|
I felt this system made it very challenging and made me wonder what they would throw at me next. The main feature that makes it difficult however are the FOE's in the game.
The leveling up system was pretty well done, and its simple to customize your characters. If you're looking for a difficult dungeon crawler that will hold your attention for 40+ hours this is the title for you.
The game features random battles which often has moderately difficult creatures. Graphics are pretty good and the character portraits fit the classes well also.
An interesting feature of the game is that it has you draw your own map with the stylus on the bottom, while it can be tedious at times drawing in walls it isn't really necessary to complete them on each floor. These are significantly stronger creatures that often roam around, chase you, or sometimes even spawn nearby when you walk over certain spots.
If your looking for a casual game this likely isnt your cup of tea, but if you want a RPG with plenty of challenges in it this is your game.
Just beware: this game gets very hard, very fast. This gives you much more flexibility in forming a party, because you no longer absolutely NEED to use certain characters.CON:-FOEs no longer give experience. fight monsters, gather treasure, create new weapons, level up, etc. The plot is stays simple, but it's more of a plot than the first game had, and it's enough to give you a reason to keep going.Basically, you map out the many levels of the labyrinth. This game is the sequel to Etrian Odyssey, one of the most difficult games I have played in years. Either you'll take too long and a FOE will stumble across your battle, you'll take too long and discover that one enemy can summon a stronger monster, or (most frequently) the enemies will use a status-affecting ability and by the time you've canceled the auto-battle your healer and primary damage-dealer will be out of action, and all you can do is desperately try to revive your healer or escape as one by one the rest of your party is KO'd.It's a hard game, no question. More icons and the ability to stick more of them on the map really improves the experience.-More characters. Now you just hit L, and watch as you party makes short work of the enemy.-Improved mapping.
And there's nothing quite like defeating the boss of the previous stratum, only to have your entire party wiped out in one hit by a FOE on the next level.-The auto button. In fact, I'm going to assume you've played the original and finish this up with some pros and cons between the two games:PRO:-The new auto button. Here's the rundown: you create a team of adventurers, and explore the labyrinth found within the giant tree your town is built around. This means that not only are you out a valuable source of experience, but also that the developers could stick more of them on each level. Within a single battle, your heroes can quickly be brought from "top fighting form, we can take on anything." to "low on health, low on tech points, and oh god I forgot to buy warp wire and there's a FOE between me and the way back."But if you played the original, you knew that already. In the last game, trudging through the lower levels was a chore, because you had to keep mashing on the A button to get through battles with weak enemies that can't possibly pose a threat anymore. Yes, I also listed that as a pro, but you'll be tempted to abuse it, and it WILL kill you. But it's also fun, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a challenge.
Make no mistake, this game is HARD, you will die and lose minutes, NAY HOURS, of game time. But that's something you have to accept playing this wonderfully hardcore dungeon romp.
A classic dungeon crawler with lots of equipment and items. Extremely difficult, several hours into the game I was forced to level up to continue, then again just a couple floors later. If you want a challenge, this will be worth it. Overall a great game, just a little steep of a learning curve.
Just getting your team formed is difficult and I have to admit my first run in the forrest we all got killed.So if you need a great game for a gamer or someone who just wants a challenge this is it. I am mainly a brain game person but I like to relax and just play also like Luxor or Clubhouse Games. The rating is E 10+ I have seen nothing offensive yet. I read the reviews on how difficult this game is and fun also. It will be a great brain challenge. I am quite conservitive and so far it is alright.I think any adult who like fantasy stories/games will enjoy this challenge. To me it's on the level of MYST which I also have not mastered.
|
