Mikhail Madnani: "After a difficult beginning, things just click. Etrian Mystery Dungeon is an absolute joy, albeit a frustrating one in some places. There’s a good amount of post game content with more dungeons, but the story isn’t that gripping. Play it for the gameplay and labyrinths. If you’re an Etrian fan, this game is a no brainer. Spend a bit of time understanding the new gameplay and you’ll have an absolute blast."
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.
With Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon out on the Nintendo 3DS last year and Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate gracing Vitas two weeks ago, you may have developed a taste for tough-as-nails dungeon-crawlers. Roguelikes are on the rise. But then, when it comes to these Spike Chunsoft joints, they always have been.
Charlotte Buckingham writes:
"Etrian Odyssey is the latest series to receive the Mystery Dungeon treatment via Spike Chunsoft. How well did the two mesh together?"
