Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth It?

This ain’t no Chocobo Dungeon
Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection is available now on Nintendo Switch
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[@SpikeBlighty]

The first game is an all-time dungeon crawling classic. I'm glad that Atlas has released this collection for a new generation to enjoy. The price point is my only gripe.

[@nixregis280]

Totally agree, I will get it but will wait for a better price

[@AxleMagnum]

In defense, it's much better than buying all 3 physically on the DS

[@chaosamber7719]

Still tho, getting all three of these games, even thru the bundle, is more expensive than TotK Thankfully, this steep price tag is the only real issue I have with this collection

[@Odinarcade00]

@@chaosamber7719his ain’t Zelda lmao 90 dollars if you were to buy them all at the same original msrp on the og ds

[@unshelledmeltyrice9375]

yep. its a good nostalgic game for me, too, but the price turned me off a bit.

[@NJX0722]

EO has always been special for me. Thanks Nintendo Life for shouting out this underrated series.

[@donstarlancer]

💯

[@danielg107]

Always keep an Ariadne Thread in your bag, you're welcome 😂

[@cagedbutterfly4609]

Yeah, i agree with this

[@craiganderson7986]

The other half of your advice is to use it before it’s too late! My constant downfall is going too far and then praying at least one character survives so I can use that darn Thread!!

[@santathemadman4246]

I always have two. One in case I forget or gets stolen by an event or something

[@Handles_be_dumb]

*greedily rubs hands in squirrel*

[@taurellreed2716]

​@craiganderson7986 😂😂😂 oml "you failed to escape" "NOOOO I'M DEAD!, I HAVE A THREAD!!!" 😂😂😂

[@simontchang]

The death of the DS/3DS really killed a tier of games like Etrian Odyssey that could be unique, fully-formed deep gaming experiences without also needing to be a big budget, "play on your big screen TV" sort of game. Thanks for touching on the absurd price point, of all the games Sega would pick to promote 'value' I don't know why they would go with a remaster.

[@kkm861]

Already tried the game it's so weird having a map on the same screen. Also to create a map is a little bit complicated in the end I use auto map which kill this game enjoyment completely. If you decided to buy it just wait for a discount.

[@ressljs]

I also don't care for the look of the "HD upgrade." The enemies and backgrounds just don't look that good. I'm actually content to leave Etrian Odyssey on the 3DS. I have, but still haven't started EO V and playing these on the 3DS just feels better than on Switch. I know not everyone appreciates it, but I really like the stereoscopic 3D effect in the dungeons.

[@NGRevenant]

I doubt I'll be buying this collection anytime soon due to the price but the release did renew my love for DS dungeon crawlers and made me dig out my old 3DS and original copies of EO 1-3. Still need to get a copy of the dark spire and strange journey at some point and I'd rather spend the $80 towards those.

[@TestNewphone-f6n]

Eh just make the map a mini map and have a dedicated button to switch from 1st person view to map making view.

[@woodneel]

If Etrian Odyssey (love it!) can come back, so can SMT Strange Journey - the second ever SMT game I ever played and a stone cold classic.

[@PinealPatriot89]

If anyone's debating picking this up, at the time of posting this, the bundle is on sale 60% off for another ten days. Definitely worth it at that price point!

[@TheCrawl]

I love these games and am glad they’re still getting love. Shame about the price, but I suspect we’ll see sales in the near future.

[@DanTheMeek]

Such a weird choice to do the original games rather then the 3ds versions for the first 2 games but I guess maybe they just didn't want the third game to stand out like a sore thumb compared to the others, that or there's some aspect of the 2d versions that make them easier to port then the 3ds ones, since we didn't get 4 or 5 either, which were 3ds exclusives. I loved these games when they first came out, played all the way through the first and second, but while the third was still fantastic, I think the formula finally ran out of steam for me in that one and I never got stuck, just never finished it. I did later get the fourth one on 3ds but had the same issue as the 3rd, still enjoyed it, but started to lack the motivation to grind my way all the way to the end, and then I don't think I ever even got the 5th or Nexus since it was clear to me at that point I was burned out on the series. I did later get that Persona cross over game though. All in all, I'm glad the EO series is continuing to exist, I feel like it was a pre-cusor to Demon Souls, Elden Ring, and all that, an extremely challenging game where you're expected to die, and die a lot, but every time you make it just a little bit further, it feels like such a rush. Plus there was something oddly relaxing about just grinding away in a safe area of a dungeon while watching tv or doing some other activity, and not because you weren't willing to spend the real money to get those levels automatically, but because that's just what you had to do to get stronger and progress.

