My previous Megami Tensei and Persona experience has been somewhat limited to finishing Persona 3 and 4 Golden (I will get to 5 eventually) and sampling Nocturne on PS2 and SMT IV on 3DS. I had some idea of what this game is like, but I was shocked to find that this is possibly the easiest MegaTen game to get into. Obviously, this isn't an easy game for everyone, but the near-limitless customization options regarding the Mantra system are really fun, if a bit overpowering. If your character has a weakness to say ice, there is nothing stopping the player from getting the ice mantras on the character so they can get void ice and repel ice spells. Certain enemies will have this kind of setup for resistance as well, so I feel it is perfectly fine to do so. The only major limiter of the Mantra is the cost of getting them, but grind for money is easy. The story in this game does not feel it goes anywhere until the final third of the game, and it ends on an obvious cliff-hanger to set up the sequel. I am excited to get to the sequel soon, but for now DDS1 is still quite fun to play. There also some neat secret bosses to fight against.