Any great 3D Dungeon Crawlers out there?

If you're a Wizardry fan, pick up Undercroft immediately, without hesitation.

Also check out The Quest, but try the lite first.

 

Have you tried "The Quest"? It's not exactly a pure dungeon crawler like Etrian Odyssey, but it's a roleplaying game similiar to the early Elder Scrolls games.

 

Um, this isn't an iPhone game, but I HIGHLY suggest The Dark Spire. It's a DS game that Wizardry fans absolutely MUST play.

Anyways, on the topic of iPhone games, Undercroft is a good bet and so is The Quest. Neither are quite like Wizardry, but they're both good fun and worth the cash. You can also check out Sorcerer #1 and #2, which are essentially straight ports of one of the early Wizardries, albeit with different sprites.

 

I suggest Doom 2 RPG and Wolfenstein RPG. Two great ID games that are inspired by classic 3D dungeon crawlers.

 

I don't have anything new to add since previous posters have already been so informative, but I couldn't help but say something on this thread since I'm such a huge fan of the genre.

Undercroft is definitely going to be a great choice for you. The gameplay and balance is a bit out of whack (mostly because you can consume as many potions and similar consumables as you want during a single round). But it has a good party dynamic, some cool character development choices, and most importantly is party-based. The graphics and polish are also top notch. The storyline left something to be desired, but that's really par for the course for this sub-genre.

The Quest is a close contender. It's certainly the largest of this style of game on the iPhone (by a huge margin). And it's character development system is extremely robust, and clearly modeled after the Elder Scrolls games (Daggerfall, Morrowind, etc). Unfortunately, it isn't party-based so you only have a single character to develop. On the upside, the developers (Redshift) are working on a new iPhone RPG series that they've described as being somewhat like an updated The Quest, but with a party. The Quest has a ton of expansions, each of which adds another 30+ hours of content. There are six expansions released so far.

Oddly enough, in my opinion, The Quest's main setback is the approach they've taken with their expansions. Rather than building a more diverse set of independent games (or duos, trilogies, etc), all of them are designed around the idea of importing the same character (or rather, activating the expansions in the base game) and having that character keep on going, and going, and going. While they are playable independently, they are setup in a linear progression. Each expansion is designed for progressively higher-level of play, and the story lines make at least some small references to the same character progressing through the whole thing.

I really would have preferred to have seen them take an approach more similar to how the Gold Box games, or the Infinity Engine games were handled. Use the engine and assets to tell completely different stories (with different characters and settings), that each stand out from each other. Game systems just start to get ridiculous at progressively higher and higher levels of play. There are people reporting hitting monsters in the latest expansion for 14,000 hp of damage per swing. Epicness can only be taken so far before it becomes blase.

The Sorcerer games are a decent port, but it's pretty hard to go back to that style of graphics (even though the first Wizardry, Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, was the first game that got me into gaming and I'm a huge fan of the series).

As a side note, I loved The Dark Spire, and also am a huge Etrian Odyssey junkie. Have you tried Shin Megami Tensai: Strange Journey? It has a lot going for it, though I miss the traditional more permanent party approach.

 

Be sure to check out Dragon Bane II and Princess Demelza.

Crusty old graphics, fantastic Bard's Tale style gameplay with parties, etc. Both offer more game play/length than Undercroft, and rival The Quest in terms of epicness, IMHO. (Especially for the price!)

PS> Undercroft rocks (I got to beta test it - plays like Dungeon Master II) and The Quest is great, but feels very Rambo-ish. However it's a lot of game for the money, grab The Quest Gold and play through that before you decide on investing on the expansions. I haven't played Wolf or Doom RPG yet, was kicking myself for not buying Wolf RPG when it was a buck two weeks ago... If you have a DS, iD made Orcs & Elves which is fantastic (if short - play it on a harder difficulty than normal!)

 

Ditto. Great, underrated game, IMHO.

This is not the case anymore if you play on the harder difficulty, IIRC. And really, it is the only way to enjoy it fully.

 

No one has mentioned Necromancer Rising, I'd give that a shot.

Thanks for the tip on Dragon Bane II and Princess Demelza, drelbs.

Does anyone know if an Undercroft sequel/expansion is coming?

 

Is Strange Journey kicking your ass? Man, that game is phenomenal.

Anyway, I'd recommend Wolfenstein RPG. It's extremely simple (specially if you compare it to MegaTen), but it gets the job done.

 

Agh! Forgot about Strange Journey. I really need to pick that up before it goes the route of all Atlus games... tougher to find than the holy grail.

Oh, and just out of curiosity, if you really enjoy Etrian Odyssey, have you ever been to the Into the Labyrinth fansite? Just wondering...

 

Get it now man! It's $29 and comes with a great soundtrack CD. The game will easily last you 50 hours +

 

The Quest is great probably my favorite RPG on the appstore right now. It is a good bet for long extended play. It is very diverse and quest heavy - the graphics are great too (if you like old-school graphics).

I do not have Undercroft yet - but have played the lite, and it is on my list to get.

Both Doom2RPG and Wolfenstein RPG are excellent - but very linear and slightly shallow. Still worth playing - both are games that can be beat in about 10-20 hours depending on how much you give to them.