got this one on a whim when it came through a store i worked at, and it quickly became one of my favorites. i would sit and play for hours just grinding to expand the compendium. game looks great, pre rendered backgrounds reign supreme in style. honestly i think the city and town areas were more memorable than the dungeons. some tracks shine while others are pretty standard loops, but nothing that i ever found grating. story and characters are entertaining throughout. while building crazy demon comps is not entirely needed to beat this (aside from a few battles) i enjoyed messing around to see what i could build. definitely one of my highest recommended smt games