Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan

 3DS
  • Publisher: Atlus
  • Release Date: Feb 26, 2013
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 177 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 149 out of 177
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 177
  3. Negative: 23 out of 177
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  1. Trey82
    Apr 5, 2020
    7
    Dont listen to the 10s. Believe the negative and medium scores. EO4 is a masterpiece only in a few ways.
    Etrian is a series that was so difficult that somewhere along the way, someone said.. maybe we shouldnt be such jerkwads. I mean even our fans know they'll die in the first level. THey'll play for 1 battle, go back to town and heal. 2 battles, go back to town and heal.. and you just    Dont listen to the 10s. Believe the negative and medium scores. EO4 is a masterpiece only in a few ways.
    Etrian is a series that was so difficult that somewhere along the way, someone said.. maybe we shouldnt be such jerkwads. I mean even our fans know they'll die in the first level. THey'll play for 1 battle, go back to town and heal. 2 battles, go back to town and heal.. and you just grind your way to mediocrity. Really, etrian is a grindfest with story and dont ever lie to someone who asks how great Etrian is. It isnt amazing, its just a game that imitates an MMO in that theres no story, hours to get to another level and you'll die a lot. The equips arent amazing, the drawing of the map is nice but you cant draw yourself into OP god tier.
    EO4 is an entrypoint into the series in that.. you actually stand half a chance to learn what the mechanics of the game are. Then you wander around and kill things. Half the time you can autobattle and its fine. The other half is super annoying. Enemies that evade. Enemies that only die by magic. Enemies that eat magic, but then while they're digesting.. you need to use an item, heal the 4th character and do a handstand to execute order 66. Then they'll drop a rare item.
    See, thats a joke. But it isnt, cuz you will have to jump thru hoops in the mid to late levels. And sometimes use ice or fire or what-have-you, while during night, on the second level of the seventeenth stratrum.. to get the claw of ravenfart.
    Why do you need this claw? Because a guy in a tavern told you what you need. So you get it. Then you can buy the next best weapon. But only after you sell the item. Yeah, the blacksmith doesnt gather any materials. You do.

    If that sounded like rambling, just wait till you have to read the game, beat the enemies, sell the item and buy the thing. A lot more clicking during THAT rambling.
    The game is good for wasting hours. Keyword wasting. It isnt good or bad, its just etrian.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#7 Best 3DS Game of 2013
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#18 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2013
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#11 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2013

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. The Digital Fix
    Oct 15, 2013
    80
    It all comes down to your affinity for JRPGs, but credit falls to Atlus for offering curious newbies that helping hand, a hand that has the strength and power to pull you into the world and become entranced.
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  2. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    Oct 6, 2013
    89
    Mixes trademark difficulty and accessibility with surprising finesse. Not just a brilliant entry in the series, but a benchmark for other games of its type.
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  3. NZGamer
    Sep 26, 2013
    85
    There is a tonne of game here, too - the main storyline can easily get you 30 hours or more of gameplay, and then there are a multitude of side quests, post-game content, and replayability to stretch that out even further.
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