Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight[a] is a role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. It is part of the Etrian Odyssey series, and is a remake of Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard. It was released in Japan in November 2014, in North America in August 2015, and in the PAL region in February 2016.
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| Developer(s) | Atlus |
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| Director(s) | Shigeo Komori |
| Producer(s) | Shinjiro Takata |
| Designer(s) | Masaru Watanabe |
| Programmer(s) | Yoshihiro Komori |
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| Writer(s) | Shigeo Komori Yoko Mito |
| Composer(s) | Yuzo Koshiro |
| Series | Etrian Odyssey |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editThere are two modes, Classic mode and the Story mode first introduced in Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl. Classic mode is the same as other entries, with custom characters and maps. Story mode has an expansive story with preset characters, cutscenes and voice acting, but the players will have to draw their own dungeon maps just like in Classic Mode. The game also contains three difficulty settings: Picnic, which allows for easy gameplay; Normal, which allows for moderately difficult but manageable gameplay; and Expert, which allows for the toughest gameplay possible.
Characters
editAs with its predecessor Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, Story Mode has five playable characters available to the player:
Fafnir Knight: The player's avatar, given a customized name by the player. A young man from the Midgard Library who is dispatched to High Lagaard to assist the daughter of the Duke of Caledonia in venturing through Ginnungagap.
Flavio: An adventurer and the best friend of the player's avatar. An energetically positive 18 year old young man who sometimes acts as a voice of reason within the group.
Arianna Caledonia: The daughter of the Duke of Caledonia, a very ladylike but scatterbrained 18-year-old girl. She is escorted by the player's avatar and Flavio throughout Ginnungagap to complete her ritual.
Bertrand de Gervaise: First introduced in Ginnungagap. A knight of unknown age with a lazy personality, but can be serious and protective when needed. He tries to keep his past hidden from the player and group.
Chloe: First introduced in Ginnungagap, later explained to be a distant relative of Bertrand. An asocial 13-year-old girl who usually calls people by their job rather than their name and has an unnatural love of meat.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Destructoid | 8/10[2] |
| Famitsu | 36/40[3] |
| Game Informer | 8/10[4] |
| GameRevolution |   [5] |
| GameSpot | 7/10[6] |
| IGN | 7.3/10[7] |
| Nintendo Life |   [8] |
| Nintendo World Report | 9/10[9] |
| Polygon | 8.5/10[10] |
| USgamer | [11] |
Critical reception for Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight has been positive.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four nines for a total of 36 out of 40.[3]
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold sold 59,531 copies in its first week of release in Japan.[12]
Notes
edit- ^ Originally released in Japan as New Labyrinth of the World Tree 2 The Knight of Fafnir (新・世界樹の迷宮2 ファフニールの騎士, Shin Sekaiju no Meikyū 2 Fafuniiru no Kishi)
References
edit- ^ a b "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ Carter, Chris (July 31, 2015). "Review: Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Romano, Sal (November 17, 2014). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1355". Gematsu. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Wallace, Kimberley (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight: Thinking Your Way To Victory". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Schaller, Kevin (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Kemps, Heidi (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 [sic]: The Fafnir Knight Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Sullivan, Meghan (August 6, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Sleeper, Morgan (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Review". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Miller, Zachary (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight (3DS) Review". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Kollar, Philip (August 13, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight review: bread and butter". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Parish, Jeremy (August 11, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 [sic] 3DS Review: Conquering the White Whale". USgamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal (December 3, 2014). "Media Create Sales: 11/24/14 – 11/30/14". Gematsu. Retrieved October 10, 2016.