[@wazzer912]

Maybe they're saving it for the next switch console? 🤔

[@zetablade7018]

Not really. The Untold games weren't very well received. Especially in Japan.

[@wazzer912]

@@zetablade7018 that would explain why they released this version then since it's the one most people would be familiar with. What was the criticism?

[@DanTheMeek]

@@zetablade7018 Really? I never played them but had heard they were just a straight up grade over the original games, did they mess something up? Did they correct whatever they messed up in the second one?

[@zetablade7018]

The RNG of the Grimoire system was greatly disliked. EOU 1 and 2 also changed the layouts of the floors (even in classic mode) to reflect the added dungeon events in Story Mode. The pacing and writing itself of the non-canon Story Mode is often memed as fanfic-tier. Many didn't like that 1 spoils the (originally) end game reveal within the first ~20 mins of the game. So early, this can even be seen in the demo. The fight with the final (6th stratum) boss in particular feels completely unearned, as it ruins the gravity of the situation by teleporting you from B26F > B30F and temporarily making you super overpowered to easily beat them, then afterwards it teleports you back to the beginning so you can do it for real. I can go on, but this is just a few things I've talked with people about over the years regarding issues with Untold 1 and 2.

[@recoverme5065]

Coming from someone that has played the newer EO games on the 3ds, it feels like a nice change of pace to go back to when it all started and embrace the difficulty the games originally offered. The first time I tried out the game was EO4 demo, as a teen who owned a 3ds but didn’t have money to purchase out of the eshop. I didn’t know at the time, but now looking back, I’m glad to have tried it out and have someone recommended it to me when the eshop closure was announced. I had a lot of fun playing the game only to realize that I’ve been playing it wrong when I was character speccing! XD

[@shinobus.2654]

This review has a whole lot of misinformation. At multiple points the reviewers says that the games are just straight ports that are only upscaled with no other changes and that is blatantly untrue, these remakes have a massive amount of QoL and UI improvements that make it impossible to go back to the original games (especially the first 2), the first two original games had a boat load of bugs that severely worsen the experience that are all fixed for these remasters. Also people keep pointing at the 3DS Untold games when they are not actually the same games at all, they're reimaginings like Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the Resident Evil 2 Remake. They have completely different dungeon designs, mechanics and all the classes work completely differently. They're also missing some content that was originally in these classic DS titles.

[@vdogaymer]

Great review you tackled all the issues that others have mentioned and kept it with you high polished comentator values. I too thought the price was too high, but I am a fan boy of Atlus, but lately they have been getting more and more on the greedy side, with remakes of their Persona games years later to cash in on the new content, making their old ones obsolete, and then all the DLC that is usual with any Atlus product. I may trade in my fan card soon, but I am happy with what I have so far. I did get this collection and it has sank my whole weekend. I like Picnic mode to start and then switch it to Basic once I had a couple of the talents down to ease into the game. Expert is prob the default setting of the original, so it is great they made these choices. I just don't understand why they chose the route of remaking the titles with less content, when they took the templates of the later ones. Anyway Cheers Zion.

[@MiguiMonkey]

love this game played all of it even the spinoffs!!! thank you, Nintendo Life for showing love to this game!

[@lunebadru5997]

EO was the first ds game i ever got and since then i have fallen in lovr with dungeon crawlers and taken up map drawing due to it. Im so happy i get to share this game with the people in my life instead of all alone in my room

[@vorpal22]

😅 I still have maps on graph paper from the games I played in the 80s, like the Bard's Tale, Wizardry, and Might and Magic.

