January is winding down, bringing us a month closer to the April 1st release of the third Etrian Odyssey installment [世界樹の迷宮III 星海の来訪者]. As of today there are still no new posts on the game’s official development blog, however, this week’s issue of Famitsu did include another spread on the game. The images above refer back to the new nautical features: fishing, ocean navigation with unique obstacles, and multiplayer quests as well as item trading through the NDS’s wireless communication. This presumably means that completing the item compendium can now be a team effort!

The magazine article, in combination with the new post on Famitsu’s website, shows off the Warrior and Zodiac classes and introduces the new “subclass” element of the game. With subclasses, characters become able to acquire the skills of another class. For instance, a Pirate with the subclass Shinobi enhances the agility advantages the class already has, with the potential to develop into a character specialized in speed skills. This all-new feature allows for a far wider range of character specialization, customization, and development, refreshes battle tactics, and potentially softens battle difficulty. HQ scans are below, click to enlarge.