Into the Labyrinth

EOIV: Secret Classes and Subclassing

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:10:33 EST

Well obviously, this being Etrian Odyssey, there has to be secret classes, right? We now have a new 'Warrior' class, but this is more unique than before. See my avatar? It's an entirely new species, rather than just a class.
Did I say classes? The first has already been revealed as the Mystic. Looks elven.
And, as the title says, Subclassing is making a return.

Famitsu page. Untranslated info about the new features. Later on, you can see alternate colors making a return.

All below images come from Famitsu, pretty much.

Gamefaqs post with all the missed information on the first secret class, Mystic.

Mystics are a more magic oriented class, while the warrior, obviously, is melee based, probably something like a brawler going by the club on one male and giant sword on the other, to shogun/ ronin with the katanas on the females.

New EO4 Video

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:02:07 EST

Videos for everyone!

Really just a description of what we know from the series so far, plus new features with FOEs.

Can set party groups now, too.

EO4 Class Update, Monster Lines

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:31:58 EST

More information on the other classes in Etrian Odyssey 4 have been released, plus all their portraits. Same place as before. Hit the jump for my own text.

*Snipers, the archers of the game. About the same as before; either targeting single or multiple monsters.
*Rune Masters, the elemental users. Also not much difference; uses lightning or ice attacks.
*Night Seekers might be a bit different this time. Seems they can wield two weapons, like the shogun in EO3, and have one-hit kill abilities. They can also make themselves invulnerable to physical attacks.
*Dancers seem like hybrids this time. Either they're supporting like they did before (buffs, HP regen), or they're on the front wielding blades.

Monsters have lines now. There are also abilities that can hit one target and the one behind it.

Skill selection is now done via an actual tree, so I guess you can see where abilities go, and what you need to get it.
One of our forum members, ZetaBlade, has been keeping up. He's noticed a split between Novice, Veteran and Master pages on the skills. He also speculates subclassing might still be in, based on the Dancer image having a 'tab' of sorts at the top. That last part is SPECULATION, so don't think it means subclassing is back. My memory says they said something about avoiding that route.

Burst Skills is what they're calling specials now. Like in EO3, seems you need to find them via books, and can equip them to individual units. However, the bar is shared by the entire party. Effects include higher chances for running, two slashes in a single round, or attack buffs.

30 characters max.

Got images for two NPCs, looks like. Big black guy with an awesome mustahce who looks like he can crush heads with his bare hands, and a petite wrench wench.

Famitsu Scan 3/15

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:40:52 EST

Got ourselves some new information courtesy Famitsu and Siliconera.

Pretty much, FOEs are able to fight you in the air, while in your balloon. Officially an outside of dungeon affair.
SE link also has some skills translated, mostly for what everyone can expect (Fortress protects, Medic heals, Swordsman drops defense for attack).

Scan 1
Scan 2

Scans mostly show the entire Swordsman, Medic and Fortress casts, and a sample of their skills.
FOEs can still be lured away still.
A little scan on the first page has a 'smaller' dungeon. Possibly while exploring, you can find these riddled about. SE says "previous items" will be in them, so possibly some shout outs to the first two.

New Trailer

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:49:55 EST

Link from Siliconera.

No real new info I think, except for some designs.

Official JP EO4 Site Open with Music

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:16:34 EST

So, apparently the Official Japanese Etrian Odyssey 4 website launched early. Head over there to view the scarce content that they have - all in Japanese, of course.

There is also a blog located at the far right end of their navigation bar, but again, all in Japanese and even put through a translator there didn't seem to be anything TOO fascinating. Just things we already know.

However, on the main website there are two preview tracks that play while you are reading. They are both very gorgeous pieces and I have snagged both of them to place them up on the site for download.

EO4 Preview Track #1

Download this File

EO4 Preview Track #2

Download this File

Enjoy! Remember to check back frequently. Between Sirth and myself we promise to keep you updated.

Etrian Odyssey IV announced.

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:46:04 EST

Assuming direct control.

Maxine is a bit busy, so she made a call for new writers. I signed up.

And if you are wondering, this also coincides with some great news.

