Keep the localizations coming

The 3DS isn’t going anywhere yet, and Atlus is helping to keep the handheld relevant. As part of today’s rapid-fire Nintendo Direct presentation, Atlus brought several bits of news.

First up, there’s a demo forEtrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Mythright now on the eShop. It’s a good chance to settle in with the game and get an early start, too — the demo has every character and class open, and your progress will transfer to the full version. You’ll be able reach level 10 and play up until the third floor of Yggdrasil.Beyond the Mythis set for an June 28, 2025 launch on 3DS.

Article image

Three other role-playing titlesare headed to the handheld next year, includingThe Alliance AlivefromThe Legend of Legacystudio FuRyu. Daemons went and took over the world of humans and it’s time to put a stop to that nonsense with some good old turn-based combat. It’s due in early 2018.

There’s alsoRadiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, which is coming to 3DS in the West early next year. The expanded port of the time-travel RPG touts new voice-overs, a third timeline with more what-ifs, a new theme song and opening animation from A-1 Pictures, and five new tracks.

3DS games for sale

Oh, and we’ve also gotShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Reduxin early 2018 as well.

This is an older trailer, but I wouldn’t leaveStrange Journeyhanging. (It was covered in the Direct.) You still playing your 3DS, and more to the point, do any of these upcoming Atlus games speak to you?

3DS and Wii U credit

Nintendo Switch StreetPass

StreetPass

3DS and Wii U

The Netflix Wii U app

Article image

Article image

Pokémon Bank, Transporter and Home logos