I've played EO4 (just to try it, I don't own it) and found it fine. It's always confusing until you get some of the mechanics down too... But not easy, for sure! Aen't they by the same developer or something? I swear they're related in more than genre. Maybe they're just intrinsically difficult. I've played other SMT games as well, and find 4 the most difficult. I haven't finished any of them, though. ;-; Recruiting demons, and the necessity of which is actually what gets me, haha. You hit the nail on the head. I do like the elemental system and such. Maybe I just need to get good.