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Much to our delight and pleasure, we at ItL have put together a special treat for our viewers. Starting tomorrow, there will be a special announcement thread in our Etrian Odyssey II boards called "Ask Atlus Session". From there you will be able to post any questions you have about the EOII game (and any you may have from the first one) to have them answered by none other than: Nich Maragos. For those who are clueless about who Nich Maragos is, he is the Atlus USA Editor and Project Lead for both the Etrian Odyssey games. As always, you must remember that ItL is in no way affiliated, endorsed, or connected by Atlus USA. We are an unofficial fan site. Because of this, Nich Maragos is only joining us as a temporary guest from tomorrow until the launch of the game. There may be questions he will be unable to answer, but don't let that stop you from asking them. Also, remember, he is busy, so his time is limited. Ask now or miss out! Both Archaic Sage and I, Maxine MagicFox, are honored to have him over on our forums, and we hope everyone will have a great time with this Q and A session!
Category: Game News | Monday 06.09.08, 7:16 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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Etrian Odyssey has only just been released in the United Kingdom, in fact, it was released on the 6th June, so make sure that you go out and pick a copy up. We all know that Atlus games disappear faster than you can believe! Anyway, as usual, there are reviews being written across all major websites and magazine. The Official Nintendo Magazine, which is the UK equivelent of Nintendo Power in the US wrote a fairly lengthy article on it, which we now have available to you.
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Category: Game News | Sunday 06.08.08, 9:22 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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After the installation of our latest little script to the site: "Log In Anywhere", we realised that we had managed to destroy our little "Read More" function, after a little bit of work I've managed to fix that and everything should work fine now.
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Category: Site Updates | Sunday 06.08.08, 9:14 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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Finally, several months after the site's official opening, we at ItL sat down and started working on a project long overdue. And finished it. I would like to announce that our official ItL Forums now has its layout that we had planned for it to have a long, long time ago. It took a LOT of hard work and code grinding to get it. Not everything is perfect and there are minor bugs we are still stamping out and a few graphics we would like to change, but it looks absolutely beautiful. And for those that haven't realized yet, with the launch of our forum's official design, we can now feel good about opening the ItL Labyrinth Portal over to the left side underneath the navigation menu. Feel free to sign in over there at any time which will provide instant access to the forums and the image gallery (and it tells you if you have any new PMs). Now you can be anywhere on the website and not miss a single thing! Edit: *Collapses* And then inevitably something fails... It seems the "Full News" links are NOT WORKING. We are aware of the problem and trying to fix it. ... *Sigh* LOL
Category: Site Updates | Saturday 06.07.08, 8:27 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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From the Official USA EOII Site, we have new wallpapers and a new comic. And even more exciting is that there is now less than two weeks between us and the release of Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard. Remember, if you haven't already, PLEASE pre-order the game. Not only does it help promote Atlus, but it will ensure that you get the game. Atlus games have a way of disappearing VERY quickly off the shelfs and are hardly ever re-stocked. This is the Atlus-way. Don't let it come back to bite you! Now, to the updates! First, we have the release of the Troubadour Wallpapers. - View them in our Media Gallery. Also the english translated #6 EOII webcomic (which is one of my personal favorites for some reason). - Definitely might wanna read this one. We also have a little more news that deals with our forums, click the Read More link below to read what's happening.
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Category: Game News | Wednesday 06.04.08, 12:34 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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If you've already pre-ordered your EOII game, chances are you've been notified about something very exciting. The release date for Etrian Odyssey II has jumped from June 17 to June 12!! w00t!
To reflect this change, I have updated our site's Countdown Timer and the EOII page. Remember, if you have not already done so, you should DEFINITELY pre-order the game. Not only does it help support Etrian Odyssey game series but it helps to support the Atlus company itself. PRE-ORDER NOW!! Update: It seems that the update in the release date was an error by Gamestop. The release date, as officially stated by Atlus, remains June 17th. ...... *Re-updates everything*
Category: Game News | Thursday 05.29.08, 11:24 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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So, I've kinda gotten behind on the updates released on the Official English EO2 Site. My apologies. Here we go! Let's catch up now, shall we! For wallpapers, we have added up three series. We now have the Hexer, War Magus, and the Medic wallpapers up for your viewing and downloading pleasure! - Check them out! Also, we have two new Etrian Odyssey II web comics!! As humorous and enjoyable as always. - Check them both out! Also released on the website was an avatar pack. These avatars are alot smaller than the ones we host here at ItL and since we have our own that we'd like everyone to us, we think we'll just keep them off this site and let it be one of those things you'll just have to get by going over there. Oh, and we also want to mention that Atlus is having yet another contest with even BIGGER prizes that you should all check out. The contest ends June 13! I'm debating on whether or not I want to try for this contest yet. Those prizes do look awefully good and there are prizes for second and third runners up.
