Based just off of playing through the first stratum i can see a lot things going on for it. Not sure if it inspired other games or took inspiration from them but there is a lot of mechanics that is recognizable from other dungeon crawlers. from the app system that uses special powers in the dungeon including floating and breaking through walls for shortcuts (labyrinth of refrain), the class changes that changes the physical looks and abilities of the characters (mary skelter), equipping spirits for abilities and stats (Persona Q), and even the voting system to pass bills for added benefits (disgaea). there is just a lot of different customizations you can do on the characters to get the coverage you want. This does make the game somewhat easier but there is a bill to change the difficulty if you feel so inclined to. Its not like wizardry-like games that will throw you into a dungeon in rags and tell you to fend for yourself, you are given a decent starting coverage, including aoe spells so its not too bad to do trash fights (albeit the encounter rate is pretty high in places). not struggling too much going into the next stratum so will have to see if it gets any harder. As for the ban from steam and the removal of the minigame for stigmas... from the first scene i can see why steam had issue with it (magical girl transformations and the characters enjoying absorbing power wayy too much). The mini game is kind of pointless all things considering since you lose nothing for failing and it costs nothing to keep trying. Now you just spam until you get the stigma you want. I think they reduced the chances to get a high level to balance it, but you can just set turbo and can get them all eventually anyways since the cursor remembers who you are trying to get them for. All in all, it feels easy but there is a lot of things you can do with your characters, having rarities on equipment allows for some powerspike rng, but you can get a lot from just exploring either way.
