Fun game

Fun game, great loop for me. Large cast, skillful battles, lots of customization options with your characters. Overall very happy with this game and looking forward to 3!

If you're opposed to playing with a wiki pulled up while you play, don't buy this.

Otherwise, it's a great DRPG. It's big strengths are in the top tier party building/customization and boss fights. I've recruited about 30 characters, and they all feel genuinely different. This just doesn't happen in games. While the random enemies are typical DRPG boring trash fights, the boss fights are numerous and as varied as the party members. So many items are available to customize loadouts as well, and you will absolutely want to change out equipment for certain fights. I've been playing on Hard, and the boss fights have been well balanced and satisfying to defeat. I've never been forced to grind yet, which is a big plus that I normally hate in DRPGs.

Neutral side: the dialogue is OKish. Definitely amateur writing. I've seen worse, but I'm not compelled by the cast/story. I don't care about Touhou at all, so if you do, it might hit different. That said, it's easy to skip through, so it's no biggie.

Other big flaws: recruiting certain characters is simply a chore and required for the postgame. And you can't see boss stats until after killing them...which is not helpful. These are the 2 biggest reasons to have the wiki pulled up (though that doesn't fix all the annoyances - like requiring certain characters to be in the party for prolonged use).