if you're looking to get into this franchise, start with this entry! solid difficulty curve, introduction to the complete cast of the franchise, no grinding needed (unless you want the true ending), tells a nice story, GREAT ost even in comparison to the other entries of the series, and is all around a great JRPG. give it a shot if you think the characters look cute and you want a new jrpg to play!

would be 4 stars if it wasn't an eroge