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Now you just hit L, and watch as you party makes short work of the enemy.-Improved mapping. Either you'll take too long and a FOE will stumble across your battle, you'll take too long and discover that one enemy can summon a stronger monster, or (most frequently) the enemies will use a status-affecting ability and by the time you've canceled the auto-battle your healer and primary damage-dealer will be out of action, and all you can do is desperately try to revive your healer or escape as one by one the rest of your party is KO'd.It's a hard game, no question. This game is the sequel to Etrian Odyssey, one of the most difficult games I have played in years. The plot is stays simple, but it's more of a plot than the first game had, and it's enough to give you a reason to keep going.Basically, you map out the many levels of the labyrinth. Yes, I also listed that as a pro, but you'll be tempted to abuse it, and it WILL kill you. Within a single battle, your heroes can quickly be brought from "top fighting form, we can take on anything." to "low on health, low on tech points, and oh god I forgot to buy warp wire and there's a FOE between me and the way back."But if you played the original, you knew that already. In the last game, trudging through the lower levels was a chore, because you had to keep mashing on the A button to get through battles with weak enemies that can't possibly pose a threat anymore.
And there's nothing quite like defeating the boss of the previous stratum, only to have your entire party wiped out in one hit by a FOE on the next level.-The auto button. This means that not only are you out a valuable source of experience, but also that the developers could stick more of them on each level.
Just beware: this game gets very hard, very fast. This gives you much more flexibility in forming a party, because you no longer absolutely NEED to use certain characters.CON:-FOEs no longer give experience.
Here's the rundown: you create a team of adventurers, and explore the labyrinth found within the giant tree your town is built around. More icons and the ability to stick more of them on the map really improves the experience.-More characters.
But it's also fun, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a challenge. fight monsters, gather treasure, create new weapons, level up, etc.
In fact, I'm going to assume you've played the original and finish this up with some pros and cons between the two games:PRO:-The new auto button.
But that's something you have to accept playing this wonderfully hardcore dungeon romp. Make no mistake, this game is HARD, you will die and lose minutes, NAY HOURS, of game time.
Overall a great game, just a little steep of a learning curve. If you want a challenge, this will be worth it. A classic dungeon crawler with lots of equipment and items. Extremely difficult, several hours into the game I was forced to level up to continue, then again just a couple floors later.
Just getting your team formed is difficult and I have to admit my first run in the forrest we all got killed.So if you need a great game for a gamer or someone who just wants a challenge this is it. I am quite conservitive and so far it is alright.I think any adult who like fantasy stories/games will enjoy this challenge. I am mainly a brain game person but I like to relax and just play also like Luxor or Clubhouse Games. The rating is E 10+ I have seen nothing offensive yet. To me it's on the level of MYST which I also have not mastered. I read the reviews on how difficult this game is and fun also. It will be a great brain challenge.
If you played the first one and liked it, you will definitely LOVE this one. And even though the interface has a lot of improvements, this new game plays like the first one on "expert mode".If you haven't played the first Etrian Odyssey, I would recommend you tackle that one first (good luck finding it, though). This game is a kind of sequel to the original Etrian Odyssey, which I considered already the toughest and most addictive game I've ever played. The first one took me a whole year to finish.This second installment is not a real sequel, since it takes place in a whole different place and labyrinth (although it might be the same labyrinth, this time climbing up instead of down the Yggdrasil Labyrinth).
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