[@sultan_3864]

Right now theres a sale for them. Its 47~ dollars as a bundle and 20~ individually. It is quite tempting to get them since 70 bucks is quite steep for all of them

[@vorpal22]

The EO series is one of my absolute favorites and what got me hooked on ATLUS games in the first place. I was hoping that the series hadn't been abandoned because of the lack of a dedicated mapping touchscreen. The mapping does feel a little difficult and clunky in this, and takes awhile ti get used to it, but you will, and Etrian Odyssey III is one of the best in the series. I only wish ATLUS had gone ahead with Etrian Odyssey Untold III instead of this or Nexus.

[@geliscon]

I understand why some people would expect that the 3DS remakes of EO I and II, Untold and 2 Untold, would be the versions that receive remasters. However, I am of the opinion that the differences between I/II and U/2U are pretty significant and make for distinct gameplay experiences, and that the originals are still worth playing even if you’ve played the Untolds (assuming you like DRPGs). Prior to the remasters, the problem with recommending the originals to someone interested in the series wasn’t that the Untolds made them obsolete, it was that the severe lack of QoL features made them more tedious to play than they needed to be. The QoL features added in the remasters were desperately needed for the originals, while the Untolds really didn’t need them. So I am glad that the remasters of the originals exist (outside of being overpriced at launch, though I’d be shocked if they never get a price reduction at some point).

[@miwestraveler3986]

Same, I really consider the Untold games separate retellings of their original counterparts. Both are worth playing, and having a much better way to play these dated DS versions, which really needed QoL upgrades, is awesome.

[@Panda_Roll]

EO was one of my favorites on the DS and introduced me to the concept of Dungeon crawlers. Got the collection on release. It's a bit pricey for such an old game but nostalgia won, I just wish they'd re-release the newer games as well. The series only improved as it went along.

[@waxwinged_hound]

I have one major question to ask, can you color the character portraits like in EOV? That is seriously going to determine whether I buy the collection or not. I'd call myself a casual gamer, but years ago I tried EOV, and I was blown away. It's really difficult for someone like me, yeah, but it is really rare for a game to let you customize your entire party and make each member your own. The story is something you largely create yourself as you play, and as a writer and artist I really appreciate that. On one run I made a party modeled after my favorite fictional characters. On another, I made one out of my own characters. The whole time, I would imagine how the characters would interact with each other on this journey through the labyrinth. It's worth mentioning though that the player is sort of a separate, unseen character, almost like you're the party's tactician. That's not a concept that is super prominent or anything, but if you model a party member after yourself, there will occasionally be odd moments like "you help [your persona's name] back to their feet." It's not something that really gets in the way or anything, just something I thought I should mention. If you're an imaginative person like me, you really like the idea of building your own maps, or you enjoy challenging turn based gameplay, I'd recommend trying at least one of the games. On the other hand, if you don't like grindy games or ones without a complex, deep story, this probably isn't the series for you. As for difficulty, the game takes no prisoners, but it's still playable for a casual like me if you play it cautious. I like to return to town each time I unlock a major shortcut on a floor, that way I can easily get to where I was but with my party at full capacity and possibly with new and stronger gear.

[@Badingading]

They did not bring back character color editing for this collection, unfortunately. They did add one new portrait for each class and added the ability to use any class for your portraits which was not present in the originals, and EO3 has a secondary color palette for every portrait (that was present in the original), but that's the extent of it other than the preorder SMT portrait DLCs.

[@stojo7109]

I've only played a bit of EO (the first one) so far, but I at least didn't notice that you could change the portrait colors - 5 portrait choices per class, couple more (references to other series) if you bought the bundle early, but I don't think there was any customization options for any of the portraits.

[@Odinarcade00]

I started with 4 and that one blew me away but honestly the older ones don’t bother me the first one is pretty fun so far

[@SteelsCrow]

The first of these games I played was the first one, and I've completed every successive game and remake except the original Heroes of Lagaard (game 2). I have to say, starting with game 5 put you in a spoiled position. Every generation improved on the formula in some way. Alternate palettes were introduced in game 3 and recoloring hair, eyes, and skin was introduced in game 5. I really enjoyed the 3DS remakes of game 1 and 2, but I was very annoyed how game 1's story mode immediately gave away the reveal of the 5th stratum. That was my most memorable experience from the original game.

