wraggster
March 16th, 2014, 17:27
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/5b7baf50c6abff9e6ce15ca256aacafa/personaq.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/11/report-persona-q-features-foe-battles-touch-screen-cartography/)While it's long been known that Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (http://www.joystiq.com/game/persona-q-shadow-of-the-labyrinth) blends characters from Atlus' beloved Persona franchise with the mechanics of its likewise beloved Etrian Odyssey games, we've had scant solid information on how exactly this collaboration would work - until now.
Famitsu, via Siliconera (http://www.siliconera.com/2014/03/11/persona-q-dungeon-mapping-f-o-e-enemies-like-etrian-odyssey/) translation, claims that the map-making functionality ofEtrian Odyssey will make an appearance in Persona Q. This gives prospective dungeon crawlers the chance to sketch out a map of their virtual surroundings using the 3DS' touchscreen. It's unknown how big a role this feature will play inPersona Q, though in the Etrian Odyssey games it was just shy of mandatory for anyone hoping to make any real progress.
Likewise, Persona Q will feature FOE encounters. Officially, "FOE" is an acronym for "Formido Oppugnatura Exsequens," but more pragmatically you can think of these FOEs as largely optional boss encounters. Killing a FOE results in great rewards, but more often than not, it will be in a player's best interest to flee from the battle until properly prepared for that specific fight.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth lacks a specific release date, but Atlus has targeted the Fall of 2014 to launch the handheld roleplaying epic.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/14/report-persona-q-features-foe-battles-touch-screen-cartography/
Famitsu, via Siliconera (http://www.siliconera.com/2014/03/11/persona-q-dungeon-mapping-f-o-e-enemies-like-etrian-odyssey/) translation, claims that the map-making functionality ofEtrian Odyssey will make an appearance in Persona Q. This gives prospective dungeon crawlers the chance to sketch out a map of their virtual surroundings using the 3DS' touchscreen. It's unknown how big a role this feature will play inPersona Q, though in the Etrian Odyssey games it was just shy of mandatory for anyone hoping to make any real progress.
Likewise, Persona Q will feature FOE encounters. Officially, "FOE" is an acronym for "Formido Oppugnatura Exsequens," but more pragmatically you can think of these FOEs as largely optional boss encounters. Killing a FOE results in great rewards, but more often than not, it will be in a player's best interest to flee from the battle until properly prepared for that specific fight.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth lacks a specific release date, but Atlus has targeted the Fall of 2014 to launch the handheld roleplaying epic.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/14/report-persona-q-features-foe-battles-touch-screen-cartography/