New 3DS and games

I got the 3DS on Black Friday with the Luigi bundle. It's the cobalt blue color, and I'm finally really glad I finally got one.

I got some new games too, most of them on sale:

I've got plenty of games to play though I always want more. I like the original system best out of the three that I have.

I got this games case when I bought SMT4 and FE:A. I don't really like it very much. It seems a bit hard on the cartridges when you put them in. The games are plastic, so I want something that's a little more gentle on them. 

It does look cool though. 

(Edit: I'm using this case for now, and will see how it goes. It's a bit hard on the games, but they fit well.)

I made it to the third stratum in EO Untold. I handled the stratum FOE just fine...

TP and random battles are the most problematic issues I'm seeing with making fast progress in this game. I don't mind because it is pretty fun to look at on my new 2DS although I do wish I were more efficient sometimes. So I should see about making some small improvements.

I beat Metal Torrent again, and I'm happy about that... It is kind of the game you want to pick up and play with the intention of winning, although it is fun to play no matter what.

More to come.

Please help support my game habit

Hey all, I just created a new PayPal account using the email address I have been using to apply for jobs with: david_503job@yahoo.com

Please send me money on Paypal to this email address, and I will use it to buy more games, and maybe an original 3DS on sale.

I bought a 2DS, and I like the system. The original resolution looks crisp and sharp compared to the slightly stretched effect on the 3DS XL. The form factor is great, the triggers (R and L) are very nice buttons, and the mono sound is actually neat in my opinion. However, the downsides are that there are no 3D, and it doesn't have a clamshell design, which makes it less portable than its predecessors.

I want to buy an original 3DS someday. I'm thinking of holding out to see if we get the white 3DS in the USA. The only colors available here are black, purple, and pink.

I finished SteamWorld Dig; this is a great eShop game and I highly recommend giving it a shot! It's very good.

I've been playing Etrian Odyssey: Untold...and it is just like the other EO games...but something feels a bit off; maybe that's because I'm playing in "Story Mode," which means your characters have been created for you, and they are fixed. I'm used to switching around a bit until I find something that works well for me. Later, I will be able to change my story characters' classes, and I might do that if something makes sense to change.

I also bought Rune Factory 4, which I'm glad I got to try out. It's a neat little game. Honestly it has made me interested in the Harvest Moon games...it's a spin-off series from Harvest Moon, which is like a farming simulation. In Rune Factory 4, you are a prince or princess who has their own garden to work on, lives in a castle, and hunts monsters.

Just a small update, and I hope I can find some benefactors to support my gaming habit! ;)

You can also send money directly to my account via my iPhone cell number: 5038801696.

Last day for the Atlus 3DS contest

I know I want more 3DS games. That's why I've been entering this contest like a nut. So, here goes the last entry.

What can I say? Etrian Odyssey is my favorite 3DS series. The art is so cool and the dungeon crawling was very exciting. I admit I've gotten jaded over time after 4 games, so I'm looking for new quirks to keep my attention. I'm actually thinking of playing Untold on the highest difficulty possible. Then I'll have to really flesh out and develop my characters. The only thing is that I like to move quickly through the labyrinth, so if the encounters are more difficult, it might impede my progress and make me frustrated.

I played EO4 on casual the first time through, then on normal with a few level 1 characters. Speaking of which, I also need to figure out if I want to play through story first or go with classic. Kind of torn between it. But I usually only use one main party without switching characters too much, and the story party seems very balanced with the default classes, and there seems to be an option to reclass them later too.

Decisions, decisions. Just glad I finally got my hands on this game, and I hope it compels me to play like these games usually do.

More EOU skill lists and descriptions

Medic

Hp up

Tp up

Atk up

Heal mastery

Scavenge

Focus

Cure

Heal

Salve

Regenerate

Delayed heal

Unbind

Refresh

Revive

Diagnosis

Immunize

CPR

Caduceus

Clear strike

Anaesthetic

Toxin injection

Curare

Safe passage

Chop

Hp up

Tp up

Atk up

Heal mastery: enables healing skills and increases HP recovered through healing

Scavenge: Raises drop rate  

Focus: recovers TP if user's HP is maximum

Cure: heal 1 ally

Heal: bigger heal to 1 ally

Salve: party heal

Regenerate: HoT 3 turns

Delayed heal: party heal next turn

Unbind: removes binds from 1 ally

Refresh: " ailments

Revive: resurrect 1 ally

Diagnosis: raises crit rate for 1 line (buff)

