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Who all is playing Etrian Odyssey HD? (self.gaming)

submitted 1 year ago by scribblemacher to c/gaming

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I'm working my way through EO1 with a LTM/AA party. Just snuck past the wyren in the 2nd stratum. I've played these games before when they first came out, but really enjoying them more now.

The QoL stuff that has been added (speeding up animations, a sensible skill tree display, and having the bestiary available in combat) make big differences to me. The later has made a party focused on elemental attacks more enjoyable.

The mapping as been surprisingly not painful. It was definitely more enjoyable on the DS, but it isn't terrible on switch (even docked).

I'm really hoping this is a sign that the series may one day get a new entry (or a spiritual successor).

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[–] BluePhoenix01 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m interested, but like the other poster said, pricing is steep, so I am waiting on a sale. Generally I like picking up a whole pack and playing sequentially to appreciate the changes and progression in gameplay. But so far I have seen recommendations to go for the third if only going to play one. We will see!

I’ve played and enjoyed smaller scale dungeon crawlers inspired by EO, so it is intriguing to me to see how Etrian does it.

Thanks for posting!

[–] scribblemacher 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

EO3 adds multiclassing and is much more like later games I'm the series, where building weird party combinations is part of the fun, so that's why it gets recommended over the others.

EO1 and 2 are still really good, especially now that some of the QoL stuff from EO3 (namely expanded bestiary and increased speed) iron out some rough edges, but they play more like Wizardry and classic games in the genre.

I fully expect and hope they go on sale soon so more people can play them.

[–] BluePhoenix01 1 points 1 year ago

That’s really helpful to know. Thank you!

Looking forward to checking them out.