Etrian Odyssey Untold – The Millennium Girl

Etrian Odyssey Untold – The Millennium Girl is a 2013 role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS by Atlus. It is part of the Etrian Odyssey series, and is both a “reimagining” and a remake of the first entry. It was released by Atlus in 2013 for Japan on June 27 and in North America on October 1 and released by NIS America in Europe on May 2, 2014. It was available via both Nintendo eShop and retail at release. A sequel, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold – The Fafnir Knight, was released in 2014 in Japan and 2015 overseas for the Nintendo 3DS.

While Classic mode retains the character creation aspect of the game, Story mode adds five characters with unique classes and dialog. The player’s avatar, the Highlander, is a young man dispatched to Etria to investigate the cause of earthquakes that have been troubling the town lately. Unlike the original Etrian Odyssey, in which it was a late-game plot twist, the remake is far more upfront about its post-apocalyptic setting.

Early on, the player and other party members rescue Frederica from suspended animation within an ancient, high-tech ruin, and she is able to wield a handgun in combat. Other aspects of the setting allude to its far-future nature, such as Raquna being Canadian. The game was the first in the series to contain two modes, Classic and Story. Classic mode is the same as other entries, with custom characters and maps.

The new Story mode is similar to other RPG series, with an expansive story, 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.