GameFocus: "If there is one thing that is paramount in what Etrian Odyssey 3 does compared to others, it’s the perfect pacing it employs. Though it is quite the challenge throughout, when the class systems, party mechanics and questing all pull together, this becomes one RPG that is nothing short of brilliant. It’s a testament to the designers when you consider how deep the options and the labyrinth really are. Again, I rarely stick with many role-playing games for long, but here I find myself always thinking, "Just a little more.". The casual crowd might not identify with it, but for anyonr born and bred on classic turn-based gameplay, the third time truly is a charm."
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.
Atlus will re-release the first three titles in the Etrian Odyssey role-playing dungeon crawler series on the Nintendo DS, according to an ad posted on the NeoGAF forums.
Forum user Dwayne received the email ad from Canadian retailer Video Games Plus. Buyers will be able to pre-order Etrian Odyssey, Etrian Odyssey 2: Heroes of Lagaard and Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City for $29.99 each or create a custom Etrian Oydssey DS Trilogy pre-order bundle. Those who pre-order the bundle will receive all three games at a $15 discount.
Stoked for this! I don't have the second or third games, so I plan to get those!
The original Etrian Odyssey came out of absolutely nowhere back in 2007 and instantly polarized gamers. You either got it and loved it, or you were baffled at how such a backward creation could possibly have made it to market in this modern era and hated it with the fury of a thousand angry suns.
screw this tedious game!!!!