setting. Etrian Odyssey games were always difficult to go through and very punishing if you overextended, but you can still steamroll the game despite that difficulty once you've figured out the way they work. So for everyone new to this series, be patient. Take your time to figure out what the enemies are weak to. Figure out how the ailments and binds work. Knowledge is power in these games.
Nice review! I've barely played 1 of the Etrian games, but now that it's available on Switch and it doesn't cost 200$ and up for each game, I will get that Trilogy for sure! I hope this comment doesn't disappear or gets deleted like the one I left in your previous vid about games that need to be localized! Great video and keep up the good work!
Then let me give you a word of advice. I assume you've played the others in the series. The first three force you to be much more conservative with your skills. Always find the right time to use them, else you run out of TP extremely quickly.
I love the Etrian Odyssey series. I have played them all including the remakes. The character creation is fun as you get to make your own party with the classic mode instead of having a premade party.
Amazing series, one of my favourites. I own all the og DS games but pre-ordered the physical from Play Asia anyway, waiting for it to arrive The music is just incredible
If you didn't see it, it's worth watching the launch livestream ATLUS did recently, featured 2 live performances of EO music by Yuzo Koshiro's band, the first at around the half hour mark and the second at 3 hours. Was amazing
A few notes: The soundtrack is done by the man, the myth, the legend: Yuzo Koshiro himself. Yes, THAT Yuzo Koshiro, the Actraiser/Streets of Rage/Ys guy. He's done all the tracks for the entire series and he almost never misses. For those curious, if you're playing on PC you get the best of both worlds, since you can use a Controller and the mouse simultaneously and (like any good modern game) the on-screen prompts will constantly change to whichever you used last. Using the Switch or Steamdeck touchscreen with a stylus does give you a bit of that classic "playing on the DS vibe" though, admittedly. Heh, if you think "Basic" is bad, try out "Expert" sometime. It's brutal. But in a good way (most of the time).
I pre-ordered this on the Switch from Play Asia and I'm very eager to finally get to play these games. I love first-person dungeon crawlers and I could see myself easily binge-playing these games all the way through. 😆Based upon what I have seen from checking the tracking status, I should probably get my copy sometime next week and that will probably be perfect timing as that's probably when I'll just be finishing up Ara Fell.
I did too! I cannot wait for it to arrive... but I preordered it with something that got delayed to September.... RIP. But I can't wait for you to get your hands on this, I want to know how you structure your party and what tips and tricks you find as well! You rock!
This is amazing because a guy at work, we were talking about great OSTs a while ago and he mentioned Etrian Odyssey but when I looked at them price tags oooooooooomg. So this is GREAT news having access to these games! Thank you for covering it dude, I always look forward to your content
Hmm, a part of me does really wanna get this collection (I was very hyped when it was first announced), but I also know I 100% do not have the time to get the most out of these games, and I just don’t know if it’s worth going for… Glad to see you enjoying your time with the collection, Ren!
This game looks so pwetty 😍💖 It's like Stranger of Sword City, but with a much more brighter colour palette and a sunnier artstyle Another one!!!😎 Cutest video game creature?🐹🐭🐣💖
@@HallowedBeThyGame Oh, they're so cute 😆💖 It's a three way tie between Hootle (Tales of Arise), Sommie (Fire Emblem Engage) and the baby Choocbo (World of Final Fantasy)☺
I still have my original copy of the first game. It's a magical experience! And thanks to you, I now even have them on 3DS (except the 3rd). Guess I'll have to get the collection then, heehee!
Solid review brother! I never got the opportunity to check these out in their original form but seeing them come to steamedeck and switch it just amazing! It gives us hope that we will see more DS and 3DS remasters to be ported in the future! I hope it gets a lot of support, not only for Atlus’s sake but also so we see more support to bring titles like this going forward. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for the recommendation! One last thing, Floor traps….*raises middle finger* 🤣🤣🤣 Stay Awesome Ren! #HallowedBeThyGamers
Haha I totally agree dude, floor traps can let the door hit them where the good Lord split 'em. Thanks for watching man and I really hope this success leads to more DS/3DS games making the cut!
