Etrian odyssey ds series#
All of this is on top of the already significant difficulty of the rest of the game.Īccording to the series' original scenario designer, Shigeo Komori, the series was inspired by retro dungeon crawler games, specifically Dungeon Master. movement, so taking too long will allow them to sneak up on you and join in the fight. It's worth noting that each round of combat counts as a step for F.O.E.
When there's a message to the effect of "you suddenly sense the presence of a powerful monster that will eat your face, maybe you should run," Etrian Odyssey means it. If the player collides with an F.O.E., combat begins with a monster that is usually immensely more powerful than everything else on the level, and meant to be avoided until the player is much stronger. Thankfully, the whole point is that the game doesn't force you to break out your own graph paper: you draw your maps on the (3)DS' bottom screen and mark interesting locations with a variety of icons.Īlso iconic are the infamous "F.O.E.s" ( Formido Oppugnatura Exsequens or, in the Japanese version, Field-On Enemy) - ridiculously overpowered Pre Existing Encounters that roam the dungeons. The system is meant to recall retro games, where players had to map out their own progress while playing. The player is given a blank grid every time they enter a new area and must chart out their own map. The series' most iconic feature is the in-game cartography system. For the first game in the series, go here.Įtrian Odyssey note known in Japan as Sekaiju no Meikyuu (世界樹の迷宮, literally "Labyrinth of the World Tree") is a first-person tile-based dungeon-crawler series published by Atlus and co-developed with Lancarse, consisting of six major installments, remakes of the first two games, and two Mystery Dungeon spin-off games.
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