Immunize: raises party's ele def 3 turns

CPR: gives the party a chance to survive mortal blows with 1 HP for 3 turns

Caduceus: melee bash attack to 1 enemy; may stun (staff)

Clear strike: bash to 1 enemy (higher tech, more damage)

Anaesthetic: sleep 1 enemy

Toxin injection: poison 1 enemy

Curare: paralyze 1 enemy

Safe passage: lowers damage from hazard floors

Chop:  find more resources at chop spots

Alchemist

Tp up

Formula mastery

Firelight

Scavenge

Focus

Alchemy

Fire formula

Flame formula

Inferno formula

Ice formula

Freeze formula

Cocytus Formula

Volt Formula

Spark Formula

Thor Formula

Paoin Formula

Light Formula

Light Tincture

Analysis

Dilution

Flee

Sight Formula

Return Formula

Chop

Tp up

Formula mastery: enables alchemical formulas and raises damage from ele atks

Firelight: ranged fire atk at turn's end to enemies hit by light or pain formulas

Scavenge: raises drop rate of items from monsters 

Focus: recovers TP at a turn's end if the user's HP is at max

Alchemy: discarding converts items into ent

Fire formula: ranged fire atk to 1 enemy

Flame formula: fire atk with splash effect 

Inferno formula: ranged fire atk to all enemies 

Ice formula: ice formula to 1 enemy

Freeze formula: ranged ice that pierces enemy lines

Cocytus Formula: ranged ice attack to all enemies

Volt Formula: ranged volt atk to 1 enemy

Spark Formula: ranged volt atk to 1 enemy line

Thor Formula: ranged volt atk to all enemies

Paoin Formula: melee bash atk to 1 enemy; front line only 

Light Formula: nullifies pays atks to user this turn

Light Tincture: " ele atttacks

Analysis: hitting enemy's weakness lowers def for 3 turns (buff)

Dilution: lowers all enemies' ele def for 3 turns (debuff)

Flee: consumers party's HP to escape

Sight Formula: displays all FOEs on map

Return Formula: Ariadne Thread skill

Chop:  allows the user to find more resources at chop spots

Gunner

HP up 

Atk up

Gun mastery

Double strike

High caliber

Penetrator

Recharge

Cover fire

Medic bullet

Head snipe

Arm snipe

Leg snipes

Fire rounds

Charged fire

Ice rounds

Charged ice

Volt rounds

Charged volt

Charged shot

Ricochet

Shell shock

Vulcan stance

Action boost

Take

HP up 

Atk up

Gun mastery: enables gun skills and increases damage with guns

Double strike: normal atks may hit twice (passive)

High caliber: raises dmg of crits

Penetrator: normal atks may pierce enemy lines (pas.)

Recharge: may recover the TP used for a skill (pas.)

Cover fire: when user guards from the back, front may recover HP

Medic bullet: removes an ally's ailments and recovers HP

Head snipe: accurate stab to 1 enemy; head bind

Arm snipe: snipe at enemy arms

Leg snipes: leg snipe gun skill

Fire rounds: ranged fire

Charged fire: charged fire shot

Ice rounds: ranged pierce and ice atk

Charged ice: ranged ice atk to 1 enemy; lowers def until activation

Volt rounds: ranged stab and volt atk to 1 enemy

Charged volt: charged volt shot

Charged shot: charged stab attack

Ricochet: multiple atks to all enms

Shell shock: lowers atk, def, hit rate, and evade of rear enemy line; may stun

Vulcan stance: user's normal atks do more dmg and hit all enemies for 3 turns (buff)

Action boost: the user has a chance of acting multiple times on the next turn

Take: allows the user to find more resources at certain taking spots.

Ronin

HP Up

TP Up

ATK Up

Katana Mastery

Severing Slash

Crit Up

Slantwise Cut

Upper Stance

Horse Slash

Swallow Strike

Flame Grater

Clear Stance

Razor Dodge

Arm Strike

Lightning Stab

Drawing Stance

Beheading Cut

Charging Slash

Frigid Slash

Perfect Chaser

Peerless Stance

Breath

Indomitable Cry

Mine

HP Up

TP Up

ATK Up

Katana Mastery: enables Katana skills and increases damage dealt with katanas

Severing Slash: Occasionally kills all enemies instantly at the start of a battle

Crit Up: Raises critical rate

Slantwise Cut: Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. Enables skills requiring a stance afterward

Upper Stance: An overhead stance that raises physical attack and defense for 3 turns.