If anyone recalls, when the 3DS was announced, there was a massive list of possible games developers wanted to make for it. On that list, under Atlus, was Etrian Odyssey.

Yesterday, they finally formally announced Etrian Odyssey IV, to be released in Japan July 5th.

Information so far:

- 7 different classes with redesigns:

The swordsman is coming back in some form.
Medic is back, and looks like a different style of cute.
Fortress looks like this game's Protector, but wields hammers.
Rune Master sounds like we may be getting a real magic mage, rather than alchemy or astronomic math.
Nightseeker looks like an assassin of some kind.
Sniper is the archer, and seems to be this iteration's black-haired ronin.
Dancer might be the new bard, with a similar look and name.

- Monsters are now in 3D.

FOEs are not fuzzy balls anymore, and you can actually see them... charge at you and slash your jugular.

- Ships from 3 got replaced with a hot-air balloon. Might be we need to get to the tree this time?
- New 'Casual' difficulty for those not so good at these games. Normal is still there.
- Old staff is all here.

Yuji Himukai (character designer)
Shin Nagasawa (monster designer)
Yuzu Koshiro (sound)
Daisuke Kaneda is directing. He was originally the battle designer for EO1, and director for Trauma Team.

- Nizo Yamamoto, artist for Princess Mononoke, is doing the background art.
- According to Siliconera, a possible translation of the subtitle is "Legend of the Giant God."

Official EOIV Japanese Website

Hit the jump for sources and a myriad of content.

Siliconera:
Announcement
3D models
Initial Intro Screens
Famitsu DX pack with posters and a mug
GameTrailers Teaser
Nintendo Direct February 2012 with Subtitles at EO4 announcement

Famitsu Scans Courtesy:
NintendoEverything

UPDATED! Weekend Site Clean-up

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:01:23 EST

Update:

So, I blame the holidays, but seriously, this turned into a much bigger project than I originally anticipated. I will be working on it throughout the week. Most of it is off-site work so far, so do not expect anything serious.

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So, to be quite honest, I'm a student for webdesign and development. I'm going through the classes at the moment and there's a lot that I'm learning. When I made ItL it was before I even started these classes.

In addition to this, I had JUST learned CSS. So, it's not like I was actually GOOD at it, yet. I've gotten better since then, though I will not say that I know everything (I'm STILL a student).

Still, the purpose of this rather small, self-analyzing post is to tell you all that this weekend I will be cleaning codes up. Not just codes but a lot of trash I see sitting on my server. Random things and such. I'm going to be doing a little summer cleaning.

Hopefully it will be nothing that you guys notice. However, in the odd event that something happens I wanted to give you all a warning: I'm editting my codes - anything can happen. Most of it will be done off-line, but in the event that something strange occurs with the site, please do not fret. We will be back up in working condition by Monday, even if I have to upload a back-up.

So, you get that? This weekend the site should NOT go down, but if it does, it will be down the entire weekend and will return Monday. The forums will not be touched, so please feel free to continue posting and enjoying yourself.

More progress into treasure locations

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:08:05 EST

And I've now completed Stratum 4 of the Item Point, Treasure, and Camp Site Locations page. In addition to this, I've also corrected a few errors that I noticed from my last load up. My apologies for those and any inconvenience caused.

Now, the next part of this update is to remind everyone about the IntotheLabyrinth.net Youtube Channel. Starting tomorrow I plan on scouring youtube to collect any EO videos any to place them into playlists. This will include soundtrack videos as well as walkthroughs and boss battles. There's a lot of great stuff out there!

Screens, Wallpapers, and a Video

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:46:48 EST

So, the Official Etrian Odyssey 3 website went live last week, and on it was a few screenshots, nothing exciting to motivate me. Yesterday, however, the website updated with even more screenshots, and four wallpapers. Before that, there was also a video released. Ok, now I'm pumped!

Twenty new screenshots have been added to the image gallery. - Click here to view them

Four wallpapers have been added, all representing the Princess/Prince class. There come in two sizes: 1024x768 and 1280x1024. - Click here to view them

In addition to this, I also managed to find a REALLY nice full quality version of the logo, added up in both jpg and png formats. - Click here to view them

And, last but not least for the images: a HIGH quality, super-sized, please-sir-may-I-have-some-more, version of the box art. *Evil grin* Yes, I thought you'd enjoy that, too. You can find this bad boy by clicking here, however to view it in its full glory, you will have to click the image to get the pop up viewer. Oh, it is so beautiful I shed a tear when I saw it.