I'll get these later on during a sale. Currently it's my main big games I'm playing on 3DS (have I, II & IV) but I've not gotten far in the first one. I'd watch the tips if you do!
I can give you one tip for a starting party: The classic fantasy party. Fighter, Mage, Tank, Cleric, with a fifth slot for whatever you may like to add. That way, you are guaranteed to have a consistent damage output (fighter), the ability to quickly take out key targets (mage), the ability to survive fights (tank), and the ability to prolong your adventure in the labyrinth (cleric).
I just picked up the third one. I also have V on my 3DS but haven’t started that. So I’m happy to start with III, to get my feet wet. Wow. I wasn’t sure I would like a 1st person dungeon crawler. This game is absolutely addicting. It’s rare that I can sit with a game and have the hours tick by without a notice. I’m not sure if I am very efficient though. I am almost at 10 hours and I’m still on the first stratum. 😅 But I am enjoying it so far and have had no issues on the Switch.
How quickly you get through the floors is entirely dependent on how well you know the enemies and the game, so it's no surprise that new players take a long time to get through them.
Still saving up the money to get the Origins Collection. I’ve been an EO fan for years, originally drawn in by the mapmaking of all things. I love drawing maps, and I like the map system of EO games. I also always had the tendency to build my own stories for my parties. You can’t give me a group of five people with no known histories or characteristics and expect me _not_ to build an entire story around them. I was especially attached to my EO/EO2 party, thanks to the password transfer (a system I wished more games had, because it was the reason that EO/EO2 stuck with me so well, and the reason why games like the Golden Sun series were some of my favorites). Also hoping the 3DS games make it to the Switch. EOV was my favorite one, mostly because of the Dragoon class (you can solo all of EOV with one Earthlain-Dragoon (you can also do it with a Therian-Rover, but I like guns), and I find that pretty funny), but also partially because I loved the concept of the different races. I’m also the weirdo who liked the Legendary Titles system more than subclassing. Maybe if I’m lucky, Atlus will pull an Atlus and the collection will be discounted by the time I can afford it.
To tell a story Many years ago A young Deo picked up the first etrian Odyssey game for 10 dollars in EB Best 10 buck investment ever Since then I've pretty much got every single game either physically or digitally And now I hear people complain it's price I'm sorry but huh? Youre getting 100 plus hours for 40 bucks if you don't like it it's on you But 80 bucks for 300 hours of content If anyone is on the fence about the price Just get it It's well worth it and honestly I am so stoked to have them digitally instead of an aging cartridge that may fail at some point
I just got my physical copy on Monday. Haven't dabbled much with it because I'm trying to finish my CSIV replay before Reverie but look forward to doing so.
Nice review. Most classes in the Japanese originals of these games use English names, the Landsknecht for example being "Sodoman" - Swordsman but in the Japanese sillable system. Of course having a "Swordsman" class that can just as well be played as an Axewoman would be a bit wierd so maybe because of this they went with a German name (Landsknecht was the name for medival German mercenaries). It kinda keeps the spirit of using a foreign word for a class name alive - even though all English speakers have troubles pronouncing it, lol.
I love this series, I have all the DS and 3DS games (at least the ones that released in the West, so no Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2). So, of course, I had to get this for Switch as well from PlayAsia and even double dipped onto Steam, I need Atlus to bring the rest of the games to Switch/PC.
F.O.E. F.O.E. F.O.E. Can't wait for my Playasia copy to arrive!! F.O.E. F.O.E. F.O.E. Finally we might get to see what EO6 looks like because the trailer dropped around the same time SMT V first one. I guess this collection was mainly done to test waters now that the DS/3DS era is over. F.O.E. F.O.E. F.O.E.
