The best way to start the second part of the Kiseki series. Introduces you to a whole new setting with a whole new cast and some returning characters. Kuro gets you right into the action, something that is vastly different from other first-arc games. One of the downsides though is how you can tell how the soundtrack has gone down. There are still some good osts in the game but it can't save the soundtrack from how average it is.

Shizuna and Grendel carried the game for me. And some of the best music in the series too. Aside from them, I think it's greatly overrated.
Also fix aliasing, Falcom. Why does your game now look like a bad trip when the camera is moving?