Etrian Odyssey III The Drowned City
SCORE: 50
After playing Etrian Odyssey IV, I was curious to see what the previous game in the franchise was like. I learned something important - this franchise got better by leaps and bounds. Etrian Odyssey III The Drowned City on the Nintendo DS is a poor game on so many levels. It is neat to see so many things that were improved in Etrian Odyssey IV.
The map making in Etrian Odyssey III The Drowned City is insane, and required. The first thing we have to do (once we get into a dungeon) is to make a map. I tried over and over again to get that guard to let me pass. He kept rejecting my map until it was perfect. After six hours I was through the tutorial. That is crazy.
Expect to spend mindless hours in Etrian Odyssey III The Drowned City grinding. If you make a mistake and your party dies, then it is back to your last in town save. No casual mode, no keeping your experience. Etrian Odyssey III The Drowned City is a hardcore game for the most hardcore gamers.
The graphics are meh in Etrian Odyssey III The Drowned City. We have to deal with the normal issues; enticement to lust, violence, bad language, alcohol and tobacco. Why can’t any RPG company break out of those crutches and target a wider gaming audience. Plenty of kids would play their games if they did not throw in so many bad things.
Eastern religious themes are found in Etrian Odyssey III The Drowned City. Do not expect this Nintendo DS game to reinforce your Christian beliefs. It will instead attack them, and try and lead you astray. Its funny that there are warnings about sex, violence, tobacco, and alcohol; but nothing that could send your soul to eternal damnation. It would seem your eternal destination would be a bit more important than the damage done to the physical body.
Etrian Odyssey
III The Drowned City is slow and tedious. Expect to replay areas of this
game over and over again. Sailing is annoying since you have to buy
provisions for each day you are out. Etrian Odyssey III The Drowned City
is nowhere near the level of Etrian Odyssey IV, the gap is wider than I
would have thought though.
- RPG
Master
Graphics: 40%
Sound: 50%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 48%
Family Friendly Factor: 43%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Atlus
Rating: ‘E10+’ for Everyone 10+
{Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Language, Mild Fantasy Violence,
Suggestive Themes}
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