This game is better than Jesus. I finished this ages ago but I want to leave a positive review on this site for once. The narrative pacing, themes, boisterous music (Shoji Meguro at his best easily though smt3 is still great, I just cant believe he made such a grandiose, good sounding orchestral soundtrack on the goddamn DS especially after the ps2 could barely handle nocturne's guitar riffs that had to be compressed), dungeon design (Eridanus is one of the best dungeons in the series, don't listen to the memes), eerie atmosphere...God, this game is so fucking good, its the ultimate reward for understanding megaten especially after playing smt1-3. Atlus peaked here, 100%, and I say this having loved smt4. My one and only gripe with this game is how extreme law and chaos are, though that actually sits perfectly with Strange Journey's narrative and themes, and this game has my absolute favourite neutral route in the series, fully embodying the indominable human will to keep going, to strive for a better world, and to change for the better. To take the shield, and to raise the spear.