Horse Slash: Upper stance only: Melee cut attack to 1 enemy

Swallow Strike: Upper stance only: Multiple melee cut attacks to 1 enemy / Uses the initial strike’s momentum to strike multiple times afterward

Flame Grater: Upper stance only: Melee cut and fire attack to a line of enemies

Clear Stance: A stances that raises phys atk and def for 3 turns

Razor Dodge: Clear Stance only: Evade enemy attacks / Reads the enemy’s movements to dodge their attacks. Activation rate lowers with each time it activates.

Arm Strike: Clear Stance only: Melee cut attack to 1 enemy. May bind the enemy’s arms. 

Lightning Stab: Clear Stance: Melee stab and volt that pierces through enemy lines.

Drawing Stance: A stance that raises speed, hit rate, and evade rate for 4 turns. 

Beheading Cut: Drawing Stance only: melee cut 1 enemy; instant kill

Charging Slash: Drawing Stance only: Melee stab attack to 1 enemy

Frigid Slash: Drawing Stance only: Ranged cut and ice attack to all enemies. / A slash with a blade coated in frost.

Perfect Chaser: Stance only: Follow all allies’ normal attacks this turn with another attack.

Peerless Stance: Stance only: Enables all stance skills for 3 turns

Breath: Restores Hp to the user and adjacent allies

Indomitable Cry: fear to all enemies

Mine: find more resources at mine spots

Hexer

Hp up

TP up

Curse mastery

Staggering Word

Sapping Curse

Frailty Curse

Leaden Curse

Deceit Curse

Blinding Curse

Madness Curse

Torpor Curse

Corrupt Curse

Stoning Curse

Cranial Curse

Abdomen Curse

Immobile Curse

Evil Eye

Muting Word

Conflict word

Suicide word

Relapse Curse

Revenge Curse

Luring whisper

Chop

Hp up

TP up

Curse mastery: Enables Curse skills and increases success of ailments

Staggering Word: stun (passive)

Sapping Curse: lower enemy phys/ele atk 3 turns

Frailty Curse: lower enemy phys/ele def 3 turns

Leaden Curse: lowers enemy speed 4 turns

Deceit Curse: lowers enemy hit rate 4 turns

Blinding Curse: blind enemy line

Madness Curse: panic enemy line

Torpor Curse: sleep enemy line

Corrupt Curse: curse 1 enemy

Stoning Curse: petry 1 enemy

Cranial Curse: head bind

Abdomen Curse: arm bind

Immobile Curse: leg bind

Evil Eye: fear enemy line

Muting Word: feared enemy line unable to move & lowered def

Conflict word: feared enemy line attack each other

Suicide word: feared enemy line attack self

Relapse Curse: lowers all enemies' recovery rate from ailments 3 turns

Revenge Curse: untyped atk that is stronger the lower the user's HP

Luring whisper: raise encounter rate

Chop: find more resources at chop spots

Protector skills list

HP up
TP up
Def up
Shield Mastery
Aegis
En Garde
Prayer
Provoke

Parry
Fortify
Defender
Front guard
Rear guard
Fire wall
Volt wall
Ice wall

Bravery's gift
Shield smite
Shield rush
Cure
Party cure
Flee
Safe passage
Mine

HP up

TP up

Def up

Shield Mastery: skills & inc. def.

Aegis: may survive with 1 HP

En Garde: passive guard

Prayer: party recovers HP and TP after battle (pas.)

Provoke: raises chance of being targeted 3 turns (buff)

Parry: repels all physical attacks to the user's line for this turn

Fortify: raises the user's def for 3 turns (buff)

Defender: raises the party's def for 3 turns (buff)

Front guard: lowers phys dmg to front line 

Rear guard: " rear line

Fire wall: protects against fire for all allies

Volt wall: " volt

Ice wall: " ice

Bravery's gift: raises max HP while taking party's damage

Shield smite: bash to 1 enemy; may bind

Shield rush: bash to all enemies; lowers physical attack power

Cure: restores an ally's HP

Party cure: " party

Flee: escape from battle to floor entrance

Safe passage: lowers damage from hazard floors  

Mine: allows the user to find more resources at mining spots

Highlander skills list

Here's a list of the highlander's skills:

