Etrian Odyssey yɛ saa RPG ahorow no mu biako a ɛma wote nka sɛ woyɛ ɔkwantufo ankasa —wode graph paper (wiɛ, DS touchscreen) na wɔka kyerɛ wo sɛ wo ankasa ma wo asase mfonini bere a worekɔ no. Mfiase no, ɛyɛ nea ɛboro so kakra—wopaw w’apontow no fi adesuakuw ahorow a ɛyɛ nwonwa (alchemists? Ronin? Hexers?), afei wode wo ho hyɛ saa labyrinth kɛse a ɛte sɛ maze yi mu baabi a anammɔn biara betumi akyerɛ sɛ wubetu mmirika akɔ biribi a ɛpopa wo kuw no mu.

Akodi ahorow no yɛ dedaw-sukuu turn-based, nanso ne twist —woayɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wususuw ho efisɛ atamfo bɔ denneennen, na w’akyi row no nyɛ ahobammɔ daa. Na yeah, mapping adeɛ no? Anwonwasɛm ne sɛ ɛyɛ nea ɛma obi yɛ ade tra so. Biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ scribbling down shortcuts ne secret passages, mpo bere a wo ba fam wɔ HP na wobɔ mpae sɛ tile a edi hɔ no nyɛ ambush.

Ɛnyɛ obiara dea —sɛ wotan grinding anaasɛ wobɛyera a, ebia wobɛbɔ wo ho akɔ fam —nanso sɛ w’ani gye saa classic dungeon-crawler tension a gyinaesi biara ho hia no ho a, eyi yɛ abohene.