I have 100% 5 of the mainline games and got a hair away from 100% on the 6th but alas got my face smashed in so i'll finish that one day, also a Final Superboss away from 100% on the first Untold, but i wanted to play this too badly i guess, i basically bought the Collection on both Switch and Steam back when it was announced. Anyway im playing back to back on my party on Switch and Steam and bought a Steam Deck some weeks ago just for the games, beat the first Stratum Boss in EO3 today on Switch but gotta do the same tomorrow on Steam Deck, oh and i bought a Switch Stylus from US cause i live in Finland in Europe, works well on both, anyway having a mad blast, can't wait to see what my parties can do fully developed.
I'm planning to grab the Etrian Odyssey Switch physical. I'm looking forward to playing these games since I definitely enjoyed 7th Dragon VFD. So I'm itching to try this.
If you didn't know back in the day there were a lot of fan work, music wise for etrian Odyssey and thankfully a channel that goes by the fabulous troupe has those albums uploaded and it sure is great to hear all the EO music in different styles. Been a fan since the 4th game and own all the 3ds entries physically except for that one that stayed in japan etrian mystery dungeon 2. And also the original ds version of 1-3 I don't own.
its actually really comfortable on pc. it might not have the second screen for the map but the screen is so much bigger i didn't really miss the second screen.
Is the EO1 in this collection like the untold version? Wherein you can equip skills that you can get from monsters? I have played both Untold on 3DS before.
This kills me because I really want this collection. But I already own millennium girl and fafnir knight on the 3ds and don't really want to pay for the same game twice.
After how fondly I remembered EO Untold, I was not expecting the first game to frustrate me as much as it did. I severely underestimated how much info gathering, floor jumping and Gladsheim fixed the inconsistent difficulty curve, to the point that I skipped the Clarent Hollows, especially once I read about the superboss' moves. The second game let me down as well thanks to how much an LP insisted that most of the questionnable design choices stayed in the first game. They didn't: the early game still was deceptively hard, the balance was still all over the place, having one-way only shortcuts annoyed me to no end and the petrification spell for some reason won't be counted in the list of things a neutralizer shot can fix, making the fifth stratum the most annoying in the trilogy for me. This meant that I skipped the sixth stratum again. The third game is the one I consider to still hold up, with plenty of tweaks that fixed the experience for the most part. Which makes me wonder what happened in the sixth stratum as all the cool level design was dropped to instead have me deal with enemies that changed my formation, floors that take the darkness gimmick way too far with giant mazes of pitfalls and spinning squares and a superboss that even the wiki calls one of the most frustrating fights in the series. The special move of regenerating tentacles makes no sense to implement when you're not allowed to run away and re-destroy them, as if having to chase down the inexplicably fast tentacles wasn't tedious enough. Special mention to the tentacles hiding in rooms filled with other FOEs, which I killed on Easy mode after the dark mazes had already tested my patience, if you screw up the solution you have to wait 14 in-game days.
I can see why you didn't like the first 2 games but your reasoning is mostly pretty bad. One reason might just be that you played the untold games. I never played them but the huge quality of life jump and gameplay differences is pretty huge like making a bad party can basically lock you out of post game.(only classes you need for post game is medic and protector unless you want to go through hell by using only troubadour or mists. Also balancing is based around levels in eo1 so grinding is the best solution for everything. So do not use stalker playing etrian odyssey) in eo2 just grind bosses and you will be fine for the entire playthrough(they give so much money and exp it is crazy). Even with a bad party this game is pretty easy. For petrification just use an item so I have no clue about your troubles there. Eo2 just kinda sucks though(that LP was technically right. They tried to innovative a lot and it mostly sucked and canceled out the actual improvements.) the best thing you can do if you struggle in the original games is to research online. like skill charts, boss move sets and more.
