Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
Atlus has been a roll of late when it comes to experimenting outside of “what usually works”. Persona Q was a perfect example of how a serious Dungeon Crawler like Etrian Odyssey could be when merged with the much more story designed machinations of the Shin Megami Tensei Persona sub-series. Cracking at the edges once again with an almost make it or break it mentality, Etrian Mystery Dungeon makes it by challenging you in the fashion that Roguelikes are so good at.
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?"
