got the game :) you start out with 3000spt (like in the first game) when you pick your shinki (at the very beginning) you can pick from: Howling,Maochao,Zelnograd,Arnval,Eukrante,and Ianaria (unlike how in the first game you could only have Arnval) i started with Eukrante. (btw there's alot more art...