Highlander

HP Up: raises max HP
ATK Up: raises phys attack
Def up: raises phys defense
Spear Mastery: enables spear skills and increases damage
Blood lust: may perform a normal atk when health is lost (passive)
Turning tide: recover HP for all allies when user slays an enemy (pas.)
Battle instinct: may make all allies immune to ailments for 5 turns after battle starts (pas.)
Allied bonds: When skills use HP, allies recover HP at turn's end

Long thrust - ranged stab to 1 enemy
Head pierce: stab to 1 enemy, may bind head or kill instant
Spear assist: melee stab 1 enemy, gains element of skill that activates it
Draining thrust - conumes HP to attack front enemy line
Draining burst: consumes HP for a melee stab atk to all enemies
Legion thrust: consumes the party's HP for a melee stab atk to the front enemy line
Legion burst: consumes party's HP for a melee atk to all enemies
Delayed charge: consumes the user's HP for a ranged stab atk to 1 enemy 2 turns later

Cross charge: consumes the user's HP for a melee stab attack. Stronger with Delayed Charge.
Bloody offense: consumes user's HP to raise a line's phys/ele atk for 3 turns (buff)
Spirit shield: consumes HP to raise one line's ele def for 3 turns (buff)
Blood fortune: consumes party's HP to raise their ailment success rate.
Stigmata: may bind an enemy and the user.
Black sabbath: drains all enemies' HP/recovers party's HP. Transfers ailments/binds to allies
Limitless: charges up for increased damage on next action, which ignores equipment limits
Mine: allows the user to find more resources at mining spots

EO:U Gameplay impressions

The core EO gameplay returns here in the form of an EO 1 remake. The gameplay is actually closer to EO IV though because the new interface, battle system, and skill trees seem most like that. This is good because EO IV was an improvement. I find it kind of hard to go back to the older games now that we are in the current generation.

It is quite cool you get one point in skills in the Mastery tree just by putting points into the Mastery skill itself. For instance, on the Highlander, putting 5/10 into Spear Mastery unlocks all the skills down to Spear Assist, which is useful in doing Elemental damage. It is kind of like the Landsknecht's links in EO IV, although I think it only does one attack.

Otherwise, Alchemist, story character Arthur, was my party's most consistent highest damage dealer. Maybe that's because I was using the 4/10 Fire spell bolstered by the Highlander's elemental buff. I was playing on Standard  difficulty by the way, and I will likely stick with that for my first playthrough.

I'm excited to see the full game in October. Thanks, Atlus.

Etrian Odyssey Untold first look

Demo impressions:

I'm excited to have a new game to play so soon after the last one...

Story mode is cool right off the bat and looks to be very compelling. It's nice not to have to try to come up with your own party for once, and the starting party seems well balanced. Highlander is a nice addition to play with.

Otherwise, all of the classes from the original Etrian Odyssey game return, although classic mode is not available in the demo.

Since it's on the 3DS, it doesn't even feel like a remake; it feels new and fresh like EO IV did.

Atlus has done it once again! For me, this is a must-buy.

EO 4 Skills

Now that I'm playing the demo of the new EO, one of the first things I noticed were the skills...

I didn't post this before, because you can see them in the game. However since I made my own list of some classes' skills, here it is:

Landsknecht

Sonic Raid - Close-range attack against 1 enemy at turn's start

Blazing Link - melee fire attack on 1 enemy. Adds Fire attack to ally's next strike

Freezing Link - " ice

Electric Link - " volt

Power Break - melee bash attack to 1 enemy. Lowers physical damage 3 turns

Mind Break - melee bash. Lowers elemental damage 3 turns

Power Boost - Increases physical attack power

Vanguard - Lower defense for 5 turns while acting first and increasing attack

(Initiative) - when attacking before enemies, damage and acc increases

Double Strike - attack twice with weapon

Spiral Slice - melee cut attack that splashes

Penetrate - (rapier) stab attack that pierces enemy lines

Iron Wall - increases defense against physical attacks

Swordbreaker - Chance of halving physical attack damage to allies on your line

Improved Link - For 3 turns, more allies gain added attacks from Link skills

Sniper

Leg Snipe - leg bind

Arm Snipe - arm bind

Head snipe - bind head

Chase bind - passive chase bind

Long Shot - ranged stab attack 1 enemy

Steel Arrow - ranged stab that pierces across enemy lines

Flank Shot - ranged stab to an entire line of enemies

Lock On - Increases critical rate for 5 turns

Scavenger - Increases drop rate for materials from defeated monsters

Spotter - Increase party's hit rate 5 turns

Silver Arrow - Ranged stab attack to 1 enemy that ignores buffs and physical def

Squall Volley - Ranged stab attack to enemies at random

Bullseye - Increase crit rate (Passive)

