So I decided to start off my summer of handheld gaming fun with Etrian Odyssey II. I liked the first game, was intrigued by what was gonna be offered in the sequal, and to be honest it's an Atlus which means get it when it launches or forever hold your peace finding a new copy. Thankfully finding a copy today during launch week was easy seeing as I found it at my first stop.
I've yet to truely delve into the title. I've just take some box art pics and shot a quick intro video, but my initial boot up impressions were getting me pumped all over again for some hardcore oldschool RPG gameplay. Supposedly the title fixes some of the minor general and menu issues of the first game, adds in 3 new classes and class specific force skills and the like, and a a brand new dungeon to explore. If it's anything like the first title it should be a blast, but don't expect a review anytime soon as it'll be long, involved, and hard. To quote one of my favorite game journalists Bozon from IGN "Battles are random though, and the game is punishing to say the least, so this one is for hardcore gamers only."
Check back though as I'll try and do my best to keep everyone updated as I being my play through and get deeper into the game. I'll definitely post some impressions before I get to my actual review. Hope everyone else's handheld gaming summer starts off as promising as mine!
