Much like the first, Etrian Odyssey II hasn't got much of a backstory: there's a town which surrounds the entrance to an expansive, mysterious, dangerous dungeon. The town's governing body wants to document the levels of the dungeon, and is recruiting local adventuring guilds to supply the legwork. This is where the player enters: as the founding member of a new group, you're encouraged to lend your abilities to the task at hand. But, first things first, you've got to recruit a party of adventurers.
Gameplay: 9.2
Graphics: 8.2
Sound: 8
Difficulty: Hard
Concept: 8.5
Overall: 8.8