Eagle Eye - Decrease 1 enemy's phys def for 3 turns

Camouflage - Decrease encounters

High Caution - can prevent party from being surprised

Bushi

Proficiency - Recover TP when performing normal attack

Nerve Strike - melee bash attack 1 enemy. May paralyze (4/8) - story character's starting skill allocation

Moon Slash - katana, melee cut entire line (1/8)

Skull Crusher - mace, melee bash 1 enemy, head bind (1/8)

Blood Surge - Lose HP/TP when you act for increased damage (2/6)

Endure - Once per battle, recover HP when you get to 0 (2/4)

Roar - eliminates buffs on enemy and does untyped damage (2/4)

Power Boost - Increases physical attack (2/10)

Shockwave - Ranged cut to all enemies, costs HP (4/8)

Ice Slash - ice cut (3/8)

Fire Strike - fire bash (3/8)

Deep breath - recover from blood surge (1/4)

Charge - physical attack power next increased (2/4)

Defiance - pays attack power increases with two weapons (2/8)

Imperial

Proficiency - Decreases drive cool down by 1 turn (*)

Sharp Edge - Melee cut 1 enemy. Reduces cooldown by 1 turn (3/6)

Impulse Edge - Melee cut 1 enemy. Recovers TP. used after Sharp Edge (3/6)

Assault Drive - Melee cut to 1 enemy. Lowers DEF until use. 8-turn cooldown (4/10)

Heat Sink - Reduces cooldown by 3 turns (2/4)

Rear Guard - Has 1 ally act last and increase def, 5 turns (1/6)

Power Boost - Increases phys atk power (2/8)

Cool Edge - Melee cut 1 enemy. Reduces cooldown 2 turns. Used after Sharp Edge or Impulse Edge (3/6)

Charge Edge - Melee cut atk 1 enemy. Increases atk power next turn. Used after Sharp Edge or Impulse Edge (2/6)

Flame Drive - Melee fire cut. Lowers Def until use. 9-turn cooldown (4/8)

Freeze Drive - Ice " (4/8)

Shock Drive - volt " (4/8)

Hawkeye - Decreases 1 enemy's ele def 3 turns (2/4)

Absorber - Recovers some TP after striking enemy's weakness (2/6)

Hunter Sense

Ignition - Cools drive blade and prevents from overheating 3 turns (1/8)

Overdrive - Null Ignition for ranged untyped atk to all enemies. Lowers Def

Finisher - Recover TP when defeat an enemy

Wide Effect - Skills that target 1 enemy may gain splash effect

Accel Drive - Melee untyped cut 1 enemy. Lowers DEF. 9-turn cooldown.

Drive Mastery - The more your drive blade overheats, the more damage you do.

Element Boost - Increases ele and untyped atk (3/8)

Etrian Odyssey IV Info

Food

Bird - Golden Goose (1st Land) - Omnihunter(y), Tusked Crusher(y)

Plant - Gold Stinkhorn (2nd Land) - Dream Eater (y)

Beast - Happiness Hare (3rd Land) - Ice Pincer (y)

Fish - Dragon Carp (4th Land) - birds (Raging Raptor-y), Omnihunter, Death Mantis (y), Tusked Crusher(y)

Special Foods

Golden Egg (1st Land) A5 Fire/Panic

Black Diamond (2nd Land) D4 Volt+++, Vit+8, Luc+8

Golden Crab (3rd Land) C5 Ice/Death/Zzz+++, Vit+8

Albino Taurus (1st Land) D1 - Rare Breed+,Exp+

Immortal Peach (2nd Land) A1 - All stats increased

Ice Pomegranate (3rd Land) B1 - Tec5,Hp50,TP25

Emperor Peacock (4th Land) A5 - Rare Breed++, Drop Rate+++

Cloud Boar (4th Land, Outside Maze 6) - stats

Dragon Crystals

Ice Crystal (3rd Land) - Rare Breed+++

Flash Crystal (2nd Land) - Drop Rate+++

Fire Crystal (1st Land) - Exp+++

Other Useful Food

Bird - 1st Land Rare, Tec+3,Agi+1,Exp++

Fish - 2nd Land Rare, Galaxy Catfish - Ice/Volt+++, TP+20

Fish - 3rd Land Rare, Sweetfish - Fire/Ice+++, Vit+3, EXP++

Beast - 4th Land Rare, Furry Goat - Str+6,Vit+6,HP+80

Pookas

Pooka - Vigor Book (2nd Land)

Red Pooka - Power Book (3rd Land)

Gold Pooka - Luck Book (4th Land)

Metal Pooka - Speed Book (4th Land)

Rainbow Pooka - Int. Book (4th Land)

Medica IV?

