Name a game which is kind of like Echo night on 3ds

[Amag0k1]

There is an exclusive titled on the 3ds, which was released eshop only, it reminded me a lot of echo night from the psone. Similar vibe, except your locked in a box and your expressing yourself in game as another avatar.

Does this ring any bells for any one?

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Found it! The game is called The Star Ship Damrey!

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It was made by Level 5 in 2013. And while this is futuristic and has more in common with Echo Night beyond. The Graphic style is more in line with Echo night on the Psone, which is why i had this in mind. But thinking about it, if i showed Echo night beyond on PS2, those who have played The Starship Damrey may have recognized this quicker.

TSD Vs Echo Night Beyond

Comparing them, beyond the concept of being stuck in a box and interacting with the outside world with a robot, i think Level -5 copied more then al little of From Software's homework. But that's a good think in my books. These type of games should make a come back!

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Looks like a first person dungeon crawler:

-(older) Shin Megami Tensei games (and a few modern exceptions like Strange Journey, Persona Q, Persona Q2)
-Etrian Odyssey
-The Dark Spire
-Metroid Prime
-Mary Skelter
-Criminal Girls was recently put on the Repo, but I haven't played them for myself so idk if they are the same or if they're good
-Labyrinth of Touhou
-Touhou: Artificial Dream in Arcadia
-Shining in the Darkness
-Phantasy Star (only the first on Master System)
-Ultrakill (not the same as the above but a lot of similarities to them and the example soooo)
-Starcrawlers
-Stonekeep
-Class of Heroes
-Baroque
-Arcana (which was originally named Cardmaster)

OK admittedly I have not played every game on this list
Stonekeep and Starcrawlers showed up when I looked up First Person Dungeon Crawler (aka DRPG)
Class of Heroes, Labyrinth of Touhou, and Criminal Girls are games I know of but haven't checked out
and Mary Skelter is a game that I 100% plan to buy and check out when I can (probably after I go after Etrian Odyssey 1 HD and the entire Blazblue saga)

 

[Amag0k1]

Looks like a first person dungeon crawler:

-(older) Shin Megami Tensei games (and a few modern exceptions like Strange Journey, Persona Q, Persona Q2)
-Etrian Odyssey
-The Dark Spire
-Metroid Prime
-Mary Skelter
-Criminal Girls was recently put on the Repo, but I haven't played them for myself so idk if they are the same or if they're good
-Labyrinth of Touhou
-Touhou: Artificial Dream in Arcadia
-Shining in the Darkness
-Phantasy Star (only the first on Master System)
-Ultrakill (not the same as the above but a lot of similarities to them and the example soooo)
-Starcrawlers
-Stonekeep
-Class of Heroes
-Baroque
-Arcana (which was originally named Cardmaster)

OK admittedly I have not played every game on this list
Stonekeep and Starcrawlers showed up when I looked up First Person Dungeon Crawler (aka DRPG)
Class of Heroes, Labyrinth of Touhou, and Criminal Girls are games I know of but haven't checked out
and Mary Skelter is a game that I 100% plan to buy and check out when I can (probably after I go after Etrian Odyssey 1 HD and the entire Blazblue saga)

Well you are kind of right, you do explore in these games, but you pick things up that push the story along and in echo night, the order in how you do this changes future events and the ending. This is why i loved them so much, perhaps a mystery crawler? In the vain of point and click games, but first person.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Well you are kind of right, you do explore in these games, but you pick things up that push the story along and in echo night, the order in how you do this changes future events and the ending. This is why i loved them so much, perhaps a mystery crawler? In the vain of point and click games, but first person.

Interesting, I'm still gonna rec older SMT in that category. They tend to be a bit cryptic as many SNES era games are but something I've always enjoyed is that they're kinda free reign in a way despite not actually being free reign, you can't just march to a late game area from the start. Other than the though, idk.

