During the Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth live stream on March 5, the first gameplay footage for the upcoming dungeon RPG was shown off.

Gameplay

FOE Battle

The guests of the live stream, Ayumu Murase (voice actor), Kaori Nazuka (voice actor), Yoshihisa Kawahara (voice actor), Chiaki Matsuzawa (announcer) and Yosuke Uda (Atlus PR) each took turns creating their own characters, showing off Etrian Odyssey V‘s character customization.

They then proceeded to demonstrate normal dungeon exploration and combat, ending with a battle against an FOE enemy.

Earthrun Classes

Fencer

An evasive type of attacker, dodging enemy attacks with good movement and great at attacking in cooperation with allies.

Dragoon

Tank class. Has skills that incorporate offense and defense, using a gun and a shield.

Cestus

An attacker that uses their fists. Has the ability to seal enemies, with attack skills with varying effects.

Reaper

Excels at debilitating debuffs to weaken enemies and giving them negative effects. Also active as an attacker using a sickle.

Lunaria Classes

Warlock

Specializes in elemental attacks, fully using the 3 attributes. Has skills of varying range and power.

Necromancer

Has a variety of actions by summoning ghosts. A technical and difficult to master class which is strong if used well.

Therian Classes

Hound

A long-distance attacker. Uses a hawk and dogs to attack. The hawk is mainly responsible for offense, while the dog is used for support. Also uses seals.

Masurao

An attacker that uses four swords. Has a rich variety of offensive skills, with a weak defense.

Bronie Classes

Shaman

Uses a staff for support abilities and buffs to strengthen allies.

Herbalist

Uses healing potions.

Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth will be released for the Nintendo 3DS on August 4, 2016 in Japan.

— Games Talk