[@Odinarcade00]

@@SteelsCrow nice. I was spoiled with 4 when it came out. It was my first etrian odyssey game. But I don’t dislike the first game by any means. I get that it has less features but etrian odyssey has always been my favorite drpg because not all of them have deep character progression or deeper builds. A lot of them are lazy copy paste wizardry 1 into an anime theme. Not etrian. Etrian has depth and charisma.

[@jamespruitt5987]

Even if it's not the best ports. I never beat these on my 3ds because I had to sell it to make rent years ago. So it brings a tear to my eye since I never thought I'd get to play them again and actually beat them

[@sorinsnow3232]

Whats neat about that encounter in EO3 mentioned at 2:10 is genuinely rng weighed by your highest LCK stat, they can recognize your goodwill and leave you alone or misinterpret your intentions and attack

[@Michirin9801]

You know what these games could really use? A portrait/tate mode, with the screen split in half, dungeon view on the top half, map on the bottom half, just like in the DS originals! Srsly, why did they not think of that? Plenty of Switch games have portrait/tate modes... I hope it gets added in an update...

[@deodrith7672]

On a whim Many many years ago in EB games I bought a copy of etrian Odyssey 1 for 10 bucks Needless to say I was hooked Best 10 bucks I ever spent and seeing it now get ported to the switch for a whole new lot of people to enjoy is amazing The price is a bit steep but honestly about par with what the later games in the series cost me It would be amazing to see the rest of the series ported to the switch and steam as I have 100s of hours sunk into each game and when I can I can't wait to sink 100s more into the series

[@lake_official4234]

The collection just went on sale for 50% off! don't have much experience with this genre but I'm gonna give it a try.

[@kirika119]

I know it’s not the port of the 3DS remakes and I know it’s very very expensive (80 is a lot of money for a lot of people) but I’m very happy that I preordered it because even tho it may be a port of a DS game it’s one hell of a DS game ^_^

[@3up3rn0va]

I wonder if this is going to be what Persona Q2 would be like since I know that game is based off of Etrian Odyssey. Man, if we got a localized dub that'd be amazing!

[@Eu023]

Great review and sound reasoning on the recommendations at the end! I totally agree with the score you gave. This is a game to buy at 30% to 50% off

[@golemofwill4728]

I played the Persona Q spin off of this series and really enjoyed it, I hope that gets a port someday. This looks somewhat similar and I could see getting it....on sale. Because that asking price is simply ridiculous.

[@hgmd3284]

Q is a persona and etrian oddyessy gameplay crossover

[@gusbart5856]

​@@hgmd3284 and as a Game in the weaker side as I Heard from many of the fanbase

[@hgmd3284]

I’ve never played etrian odyssey yet but I have beat Q and Q2 and I love Q2

[@vorpal22]

Persona Q is what got me to play Persona... I loved Etrian Odyssey so much, and saw the trailer for PQ, and it looked amazing... I ran out and bought a Vita just to play P3P and P4G because I wanted to know the story of the characters. (I was already into SMT, but I hadn't tried Persona since a dating sim / JRPG / slice of life high school game just sounded too weird to be good.)

[@mathwiz3145]

For those that want to play etrian oddysey, I’d recommend playing persona q first. Persona q is an etrian oddysey gameplay with persona skins, on training wheels, in terms of difficultly

[@zetablade7018]

The claim that these are just ports of the original DS games with no added features is just factually incorrect. It makes me question if they ever actually played the original games. These new HD versions of the games have considerable QoL improvements on par with EO V/Nexus, making the speed of combat and moving through dungeons much faster by comparison. For mapping, they added the auto mapping feature from later 3DS games, as well as the ability to make paths for your party to automatically follow. Again, features that were not present in the series until well after the 3rd game.

[@waxwinged_hound]

I do have a question since you seem to be familiar with this- do the new improvements include the ability to color the portraits? From what I understand that wasn't a thing until later games. I like to model party members after my own characters, and I want the party members to look as much like them as I can manage.

