With so large a scope for your overall mission, the amount of storytelling and interaction with others seems inadequate. The game introduces few characters, and those it does act only as talking points around the hub town. The exclusion of your party members from the story is only one contributing factor to a failed narrative.

Despite your work, though, these unique figures never receive a larger role in the story. From the onset of the game, you can compose a team of characters with classes as disparate as an archer and a dancer. However, the variation between classes makes each shine. You select the classes and looks of your team through a relatively unsophisticated character building menu. This leniency alleviates the headache of leveling up characters after losing progress from dying, and keeps the newest entry a challenging and accessible adventure.Įtrian Odyssey IV tells its story through the guild of explorers you control. With the ability to switch the difficulty whenever you are back in the hub town, it is easy to choose the mode right for you.

In Etrian Odyssey IV, a casual mode relieves the extreme challenge the dungeon mapping series is known for, and the game is stronger for it. The game has its missteps, but still remains one of the best 3DS RPGs to date. Etrian Odyssey IV advances the dungeon mapping formula, making newcomers feel more welcome, while still retaining much of what the series is known for. Between its punishing difficulty and consequences for death, players not fond of a slow, arduous grind in their RPGs typically looked away from the Etrian Odyssey series.

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