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RPG Itch is the virus, Disgaea is the Cure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: December 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I mentioned before, Atlus is known to always "wow" reviewers and gamers by their RPG's that offer incredible strategy and a beautiful story.

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is their latest creation, it has incredibly deep gameplay, top notch voice acting, cartoonish yet stylish graphics, a beautiful story, and over 40 hours of gameplay with multiple endings.

The battle system is extremely sophisticated and strategic. You can control multiple characters on a huge battlefield while unleashing over 100+ special attacks and "spells" to lay waste to your enemies.

The options of battle don't stop there either, you can also use your environment to your advantage. Because in some battlefields there are "geo panels" layed on the ground, each panel has different effects. For instance, some boost the attack power of your enemies if they are in the vecinity of the panel. But on the flipside, you can have geo panels that boost your attack power and so on. If you use the geo panels right, you can decimate a whole flock of enemies with one attack by destroying it. It sounds complicated, but once you play it, you will get used to it very quickly.

Another battle feature is the "pick up" and "throw". They allow you to pick up enemies or allies and throw them closer to an object or person. In example, say you pick up an party member of yours, you can throw them closer to an enemy so they can attack them. Or if you pick up an enemy, you can throw them on one of their characters inflicting damage on both people.

The story is about a Prince named Latharl. He has just awaken from a long sleep, only to find out thay his father, King Krichevskoy, has passed away. The kingdom is now in ruin since his father has died and it has been taken over by a mysterious force. Now, foul beings are causing chaos and destruction trying to gain supremacy over one another. Prince Latharl and his aid named, Etna, now have to battle to regain control over their kingdom and world.

The graphics in this game are good, they are not what they could be, but they are not ugly. I just think they could have done better. On the other hand, the effects for spells and other animations are very good.

The sound was superb, the voice acting was excellent, the music was great. Everything in the audio department was top notch quality.

Atlus has certainly out done theirselves with the voice acting. Every line in the game that a character has is voice spoken, not just text. You can either have it on Japanese or you can have it in English. Both laungages were done perfectly, although I prefer the Japanese.

All in all, this game was a great experience. I think you will definitely love it if you love a good RPG, especially if your a fan of games like Final Fantasy Tactics. I actually prefer this game over Final Fantasy Tactics.

Hit
+Great visual effects
+Great character designs
+Great sound and voice acting
+Deep gameplay that is very involving

+Great story that drives the player to the end

Miss
_Graphics could have been better

Fantastic strategy RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is probably the best strategy RPG I've ever played. The gameplay is extremely easy to pick up; the first time I played I didn't have the manual, and I still pucked things up very quickly. The battles are great, and the numerous character classes allow an enourmous level of cutomization for every character. The "Item World" dungeons and numerous endings offer huge replay value.
The story is a lot of fun, and a lot of the dialogue and cut scenes are absolutely hilarious. The voice acting is well above-average, as well.
The graphics are pretty lackluster, since this was a originally a PS1 game in Japan, but the gameply is so engrossing that you very quickly forget that. This is one of the best games available for Playstation 2.

What a cool strategy RPG, dood!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Disgaea is one of the PS2's leading cult hits for a good reason: It has some of the most impressive strategy RPG gameplay I've seen on the console. It's not quite as good as Final Fantasy: Tactics, but it definitely comes close.

The game definitely deserves props for it's originality: Especially the lack of RPG cliches in it. There's almost no hint of FF-inspiration anywhere. The characters aren't some save the world quest, they're on a take over the world quest. There's no "universal conclusion" to the story, there are 8 different ones. Playing dirty, stealing, bribing, etc. is encouraged, and there is TON of edgy humor in the dialogue as well. Hell, the humor is one of the things that makes characters like Laharl, Flonne, Etna, Mid-Boss, and the Prinny Squad so amazingly cool. I could easily rank them alongside PS2 icons like Tidus, Snake, Dante, and Ratchet.

The other original features that caught my eye were The Item World and the Dark Assembly. The Item World is used to level up items, but the way it works it intriguing. You fight through several levels of (often bizarre) terrain and the chosen item upgrades for each enemy you kill. And the Dark Assembly? Three words: Fun as hell. This is where you get to create new characters (The amount is absolutely huge, BTW), vote on new game options (and if you lose the vote? Take on the damn senators and if you win, the law is yours! Heh, maybe the U.S. government should take a few hints from this game ) and improve aspects like Counterattack, Movement, etc.