[@zetablade7018]

You can't change the color of the portraits in 1 or 2,but they did add the ability to choose the portraits of other classes. Which is another feature not present in the original DS versions.

[@Accidental.Creation]

So happy we got these games on the Switch. Sure, the map drawing was easier on the DS but I think the devs did a good job making it work on the Switch. Hopefully we'll get 4, 5 and Nexus in the future too!

[@Odinarcade00]

That’s what I’m saying man I think people are overthinking the whole ds thing. I get it but it’s still a drpg

[@Danewd98sChannelgaming]

Auto Map IS a thing here, so you only have to worry about special icons for like chests and shortcuts.

[@Odinarcade00]

@@Danewd98sChannelgaming I’m lazy at I don’t even do that. I’m just assuming I’ll remember which tiles the shortcuts are on and which tiles have gathering spots lol we will see how long that works xD

[@lupolinar]

You won't get more releases, as it'll sell poorly at this price.

[@Odinarcade00]

@@lupolinar don’t need more everyone is gonna end up spending all their money on the next Nintendo console instead of buying this game because everyone is a hypocrite and then they’ll spend 1000 dollars on new exclusives over and over again. But oh no etrian odyssey is asking msrp

[@felixtetrex7571]

I want to play these so bad but damn 40 dollars each is kinda steep. Perhaps I'll get at least one of them sometime soon.

[@fullmetalgamer6062]

Or 80 bucks for all of them which is prerty much a buy 2 get one free deal, but I know what you mean.

[@guilhermecardoso2365]

​@fullmetalgamer6062 nah, 80 for 3 DS games is a rip off still. I live these games but ATLUS is price gouging as usual

[@unshelledmeltyrice9375]

EO was one of my favorite games since the DS days, and even bought the 3DS for it. now its on the switch, the price made me a bit hesitant, but still bought the game nevertheless.

[@chagrined4days]

I love this series but agree with the majority of people about the price being too high for me for this package. Would happily pay $60 for a brand new game though. For this release I'll wait for a sale. Either way happy you also did a video review for this one! Although yes it's F.O.E. rather than "foe." 😉

[@holschermarc]

To Summarize EO Difficulty: 1st Floor: Gently introduces the idea that every enemy can be a thread with Moles that hit hard 2nd Floor: Play time over bitch, get ready to be eaten alive by Bambis agressiv Father! 3rd Floor and beyond: This aint ur concern for the first 5 hours of gameplay.

[@AmandaWspoon]

I am going to need to wait for a sale. I love the EO format after playing the PersonaQ games. The map system is the only thing I was worried about, but I guess I can cope.

[@toycp]

I hope that Smt Strange Journey wil come eventually!🤞🏼

[@MarkLangdahl]

I just bought it on sale. I definitely agree about the original price being too high. I think it might be a case of price anchoring... Setting a high initial price in order to make a 60% sale like the current one seem like a deal. I think I made a good deal getting it. But not really an amazing deal. And i have skipped it previously at 50% off...

[@RolyGuacamole]

Damn, less than a day left on sale for the trilogy at 48. I loved pt 1 on the DS way back when. Should I just get part 3?

[@6zdog]

I'm glad 3 got a release on modern systems because while 1 and 2 3ds versions aren't unobtainable, 3 is extremely pricey. 3 is also the only one I hadn't gotten to experience.

[@NGRevenant]

oof I just looked up the price of EO3, really glad I already have a copy

[@Crim_Zen]

If Mary Skelter can pull it off on switch idk why Etrian can't.

[@MarkieDood]

I'm a huge, huge Etrian Odyssey fan -- have been ever since the very first game back in 2007. So believe me when I say: $80 for a port collection is fucking stupid (especially when there are some really solid DS emulators out there these days -- or so I've heard). I want support this franchise, because I love it, and want to do my part to encourage Atlas to continue it. But I also really don't want to support such a shitty business practice of trying to sell a port collection for $80.

