I'm really tired today and killing time waiting for someone, so I decided to watch a SMT 1 playthrough. I'm not that far in, but it's interesting to see the early mechanics of the series. Multiple enemy sprites are usually not on-screen, and summoning and keeping demons out has a cost. And of course, law and chaos is a big thing...
Oh, and Pascal is a good boy. You can even get make him a level 40-something Cerberus in the early game.