Quite possibly the most challenging and most addicting RPG experience you will ever have!
Graphics- The character and enemy portraits are gorgeous, totally makes up for the fact there are no actual animated sprites. The in dungeon graphics aren't to bad either, while the scenery has cycling walls and a still background, it still gives you a great first person experience, making you feel as though your a part of the game, especially when the F.O.E clouds come around the corners.
Story- Well, the story isn't exactly strong, and doesn't progress fast. The story is kinda deep but progresses really slow. Pretty much you are a traveler and you arrive in a town famous for its landmark, the Yggdrasil Labyrinth. Once you arrive, the spark of adventure ignites and you decide to get yourself a guild together and explore this dungeon but something doesnt seem right. The Chief wont tell you the truth about the dungeon, extremely strong monsters lie in it and no one has reached the end. Your main objective, solve the mystery of the labyrinth.
Game play- It plays like a traditional RPG. Its turn based, you equip weapons and Armor to your party members, and they level up. The Dungeon structure is pretty simple for each floor but gets very complicated as you progress. There are a total of 30 floors in the game but only 25 floors are in the main story. There are mini bosses in the game called F.O.Es in the game which can appear a plenty, unlike bosses which appear at the end of each 5 floors. Now this is where the difficulty comes in. The games already EXTREMELY hard but to make things even more difficult F.O.Es can be found on almost evert floor after loor 2, and thier attack and defense can be punishing if your not leveled high enough, and 9/10 times your not. They are definately the hardest obstacles in the game.
While navigating the labyrinth can be hard the touch screen makes it simpler, it has a map creator for each floor which is a enourmous help. It letts you create walls on the gridded screen, and lets you put icons which represent certain obstacles and terrains in the boxes which are on the screen.
IMO, this game is a must buy for long time RPG fans, and gamers looking for a challenge.