Category: Game News | Thursday 05.29.08, 11:18 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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So! I finally got my hands on the Nintendo Power June edition that was rumored to have a three page spread in it about Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard. Written by Casey Loe, the article is top notch but offers little to those who have already been following up on the game. However, there's no doubt that Loe did a wonderful job and NP magazine deserve the applause! If you are interested in reading the magazine article, I have it typed up and on display. - View the NP Article by Casey LoeOn to less important but equally great news, I finally got the Etrian Odyssey's maps of Floors 6-8 up onto the Map Status page. I'm going to try to finish up the last two for Stratum 2 this weekend so I can start writing faqs for them.
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Category: Site Updates | Saturday 05.17.08, 4:16 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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After the competition finally ended as of yesterday, a winner of the competition has been announced. A warm hand of congratulations goes out to Wavedash, winner of the official Etrian Odyssey II Soundtrack! It was a wonderful story, too, that was constructed. So wonderful in fact that I went through and editted the story, tacked it together, and put it up on our own website! - To read the whole story, click here! At this moment and time, while there is no reward or anything, the thread remains open so that all participants can attempt to rally and put together an ending for this wonderful story. Check it out if you are interested in contributing.Wavedash, personally, was my second choice. I was cheering for Tivor who got a very honorable mention as a "second place". *Sigh* Aww well.
Category: Game News | Wednesday 05.14.08, 7:23 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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The Official English EO2 WebSite updated today. Along with twenty new screenshots, they placed up the official game trailer (available for download on our own server), and the labyrinth mapping simulation. Twenty new screenshots from the game have been added to our own gallery. This makes all fifty of the screens that we will see coming from the official website! So, be sure to enjoy them! - Click here to view the screens in our gallery. Also, we would like to remind anyone who hasn't about the importance of pre-ordering the game. While many of you might simply shrug it off and say "I'll purchase the game without pre-ordering" please remember how the Atlus game company works. A game's success and popularity, as well as how many are put into print, is based off how many copies have been pre-ordered! Please! Support Atlus anyway you can. At the top of this page we have a quick link to the Amazon.com with which Atlus has a partnership. However, you can also pre-order the game from any retailer that plans on supplying the game. In other news, don't be afraid to jump over and register at our forums. We are currently trying to get a Forum RPG put into the works and would like to hear all the feedback we can get! Thanks.
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Category: Game News | Monday 05.12.08, 4:24 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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We have a special surprise for all of our Etrian Odyssey loving fans. There is a series of comics that is released over in Japan that is about (what else) Etrian Odyssey. Needless to say, though, the comics are very beautiful and quite humorous. The only problem is - they are in Japanese. Well, a certain group is attempting to remedy that! Please give a big thanks to Naisu Fansubs! You can find their gallery and their scanlations here at Naisu Fansubs. Remember: the comics read right to left! If you would like more information before you jump headlong into the comic, please visit this page: Scanlated Etrian Odyssey Comics. Also, in our own gallery, I have finally gotten around to uploading the European Boxart for the upcoming release of the original Etrian Odyssey game. - Visit our image gallery to view it.Don't forget to participate in the Official Storytellers of Lagaard Thread Contest! We at ItL have a special treat after the contest is over, so be sure to stick around.
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Category: Site Updates | Saturday 05.10.08, 11:05 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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Etrian Odyssey II is out in a little over a month, so it's natural that many of the bigger gaming website out there are starting to get preview copies of this brilliant little title. As was updated on earlier this week, Nintendo Power have a three page spread regarding the title, and this media furore has been extended to two of the biggest gaming sites out there. IGN and 1-UP have both release their own previews of this title, and they're both coming back with an incredibly positive message. Quoth IGN: "Think of it like Pokemon Mystery Dungeon from a different perspective, trading in the pocket monsters and embracing far more depth. Battles are random though, and the game is punishing to say the least, so this one is for hardcore gamers only."This is only a small preview from IGN, but it's very positive considering how niche the title is. With 1-Up, they got a little further with their positive attitude: Quoth 1-UP: "seems to recapture everything that made the original so addictive...while switching things up just enough to keep fans on their toes."You can read IGN's preview here. You can read 1-UP's preview here. Which is a brilliant response to a sequel that initially only had a 30K circulation in the USA.