[@LAdeThatFeel]

i prefer the original over the 3ds remake… so its good that they used the original for this

[@MaJuV]

Yeah, not gonna lie. This release is exactly as I feared it was going to be: Overpriced re-releases on new hardware. €40/game is way overpriced for what's being offered here. And while I like the Etrian Odyssey series, the first three are arguably the worst in the series. Not that they're bad - but they have aged. They're the least optimized and have little to no overarching story. There's a reason people often pick the Fafnir Knight as their favorite EE game. The added story the "Untold" spinoff series brings helps people immerge into these amazing worlds. I had hoped Atlus would've recognized that these games have not aged well and have offered them at a lower price (like they did with Persona 3/4G). But alas... This gives me little hope for the other games in the EE series. *sigh*

[@zetablade7018]

"FOE" system. Lol got a chuckle out of me. Its "Eff-Oh-E"

[@Harklein]

It's a great game especially if you like grinding a lot on RPG games and building characters from scratch but it's just not the same if you're not making the map using a stylus. It feels weird just like The World Ends With You.

[@EzGrimzz]

As far as i know, this is the only game where status ailments MATTER

[@JB2X-Z]

The story in 3 has always been one of my most favorite stories in games. It's such a sad tragedy. By far one of my most favorite aspects of each game is its base in Cthulhu mythos, and I've always thought it was one of the coolest things.

[@xeruexe1624]

If you need to respec when you are about to reach certain level thresholds (30, 60, 90), Retire the character instead of Resting. It will give you a very low character, but it will have more stat points and skill points overall compres to an Unretired character. By equipping it with your current gear, it's actually not that hard to bring that new Retired character up to spec.

[@denzellzepeda4275]

Its not just physical in Japan it’s also available in the Philippines as physical edition

[@jive238]

This is whole heartedly my opinion on this title, down to the recommendation of just getting the 3rd game. I've been with etrian odyssey since day one and i have every title released in the west the only thing of value here for me is the 3rd game as that was the only one that didn't get remade on 3ds and even then the prettier art isn't enough to make me not just play the ds game i already have. Like he said these are good games with value, if you've never played them and are interested, this isn't terrible, but if you're an old fan like me who still has their games it's real hard to justify spending money on this.

[@jedreadsbooks7203]

Played a couple of the EO games on 3DS. They were lovely, and I look forward to picking up this collection. As soon as I'm done with TotK.

[@lostpeonies]

I absolutely adore Etrian Odyssey and have been playing (and failing to complete) the games since EO2. Like the others though, I find the price too steep, and since I already own copies of EOU and EOU2, I have no need to buy the original versions of the games. Will very likely pick up EO3 on a sale, and will happily wait for a future installment!

[@TheOneAndOnlyEli]

Thinking about getting this thanks for reviewing it

[@PringleTheOne]

Gotta really love how we got to see something like this come up again but really disappointing in terms of the price and other quality of life features missing. Like mannnn.... I cannot imagine any new people getting into this series with such a high price point and it being an old ds game, at the price point it really just hurt the fanbase.

[@Milan-cf1xe]

I hope thats the start of more 3DS remasters. I want to play my childhood games on my Switch.

[@sorinsnow3232]

CW: repeated myself with different words, im too tired to fix it The thing with Untold is that it changed how the classes worked and gave them different skills, and with how the gameplay loop of this series functions, that alone is enough to make it a separate game from EO1. And this is the Origins collection, the *original* 3, so it cant really be EOU since thats not EO1, they tell the same general story with the same characters and location names but thats it, theyre not the same game, and you even say yourself in this review that the story is the backseat to the gameplay, which is in this case, significantly different

[@BenDufault]

Thank you for giving a recommendation on which game to start with! I will start with EO 3

[@RayearthIX]

I have all three of these on DS and love them, but I don’t think I want to play them again on Switch. I’d love a NEW game to play, but I don’t think I’ll get these on Switch unless they get a major discount. :/

[@AlwaysUpgradingRCTurko]

I still think the 3ds looks the best. Animated monsters and great environments

[@robertsilvermyst7325]

I do not like how this lacks the bonus content the original rereleases gave. If they kept that bonus content in there, I would certainly buy this without question. But with the additional content gone, I will wait until this goes on sale.

[@chuckchan4127]

Atlus games? Sale? Huh?

[@ninja4955]

​@@chuckchan4127 Their games go on sale every 4-6 months.

