Software:Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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Short description: 2014 video game
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold:
The Fafnir Knight
Developer(s)Atlus
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Shigeo Komori
Producer(s)Shinjiro Takata
Designer(s)Masaru Watanabe
Programmer(s)Yoshihiro Komori
Artist(s)
  • Yuji Himukai
  • Shin Nagasawa
  • Hiroshi Sasazu
Writer(s)Shigeo Komori
Yoko Mito
Composer(s)Yuzo Koshiro
SeriesEtrian Odyssey
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: November 27, 2014
  • NA: August 4, 2015
  • KOR: October 29, 2015
  • PAL: February 12, 2016
Genre(s)Role-playing, Dungeon crawler
Mode(s)Single-player

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight[lower-alpha 1] is a role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. It is part of the Etrian Odyssey series, and is a remake of Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard. It was released in Japan in November 2014, in North America in August 2015, and in the PAL region in February 2016.

Plot

Arianna, the Princess of Caledonia, is heading to an unknown ruin, where she is to perform a ritual that takes place every century. She is to be escorted by the Protagonist and Flavio. As they venture into the first floor of Ginnungagap, they encounter Bertrand and Chloe, who were sent to investigate the ruins. The protagonist suddenly begins to experience a vision and is guided by a mysterious voice, awakening his transformation powers.

Progress in Ginnungagap is halted when they realize that a lowered bridge bars their progress. They learn from Bertrand that a member of the Guard is an expert on bridges, and head deeper into the Yggdrasil Labyrinth to find him. As it turns out, a power stone is needed to get the bridge to operate, and the only known source of one is the lair of the Chimaera. As the party slays the beast, the protagonist gets another vision as more of his power awakens.

With the power stone in hand, the bridge is repaired and fully functional. The party journeys deeper into Ginnungagap, defeating the Basilisk lurking in its first floor. However, their progress is barred until the protagonist gains more power by defeating another evil lurking in the Labyrinth - specifically, the Flame Demon. In the meantime, they encounter guild Esbat who discourage them from venturing further into the labyrinth.

After braving the second floor and Arachne the Spider Queen watching over it, the party meets with the Black Guardian, who tells them that the protagonist lacks the power needed to complete the ritual, and that another great evil in the Labyrinth must be defeated to continue. The party pushes deeper into the Labyrinth, clashing with guild Esbat and defeating Scylla that awaits at the end of the stratum. With this new power at hand, the party journeys to Ginnungagap B3F to complete the ritual.

After traversing the floor, the Black Guardian tells the protagonist that, as the Fafnir Knight, they are to leave behind the world they previously knew in order to succeed as the next Black Guardian. However, the party cannot bear to leave the protagonist alone and returns to Ginnungagap. Bertrand vanishes as an anomaly in the ritual occurs, forcing the party to stabilize the ritual and face off against Bertrand as the Demi-Fafnir. Due to the anomaly in the ritual, the system that empowered the lineage of Black Guardians, designed to seal The Calamity, has been compromised, and soon the Calamity will be unleashed upon the world once again. The party resolves to destroy the Calamity, and are told to seek the Ruler of the Heavens to get his aid.

The party maneuvers into the depths of the labyrinth, emerging at the top of the tree. There, the leader of the birdmen residing in the tree, Canaan, requests the cooperation of the party in defeating Harpuia, the Queen of the Skies, who has been terrorizing their home. With Harpuia's defeat, the birdmen grant the party passage to the floating castle above the tree.

As they enter the floating castle, the party speaks with the Overlord. He is impressed by their strength that got them this far, and pits them against one of his finest creations - the Juggernaut - to test it. With the Juggernaut's defeat, the Overlord has nothing but praise for them as he invites them to his throne at the top of the castle. They quickly discover that the Overlord intended to help them in destroying the Calamity by trying to kill and assimilate them, resulting in a fight for their lives. With the Overlord's defeat, he grants them the Elixir, and with that, the party ventures into the deepest floor of Ginnungagap to destroy the Calamity once and for all.

Gameplay

There are two modes, Classic mode and the Story mode first introduced in Software:Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl. Classic mode is the same as other entries, with custom characters and maps. Story mode has an expansive story with preset characters, cutscenes and voice acting, but the players will have to draw their own dungeon maps just like in Classic Mode. The game also contains three difficulty settings: Picnic, which allows for easy gameplay; Normal, which allows for moderately difficult but manageable gameplay; and Expert, which allows for the toughest gameplay possible.

