Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight Critic Reviews

We have a new champion in the Etrian Odyssey series.

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight is how a remake is done.

Both a wonderful upgrade to the original Etrian Odyssey 2 and an impressive improvement on Etrian Odyssey Untold, Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight is a dungeon-crawling delight.

A remarkable dungeon crawler, a great starting point into the franchise, and easily one of the best RPGs on the 3DS.

Etrian Odyssey Untold 2, the latest in the dungeon-crawling series from Atlus, sank its hooks into me deep and quickly climbed to the top tier of my 3DS Activity Log.

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold is a hardcore dungeon crawler flaunting an old-school difficulty, yet imbued with modern sensibilities and accessibility. It’s a terrific addition to a beloved series, and it’s truly probably also the best entry to date.

Difficulty might be off the scale at times, with the occasional enemy that will take going back to earlier floors to even think about taking on, and the shop gets pricey, but I can’t honestly find much fault in this game beyond that.

Those looking for a new 3DS game to sink at least 100 hours into should buy The Fafnir Knight; it’s the definitive Etrian Odyssey game.

A huge game. It's the game to point to when asked what a remake should be. The amount of improved and original content added to the title is extraordinary.

Those minor grievances aside, The Fafnir Knight is a fantastic addition to the Etrian Odyssey name. It features the deep, satisfying dungeon crawling action fans of the series have come to expect, all the while allowing newcomers a multitude of options to tailor the experience to fit their skill level.

The latest, and greatest, refinement of Atlus' Etrian Odyssey series, Untold 2 really manages to weave a ridiculous number of options into and around the basics of the franchise.

The original was already great, an absolute gem in its genre: this remake does what any remake should do if it wants to make sense. It poses a clear goal, in this case to come out of the niche that the saga occupied, and pursues it in an excellent manner, opening to legions of novices yet retaining totally, for those who wish, the full absence of compromises that is a sort of manifesto. Some graphic shortcoming can not prevent Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight to be yet another RPG masterpiece in the lineup of a console that is a boon for fans.

​This game makes up for the things that were holding its predecessor from being amazing, and offers a lot of new ideas that work well. This is the best Etrian Odyssey we have ever played, no matter if you go for the new story mode or the classic adventure.

A perfect dungeon crawler for everyone – for those who want to spend a couple of hours building the optimal party and don’t care for elaborate story (Classic Mode), for those who prefer predefined characters with distinct dialogue lines (Story Mode), for those who expect to die in the first encounter with two yellow hedgehogs (Expert Mode), and for those who don’t want any trouble at all (Picnic Mode).

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold is, hands down, the best chapter in this J-RPG saga. It's marketed as a remake, but it's so full of new content and material that it's only fair to consider it a new game.

Etrian Odyssey is getting better and better: for every dungeon crawler lover out there, this is a must.

For those that have played Etrian Odyssey games before, and those that have yet to experience a game in the franchise, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight is absolutely worth picking up!

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight brings the winning formula back once again, pleasing long-term fans and making changes to attract new players.

Where the first Untold spinoff felt like a step backward for the franchise, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight stands with the series' best, building on Etrian Odyssey's strengths and fixing weaknesses it's never shown an interest in addressing before.

The Etrian Odyssey series just keeps getting better and better with each new chapter.