Category: Game News | Thursday 05.08.08, 5:31 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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Facebook is a way of life for many millions of people across the world, for some it's a convenient and easy way to communicate with friends, for others they use it to find love. However, in the gaming world it's used to show how much you may love a franchise. To continue with the celebrations the imminent launch date of Etrian Odyssey 2, Atlus USA have set up an official "fan of" page for Etrian Odyssey 2. Become a fan today and click here. P.S. The first person to figure out who I am on there (and I am on there) wins a cookie.
Category: Game News | Thursday 05.08.08, 5:08 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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To celebrate Etrian Odyssey 2 nearly reaching shores across the United States of America, Atlus USA have decided to launch a writing competition. This competition is very similar to Interactive Fanfiction, or round robins as they are sometimes known as. Atlus provided us with a great example of how they're looking for things to be done: Poster A:"You see a bubbling brook. Your parched lips tremble from the promise of sweet, refreshing rejuvenation. What do you do?" Poster B:"You drink from the brook. As you rise from the ground, an FOE leaps out from in front of you. The creature has ambushed you!"So as you can tell, it's fairly simple really. To participate and for full rules, click here.
Category: Game News | Thursday 05.08.08, 5:03 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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I dearly apologize deeply for not having updated sooner when these things were released on the official english EO2 Site. However, classes are ending and it was only today that I finally finished my final 'test' exam. The only thing I have left is my PR assignment. BUT! Enough about me. Let's have some updates! The Dark Hunter wallpaper series was released. - Click here to view our Image Gallery. A new EO2 Comic was also released. - Click here to view it. There is more news, but because it is a mere rumor at the moment (a very plausible one, but a rumor still), please click the Read More section to read it.
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Category: Game News | Thursday 05.01.08, 1:06 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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Atlus USA have today released a trailer in regards to our favourite franchise: Etrian Odyssey. This trailer for EO2 isn't that long, but does show us everything that we really want to know about gameplay and many other aspects of the game. To see this video, please click on Read More, just to avoid spoilers.
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Category: Game News | Tuesday 04.29.08, 6:09 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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According to this article, June 6, 2008, European players will FINALLY be able to enjoy the first of this wonderful Nintendo DS gaming series! Or put in another way: Etrian Odyssey is coming to Europe, baby! ...So how long will you guys have to wait for the second game? *Sigh* Well, one thing at a time, right? I wonder if Archaic, our resident European, will repurchase this game.
Category: Game News | Friday 04.25.08, 6:23 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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My apologies for this being a day late. You know how it is with life and ... shopping for summer clothes, haha. Anyways, yesterday the Official EO2 Site updated with new character information, screenshots, and a new wallpaper set. You can view the ten new screenshots in our own gallery. - Click to view Screenshots gallery. And the new Gunner class wallpapers have also been added up. - Click to view Wallpapers gallery. And as always, don't forget to join our forums so you, too, can chat about the new upcoming game! Click the Read More link to see a really nice gameplay video of the first floor. Ugg, personally, I'm just so PSYCHED about this game!
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Category: Game News | Tuesday 04.15.08, 12:38 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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I decided to go ahead and compile a list of things that are different in EO2 as opposed to the first game. You can view the list here: List of EO2 Gameplay Changes. Also, something I keep forgetting to note, in the Azure Rainforest Media Spot, under the wallpapers section of both games, visitors will now be able to upload their own wallpaper creations for display and used by the general public. Click the Read More link to see the one that I have already created for the EO2 game. Enjoy!! Remember, all you have to do is sign up at our forums to participate in not only forum posting, but also in posting up your own Etrian Odyssey artwork!
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Category: Site Updates | Wednesday 04.09.08, 2:30 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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The Official EO2 Site updated yesterday. Their updates included a list of the Monsters in Stratum 2 as well as a new Developer Comic! You can find this second clip of the comic in our very own very own image gallery! Those monsters looks so kewl, though! Ugg, I dread to think of how tough they are going to be, though. Tch, seemingly harmless and some of them even a little cute.... -_-; And they'll all probably beat me up before I am done. Hrrm, but you know, on the subject of the War Magi... I wonder which I'm going to pick. Do I want my orange-headed medic back or am I going to try to replace her? Haha, I'll probably make both and see which one I like more.