Characters

As with its predecessor Software:Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, Story Mode has five playable characters available to the player:

Fafnir Knight: The player's avatar, given a customized name by the player. A young man from the Midgard Library who is dispatched to High Lagaard to assist the daughter of the Duke of Caledonia in venturing through Ginnungagap.

Flavio: An adventurer and the best friend of the player's avatar. An energetically positive 18 year old young man who sometimes acts as a voice of reason within the group.

Arianna Caledonia: The daughter of the Duke of Caledonia, a very ladylike but scatterbrained 18-year-old girl. She is escorted by the player's avatar and Flavio throughout Ginnungagap to complete her ritual.

Bertrand de Gervaise: First introduced in Ginnungagap. A knight of unknown age with a lazy personality, but can be serious and protective when needed. He tries to keep his past hidden from the player and group.

Chloe: First introduced in Ginnungagap, later explained to be a distant relative of Bertrand. An asocial 13-year-old girl who usually calls people by their job rather than their name and has an unnatural love of meat.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid8/10[3]
Famitsu36/40[4]
Game Informer8/10[5]
GameRevolutionStarStarStarStarHalf star[6]
GameSpot7/10[7]
IGN7.3/10[8]
Nintendo LifeStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[9]
Nintendo World Report9/10[10]
Polygon8.5/10[11]
USgamerStarStarStarStarHalf star[12]

Critical reception for Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight has been positive.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four nines for a total of 36 out of 40.[4]

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold sold 59,531 copies in its first week of release in Japan.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Originally released in Japan as New Labyrinth of the World Tree 2 The Knight of Fafnir (新・世界樹の迷宮2 ファフニールの騎士, Shin Sekaiju no Meikyū 2 Fafuniiru no Kishi)

References

  1. ↑ "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight". https://opencritic.com/game/2271/etrian-odyssey-2-untold-the-fafnir-knight. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight for 3DS Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/etrian-odyssey-2-untold-the-fafnir-knight/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds. 
  3. ↑ Carter, Chris (July 31, 2015). "Review: Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight". Enthusiast Gaming. https://www.destructoid.com/review-etrian-odyssey-2-untold-the-fafnir-knight-296957.phtml. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Romano, Sal (November 17, 2014). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1355". https://gematsu.com/2014/11/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1355. 
  5. ↑ Wallace, Kimberley (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight: Thinking Your Way To Victory". Game Informer (GameStop). https://www.gameinformer.com/games/etrian_odyssey_2_untold_the_fafnir_knight/b/3ds/archive/2015/07/30/etrian-odyssey-2-untold-the-fafnir-knight-review-game-informer.aspx. Retrieved August 9, 2019. 
  6. ↑ Schaller, Kevin (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/68582-etrian-odyssey-2-untold-the-fafnir-knight-review. 
  7. ↑ Kemps, Heidi (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 [sic: The Fafnir Knight Review"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/etrian-odyssey-untold-2-the-fafnir-knight-review/1900-6416178/. 
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Meghan (August 6, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/06/etrian-odyssey-2-untold-the-fafnir-knight-review. 
  9. ↑ Sleeper, Morgan (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Review". Gamer Network. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/etrian_odyssey_2_untold_the_fafnir_knight. 
  10. ↑ Miller, Zachary (July 30, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight (3DS) Review". NINWR, LLC. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/40853/etrian-odyssey-2-untold-the-fafnir-knight-3ds-review. 
  11. ↑ Kollar, Philip (August 13, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight review: bread and butter". Vox Media. https://www.polygon.com/2015/8/13/9030621/etrian-odyssey-2-untold-the-fafnir-knight-review-nintendo-3ds-atlus. 
  12. ↑ Parish, Jeremy (August 11, 2015). "Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 [sic 3DS Review: Conquering the White Whale"]. Gamer Network. https://www.usgamer.net/articles/etrian-odyssey-untold-2-3ds-conquering-the-white-whale. 
  13. ↑ Romano, Sal (December 3, 2014). "Media Create Sales: 11/24/14 – 11/30/14". https://gematsu.com/2014/12/media-create-sales-112414-113014. 
  • Official website
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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