ATLUS USA have today announced that the demo for their upcoming dungeon crawling RPG “Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan” is now available for download via the Nintendo eShop in North America.
This is not just your ordinary release a demo and move on release, ATLUS have a few things up their sleeve with this. First of all, they will be releasing QR codes for users of the demo to scan in and unlock special in-game gift items with.
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To start you off, head to the Etrian Odyssey website HERE to find yourself one, and watching the “How to use QR codes” trailer above also will need you another QR codes. Additional demo-specific QR codes will become available through various ATLUS channels, including FaceBook and Twiiter pages, over the coming weeks.
Along with the demo, ATLUS is holding a screen shot capture contest where users can participate with the chance to win one of three Ultimate Adventurer’s Prize Packs. Each pack consists of the following items:
- Etrian Odyssey for the Nintendo DS
- Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Laagard for the Nintendo DS
- Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City for the Nintendo DS
- An exclusive QR Code for a rare item in Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan for the Nintendo 3DS
To initiate the contest, players must download the Etrian Odyssey IV demo from the Nintendo eShop and access their Guild Cards. The Guild Card contains player details such as guild and skyship names, current party, game stats, and medals earned. To enter, players must follow @AtlusUSA on Twitter and then tweet or RT the following message along with an image of their Guild Card:
“#EOIV #demo is on eShop! RT w/ guild card for a chance to win #Etrian prize pack! Details: http://etrianodyssey4.
For full details regarding this contest, please visit HERE.
The demo provides the opening gameplay areas available in the full title, including the introduction, initial mini-dungeon (Old Forest Mine), first skyship area (Windy Plains), and areas of the first main dungeon (Lush Woodlands). Players will have open access to engage in a variety of sidequests in the main dungeon, along with the complete set of equipment, skills, and classes available in this portion of the full title. Various facilities in town are also available in the demo, including Guild Card exchanges via QR code and select QR gifts. All progress gained within the demo is transferrable to the full retail version of the game.
