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Etrian Odyssey V - More info provided

by yoshiller
01 March 2016
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- Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth will launch on 3DS on August 4th for ¥6,480. 

- The game is set in the unknown new land of “Arcadia,” where four races exist: the “Arslan,” “Lunaria,” “Cerian,” and “Brani.”

- Atlus will host a Niconico broadcast featuring the first trailer from the game on March 5 at 9 p.m. JT.

- Character design is being handled by Yuji Himukai, who has handled character design for the series previously.

- There are four races living in Arcadia:

  • Arslan (human-like)
  • Lunaria (elf-like)
  • Cerian (beast ears)
  • Brani (dwarf-like)

- There are also 10 classes:

  • Fencer (Arslan)
  • Dragoon (Arslan)
  • Cestus (Arslan)
  • Reaper (Arslan)
  • Necromancer (Lunaria)
  • Warlock (Lunaria)
  • Warrior (Cerian)
  • Hound (Cerian)
  • Herbalist (Brani)
  • Shaman (Brani)

- Through character creation, you can customize your character as far as making one eye a different color than the other.

- Players can choose from the following voice actors for their character: Shouta Aoi, Satomi Arai, Akira Ishida, Toru Okawa, Ayaka Ohashi, Yoshihisa Kawahara, Misaki Kuno, Mitsuki Saiga, Takuya Satou, Asami Seto, Atsuko Tanaka, Kosuke Toriumi, Joji Nakata, Kaori Nazuka, Natsuki Hanae, Saori Hayami, Megumi Han, Yoko Hikasa, Rina Hidaka, Yui Horie, Ayumu Murase, and Tsubasa Yonaga.

- According to an interview with director Shigeo Kimori, the main idea behind the latest game is character customization with a high degree of freedom. He also wants there to be a large amount of dungeon exploration in order to make players feel more adventurous. 

- Development is currently 60% complete.

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