CovenantJr wrote:Lord Foul wrote:CovenantJr wrote: When I'm able to access my PS2 again, I shall commence Disgaea (since it's been recommended to me, and sounds odd enough to be interesting).
Cov, please PM or post your impressions of Disgaea, because I've always wanted to get that game (plus, Disgaea 3 is coming out on PS3).
Will do.
Alright, so my impressions of Disgaea are: kind of fun in the short term, but ultimately somewhat boring. It's just a bit shallow. At first, it seems action-tactical, like Front Mission, but after several battles it becomes apparent that tactics don't really come into it (except in one solitary battle). You mostly just move your characters around so you can club enemies from behind. Woo hoo.
Ok, that's not quite true. The best part of the game is actually the Item World, which is a side-feature to the main game. It's kind of a 'get as far down through the dungeon as you can' situation, which tends to be more fun that the main quest. Unfortunately, the only reason for entering the Item World is to power up your items for the main game; it doesn't gain you anything beyond that.
Still, I pressed on with the core game for a while, until I got close to the end of the plot. At that point, though, I came upon a niggly battle that just got on my nerves, and I dropped the game. I would recommend not bothering unless you're an undemanding gamer. Not a bad game, just a very mediocre one.
. You just have to know how to exploit the system, which seems weird, but remember that they are Japanese. For example, you do a move, then cancel it, and it's as if you got the skill boost. Rinse and repeat. I think its obvious they intend for you to do this, because you only ever get temporary characters in the 4th slot (which you cant use this exploit on) and they kept it in the ps1 version.
