From the Abyss

Nintendo exclusive

Developed by Sonic Powered, From the Abyss allows players to explore the vast world of Rubenhaut through a unique world creation engine exclusively created for From The Abyss. The game also features an intuitive control scheme, lavish artwork, and an engaging 2 player co-op battle system.

Released: 17 January 2008
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genres: Role-playing
Developers: —
Publishers: Aksys Games
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: Japan
Age ratings: PEGI 7 ESRB E CERO A USK 6

About

From the Abyss (フロム・ジ・アビス, Furomu ji Abisu) is a dungeon crawling role-playing video game. It was developed and published by Sonic Powered for the Nintendo DS on January 17, 2008 in Japan, and by Aksys Games on August 26, 2008 in North America.

›Story

Rubenhaut was a peace loving country, ruled by queens until a dimensional gate the queens had used to seal away evil was broken. Rubenhaut's armies were incapable of fighting off the evil demons and now it is up to the player to seal them away once more.

Keywords

anime
character customization
dungeon crawler
randomly generated dungeons
character creation
randomly generated maps
roguelite
dungeon

Media

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Gameplay

In From the Abyss, players control an adventurer in the land of Rubenhaut. Rubenhaut was a peace-loving country, ruled by queens until a dimensional gate the queens had used to seal away evil was broken. Rubenhaut's armies were incapable of fighting off the evil demons and now it is up to the player to seal them away once more.

From the Abyss sends players into randomized dungeons to fight monsters and collect items. Dungeons may be of a variety of themes such as fire and ice. A map is automatically drawn for the player as they progress through each dungeon, which itself is laid out on a grid. Single player and co-op modes are available but co-op does not allow the player to progress the story.

Reception

Official reviews for From the Abyss have been critical of the gameplay. Criticisms include "monotonous dungeons" and a "simplistic plot". The average score on Metacritic is 59%, pooling reviews from 9 separate online sources.