I would have more appreciated that the Untold Game content from the 3DS for 1+2. They are the definitive versions of the first two games, and their connected story, and included the option to play the original games as they were. The other issue is the pricing. $10 more than the original DS games, and if you only buy one then you still (essentially) have to pay for the bundle, but you get less content for your money. EO3 is weird. The boat mechanic is the worst in the series. Its interesting at first, but there is a ton of weird trial and error to solve the navigation puzzles. You fan be one space from a location and your boat will return home, because you didn't land before running iut of supplies. It is the lest best of the games and the springboard that got us the fantastic EO4 airship hybrid exploration mechanic. It was the one game that needed the Untold treatment the most imo. I currently don't think i will be getting this collection, as i already own the first two games in both forms and there isn't anything new for me here. I might be more interested in a 4,5 and X bundle, but without the physical release there isn't much motivation not to wait for a sale. Supporting these games sadly will not assist with production of new EO games, as the EO team was crushed and splintered apart by the SEGA acquisition of ATLUS. Forcing some to leave and others to be put on (under) other projects as worker ants. With three of them ultimately leaving the video game industry altogether. 😢 Several members of the EO team did go on to make an EO-like game, where the map drawing mechanic was brought to the real world. The game displayed the grid and player location and direction... Thats it. You are to draw the map on a sheet of grid paper. There is also a mode for auto mapping in that game too. But its not available in the demo, and I couldn't get very far because im not able to read any Japan kanji. Lol its a simplified game from EO but I noticed it randomly on the Japanese eshop because of the artist character style, saw it had a demo and then learned the truth about the EO team and SEGA wrecking things for them.
Review on expert difficulty or bust. J/k lol But it really is worth starting on expert right from the start. Moreso if you have any experience at all with first person dungeon crawlers. It hits different when every floor has some palpable tension.
I'm only getting the third one and on sale. It was one of the best rpgs I've played since I started gaming over 30 years ago. PS: if, down the road, the games get a massive sale I might buy all of them. PSS: nice video, I'm a fairly recent subscriber to your channel and while I don't watch all your videos, the ones that do interest me have been great, this one included. Heck I bought Sword of the Vagrant because of your videos.
Not too hard, one kind of has a difficulty choice in the sort of party you choose to build. Not insulting you! I remember the 1st EO when I was young, and it used to be hard, and I did respec back then, but generally hate losing levels, so because I am used to EO games, I rarely find myself in the position to re-spec much. "Lunatic" is a "hype" word to make people feel better. The hardest difficulty is the regular DS one. I feel one should try them at that difficulty so you get an idea of how it was back then. You will just need to be even more careful and go to the inn way more often, so the pace becomes slower unless you are a speed runner that knows what you are doing (myself, I hate speed running an *RPG* game-rather let my imagination lead me slowly.) But I can assure you it's not the hardest game out there, despite the annoyances. Glad it's fun!
For sure fun, but would be a disservice to newcomers to not mention that it is a little tougher on what the game refers to as the default difficulty setting.
you might like the untold games on the 3ds. basically remakes of 1 and 2 but with a core story and a set group of characters. really adds a new life to the game if you prefer a main story.
This genre is most definitely an acquired taste. It's an extremely unpopular genre and often has very low budgets. If you wanna get into these games, start with EO3, bcuz EO 1 & 2 are stale The series started getting good with EO3 when they improved on so much about the game and added depth The first 2 had remakes on the 3DS to fix these issues and so much more. It's a shame they never got ported instead. The Untold remakes were superior in erry possible way These games are also very overpriced. Don't bother buying them until they're at least 50% off. If there is a physical copy for console, I recommend buying that instead as digital purchases on NS are non-refundable
Not really worth it, except maybe EO 3. Pros : Nicer graphics. More portraits. Has Auto map option(for the lazy) Cons little people may care about since its not this type of game to begin with: No Untold story mode. Cons : Less classes than Untold 1/2. Some classes not unlocked from start (like Ronin). EO 1 is missing "gather information" flavor texts. Cannot report map completion (which would allow you to warp to stairs. Quality of life reasons). DS music don't quite mix with HD graphics. P.S. Expert is the original difficulty. Basic is for... noobs who want to play the game. And Picnic is for grinding (exp boost) or to give to your 2 year old child when they steal your game from you (so that you don't die). P.S.S Still a good game. But the missing QoL issues makes those who already tasted it feel... extra frustrated.
