IGN:The first three Etrian Odysseys are great dungeon crawlers, but with their high difficulty and monotony of purpose, they’re very much an acquired taste. Etrian IV matches its hardcore depth to appealing visuals and more inviting design, and in doing so allows the series to transcend niche status. Atlus has crafted a fantastic portable RPG, and the perfect entry point for Etrian newcomers.
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan arrived in Europe a decade ago, taking the Nintendo 3DS RPG scene by storm.
Back in 2007, Atlus decided to use the Nintendo DS to do something ambitious. It brought back the days of first-person RPGs with original party members you had to customize and dungeons you needed to map. Thanks to the handheld's design, the bottom screen allowed people to practice cartography as they played. Since then, 10 games have been released, each bringing something new to adventurers.
DualShockers ranks the Top 10 essential games for every Nintendo 3DS owner in the Fall 2018 DualShockers Definitive series.
Amazing, a new good RPG to play every month so far this year
I believe Jeremy Parish once wrote an 11,000-word essay on Etrian Odyssey. Not surprised to see high marks here ;)
Game deserves them, though. EO is a great series.
3DS became an absolute time sponge, actually it's devoured most of my gaming time for almost a year now (and I have Wii U, Ps3, 360 and Vita), and the best is yet to come. On a side note, the music in this game is exceedingly beautiful and it's a blessing that the OST CD and the art-book came as a bonus with my pre-order :D