<s>
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lagaard	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	O
of	O
Lagaard	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
titled	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
2	I-Application
Untold	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fafnir	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
June	O
2023	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
II	I-Application
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
available	O
research	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
reached	O
by	O
traversing	O
a	O
forested	O
maze	O
,	O
the	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
Labyrinth	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
many	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
II	I-Application
requires	O
players	O
to	O
slowly	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
up	O
the	O
trunk	O
of	O
a	O
massive	O
magical	O
tree	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
floating	O
castle	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
while	O
completing	O
smaller	O
quests	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
early	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
automatic	O
mapping	O
,	O
players	O
of	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
II	I-Application
must	O
maintain	O
their	O
own	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
stylus	O
to	O
manually	O
fashion	O
maps	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
with	O
whatever	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
is	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
mapping	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
now	O
additional	O
symbols	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
scenario	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
Shigeo	O
Komori	O
took	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
director	O
for	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
replacing	O
Kazuya	O
Niino	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
no	O
input	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
separate	O
interview	O
,	O
Komori	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
re-used	O
from	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
the	O
character	O
classes	O
and	O
enemies	O
were	O
given	O
completely	O
new	O
artwork	O
,	O
as	O
were	O
the	O
dungeon	O
"	O
strata	O
"	O
(	O
layers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
for	O
Heroes	O
of	O
Lagaard	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
music	O
on	O
an	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-88	I-Device
before	O
adapting	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
II	I-Application
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
gameplay	O
bugs	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
addressed	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
pleased	O
to	O
have	O
additional	O
time	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
event	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Atlus	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
remastered	O
in	O
HD	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
separately	O
or	O
alongside	O
remasters	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
Origins	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
original	O
instead	O
of	O
its	O
2014	B-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
updated	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
quality	O
of	O
life	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
character	O
portraits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portraits	O
featuring	O
Demi-Fiend	B-Application
from	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
and	O
Teddie	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
added	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
before	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
primarily	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
causing	O
IGN	O
to	O
declare	O
,	O
"	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tough	O
as	O
nails	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
the	O
hardest	O
of	O
hardcore	O
RPG	O
fans	O
will	O
get	O
enjoyment	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
