The upcomingEtrian Odyssey Origins Collectionwill feature a number of characters from Atlus’Shin Megami TenseiandPersonafranchises as DLC portraits for the playable characters. Last week, Nintendo held a presentation that showed off various games that will be coming to the Switch in the first half of 2023. TheFebruary 2023 Nintendo Directfeatured a number of remasters and remakes for some classic games, which included a number of DS games being ported to the system. One of these was theEtrian Odyssey Origins Collection, an HD remaster of the series' DS trilogy.While Atlus is more well-known for theShin Megami TenseiandPersonafranchises, it is also the developer of theEtrian Odysseygames. These are dungeon-crawling JRPGs that utilized the dual screens of the Nintendo DS and 3DS systems. This collection will feature thefirst threeEtrian Odysseygames, where players form a part of adventurers of various classes. Atlus revealed that this collection will feature DLC which stars characters from its various franchises as DLC.RELATED:Rumor: Xbox Game Pass Could Be Adding Another Atlus RPGIn a tweet from Atlus and on its official website, new character portraits were revealed, which are available as both pre-order and post-launch DLC. The DLC can be purchased for $3 USD per pack. These are all characters from both theShin Megami TenseiandPersonaseries. More specifically, these are portraits of the Demi-Fiend fromShin Megami Tensei 3, Nahobino fromShin Megami Tensei 5, Aigis fromPersona 3, Teddie fromPersona 4, Joker fromPersona 5, andRingo fromSoul Hackers 2.
These character portrait DLCs are essentially costumes for any class that the player wishes to create. For example, Joker can be classified as the Protector class inEtrian Odyssey 1with this DLC applied.Atlusnotes that these costumes can only be accessed in certain games in this remastered trilogy. Joker and Ringo are only available inEtrian Odyssey HD, Demi-Fiend and Teddie are only accessible inEtrian Odyssey 2 HD, with Nahobino and Aigis available inEtrian Odyssey 3 HD.
The DLC should be a fun addition for those who love Atlus' library of games, with many commenting on the dissonance of having characters like Demi-Fiend and Teddie in the same game compressed toEtrian Odyssey’s art style. While this collection compiles these three games, it will also be the test bed forfutureEtrian Odysseytitles. The developers asked for feedback about the trilogy, which can be utilized to help develop games following the trilogy’s release.
Etrian Odyssey Origins Collectionwill be released on June 1st, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch and PC.
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