[@poxx1525]

I very much enjoyed this game on the 3DS. I wish I could buy each one individually but I'll be getting this for sure. It's the perfect "I'm on a plane" game.

[@Banim]

EO3 alone is worth it, it never got an Untold remake or re-release. Plus I personally think it has one of the more interesting settings.

[@zenithquasar9623]

I still have them on my 3DS and I love playing that way!

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

I haven't bought the remakes yet, but as someone who's played all 5 games in some capacity (I've beaten both Untold versions, 3, 4, and I'm almost done with 5) it's crazy to see how they made the mapping work as well as it does on the Switch versions - Me and some friends in a private server always thought "There's no way it'll happen" and then it happened lul I am sad to see it's just the OG versions and lacks any of the new stuff the Untold versions bring to the table (I loved 2U's lil restaurant tycoon thing) but to me this release means that brand-new entries for the series are still 100% a possibility, even if they don't come on the Switch or future Nintendo consoles the fact the collection's on Steam helps the dream -The real question now is Untold 3 when lul-

[@zetablade7018]

The HD versions of 1~3 have more QoL changes than Untold 1 and 2, not sure what you're talking about.

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

@@zetablade7018 I mean like actual content-wise they're the same as the OGs, having more QoL is great but we're missing stuff like the secondary dungeons and Story modes

[@mattburkey8393]

I have EO on 3DS and every time I feel lost and confused. I feel like I might pass on this one until I figure out and beat my 3ds game.

[@Sam_Aconitum]

i just watched some of its gameplay, it gives me the feels of Class of Heroes series currently saving up for it

[@pokeburt8722]

If you aren't playing these games on expert (the only difficulty in the originals) you are missing a lot of what makes this series great

[@geliscon]

11:07 Some creative liberties were taken with the map making there

[@Cookiedon15]

I liked these games more than I thought I would when I played them on the 3DS. Some things I wish they had done for the HD ports would be voice acting for all diologue. I remeber that you talk to people in the pub but you dont see who they are. It would have been nice to add at least portraits of these characters. And in the labrynths when you find, for example, a spring of running water, they have a least a portrait of running water. I'll just have to wait for a discount. Was thinking of getting the PlayAsia copy but not now.

[@type2red]

This collection looks great but i will stick with my physical and digital copies on the 3ds that i have yet to get in to and have been meaning to get to for a few years now.

[@pockystyx4087]

III is definitely worth it; hopefully these do good enough to get a 3DS bundle down the line.

[@LittleBlueJug]

This is the definitive release of the original DS games. If you like dungeon crawling rpgs DRPG, these are 10/10 games, best of the genre.

[@elrave219]

If I liked the dungeon crawling of Persona Q but not the combat system, would I like this?

[@_akimamoto_6298]

these games have the same dungeon crawling, but a different combat system.

[@supersoupy4709]

probably yeah. the combat in persona q was very strangely balanced and added a few mechanics to make it a bit more like persona. i would say PQ isn’t that fun but you might get something out of these games. also if you haven’t, i suggest you check out persona q2. the combat, pacing, difficulty balancing and gameplay are all a lot more fun there, i vastly prefer it to the first game

[@Mattaiko82]

Price is high yes but if you know you'll play and finish each of these games it's not too unreasonable. If you get hooked on these then you'll definitely get your moneys worth.

[@lusio1579]

The bundle may be seem overpriced, but since the games weren't translated in my language for EO2 and 3, i'm glad to get to play in my language

[@amtk5163]

Too bad that the 3DS remakes still seem to be the best versions of these games. EO is a great series and I have so much fun playing through those games on 3DS. Your video mentions that there is a physical Japanese release for this - does that include the English language? If so, I will still gladly pick this one up for the Switch.

[@asqwert2121]

I want a physical release

[@nolbertos]

Only physical available through play-asia via English

[@mathwiz3145]

Etrian oddysey games are a grind in a half. However, there is so many things to track, the player is usually too occupied with just grinding.