Category: Game News | Tuesday 04.08.08, 11:10 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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The pages for Etrian Odyssey's Item Points and Treasure Locations has been added. *Phew* It was a LOT of work, coming up with the idea and then the images and then coding it all. Sorry that it took so long, but now that the worst of it is over, things should move along at a much faster rate. Don't forget to join us over at the Forums! We're all having a great time and welcome new members. More importantly, though - Today is Monday! Stay tuned for today we may see new material over at the Offical EO2 Website. Next: I will be adding up some EO2 content! All the changes that can be found in the game from the original. Look forward to it. It will probably be up later tonight or tomorrow.
Category: Site Updates | Monday 04.07.08, 3:08 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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While I've had these loaded onto the forums for a while, I finally got around to adding them up onto their own page where you can download or link off of so that you can take them to other places. ItL Avatars and Buddy Icons. Unlike their forum counterparts, these have our site tag on them. PLEASE leave it on. We are wanting to help promote Etrian Odyssey and make it more popular! What better way than to lead people back here where they can learn far more about this wonderful gaming series. In the way of future content, I am working on a lot of Stratum 1 fact guides. One thing connects to another so I'm actually working on about three different content pages at one time. When it is completed you are going to see a little bit more to the Map Status completion guide and will get the guide for Item Points and Treasure. Please, just be patient with me. I am working as hard as I can on these. I am ALSO working on a page that lists all of the changes that appear in EO2. Expect that up sometime later today or tomorrow.
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Category: Site Updates | Friday 04.04.08, 8:19 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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*Wipes away the sweat from her eyes* Okay! So, I went to work getting some things done up already. I finished up the Floor 5 map. Which means maybe I can get some stuff started and completed for Stratum 1 material. Or I might just hold off. I DID start on EO's "The Deluxe Item Compendium". Why deluxe? 'Cause I didn't just copy the silly Item Compendium from off of the game *rolls eyes*. You can find information on what monsters drop the item (and in some cases what move to use), the item point floor that you can get it from, how many you need to open up something in the shops, and for what quests you need to gather it. You know, the things you would like to know for an item when you are looking it up (plus some). If you notice any errors, please e-mail me and correct me. It isn't complete yet, though. Only the first stratum stuff and a few second stratum. I also updated the introduction page for EO2.
Category: Site Updates | Sunday 03.30.08, 2:17 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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Taken directly off of the new Official Etrian Odyssey 2 website. We have 10 New Screenshots added - Click to View GalleryFour new wallpapers depicting the Alchemists have been added to the three main resolutions - Click to View GalleryThe first english translation Director's comic has been added - Click to View GalleryApart from the videos that I still have to finish up the page for, that is all I will take from the official site. Max's ImpressionsDear God I'm so excited! The new game is coming! It's coming! I knew it would. Ugg, June 17th, though? That's so far away *pouts*. My birthday is June 2nd, too. It comes too late for me to ask for it from friends or family. Tch. Oh well, it will still be a very nice birthday present, haha. Remember to keep checking us for new media as it gets added to the official website. I will also get around to updating the Game Page ASAP with the new information. *Dances around* Also, to our forums I have added avatars to the gallery for all the characters from both games. I will be making a page with them all up so you can download them and use them freely where ever you want.
