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| - When it comes to the Nintendo DS, games tend to fall into two categories: quick-play titles designed for mobile gaming, and more robust affairs that usually play on the hardware's strength. For all that the DS has to offer, graphics can be a bottleneck and therefore have a big impact on playability, even for die-hard role-playing game (RPG) fanatics. If you are used to RPGs, and have become accustomed to the overwhelming vastness of the worlds, gameplay, storyline, etc. you can find in RPGs on a plethora of other platforms, you might be wondering what Etrian Odyssey has to offer.
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| - When it comes to the Nintendo DS, games tend to fall into two categories: quick-play titles designed for mobile gaming, and more robust affairs that usually play on the hardware's strength. For all that the DS has to offer, graphics can be a bottleneck and therefore have a big impact on playability, even for die-hard role-playing game (RPG) fanatics. With the limited storage capabilities on a DS cardridge, providing an enjoyable role-playing experience can be hit or miss, either due to the attempt at translating conventions from console and PC based that are ill suited or due to a lack of polish in production values. If you are used to RPGs, and have become accustomed to the overwhelming vastness of the worlds, gameplay, storyline, etc. you can find in RPGs on a plethora of other platforms, you might be wondering what Etrian Odyssey has to offer. Etrian Odyssey harkens back to the hey-day of PC RPGs, in the vein of Wizardry and The Bard's Tale. Dungeon exploration is presented in a first-person scrolling perspective, with turn-based battles. Character progression is slower compared to the main-stay of the modern RPG, and the game generally rewards thought and patience over recklessness. "Very hard" would be an accurate description. The "hardcore RPG gamer" especially one who yearns for the type of game of yesteryear will enjoy this. So too will the gamer that enjoys making up his or her own story, and as well as the gamer that enjoys finding a good balance in a party.
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