Etrian Odyssey was one of those rare DS gems that appealed to a small subset of gamers, but those who actually played it found it to be an exceptionally fun game. A plot-light dungeon crawler combining Japanese RPG aesthetics with the first-person dungeon crawling of Western games like Ultima and Wizardry, Etrian Odyssey was unforgivingly difficult and incredibly fun. One of the best surprises the game offered was revealed after you finished it. One of the options unlocked in the post-game was the ability to generate a password for the sequel, something that cheered up any gamer who was willing to put the time into defeating the punishingly hard foes in Etrian Odyssey. Now, just a little over a year since the original title hit, Atlus brings us Etrian Odyssey II: The Heroes of Lagaard, and it is everything that fans of the first title have been waiting for.
