Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
Best RPGs of Q4 2017
The Etrian Odyssey games have been some of the best RPGs available on 3DS, especially for those looking for a lengthy dungeon-crawling experience. In series tradition you can build your party virtually from scratch, choosing one of four races for each of your characters and then customizing their looks, hair color, and even voice acting. From there you’ll also select a class to customize each character even more, and build your ideal party.
Etrian Odyssey V doesn’t overhaul anything about the series, but it does refine it to an even better degree. The core gameplay loop still revolves around exploring dungeons and drawing your own maps, but the entire interface for doing this has been streamlined and improved. That combined with some smart environmental puzzles make the experience much more enjoyable overall. At the same time, combat is still challenging, allowing for multiple strategic options when making it through a dungeon.
Etrian Odyssey is still a fairly hardcore series, but if you’ve had any interest in trying it out, Etrian Odyssey V is the best title to start with.