[@worldsboss]

In Persona Q they pronounce it as F. O. E., not foe. But yeah, anyway. I have all the 3DS versions, although I still haven't had time to play them yet. Made it through the first Persona Q game, then I wanna play Persona 5 before attempting the next Q title. After that I'll have a go at Etrian Odyssey properly lol.

[@joseavalos9988]

does the collection have some QOL improvents?

[@Spika94]

I'll probably wait for a sale, or at least buy 1 and then wait for a sale for the other two. It just feels weird to buy this game because what if I buy the bundle and don't like it? Then I paid for 3 games I am not gonna play. But what if I buy the first game and find out I do like it? Then I have to pay another 80$ for the other two games... Idk what to do.

[@Rawkit_Surgeon]

You can also opt to retire members for an increase in max stats.

[@noahpinkston2620]

I never played the first three games of EO. But I had played both of the Persona spinoff and the fifth game.

[@veghesther3204]

Yes IF it WERE to get BOTH a PS4/PS5 VERSION.

[@joetramonteful]

Did this include the 3DS DLC from these games?

[@lordgaynondorf2148]

Wake me up at the inevitable sale in a month or so. They did the same for persona 3 and 4 ports and there's no way I'm paying 80.

[@FarothFuin]

And remember that old japanese song F O E And for the newbs: be aware of the deer with laser eyes

[@chocok1ng637]

I would love to play these games. But the high price pint is asking too much. I'll probably buy it if it was $40, but making it it $30 for one is too much...

[@kkm861]

Oh my why Atlus decided to remake EO also the price not worth it at all only add little things to the remake LOl. Hopefully they remake Radiant Historia again that RPG is gold!

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Does the japanese release come with an english option?

[@Milan-cf1xe]

Would you play it on Switch or on new 3DS? I have both and 3DS is of course for free with homebrew but bad resolution

[@johnjsal]

Wow, the walls sometimes don't even appear until you're about two spaces away!!?? Did it even do that on the DS/3DS??

[@miwestraveler3986]

Yeah it did.

[@m.m.m.6151]

The insane value for money of these bespoke handheld gaming experiences in the DS/3DS era is something we've COMPLETELY lost this generation. Case in point being this broken trilogy of upscaled DS games minus 75% of their functionality repackaged for $80. This was the era when a $10-$20 game could be a 50-hour RPG masterpiece. It didn't need expense to have value back then.

[@KatelynTea]

Broken??? They FIXED tons of bugs from the original especially in EO1, the only bugs they left in were ones that were beneficial to the player And "75% of their functionality removed" what??? You can still draw the maps and everything you could do in the original DS games in fact these versions have more mapping tools, faster gameplay overall, suspend save, new music in eo3 and an unused song was brought back into eo1.

[@m.m.m.6151]

@@KatelynTea Please try to understand that just because you "can" do something doesn't mean you can do it as intended. A dual-screen game that uses both screens equally cannot be edited onto a single screen without losing functionality. Can't be done. Playing with it squished on the side of the Switch with no stylus or even worse, on the TV, is nowhere near the same experience as playing on a proper DS/3DS. New music and a suspend save are not additions on the same level of importance as the loss of the entire form factor of the experience.

[@KatelynTea]

@@m.m.m.6151 on switch I do agree it's a little uncomfortable but on PC it's great using the mouse is really comfortable

[@m.m.m.6151]

@@KatelynTea I can see how the PC version would fare a little better!

[@fall5923]

Game is hard as hell.

[@feartheoldblood]

Good

[@Matthew_Murray]

I was on board until the price. I will wait till a price drop because $40 a piece is way to steep.

[@ShinobiHenshin]

glad i bought the game it was extremely addicting

[@user-kr5vm8nk1d]

Idve paid the price for a physical release with stylus. Not for digital.

[@suga192016]

Im so sad that Atlus not choose to remake the Untold Stories. They make wait when this trilogy are like 50% off

[@gusbart5856]

Best If they did both but If WE only get either Untold or Original I am Happy we got original

[@batzgameguru]

I got into this game because of persona Q and found that the game is alot more tougher than Q

[@mandioca3210]

Pricing is offensive, really. Atlus is going crazy. Remakes of these games used to be SO CHEAP on the 3DS eshop.