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Etrian Odyssey Nexus |OT| Calling all adventurers, ready to journey into heights unknown!
- Thread starter Zen Hero
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I'm really glad this got localized; I was afraid it wouldn't be. It's going to be a long while before I play it though, unless I change my mind about playing through all the others first.
Game.co.uk still have copies if any UK players are looking for one. I've got a feeling this and Persona Q2 are going to be hard to find for a reasonable price a few weeks after launch here, same happened for Radiant Historia PC and Strange Journey R too. It's unlikely they'll reprint it either (which is what happened with 7th Dragon and SMTIV:A).
I grabbed one from The Game Collection last night, still seems to be in stock this morning - a fiver cheaper than Game too: https://www.thegamecollection.net/etrian-odyssey-nexus-3ds/?sqr=etrian&
Good find! I would have done that had I known.
Game is my last resort, I dislike the way they don't let you easily cancel pre-orders the way other sites do and require an email conversation with customer services to do so. They tend to take the money early too, rather than pay-on-dispatch. I usually only order with Game on release day, and only if Shopto, Amazon etc are sold out, just for that.
Panicked a bit with this one- Amazon were showing a Feb 17 delivery (rather than Feb 5) for months and I suspected a falling out with Deep Silver/Koch that would end up with Amazon late-shipping copies from mainland EU or something. As such, I ordered elsewhere.
Quick question for those more familiar with the series than I am, I know there were remakes of 1 and 2 to bring them more in line with 4 but I'm just wondering why there was no such remake of 3?
I suspect they ran out of time. There's only so many EO games they can make in the lifespan of the 3DS, and by the time they have made EOIV, EOU1, EOU2, EOV (plus PQ1, PQ2), they probably thought it was best to save it for later. I suspect it's in line for a remake at some point depending on the future of the series- if the next mainline game gains a boost in popularity on the Switch (not that platform(s) have been confirmed or anything), EOIII Untold could be a good stopgap after that. It's got a good story and the sailing, as a change of pace from dungeon crawls, is a lovely puzzle on its own.
Also arguably because the stories started going downhill after 1. 1 had a very strong plot, 2's was... okay, 3's is nothing special.
3 is often considered to have the best story BY A LOT in the whole series.
Story wise it's probably. 3 > 1 > 4 > 2 > 5
I strongly disagree. 1 >>>>>>>>>>>> 2 > 3. 1 had a brilliant plot twist I never saw coming, and was neck deep in atmosphere, with several great moments along the way.
I love the plot twist, like everyone does, but that isn't enough for me, while 3 constantly has a good story going for it. I did the 3 paths and then the true final boss and I've never been as invested in the story/world of these games as in that one, it sure helps that it's the best game in the series as well.
It sucks how the Untold story mode just ruins the twist it but let's not talk about those awful "story" modes anyways haha.
I really wasn't into 3 at all, and the path nonsense really put me off. It felt like unnecessary padding, and actively punishing the player for picking one route over another.
1 also had the Rising Again moment with Ren and Tchlatga, the only reason I want to play Untold, because I'm curious if they nailed it.
(2 tried to mimic it, to mixed results.)
I was worried about that but then you see that you can finish these games with your overpowered party in like a couple of hours max, it was actually pretty cathartic to do so(you also get a lot of exp, good items, and get ready for the post-game which also has the best true final boss as well). I love the final boss of each of the routes, so rewarding and also you get to hear the best final boss song of the whole series.
So is it confirmed that all early European copies of the game come with the art book at least? I see it mentioned at 365games, but The Game Collection says nothing about it.
Seems I opened up a can of worms here, thanks for the responses anyway, just means that 3 would be one that I'd have to import since the DS versions never came to EU.
Yes, but it's one of those ones that's the size as a manual, on the same thin glossy paper, that fits inside the case. It's not the same as the nice artbook that launch NA copies get.
Thanks! Yeah, I expected as much, we don't always get the good things, but it'll have to do for now.
That's exactly what I came here to ask! Chase skills were really awesome even if they made battles a little slower.
Game is available on Best Buy (in store pickup only).
It was unavailable yesterday when I was trying to pre-order, in case anyone else ran into the same
It was unavailable yesterday when I was trying to pre-order, in case anyone else ran into the same
My Amazon UK copy is literally not coming. The date went from today to 27th Feb-27th March. So I'm gonna go shout at someone.
Also I'm glad to see Deep Silver lied again and we got a shittier version than the NA release. I'm kinda done with them and want them to stop lying in their PR.
Also I'm glad to see Deep Silver lied again and we got a shittier version than the NA release. I'm kinda done with them and want them to stop lying in their PR.
That was what it was up until a few days ago, I'd be careful with them as they may not have a distribution deal for UK copies and might only get EU ones instead. See if you can order elsewhere then cancel?
Literally everywhere else in the UK hasn't got it in stock. So I'm actually stuck.
Edit after more searching: Gamescollection and Base (though this is launching Feb 17th) have it
Try thegamecollection.net or 365games.co.uk, I can see an 'in stock' tick right now.
Game is out of stock as well now, print run must have been tiny.
Simply Games appears to have it in stock. I've never used them myself but I see them referred to a lot in various threads on here so I assume they're decent.
I've been playing this for review for a bit more than a week, but haven't gotten far enough yet to write it. It's my first real Etrian game (played PQ before) and thankfully things are going well so far. I think the strongest element is definitely the exploration of the dungeons. I just love drawing the maps and figuring out routes to explore. I do think a lot of gameplay elements are stronger in PQ, but I want to see how things develop first.
My party happens to consist of characters people earlier in the thread called good:
Hero-Harbinger-Nightseeker
Gunner-Sovereign
It works, but sometimes I feel like I'm lacking in damage a little bit. One of my issues with the game is that I can't really switch my party up. I equipped the exp share ring early on and made a couple of extra characters, but they're lagging behind big time in terms of levels. Doesn't seem like you can truly switch characters around unless you're willing to put up with heavy compromises.
My party happens to consist of characters people earlier in the thread called good:
Hero-Harbinger-Nightseeker
Gunner-Sovereign
It works, but sometimes I feel like I'm lacking in damage a little bit. One of my issues with the game is that I can't really switch my party up. I equipped the exp share ring early on and made a couple of extra characters, but they're lagging behind big time in terms of levels. Doesn't seem like you can truly switch characters around unless you're willing to put up with heavy compromises.
Amazon UK was kinda useless, all they noted is I'm not the first one to complain about this order.
Anyway I ordered from thegamescollection and just gonna hope they dispatch it. Still very annoyed at Amazon. Also annoyed at Deep Silver for skimping the release once again, and ruining the boxart by shoving a "ART BOOK INSIDE" on the cover. I just wanted the Vivian pin. I just want some dumb merch with my video games.
Anyway I ordered from thegamescollection and just gonna hope they dispatch it. Still very annoyed at Amazon. Also annoyed at Deep Silver for skimping the release once again, and ruining the boxart by shoving a "ART BOOK INSIDE" on the cover. I just wanted the Vivian pin. I just want some dumb merch with my video games.
Start with the demo of 4 or 5 on the eshop. If you like it your progress carries over to the full game since the demo is just literally the first ~3-5 hours of the game. :)
