Touhou Artificial Dream In Arcadia is one of the most addicting games i’ve ever played. It’s rare to see megami tensei fan games that actually make it out the door, and it’s INSANE how well done this game is. Not only does it perfectly capture the look and feel of those classic super famicom entries into the series but it also improves on the gameplay systems already present extremely tastefully. the combat takes a lot after some of the newer games while still feeling like the older ones. It kind of plays like how you always wished SMT I and II played, and it’s phenomenal. While this game doesn’t have too much of a story to it, what’s here is enjoyable and lots of fun even if you don’t know anything about touhou. I went in knowing nothing about the series and came out loving this game and then downloading touhou 6. I mean this with all my heart, if you like the classic smt games then this game is a must play. you might not find the gripping themes, atmosphere, and post apocalyptic setting that was present in those games, but what you will find is a game that would easily be top 5 if atlus officially made it. you won’t find a dungeon crawler with more gripping gameplay out there. from the expertly crafted dungeons to the fine tuned challenging combat, this game is 50 hours of no nonsense straight up gas for the entire run time. oh, and by the way, the music kicks ass too.

The best Shin Megami Tensei game is a Touhou fangame. Improves on basically every aspect of dungeon crawling that would otherwise make it feel dated. Like, the game manages to have teleporter mazes that don't make me want to kill myself, it's impressive. Has gorgeous spritework that captures the megaten vibe and a rocking soundtrack too. Not to mention the hijack minigame is leagues more interesting than standard demon dice rolls "negotiation".

It keeps the oldschool rpg bullshit to a minimum, just enough to spice things up here and there. Maybe my only complaint would be that you wind up running into the same troops of enemies over and over but then again there's only so many 2hus so what can you do. Excellent game with a lot of play style freedom.