Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Nintendo 3DS
Game dossier
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A time-looping Japanese-style RPG adventure on the island of Pandule
The briefing
Ephemeral Fantasia is a Japanese-style role-playing game with turn-based combat. Players control Mouse, a silent musician accompanied by his talking guitar, Pattimo, after he is invited to perform at a royal wedding on the island of Pandule.
The wedding conceals a dangerous plot: the groom, Xelpherpolis, has cast a time-looping spell intended to destroy the island's population. Mouse must recruit other characters and find a way to break the spell.
The game’s defining feature is its internal clock. The first five days repeat until Mouse changes the course of events, with certain occurrences available only at particular locations and times.