Items: D R L B I F N A S M

Armor

Fairy Chain - D - Effulgent Horn

Mythic Nithsdale - R - Berserker Skin

Demon Mail - L - Kingly Skin

Hihiirokane - B - Dream Carapace

Great Coat - All - Deathly Bud

Royal Byrnie - I - Colorful Tongue

Knight Armor - F - Raptor Talon

Mirage Vest - N - Frozen Skin

Verdant Attire - A - Cursed Eye

Panacea Vest - M - Poison Wing

Sylpheed - S - Chaos Feather

Weapons

Dragonbane - LNDI - Dragon scales

Durandal - LNDI - Bone Shard (from 5mazeboss)

Yagrush - FMB - Cursed Bone

Fragarach - LA - Fire Fang

Tristan's Bow - Damascus Claw

Kerykeion - pumpkinhead rares

Gennou - FMB - Charged Horn

Shiden Ex - I - Sealed Core

Ameno Habakiri - B - Fallen Scale

Nectar II - Raptor Claw

Amrita III - 3 Eerie Scales

Metopon - 

Dragons

Great Dragon - weak freeze

Storm Emperor - weak fire

Blizzard King - weak volt

Hammers

Poison Hammer - S. Orchard

Fire Hammer - S. Orchard

Speed Hammer - Q:Treasure on My Mind

Luck Hammer - Q:Defeat a Violent Baboon

Aim Hammer - 1B2 B2

Arm Hammer - 1B2

Crit Hammer - 1B3

Volt Hammer - 2B1

Power Hammer - 2B2

Leg Hammer - 2B2 C4

Spread Hammer - U.Lake

Curse Hammer - 4B1

Pierce Hammer - Q:A Storied Book

Addle Hammer - Q:Find the demonic voice

Luck Hammer - Q:Defeat a violent baboon!

Speed Hammer - Q: Treasure on my mind

Head Hammer - Q: Curry courier

Stun Hammer - Q: Capture Golden Deer

Stone Hammer - Misty Ravine, B3F

Ice Hammer - Quest

Smart hammer - Quest

Death hammer - 6B3 C5

Burst Skills

Dual Fangs - Explorers Guild

Shield Tactics - Explorers Guild

Book of Flight - Explorers Guild

Zoologics - Miasma F.

Flame Wall - 2B1 B4 (from Wufan)

Black Mist - 2B3 (from Wufan)

Spear Tactics - N.Marsh

Star Fall - 3B1 (from Whirlwind)

Slash God - 3B3 (from Kibagami)

Zeus Wrath - South S.

Ice Coffin - Q: Lost:One Ring

Astrologic Terror - 4B3

Rich Hare's Gift - Q:Small flower's needed!

Pranayama Guide - Q:Mist monster (Burst slot)

Protection I - Q:Rise of baboons (Burst slot)

Fast Hare's Gift - Q: Investigation

Protection II - C. Nest

Ill Star Chart - Golden Keep

Cloudy Records - Maze 5 B1F A3

Snake and Bowl - Maze 5 B1F A1

Might of Stars - Quest: Fallen one

Retiring

30: +4 skill points, +1 all stats

40: +5 skill points, +2 all stats

50: +6 skill points, +3 all stats

60: +7 skill points, +4 all stats

70: +8 skill points, +5 all stats

99: +10 skill points, +10 all stats

Conditionals

Forest Frog – Frog Fluid: kill with bash damage

Mandrake – Sealed Neck: kill while head is bound

Ghost Owl – Shocked Talon: kill with lightning

Lynx - Sealed Claw: kill while arms are bound

Petaloid – Dangerous Bud: kill with instant death

Hollow Believer – Panic Chakra: kill while confused

Claw Beetle – Broken Horn: kill with bash damage

Maya Owl – Sealed Skull: kill while head is bound (3B1)

Magma Spawn – Scorch Stone: kill with a non-attribute attack (3B2)

Glacier Spawn – Frigid Stone: kill with a non-attribute attack (3B1)

Baboon – Toxic Bone: kill with poison (3B2)

Flame Rat – Flame Tail: kill with cut (4B1)