 

[Amag0k1]

Interesting, I'm still gonna rec older SMT in that category. They tend to be a bit cryptic as many SNES era games are but something I've always enjoyed is that they're kinda free reign in a way despite not actually being free reign, you can't just march to a late game area from the start. Other than the though, idk.

I may not be communicating effectively (or it is additional caffeine time).., or the way i responded to my own initial post and it getting joined to the response. The Starship Damrey.

This is the game i was referring to being like Echo Night / Beyond, and put up comparative picks.

But i appreciate your response and efforts, you have named some titles i will be looking to add to my list, as they do seem interesting.

 

[UnDubious]

Yeah no, those are first-person horror games, the gameplay is basically adventure (exploration + puzzles to advance the story). So they aren't like Shin Megami Tensei at all.
You might want to check out Hellnight on the PS1, some people swear by that game. There's also The Note in that genre.

I like D2 on the Dreamcast, which has some elements of these games - it's first-person when you're inside, and third-person outside. It does have fights though, sort of a RPG battle system. It's a unique game.

 

[Amag0k1]

Yeah no, those are first-person horror games, the gameplay is basically adventure (exploration + puzzles to advance the story). So they aren't like Shin Megami Tensei at all.
You might want to check out Hellnight on the PS1, some people swear by that game. There's also The Note in that genre.

I like D2 on the Dreamcast, which has some elements of these games - it's first-person when you're inside, and third-person outside. It does have fights though, sort of a RPG battle system. It's a unique game.

Suspenseful mystery games (Think goose bumps level) ? not sure if "horror" covers it, as i never found them scary, but that might be me, and mileage may vary for others. It might be that the current trend of horror games have messed my ideas on the catenary, or that they are so aged, that they are "tame by today's standards"?

Then The Starship Damrey is a little more recent and was the game i was looking for. But sine no one is mentioning it or acknowledging it, i am guessing it was too low key?

This game needs more love, and i recommend it to any one who can get their hands on it. Eshop only, so might be dead media at this point, which is a dang shame!

 

[UnDubious]

Horror can be tame, and most horror isn't very scary. It's just the general themes. Goosebumps was horror for kids so it was always tame.
I only heard about The Starship Damrey recently, I think it went pretty unnoticed.

 

[Graw]

You should check out Starship Titanic. It's a point and click adventure game by Douglas Adams. It has a somewhat similar premise, you're trapped alone on the maiden voyage of the Starship Titanic and you have to talk to different robots so you can solve puzzles and figure out what's going on with the robots. The tone's a bit more lighthearted but I remember finding it a bit creepy when I played it as a kid.

 

[Amag0k1]

You should check out Starship Titanic. It's a point and click adventure game by Douglas Adams. It has a somewhat similar premise, you're trapped alone on the maiden voyage of the Starship Titanic and you have to talk to different robots so you can solve puzzles and figure out what's going on with the robots. The tone's a bit more lighthearted but I remember finding it a bit creepy when I played it as a kid.

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Awesome! i could always play more adventure games! This easily sourceable? Gog?

There is a guy called Dungeon Chill, who is also a fan of these types of games.

Been watching him more recently, and i guess that is why i am in the mood for these types of games again. Not sure if it is the nostalgia for he old school? I keep saying this, and i will keep saying it till it happens. But these games should make a comeback imho!

For me, Echo knight and even The Starship Damrey are the peak for these games. Could it be the generation of "want it now" that has made these games go out of style?

May be i am too old!

 

[Graw]

Awesome! i could always play more adventure games! This easily sourceable? Gog?

Yeah I believe it's available on gog and works on modern computers.

One thing to note. Don't expect miracles from the text parser. It is from 1997 or something like that. It's still basically a keyword system even if it pretends otherwise.

 

[Amag0k1]

Yeah I believe it's available on gog and works on modern computers.

One thing to note. Don't expect miracles from the text parser. It is from 1997 or something like that. It's still basically a keyword system even if it pretends otherwise.

Thanks for the heads up. Going to source this now!