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Role-playing (RPG)Adventure

Fantasy · Turn-Based

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight marries the series' unforgiving first-person dungeon crawling with a visual novel-esque story mode. Players meticulously map each floor of labyrinthine dungeons, charting every treasure and trap while managing a party of diverse classes. The game’s appeal lies in its punishing difficulty, demanding careful team composition and strategic use of skills to overcome challenging encounters and formidable FOEs.

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The Fafnir Knight is the second game in the Untold series which are to be remakes of the original Etrian Odyssey games. The games are first person RPG dungeon crawlers where you create a map of the labyrinth as you explore and complete quests. The game features two game modes. The story mode, has a pre-made party with a more in-depth story that has voice acting and animated cutscenes, and a classic mode, customize a party of 5 to explore the Yggdrasil labyrinth. The game also has some DLC that was free the first week of it's release for those who had the game the first month. The DLC is available in individual parts for $1-$3 dollars. It costs a total of $23 US or $30 Canadian for all the DLC.

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  • Features a highly strategic turn-based combat system with a 'Break and Boost' mechanic that encourages tactical planning and exploiting enemy vulnerabilities, much like Etrian Odyssey's FOE encounters
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