Etrian Mystery Dungeon doubles down on its dungeon-crawling roots

Two divergent paths come together to lead to a new way.

Atlus surprised the role-playing world last year with the announcement of a crossover 3DS game that would have the worlds of the company’s own Etrian Odyssey 3D dungeon-crawler franchise mixing with Spike Chunsoft’s randomized roguelike series, Mystery Dungeon. Both franchises have cult followings, both are combat heavy, and both are known for being challenging. While the news of this union was certainly exciting for fans, no one knew exactly what to expect.