Medusa Tree – Scorched Sap: kill with fire (4B1)

Purple Anoir – Stunned Tongue: kill while paralyzed, low probability (4B1)

Cursed Shroom – Sealed Cap: kill while head is bound (4B3)

Dragonfly – Shocked Bug Eye: kill with lightning (5B1)

Magma Beast – Magma Core: kill with a non-attribute attack (5--3 B3)

Glacier Beast – Glacier Core: kill with a non-attribute attack (5--3 B3)

Ice Bulb – Icy Seed: kill with petrification (5B1)

Wrath Bloom – Scorched Petal: kill with fire (6B1)

Hollow Magus – Frozen Heart: kill with ice, low probability (6B2)

Muskoid – Deathly Bud: kill with instant death (6B2)

Red Lion – Red Lion Fang: low probability (6B3)

FOES

Nightmare Ram – Toxic Eye: kill with poison (6B1) - Formaldehyde

Trigourd – Pumpkin Head: low probability (6B2)

Hexgourd – Pale Bone: low probability (6B2) - Kerykeon for all three

Flygourd – Cursed Vine: low probability (6B2)

Moth Lord – Eerie Scales: low probability (6B3) - Amrita3

Overworld FOES

Raging Raptor – Raptor Claw: kill while legs are bound (Land 3) - Nectar II

Death Mantis – Stony Scythe: kill with petrification (Land 4)

Boss

Berserker King – Berserker Skin: kill in one turn (1B3) - Mythic Nithsdale

Hollow Queen – Cursed Eye: kill with curse damage (2B3) - Verdant Attire

Boiling Lizard – Effulgent Horn: kill with fire (3B3) - Fairy Chain

Cradle Guardian – Dream Carapace: kill while asleep (The boss himself, the head doesn't have a conditional) (4B3) - Hihiirokane

Quest Boss

Baboon King - (Kingly Skin): kill while confused (Old Forest Mine)- Demon Mail

Chameleon King – Colorful Tongue: kill with ice (South Sanctuary) - Royal Byrnie

Hraesvelgr – Raptor Talon: low probability (Land 4) (Water-Earth-Wind-Fire-Water) - Knight Armor

Sand Leviathan – Poison Wing: kill with poison (Land1 B3F) - Panacea Vest 

Blizzard King – Frozen Skin: kill with ice (killing without ice will get you the scale instead) - (Land 3)Mirage Vest

Storm Emperor – Charged Horn: kill with lightning (killing without lightning will get you the scale instead) (Land 2) - Gennou

Great Dragon – Fire Fang: kill with fire (killing without fire will get you the scale instead) (Land 1) - Fragarach

Iwaoropenelep – Chaos Feather: kill while confused (Moth's Garden) - Sylpheed

Fallen One – Sealed Core: kill while head is bound - Shiden EX

Monster List

Maze 2

B1F

Forest Hare

Petaloid

Fire Bulb

War Bison

B2F

Raging Boar

Great Lynx

B3F

Glutton Vine

Largebill

Hollow Roamers

Maze 3

FOEs - Plated Chaser

B1F

Magma Spawn

Glacier Spawn*

Cave Bat

Claw Beetle*

Maya Owl*

Demon Hopper

B2F

Glacier Spawn

Magma Spawn*

Jumping Frog

Hexroot

Baboon* (kinda rare)

B3F

Zapper Frog

B3F-5

Maze 4

FOEs - Cold Watchman, Cruel Slayer

B1F

Purple Anoir*

Medusa Tree*

Flame Rat*

Flame Lynx

Proto-Bot

Steel Barb

B2F

Peach Crow

Proto-Hunter

B3F

Cursed Shroom*

Eviloid

White Ape

Blue Wallaby

Maze 5

FOEs - Rafflesia (Giant Petal)

B1F

Curse Locust

Flying Beetle

Thunder Hare

Sleeping Lion

Vampire Bat

Venomfly

Dragonfly*

Volt Cat

Evilroot

Ice Bulb* (nw)

Maze 4 B3

FOEs - Silent Killer, Scorching Beast

Dragonfly

Volt Cat

Clawed Mole

Bloody Knuckle

Maze 3 B3

FOEs- Calm King

Glacier Beast*

Magma Beast*

Cold Claw

Maze 2 B3

FOEs - Huge Moa

Ice Bulb (east)

