This review contains spoilers
A classic Atlus RPG for the DS remastered, Etrian Odyssey is a first person dungeon crawler that allows you to create your own party, as well as draw your own map.
You can create your own party out of the seven classes available (with two more classes unlocked later on in the game) each with their own set of skills, making each playthrough of the game feel unique.
In terms of difficulty, the game starts off roughly (especially at the very beginning and during the second stratum, where a lot of the enemies can kill you in one shot. This IS an Atlus RPG after all) but mellows out the deeper you go while still feeling a bit challenging at times.
The soundtrack is a complete replica of the DS version, making it sound a bit dated, but enjoyable nonetheless.
While the game lacks in story early on (it starts out with your party arriving at a small town known as Etria and being enlisted by an organization known as Radha to explore the Yggdrasil Labyrinth), it gets pretty good around the end of the fourth stratum. In the fifth stratum, the game drops a huge bombshell out of nowhere and reveals that instead of a fantasy world, the setting of Etrian Odyssey is actually a post-apocalyptic Japan (similar to Shin Megami Tensei IV now that I think about it) and the chieftain of the Radha is over 1,000 years old and is the one who created the labyrinth.
The gameplay can feel repetitive at times, and due to the early difficulty, you won't have a good amount of money (you will be constantly spending it on resting, reviving your party members, and buying warp wires to get out of the labyrinth without risking a game over) until the 3rd floor (which will take a while, trust me). But overall the game is great and I would recommend it to anybody who plays and enjoys RPGs.
You can create your own party out of the seven classes available (with two more classes unlocked later on in the game) each with their own set of skills, making each playthrough of the game feel unique.
In terms of difficulty, the game starts off roughly (especially at the very beginning and during the second stratum, where a lot of the enemies can kill you in one shot. This IS an Atlus RPG after all) but mellows out the deeper you go while still feeling a bit challenging at times.
The soundtrack is a complete replica of the DS version, making it sound a bit dated, but enjoyable nonetheless.
While the game lacks in story early on (it starts out with your party arriving at a small town known as Etria and being enlisted by an organization known as Radha to explore the Yggdrasil Labyrinth), it gets pretty good around the end of the fourth stratum. In the fifth stratum, the game drops a huge bombshell out of nowhere and reveals that instead of a fantasy world, the setting of Etrian Odyssey is actually a post-apocalyptic Japan (similar to Shin Megami Tensei IV now that I think about it) and the chieftain of the Radha is over 1,000 years old and is the one who created the labyrinth.
The gameplay can feel repetitive at times, and due to the early difficulty, you won't have a good amount of money (you will be constantly spending it on resting, reviving your party members, and buying warp wires to get out of the labyrinth without risking a game over) until the 3rd floor (which will take a while, trust me). But overall the game is great and I would recommend it to anybody who plays and enjoys RPGs.