This was my first game in the Murasaki series, or rather my first game created by Katakema&Watson. There is something about the combination of cryptic (well-translated) lore and dialogues, powerful emotional music, bright palette and, obviously, the puzzle-ish gameplay that is hard to play, but quite rewarding when you start mastering it.

To top it off, the full-length soundtrack extends all the tracks with pieces that break their looped state and bring them to an excellent end.

If you want a different shmup experience then definitely get it! This is better to start with compared to the original Murasaki based simply on the fact that it's less punishing, but if you don't mind that then try the first one instead!