Etrian Odyssey 2 remake announced for 3DS

Famitsu this week reveals New Etrian Odyssey 2: Knight of Fafnir for 3DS.

Due out winter 2014 in Japan, the game is the sequel to last year’s Etrian Odyssey Untold: Millennium Girl, featuring a new protagonist and characters. Madhouse is doing the animated scenes, and Kanako Ito is doing the theme song.

Here’s the cast:

• Protagonist – voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa
• Arianna – voiced by Risa Taneda
• Flavio – voiced by Daisuke Namikawa
• Beltran – voiced by Keiji Fujiwara
• Chloe – voiced by Yuka Iguchi

There appears to be a new gameplay element where the protagonist can “transform” during battle, Famitsu teases.

Watch the debut trailer below. Visit the game’s official website here.