Etrian Odyssey II - Heroes of Lagaard

[Nog]

I've pre-ordered it, and I'm patiently awaiting it's arrival any day now.

I imagine it will suck up all my free time for the next few months, as the first one did. I'm just hoping the gameplay has been freshened up enough to keep it interesting, considering it's barely been a year since the original EO was released, I'm a little concerned it's just going to follow the exact same formula as its predecessor, which would lower the enjoyment factor of the game for me.

The main addition I'm looking forward to are the few new Classes to choose from, and the improved difficulty as from what I've heard (SPOILER)there'll be no Immunize or Defender to rely on anymore, plus FOEs give no Exp, and Bosses hit harder and can cause more status ailments than any in the previous version, so it will most likely require a more tactical and thoughtful approach in order to safely progress, all the better IMO.

What in the smurf eating, cabbage crushing, nipple twisting, horse swaddling, finger twisting, nail biting, marsh gassing, flower gagging bloody buggering hell is an FOE!??!?!?

FOEs are enemies you can fight from B2F downwards. Their basically mini-bosses and should be avoided unless your party is fully prepared for them as their much stronger and hit alot harder than any of the monsters you'll fight during random encounters.

FOEs are also the only enemies along with bosses that are visible on screen, so you can decide if you want to fight them or not.