Etrian Oddysey V.
OK, granted it came out in 2016, but I hadn't played it until now (I'm sure the same holds true for many for Persona 5 - the game is ancient history for me, but for some people it's their GOTY).
I hate dungeon crawlers. They're abusive, obnoxious, boring, etc. etc.
While EOV isn't any less obnoxious, interesting classes and the brutal pacing make for an interesting experience if you've been gaming for 20+ years. Moreso than the previous EO games, each of which I've played for around 10 hours each at least. I'm 30 deep into this one, and its still fun to put a half hour or so into every night before bed.
One of the major differences is that instead of subclassing (sacrificing several levels of experience to branch your character into a completely different class), you have advanced classes, not accessible until you've proven yourself against a tough boss early-game. The advanced classes illustrate how the meat of this game exists in thoughtful builds of your team - always build for synergy.
So my question to you, good people of GBATemp, is, how good is Touhou Gensou Wanderer? Because dungeon crawlers are garbage, but I just got a PS4, and I'm hankerin' for a good roguelike. It's been years since a new Shiren or Izuna game. The Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games are awful and I have no interest in hybrids like EO/Mystery Dungeon or those awful Indie Action/Roguelike hybrids that come out on Steam all the time.
OK, granted it came out in 2016, but I hadn't played it until now (I'm sure the same holds true for many for Persona 5 - the game is ancient history for me, but for some people it's their GOTY).
I hate dungeon crawlers. They're abusive, obnoxious, boring, etc. etc.
While EOV isn't any less obnoxious, interesting classes and the brutal pacing make for an interesting experience if you've been gaming for 20+ years. Moreso than the previous EO games, each of which I've played for around 10 hours each at least. I'm 30 deep into this one, and its still fun to put a half hour or so into every night before bed.
One of the major differences is that instead of subclassing (sacrificing several levels of experience to branch your character into a completely different class), you have advanced classes, not accessible until you've proven yourself against a tough boss early-game. The advanced classes illustrate how the meat of this game exists in thoughtful builds of your team - always build for synergy.
So my question to you, good people of GBATemp, is, how good is Touhou Gensou Wanderer? Because dungeon crawlers are garbage, but I just got a PS4, and I'm hankerin' for a good roguelike. It's been years since a new Shiren or Izuna game. The Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games are awful and I have no interest in hybrids like EO/Mystery Dungeon or those awful Indie Action/Roguelike hybrids that come out on Steam all the time.
