Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
A reimagined remake of the first Etrian Odyssey.
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl is a 2013 role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS by Atlus. It is a reimagining and remake of the first entry in the Etrian Odyssey series. The game was released in Japan on June 27, 2013, in North America on October 1, 2013, and in Europe on May 2, 2014.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Atlus
- Publisher
- Atlus; NIS America (EU)
- Series
- Etrian Odyssey
- Director
- Shigeo Komori
- Producer
- Shinjiro Takata
- Designer
- Masaru Watanabe
- Programmer
- Yoshihiro Komori
- Artist
- Yuji Himukai
- Shin Nagasawa
- Hiroshi Sasazu
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Gameplay
The game introduced two modes: Classic, with custom characters and maps, and Story, which adds preset characters, cutscenes, and voice acting while still requiring players to draw dungeon maps. Three difficulty settings are available: Picnic for easy play, Normal for moderate challenge, and Expert for the toughest gameplay.
Plot
In Story mode, the player's avatar is a Highlander sent to Etria to investigate earthquakes. The party also includes Simon Yorke, a 24-year-old researcher; Arthur Clarke, a 14-year-old orphan; and Raquna Sheldon, a 20-year-old Canadian noble. Unlike the original game, the remake is upfront about its post-apocalyptic setting, with Frederica wielding a handgun and Raquna's Canadian origin hinting at the far-future world.
Reception
Critical reception was positive, with Famitsu scoring it 36/40. The game sold over 114,000 copies worldwide by July 2013. Critics praised the gameplay and story but found some characters stereotypical, such as Frederica's amnesia. The single save slot was criticized for not allowing separate saves for each mode. The reduced difficulty, aided by an automap, sprinting, and adjustable settings, drew mixed reactions; Kill Screen felt it spoiled the original's retro challenge. Some reviewers considered the story unnecessary and felt the added dialog slowed pacing, while Black Gate's Josh Bycer called it the definitive edition of the series.
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