Category: Game News | Thursday 03.27.08, 6:16 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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*Dances wildly* Atlus has officially announced the upcoming American release of Seikaiju no Meikyu 2. Scheduled for a June 17th release, the game will be released under the title Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard! Discuss on our Forums: Etrian Odyssey 2 AnnouncedOfficial Site opened: http://www.atlus.com/etrian2/**Taken from Atlus Forums** About Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of LagaardIn the Grand Duchy of High Lagaard, it is said that the Duke is descended from inhabitants of a castle in the sky. When an unforeseen crisis befalls the nation, it is decreed that the first explorer to retrieve the Grail of Kings from that mythical floating palace will be rewarded with wealth and fame beyond imagining. Enter the central city of Lagaard and begin your journey to the clouds! Key Features• Make the adventure yours – Rediscover true role-playing as you build your party of stalwart adventurers from 12 different classes. From basics like name and sex to advanced settings like combat formation, skills, and spells, every detail is yours to customize! • The Odyssey continues – Experience an all-new story, more classes, improved mapping capabilities, new Force Skills, and over 100 side-quests. • Chart your progress through the dungeons – Etrian Odyssey’s innovative mapmaking tool returns with more options and features! Use the touch screen to map out the halls, chambers, treasures, and dangers of the realms you explore. Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
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Category: Game News | Thursday 03.27.08, 5:35 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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Thanks to all the hard work by Archaic, we now have a working and appropriately designed Coppermine gallery! We have turned off the default themes list. If you are already registered and are not seeing the new theme, please click on this link: http://intothelabyrinth.net/gallery/themes/itl/ . If this still does not work, please contact us either through e-mail or via forums. Key element of the gallery (and the gallery when it's done), you do not need to be on the main site in order to see if there is any important game news (so... should the game's license get announced, you will know no matter where you are on the site). Next: Our forums design! Woohoo!!
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Category: Site Updates | Wednesday 03.26.08, 5:52 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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So, the launch day "could" have been better, but things went decently smooth. I went ahead and opened registration for everyone and made a few temporary boards. You may notice that if you view the Media Spot and click on the drop down theme menu you will see a theme labeled "itl". Please refrain from clicking it. However, if you do, you will get a preview of what the design for the gallery will look like. It is INCOMPLETE! It doesn't work and things are, noticeably, wrong. It will come together in time. Well, I'm off to bed. Good night, everyone, and thank you so much for your participation and I hope to look forward to a brilliant future for everyone!
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Category: Site Updates | Tuesday 03.25.08, 12:19 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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Here we go! Welcome to Into the Labyrinth, the newest (and, currently, only) fansite for the game series Etrian Odyssey. At the moment, unfortunately, I'm afraid to admit that we aren't all with it. Because Archaic, our site technician, has been busy, we haven't gotten the layouts for the gallery and forums all set up. This, unfortunately, means that the forums are turned off. The gallery is viewable with default designs. The Network is not taking new user registrations at this time. Many apologies! We will have things up ASAP! More importantly, though, due to a LOT LOT of hard problems that thwarted all our efforts. We do not have a working Fan Fiction ItL database as we were hoping to have. Considering this, we have decided to go with the idea of having you post up fan fictions in the forums. If we develope enough of a demand for it, we will create a fan fiction database that will, unfortunately, be seperate from the main sign in. Any thoughts on this will be appreciated. Those issues aside, we decided to open up with a special feature that I was going to push back for later. As a sort of apology, be sure to check out one of our top features It's Mp3 Soundtrack Player. Our strategy guides are currently in developement. Since almost ALL of them are going to rely on maps, you will have to wait until I am done with all of them. You can view my map status in the EO links to the left and on its main page. While there will not be anything marked or listed, they can still be very helpful, no doubt.
Category: Site Updates | Sunday 03.23.08, 4:29 PM EST | Link to this News Article
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Video #4 - #7 has been added to the viewer over at the left bar. Until the Trailers and Videos page has been added this is the only way to view them at the moment. Please bare with me as I struggle to create these pages ASAP. Video #4 is only a web preview that has been added on Atlusnet's own video viewer. Videos #5, 6, and 7 are all posted on the same site but are marked as airing television commercials. Remember, these videos are not loaded onto the ItL server, so loading times may be completely different.
Category: Site Updates | Friday 03.21.08, 12:00 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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All nine comics Sekaiju no Meikyuu 2 Developer Comics have been added to the Image Gallery. Like the first game's, these were penned by character artist Yuji Himukai. They are, as of yet, untranslated, and we are interested in anyone stepping forward with some sort of translation. Click the Read More button for a link to each comic in sequential order.
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Category: Game News | Tuesday 03.04.08, 12:00 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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Sekaiju no Meikyuu 2, the sequal to Etrian Odyssey, has been released in Japan! Click read more to view the box art that was released. First day sales were reported to have reached an astounding 50k. The first game had only received 25k at time of release, though there were reported problems with shipping. Still, it is a major success for the game and we will be back to see how the game does by the end of the week. No current news yet of a North American release. Update: By the end of the week, the game topped out at sales of 69k, only being defeated by Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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Category: Game News | Thursday 02.21.08, 12:00 AM EST | Link to this News Article
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