Before playing it I thought that I would hate it, how ironic since it is now my favorite Shin Megami Tensei title.
Superb dungeon crawling with some of the best dungeons of the series. A really solid story and lore, and some of the best characters you could get from these games.
I absolutely loved exploring the Schwarzwelt and its secrets.

Oh, and Eridanus wasn't that hard and clearly is one of the best sectors.