A title you shouldn't miss even if you don't really like "First-Person-Perspective" kind of games.

User Rating: 8.4 | Sekaiju no Meikyuu DS
By defunct32 | Review Date:
Deciding whether or not to get this game was really hard for me, cause first I'm not exactly an old-school RPG gamer, and I had bad experiences with "First-Person-Perspective" kind of games (Mazes of Fate for the GBA came to mind), I keep telling myself "this is an ATLUS title, it's either you get it or you don't, but if I get it and I don't like it, HOW?" This game is pretty much an acquired taste.

Well now I can safely say; those fears and doubts are now unfounded. Cause I pretty am much drawn into the game, the gameplay was awesome, very basic yet not boring, think of it like "Pokemon" (battle-wise) if you will.

Gameplay/Storyline: 4.5/5
Little to no storyline but unlimited customizations is what draw me to this title in the first place, but discovering it's a "FPP" kind of game turned me off immediately, I did a lot of researchs myself, and am finally impressed by how the in-game mechanic works, you get to allocate points, create characters, equip weapons/armors, basic RPG fare. If you love building up your characters your way, you'll get a kick out of "Etrian Odyssey." No story, no plot? No problem, unlimited customization is where the meat's at.

Sound/BGM: 3.8/5
Sound FX are not really stellar, the typical "swish-swosh" of swords and the normal "thuds" of hammer, very basic, nothing out of this world, the battle music however is really top-notch, (I haven't heard of the boss battle theme yet, but I'm hoping it would kick ass) I catch myself humming to the tune of the battle theme, (I'm crazy like that).

Animation: 3/5
Oh, the animation is the poorest aspect of all, your antoganist just stay still and barely move at all, but it did some kind of indication if it attacks you, the magic spells are really simple but kind of interesting to look at (I'm quite the sucker for kick ass magic/spells/summon animation, so I'm somewhat disappointed in this department.).

Overall: 4.8/5
Yes! This game is a must-buy, I was heavily skeptical before, but I'm glad all those doubts are gone forever now, I was lucky too, it was the last copy at the store where I bought it

Oh I didn't add this: I just wanted to say, map-drawing with the stylus was fun!

Comments: And don't ask me about my scoring system, I just fit in whatever I felt best fit the different aspects of the game out of 5 points, I bought the game, and personally enjoying it.

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