However, beyond all these problems, Etrian Odyssey is a game that defied covnentions in many ways. Etrian Odyssey also has the most primitive graphics of the set and a number of bizarre choices for the overall game setup. The game is virtually unbeatable without a very specific party design and ability set - whilst the game is theoretically beatable without these, it's goling to be a ridiculously uphill battle.
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The game's difficulty spikes are numerous and anus-shattering, and the game's plagued with a series of brain-dead design decisions and outright bugs (for example, only two major enemies in the entire game are vulnerable to electricity - the first FOE you fight and the Stratum 2 boss). The FOE encounter system is noted for potentially making fights unescapable if your back is to a wall. In much the same way that the earliest Pokemon games are fun but hilariously buggy and glitch-ridden, Etrian Odyssey's first game is one riddled with problems. With that in mind, let's strap on our rose-tinted goggles and cover pretty much Etrian Odyssey Game, in order from worst to best in overall quality:Įtrian Odyssey may have been a ground-breaker at the time, noted for its unusual difficulty, unique mapping system, and setting, but it's also a flawed masterpiece. Whilst there's one that I haven't completed in its entirety yet, I will eventually, and I can now say, with complete assurance that it's one of the better series of RPGs out there - and I can now safely say which games are the best in it.īefore I begin, I want to get across: In no way am I suggesting that any of the Etrian games that are low on this list "bad." If they were, they wouldn't have me as a fan, nor so many others. The game was so influential on me and so beloved by me that I wound up buying - and playing to 100% completion - every game in the series so far. Etrian Odyssey was a clear callback to oldschool RPGs from when I was little - like Bard's Tale or Wizardry - but in many ways was its own beast. This is when Antipothis spoke up and sent me something via mail that I didn't expect: The original Etrian Odyssey, on DS.Īnd thus began me becoming a fan. I needed something portable, and something that was legitimately different at the time. Problem was, I was constantly in and out of job placement centers and training facilities at the time. My family was less-than-appreciative and so I turned to what was, historically, my outlet for my frustrations: Vidya. I have been since the mid-2000s, when I was struggling both with depression and long-term unemployment. I'm a shameless fan of the Etrian Odyssey series.