I want to get into SMT, where do I start?

>le p2 is good meme

DDS is boring as fuck, you're not alone. I actually dowsed off several times while playing DDS1, then I ragequit DDS2 in the last dungeon. Human and demon transformation, good idea but underdeveloped. Plot inconsistency by the writer leaving for the sequel. And the soundtrack in DDS1 didn't help by how subdued it was, a problem that was fixed in DDS2. But by the time you're doing the victory march to the final boss, it goes into the dullest MegaMan style boss rush imaginable. I just watched the ending on YouTube.

I was also extremely agitated it kept switching my party members. The biggest problem with DDS games is you need to plan so much ahead, like 30 hours ahead planning because of the asinine skill tree system and the grinding required for it.