![]() ![]() The knight stands nearly 6 inches tall and is comprised of approximately 280 pre-colored plastic pieces. But for all of her ferocity, the Imperial Girl is still beautiful with a round face, huge blue eyes, and long blonde hair decorated with a bat wing accessory. The sculpting on her armor is incredible, and there are even more cool details like her flared skirt with red panels, pantaloons in purple and yellow, and red armored gloves. Even for a series built on a classic and time-tested formula for dungeon crawling, Nexus relies too heavily on the substance of its predecessors.A Kotobukiya Japanese import! The next elite figural plastic model kit from Kotobukiya delves deep into the dungeons of the Nintendo 3DS game Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan with one of its advanced classes, the Imperial Girl! A knight-like fighter using a drive blade to carve through her enemies, this swordswoman is ready for battle with her heavy suit of metallic blue and black armor featuring tons of overlapping plates, flared edges, protrusions, and even golden blades on her feet and forearms. While this shouldn’t shake off fans of the series from diving in to its last handheld entry, the love letter to the franchise can feel uninspired with its recreations of the past. Nexus offers the barest framework of a story to justify the endless grinding romp, but the thin narrative keeps players focused on what the adventure does well.Įtrian Odyssey Nexus has a ton of things to do, but I’ve done them all before. The same core systems from other titles in the franchise remain, such as picking up optional quests at the tavern, turning in completed maps at HQ, and meeting NPCs inside the dungeons to help with various situations. Automapping options are perfect for players who don’t want to manually draw every wall as they move from tile to tile, and getting a spectacular new weapon from some FOE parts feels great. The core loop of leveling up, selling items, and crafting new gear is as satisfying as ever. ![]() I was happy for the breadth of content and the ways I could approach it, but ultimately disappointed that Nexus relies so heavily on material from previous games. On the plus side, Nexus has more areas to explore than any other title in the series, so hungry adventurers will find their cups running over in main dungeons, side dungeons, and FOE (boss-style roaming monsters) hunts. While layouts have been changed and some enemies moved, it all feels too familiar and rehashed. I did a double take as I entered the Lush Woodlands and backed out of the game to make sure I hadn’t accidentally booted up Etrian Odyssey IV. Nexus offers a wealth of dungeons, but the vast majority of them have been ripped from other Etrian games – monsters, bosses, and all. You have no shortage of choices for creating a party, and an experience-share item obtained early in the game allows you to keep a backup roster in the mix should you ever want to change things up. Outside of that, players can pick from a staggering assortment of various classes from throughout the franchise, including favorites that aren’t very good at fighting, but are great for farming and exploring. By creating images of itself, the hero class can vastly alter a battle and is a shoo-in for any team everyone should try one of these aptly named characters in their build. It’s a front-liner that can dish out massive damage, land area-of-effect abilities, and even heal the party. Borderline overpowered and tons of fun, this class does it all. One of the highlights of Nexus is the new class, hero.
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