The classic dungeon-crawlingEtrian OdysseyRPG trilogy from the Nintendo DS is receiving a remastered collection on the Switch, revealed by Atlus during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct. The Nintendo broadcast saw several classic franchises from the GameCube and DS era making a return on Nintendo’s modern console. Classic games like theBaten Kaitosfranchise,Professor Layton, andGhost Trick: Phantom Detectivewere confirmedto be receiving new entries on Switch alongside a variety of other Nintendo games. Now, a long-running Atlus franchise is making the jump to the handheld console.
While the developer is more known forShin Megami TenseiandPersona, theEtrian Odysseyfranchise has been one ofAtlus' most long-running series. The DS would see a trilogy of games withEtrian Odysseyreleasing in 2007 followed by two sequels,Etrian Odyssey 2: Heroes of LagaardandEtrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City. The dungeon-crawling RPG franchise would later make the jump to Nintendo’s next handheld console, with the first two games receiving remakes on the 3DS as well as a fourth and fifth installment. During the most recent Nintendo Direct, Atlus revealed the beloved original trilogy is headed to Switch.
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Atlus officially revealed theEtrian Odyssey Origins CollectionduringWednesday’s Nintendo Direct, revealing each of the first three games will be receiving a remaster. The trailer from Atlus showcases HD graphics for the trilogy with new quality-of-life features like auto-mapping for the game’s trademark map-making system. Atlus would confirm a release date for the trilogy as well, withEtrian Odyssey Origins Collectionlaunching on June 1st. The developer would also reveal the three games will be available individually as well.
Retro games made up a significant portion of the most recent Nintendo Direct with multiple franchises receiving new remakes or ports. AlongsideEtrian Odyssey, the previously-mentionedBaten KaitosRPG franchise from Monolith Soft was confirmed to be receiving a pair of HD remasters. Nintendo would reveal the surprise addition of Game Boy andGame Boy Advance gamesto Nintendo Switch Online, with each launching with a handful of titles. The broadcast even shadow-launched the long-awaitedMetroid Prime Remastered, releasing digitally following the presentation.
Etrian Odyssey’s return comes shortly after Atlus debuted another pair of highly-anticipated ports to modern consoles. Last month saw the launch ofPersona 3 PortableandPersona 4 Goldenon modern platforms, bringing the third and fourth games to next-gen consoles for the first time.Persona 5 Royalhad also previously come to PC, Switch, and Xbox consoles late last year following the franchise’s 25th anniversary. TheEtrian Odyssey Origins Collectionwill see a lesser-known Atlus series take the spotlight when it releases in June.
Etrian Odyssey Trilogy Collectionwill release on June 1st for the Nintendo Switch.