Oh, but that's not all, I have added up in our Youtube Channel a high quality version of the "What's Your Story" video found on the Atlus USA youtube channel and on the site. You can also view it in our viewer to the left, or by clicking the "Read More" button below. Have a nice day, Etrian Odyssey fans!!

Etrian Odyssey 3 - "What's Your Story"

EO3 Release Date Announced!

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:24:35 EST

Today was a good day for EO fans to be an Atlus Faithful. If you checked your e-mail boxes, you received an e-mail of a beautiful ad (seen to the right) announcing EO3 and its long awaited release date.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010!!

In addition to the spectacular news, the official Etrian Odyssey 3 website has also launched and I'm sure we can expect almost-weekly updates from them.

All I can say is: THANK YOU, ATLUS USA!!!

Zaraf and Negzee's Skill Simulator

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:15:43 EST

In case you are not a GameFaqs frequenter and/or you are new to the Etrian Odyssey series, let me give a little background information. Zaraf is the guy on GameFaqs who is responsible for making all of the fabulous and beautiful maps we have for the games. He has been at it since the first game, and it is usually a big collaborative effort.

This project, however, was kept underwraps for a while after Zaraf posted a strange message on the ItL forums asking for a javascript coder and hired up Negzee, one of our forum frequenters. If you have been checking the forums here or at GF, you would know that he about a week ago he finally announced what he had been working on: a Skill Simulator for Etrian Odyssey 3.

ItL is now the proud host of this wonderful project. I'm very honored to be hosting it since it is not something he can place up on GameFaqs. It's a very beautiful program. All of the controls and how-to's are listed on the intro page, so be sure to read it. They put some tremendous time and effort into it and it just looks fantastic.

I can't wait for the game to come over to our shores so I will be able to use it. It will be updated then as necessary. Check back with us here in the future and we'll announce any updates or changes he has made.

GREAT JOB GUYS!! Your hard work really shows!

More EO3 map pieces done

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:18:49 EST

So, I've got the third stratum all chopped up into little map pieces and I have the Item Point, Treasure, and Camp Site Locations guide updated with them.

I'm in such a hurry to get these done before something comes up in my life. Putting the guides together and filling in blanks will make my life so much easier in the future.

Also: I picked up the new article in Nintendo Power. Really isn't very much to it. I'll type it up later - sometime late tomorrow - and throw it up. Seriously, it was kind of a let down to someone who already knew about the game and its features. It's definitely just an article geared for the target audience of semi-ignorant Nintendo players and not rabid EO fans XD . As for english screenshots. There's like... five of them? Not much. I'm sure we'll be seeing MUCH much more though in the future when the lock on Atlus USA starts peeling away. Still no sign of an official website yet.

Edit: Err... all of my avatars as of late seem to be female. Haha, my apologies. I promise, my next post avatar will be male. But... they are just so cute~

EO3 Approximate Release Date: Fall

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:15:48 EST

According to Zachary, who e-mailed me (thank you!), the Nintendo Power magazine article lists more of the same. However, there was one new small bit of news: an ambiguous release date set for this Fall. Still... it's something more than we had before.

Again, I'll be picking the magazine up this Wednesday. I will type up the article myself (but please do not expect scans... not for a few months).

EOIII Treasure guide updated

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:51:31 EST

Fwoooosh~ already got a second update up for the same guide. The Item Points, Treasure, and Camp Locations guide has been updated to include Stratum 2! Hopefully this week I'll be able to get even more work done.

REMEMBER: The July edition of Nintendo Power is supposed to be put out on shelves tomorrow. Be sure to pick it up for the Etrian Odyssey III article, which will hopefully have some more news and information for us. Or at least open the flood gates on Atlus USA.

I will be picking my copy up this Wednesday when I go out, so if you have any news before then: please don't hesitate to contact me and tell me!