Etrian Odyssey

The Labirynth is vast and endless. Good thing you have your map!

User Rating: 8.5 | Sekaiju no Meikyuu DS

By Evil_Addiction | Review Date: February 14, 2008

Etrian Odyssey is an old fashion dungeon crawler that gives you a first person view of the Etrian world. There are nine character classes to choose from and hundreds of techniques/skills that are customizable.
New equipment becomes available after certain missions you receive from the Guild--A group of adventurers trained to protect the Etrian world--and game play is fairly smooth.
The only thing that keeps this game for reaching the top is the amount of level grinding(some monsters can be defeated only after training up about 10 levels) and the battles are repetitive as well.
As long as you're prepared to spend a good while perfecting your five-man team, you'll love this game.
The good-Graphics, customizable characters. hours of game play and missions
The bad-Difference of levels/strength between you and monsters. Graphics are pretty basic, nothing incredibly flashy.

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