Hey /tg/, what do you think of Etrian Odyssey? I understand that we stole Wizardry from /v/, so I assume we took the derivatives with them.
If you don't know what EO is, it's a DS game where--hey, hang on I'm not done. It's a first-person turn-based roleplaying game where you have to draw your own map using the bottom (touch) screen. It's also a Wizardry clone, so it's hard as fuck, and grindy. Art style is anime-cutesy, but I think it looks like Disgaea which is also hard (not counting NG+ bullshit), and the music is authentic old school cool, being composed on an NEC PC-88.
http://pastebin.com/iWKVnF8kThe games are interesting because they've visibly evolved, following a path not unlike that of Might and Magic. First game is mostly a dungeon crawl, and new elements are added in each installment. Most recent one had an oceanic overworld that had quests (boss fights) that could be done cooperatively, and served as a means of making some spare change. The games also have a neat twist as far as plotless dungeon crawlers go, in that
they have plots that either show up or start twisting around floor 20).
It's not a system seller, though I'm glad I own the hardware to play it. Anyone else play?