Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
tying the optional field skills to stat boosts was a smart move, I'll gladly spend a point on reflexes for a bit more agility. Union skills are also pretty handy; Therian's vampire heal, the generic Mana Heal and Brouni's full party heal are very useful. I like that forging weapons also just uses materials you get from enemy drops that you've sold, I thought it was purely ingots that had to be used at first.
First stratum boss wasn't terribly hard, Explode hit really hard but I spammed Blaze/Ruin/Aegis Prayers to keep my team healthy and safe, the passive healing was enough to ignore everything but the core. I also had debuffs on the core for the entire battle because of my front row. Warlock spammed magic attacks, her role is pretty simple. Bunker tanked a few hits. I ignored Miasma Armor since it was immune to ailments anyway. I also did the pre-battle puzzle right so that made it a little easier.
man this is good video game