MrPopo wrote:I don't think EO5 does anything that would get someone who wasn't already a fan of the series into it, but if you are a fan then it's a fantastic entry.
About how long did it take to beat? And did you play it on Basic or Advanced difficulty?
MrPopo wrote:I'm slightly insulted you asked if I played on Basic of Advanced
No offense meant. It's just the vast majority of EO players I meet online play these on the easier difficulties. So I needed context to go with your beaten time.
I've only beat 8 games this year, with the latest being Etrian Odyssey IV (on easy). It was the first Etrian Odyssey I've played through and I really enjoyed it. I'm doing the postgame 6th labyrinth and I'm on the last floor.
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This is a fairly beefy piece of DLC, clocking in at about 13-14 hours of play time for me (at just over 50% completion). It is largely more of the same as what you find in the main game, though there’s an expansive new area, new weapons and enemies, and a new lengthy main quest. In this case, more of the same is very much a welcome thing as Horizon might be my GOTY. If you enjoyed the main game, this is totally worth getting.
ConsoleHandheldGamer wrote:with the latest being Etrian Odyssey IV (on easy)
I'm not disparaging your choice of EO challenge, but the next time you play an EO, try doing so on Expert/Advanced. The experience will be dramatically different, but not necessarily in a bad way. Rather this higher level of opposition from the games is how they were meant to be played (according to Atlus), and the experience derived thereof has higher highs and lower lows.
Something I've noticed with the more recent EO games is that there is more flexibility in party building. I remember the first couple games really punishing you if you didn't have a certain number of required pieces because of some sort of fuck you attack a boss would toss out.
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MrPopo wrote:I remember the first couple games really punishing you if you didn't have a certain number of required pieces because of some sort of fuck you attack a boss would toss out.
I ran into some of that with Etrian Odyssey Untold while playing through on Expert. I had no idea what I was doing, and had a really hard time with some bosses. I don't know how a first time player would intuitively know what classes they actually needed. Unless they consulted forums or a strategy guide first, before forming their party.
You want to talk non-intuitive, let's talk the dragon trio from the original game. Each has a hit all elemental attack that would also have a high chance of casting a nasty status ailment on the affected targets. No problem, I'll pack my Protector with her Anti-Fire/Ice/Bolt skills and just spam that every turn. Well, if you leveled up those skills too much you screwed yourself. The protection went reduction for the first several points, then there was a level where it completely nullified the element, then past that you would absorb the element. Except if you absorbed the element the attack still hit you and the status was still inflicted. You would actually have to rest your Protector (10 levels back in the day) to reset the skill points if you accidentally put too many points in to go past the nullification point.
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Advanced, of course. It took about 45 hours to beat.