Disgaea is stellar, both in visuals and sound. It uses old-school sprites and anime drawings to excellent use, and the music...man, it is good! It contains a variety of catchy, demented, triumphant, scary, and weepingly sad tracks played out through the different levels (too bad the sound track is so hard to find)
Can't say the same for the English voice acting though. Etna's is excellent, but Laharl's in particular gets on my nerves. Thankfully, that's why Japanese voice options are available, and as expected, they work perfectly.

The gameplay is very high quality as well, with the large amount of moves, challenging maps, and Geo Panel options, but if you don't have a large amount of free time, don't even bother picking this up. This isn't your typical "load up a level, fight enemies, beaten in 10 hours" game. Progress comes much slower, and some maps take as much as 30-min. to beat, but the time it takes is still rewarding for those who have it.

Despite a few flaws, Disgaea deserves to be experienced for it's humor, originality, and addictive gameplay. Don't miss it, or I'll have to throw a Prinny at you, Dood.

The best game you've never heard of.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

You might remember a game called Final Fantasy Tactics. This is a similar game, but is sooooo much better in almost every way.

You play Larharl, the Demon Prince of the Netherworld. You've just awoken from a two year nap to find your Father, the Overlord has died, and everyone else is fighting over your throne. So, with your not quite faithful vassal Etna and a squadron of Penguins, you set out to reclaim your birth-right.

Sound funny? Well it is. The storyline is played out in Episodes, and is full of pop culture references, [physical] innuendo, and a few bad puns. And despite that, the characters have depth. And they're not the only things.

Aside from the storyline battles, you can delve into the hidden world in literally every item in the game. These dungeons are randomly created, and can go down up to 100 levels (or more?). Each level you complete makes the item that much better, in addition to affording you more XP and items. And there's also the Dark Assembly, a Congress of Demons who can make serious changes to the basic game, if you bribe them enough or beat them into submission.

But beware... This game will eat up every free second you have, and a some you don't...

Disgaea

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love tactical role playing games. A friend told me to try Disgaea. I bought Disgaea 2 first and loved it. The greatest thing about this game is that your level does not end at 99. Your level can grow indefinately, and most importantly your enemies can be as strong if not stronger than you. You can even go to an assembly to make your enemies stronger. I recently bought the original Disgaea. At this time I am playing both games at the same time. If you like playing tactical role playing games you need to add both Disgaea games to your library , then say good-bye to life as you knew it. Have fun

Not that great.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 36
Date: July 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the reasons that made me realize I should research things before becoming impulsive and spending my hard earned money on crap. Not that this is total crap. I was attracted to the anime. And it does have some humor in the storyline, and sounds.

However when I started playing, I realized that the game play was too much like playing puzzles. Gets redundant and dull and boring. And the music is annoying. Just not my type of game but that's just my opinion. I prefer Final Fantasy type RPGs.

Mega Depth

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Disgaea offers a huge amount of character progression and customization. If you're looking for a game with more depth than this game I suggest Disgaea 2. But Disgaea 2's storyline has nothing on this game!

Disgaea is by far THE BEST!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game (Disgaea: Hour of Darkness) is by far the greatest game I have ever played. The story line is superb, the graphics are a little odd (shaded cell type graphics) but still pretty awesome, and the overall gameplay is pretty darn good.
Overall the fact that you create your own characters (except for story line characters), progress through the game when YOU want to, and the experience, make this the greatest game I have yet to play.

Silly, vast, devilish goodneess...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Disgaea is a game you can literally spend forever on. A tactical RPG with an engaging cast of humorous characters and simple but amusing story.
The reall danger of this game is that you will get stuck levelling your gear in the "Item" world (random dungeon in each and every piece of equipment, weapon, and item in the game) and building a vast army of followers that you'll forget the main story.
Or that could just be me. ;)

Good, but not worth anything over 50 bucks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: July 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a pretty sweet game, but it's not worth purchasing for over 50 bucks. That is a rip off.

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