I found it really diffulcult to finish DS1, the game was a lot of verbal diarreah and the nonsene really took its toll on me about halfway in.  There was a lot of things I enjoyed about it but for a game that came out at the same time as Persona 3 it left a lot to be desired.  How the sequel here handles the plot and the actual gameplay is so much better than the first game it's ridiculous.  Honestly if you played the first game, you'll really appreciate this one.  No more running back to the shrine to get your Summoner upgrades, no more having to get full loyalty to fuse as you can fuse anytime you want pretty much, no more abusing the combat system, no more irrelevant stats.  Now magic is actually important and meaningful.  Expanded inventory - side missions or case files to take, better way to capture demons, through negotiation.

What finally sold it for me was when I bumped into that healing demon whose name alludes me right now and the first thing she said to me was something to the affect of, "Oh dont worry, I dont charge as much as I used to" - that was amazing and she was true to her word, instead of charging thousands of yen she only took 300 yen from me.

I know I might only be one scene in but this game is totally one of the better console RPGs I've played so far.  Killer soundtrack as well, a lot of remixed tracks from the first game.  I whole heartedly reccomend this game to anyone who likes SMT games, the first DS or RPGs in general.

I found it really diffulcult to finish DS1, the game was a lot of verbal diarreah and the nonsene really took its toll on me about halfway in.  There was a lot of things I enjoyed about it but for a game that came out at the same time as Persona 3 it left a lot to be desired.  How the sequel here handles the plot and the actual gameplay is so much better than the first game it's ridiculous.  Honestly if you played the first game, you'll really appreciate this one.  No more running back to the shrine to get your Summoner upgrades, no more having to get full loyalty to fuse as you can fuse anytime you want pretty much, no more abusing the combat system, no more irrelevant stats.  Now magic is actually important and meaningful.  Expanded inventory - side missions or case files to take, better way to capture demons, through negotiation.

What finally sold it for me was when I bumped into that healing demon whose name alludes me right now and the first thing she said to me was something to the affect of, "Oh dont worry, I dont charge as much as I used to" - that was amazing and she was true to her word, instead of charging thousands of yen she only took 300 yen from me.

I know I might only be one scene in but this game is totally one of the better console RPGs I've played so far.  Killer soundtrack as well, a lot of remixed tracks from the first game.  I whole heartedly reccomend this game to anyone who likes SMT games, the first DS or RPGs in general.