[DS] Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard

GFF introduced me to the first one so I'll be picking this up too =D
Still haven't quite beaten the game yet though ._.

Also: too bad the little brown shop girl is gone, but hurray for Gunner class!

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Originally Posted by Sakabadger

From what I can tell, the game is "niche" enough that stores just aren't ordering many copies so it probably wouldn't take much for it to be sold out.

Not that I would really know, seeing as I didn't go to a store for this.

My plan is to call around the local gamestops. If they don't have it, Amazon.com, if they do have it, well a quick stop over then.

Is there any sort of bonus or save-game thing with the first game? Not that I expect it, but it would be kind of neat to have some extra stuff for a completed save game from the first one.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

So hey guys, I picked this up yesterday. Should I just go ahead with a new game, or try and beat the first one properly before this?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Alright so I've just started. I really like the War Mage's passive healing every turn ability and the Gunner's full power from the back row.

Is the FOE on the first floor NOT meant to be taken on first? Because it seemed MUCH more powerful in comparison with my team (Currently lvl 5-6). I've avoided the FOEs on the second floor as a result.

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Alright, I figured as much, because an accidental encounter with another FOE on the second floor, while still killing me, was doing much less damage by comparison.

Everyone is level 7 now, and I'm rolling with a Gunner, Medic, War Mage, Landsknecht, and Ronin. I like to be diverse I suppose. I might consider switching out the Landsknecht with a Survivalist, but we'll see how it goes.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Freelance Wolf

Has anyone gotten any glitches yet? I was in town and went into the Duke's Palace, but the top screen never loaded, only the bottom screen. I then turned the game off and restarted, only to not have the game recognized (it went to the DS menu screen). It worked fine after I restarted again. I was using my DS Lite (I just got it yesterday), so I I'm hoping it was just a glitch and not a problem with the Lite itself, although I doubt there could be a problem with the system.

Yes actually!

I was in the town when I brought up my menu (Item, Skills, Status, etc.,).

I pressed the Select or Star button to "Save", cancelled, and suddenly the screen was all messed up. The graphics looked corrupted, kinda like the Missing No' bug from Pokemon Red/Blue.

I wish I could have gotten a pic but I was so freaked out that I just exited the menu. I was not able to reproduce it again =\

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Originally Posted by Buffet Overflow

Stupid Bent Twig being impossible to find

Yeah seriously, anyone know what monster or location drops that item? Its on an FOE, right?

Of course it is: even in a fetch quest, F.O.E.!

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One thing I noticed about FOEs on the map: If you fill in spots that you haven't actually physically walked over using guesswork, the FOE will seem to "disappear" briefly.

Oh and for you guys starting out, a little tip: Carry Warp Wires, they help a lot for quick escapes.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Generic Badass

Hey, don't totally discount the storyline-- that link Lace put up a little earlier in the thread leads to an amusingly dramatic retelling of the first game's story. When it's pieced together fully, it's not half-bad.

I see it like this: Etrian Odyssey / II's story is like the plot in a porno: Its expected to be there, but its not that important.

Status of my party is that everyone has just arrived at level 10, woo~

I DO miss some of the music from the first one. Particularly the First Stratum and Opening Movie / Title Screen music, but
overall its improved here.

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