Venomfly

Hollow Hoplite

Maze 1 B3

FOEs - Desouler

Angry Ape

Maze 6

FOEs - Pumpkinheads. Nightmare Rams. Moths

B1F

Mauler Mole

Beetle Lord

Stun Eryngii

Plated Roller - Sky Iron Shell

Wrath Bloom*

Muskoid*

B2F

Hollow Magus*

Thunder Spawn

B3F

Gasser Tree

King Dragonfly

Red Lion*

Caves

Noisy Marsh

FOE - Spotted Frog

*green white blue red yellow

Notes on B3F Maze 6

Test 1 white not effect before or after yellow

Test 2 - no red-- red not directly before green

3 blue, no effect before or after green

4 - green: green not directly before red

5 - yellow has an effect. yellow not before green

6 - not green directly before yellow

7 -  yellow not before or after blue

3/8 Update

I got Nano Assault Ex yesterday. I played through the first 9 or so levels. The game has 32 levels in total. I am honestly kind of disappointed. I like Metal Torrent better, but it's a completely different type of shoot 'em up. I'll keep playing this, maybe it gets better. I hope it's not too hard so that I can beat it.

I've been playing EO3 and 4. I am on the postgame of 4 and still playing casual. I will switch it after I do everything in the game. I'm on the second to last floor of Maze 6. It's pretty tedious...in a good way. Haha.

Can't wait to try Harmoknight next Thursday.

The other game I thought of that I might be interested in is Donkey Kong 3D (summer).

Next Games

The next games for the eshop I will probably get are Nano Assault EX, March 7, and Harmoknight (demo March 14). The next retail game I will probably get is SMT Soul Hackers on April 15.

In the distant future I am interested in the next Zelda, perhaps EO5, Smash Brothers, SMT 4, Devil Survivors 2 remake...

And when it's on sale, Ketzals Corridors from the eshop.

EOIV final thoughts

Just finished beating Casual Mode of Etrian Odyssey IV. It was an amazing game. I felt a little choked up at the ending. I guess it was fairly emotional. It definitely feels like an accomplishment. The series feels like it's coming into its own. I felt like I was playing something very polished and cutting edge. The 3D enemy models look good. The only issue was that they had way too much recycling and reusing of the models. There's another term for this - reused assets?

Anyway, according to my activity log, I played 60 hours and 27 minutes up to this point - beating the main story, basically. Throughout the game, I used story characters in my party, along with a Runemaster and Sniper. My Fortress got dropped at Level 40 and Landsknecht at level 55. My Dancer, Medic, and Nightseeker didn't make it much past level 20 or 30. My endgame party was Bushi (Arcanist), Imperial, Arcanist, Runemaster, and Sniper. One of my goals early on was to get the unlockable classes unlocked quickly. I think using one of each classes was my idea originally. However, I built up so much momentum that they got set aside for the playthrough.

There is a ton of things I want to try on a replay. Anyway, money in game wasn't much of an issue because drops are worth a lot, and I only upgraded when I needed to. I'm wondering how much of a difference playing on Normal difficulty will make. EO games are definitely not known for being easy. I think that they get their replay value (which is important to me as a gamer) from the battle system. The mazes are not randomly generated and starting the maps over from scratch might be tedious. There is a lot of experimentation in the battle system, and so much customization that everybody will play it to suit his or her own play style. One of my favorite parts are the mazes. The series has excellent design. There might be a couple confusing parts, including some of the bar requests, but I'm sure there will be threads and FAQs on the internet in case you get stuck. It happened to me only really once or twice in the same line of quests, when looking it up on gamefaqs very easily explained what you had to do. Otherwise, despite being labyrinths, it's hard to get lost if your map is good.

Very good and I hope to find things to do so that I can continue to play and replay it.

EOIV Impressions

So far playing this game has been like an awesome party. I hope my playthrough goes well. I want to play it on Normal next since I started on Casual. My favorite aspect is the exploration and the feeling when you get a good combination of skills going, and make progress. Great game so far.

Entry 2

I beat some games recently.

Etrian Odyssey 3. Very good. May play post game. Quite challenging.

Devil Survivor Overclocked. Great game. Might try to replay it, very happy that I beat it once.


-Impressions of Castlevania 3DS say you can't use d-pad for movement. I will still try the demo.

Entry 1

Upcoming games:

Etrian Odyssey 4, February 26. Preordered.

Castlevania, Lords of Shadow. Demo February 28.


Harmoknight, Demo early March

Nano Assault Ex, eshop.


SMT Soul Hackers, April 16. (Maybe)