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Too early, but i try to give ppl a hint..........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 21
Date: July 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

well, what do we know about this game, almost nothing eh? but i do have been looking for information and pics. and the whole idea is like an advanced Final Fantasy Tatics. why is it advanced? because knowing that Final Fantasy Tatics was a real good game and it was on PS1 imagine what it will be like a Final Fantasy game for PS2, the 2d graphics will look better, and the animations i bet it will be better too.....of course the story is different, but the fight are pretty much FFT. so i suggest to all the FFT Fans to buy this game........or peharps at least look for information about it.

WAHOOOOOO

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 15
Date: August 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i saw this game trailer, belive me pplz, this game rules, hell yea, you can do combos attacks with up to 4 pplz and the animations is hell of a good. it has up to 150 clases to change plus MONSTERS!... RPg and strategys fans look at this game you'll love it, thats for sure!!!!!

A gallant try.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 22
Date: August 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

But the characters are too small on the screen, multiple views during combat still dont show certain angles that are needed, and the cuteness level of the game is way more than I thought it would be and too much to play for long periods of time. Rent it first before buying is what I should have done and I would have saved 50$. Otherwise the game is good but just not a good or large enough interface.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: August 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

To start with, the negatives: The graphics in this game are nothing to write home about. You can find graphics like this on some of the later PSone games. Oh, and occasionally, the camera can get annoying...

The Positives: I bought this game yesterday, and I have been absolutely hooked. Like some of the previous reviewers have said, it is like an advanced Final Fantasy Tactics. That is just the start of this game. Combat occurs in a very FFT type setting. That's the simple part of the game.

The game them goes into greater complexity by having to convince various demons through "democratic" voting that you should be able to: create new party members, get new items at the shops, raise money, etc. There is also a chance to level up any item in the game by going into the "item world" and challenging your way through it.

However, for me, my heart was lost to this game by the anime-inspired animation and voice acting.

Thousand times better than Final Fantasy Tactics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: September 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

if you loved Final Fantasy Tactics well this game is so much better. From the 4 person combos to leveling items, shops weapons...etc. It has lots of fun to it

A lot of fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: September 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The first time I saw the review from IGN I knew that I have to get a hold of this game... I did, and boy am I impressed :D well I understand it's way better than FFT since this was made a while back but the innovations Nippon Ichi (published by Atlus) added to the game is way more and fun compared to FFT.

First off you can replay the game all over again with all of your items/lvl/characters etc. intact concerning the game has different endings depending on your actions in the game. Talk about replay value (more info why below).

Second, you have control on how hard the enemies are later in the game so if the bosses are too easy you can go to the dark assembly and make a vote to make the enemies harder or vice versa, same goes with items, special skills, weapons, and locked levels.

Third, character development has never been so diversed as you can upgrade a characters skills through an action called "transmigration" where you can change a characters class ie. a Ronin to a Ranger while keeping some of the original skills max of 95%. Item/weapon upgrades can be done also by going inside them hence called "Item World" where the further down you go inside an item the higher its lvl gets. Can you get to the bottom :D with this you can create a character who knows mostly every skills a character can have, but that is for people who wants to spend a lot of time with it as a character can go all the way to Lvl 10000 no more lvl 100 but all the way to lvl 10000, so you can see how deep this game is even after you finished it.

Fourth, the story line is pretty good as it starts where you get to know each of the characters in the beginning in a funny way and once further down the episodes (14 I believe) you get to see some drama as you uncover certain truths about prince Laharl and his vassals and the changes in them as the story progresses, I was surprised on how they were able to blend comedy and drama without tripping (thank Flonne and Etna for that Laharl is pure evil :) those 2 are there to keep him in check).... a piece or work and pretty good voice acting too I'm impressed. Also the original Japanese audio are all included just for info.

Fifth, Geo Panels, almost forgot those brain burners heh heh. If you want a more (thinking) challenge you can go and work on the geo panels and symbols and create chain hits so your bonus gauge will go up and receive more items after a battle. It's better to learn it in-game as it's a long process to explain how to do it. And when it reads "Strategy RPG" It MEANS it. The further in the game you are, the more you really have to think it through each battle as its not just out hack/slash win type of deal, you have to utilize lifting characters to avoid damages, 4x combo attacks, and area damage management, etc. (you learn this early in the game so its easy to understand) way deeper than FFT. Battle special effects when casting high level spells or skills are just awesome also it also shows some "ahem" air DBZ combos depending on the class you're using.

Sixth, the BAD part about the game (here we go) is the camera angle once in a while as its hard to see some level board when theres tall hills or towers when youre trying to adjust where your character is going to stand, adding a birds eye view or camera tilting would have helped a lot. Also, a higher resolution character images would have made it much better as whenever the camera goes closer the character sprites just starts to get blurry (compliments to anti-aliasing), it would be nice if they are the same resolution as Guilty Gear XX.

There is still more but all of these I typed are all based on me playing the game. I still have 1.5 episodes to go the time I posted this. So far the game hasn't slowed down a bit. So if you're into FFT, Ogre Battle, Hoshigami, Kartia heck Strategy RPGs this is a no brainer.

An excellent game, needs only a few improvements.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 17
Date: September 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I so wanted to be able to give this game 5 stars, as it has almost everything Final Fantasy Tactics had, with a few more layers of complexity. The item world is a rediculous concept, but it's also one of the things that makes the game so enjoyable! The dark council is another stroke of genius, allowing character combinations and classes that make the game infinitely replayable.

Unfortunately, there are a few flaws which detract. First of all, the graphics look similar to FFT's PS1 graphics. There's little detail, and only being able to rotate the camera by 90 degrees on the isometric battlefield can make seeing some tiles and enemies nearly impossible. It's a rule that many game companies ignore: If the characters can see something, the player should be able to as well. The camera angles simply make the game harder to play, and it shouldn't have to be that way. Even the option of being able to see the battlefield from directly above would have helped greatly.

With the graphical lack of detail, it can also be difficult to tell who is who on the battlefield. When you have your 10 characters mixed up with the enemies who often look identical, it can be easy to lose track of enemies. The "characters" tab on the battlefield helps out a lot, making this only a minor problem instead of a serious annoyance.

And finally, there is no in-battle save feature. I know that not being able to save makes the battles a little harder, but it also means that you have to invest a nice chunk of time to play the game non-stop, especially in the item world where you have to fight through 10 levels without being able to save during or between the levels. Item world runs can often take hours, making it difficult to simply pick up the game for half an hour. The only other option is to leave the PS2 running for long periods of time, but for many of us that's not an option, nor is it desirable... and it ruins the # of hours played counter on the save games as well. :)

So, 4/5 stars. Despite the length of the paragraphs above, these are minor gripes compared to the overall enjoyment of the game. It's too bad, because the flaws that keep this game from being perfect are so easily fixable as well.

Disgaea...buy it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I personally had Tactics Ogre as my Favorite game ever made(well, Chrono Trigger too). This game is like Tactics Ogre(the less known about Final Fantasy Tactics-kinda), and FFT of course, which are amazing games, that are really fun, and time consuming. A lot of people that are like me, who beat games easily and quickly will like this game because difficulty can be modified, and you can play this game until you get sick, because its so much to do. Graphics don't bother me, im retro like that, and the anime+voices is really cool too.

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...

Finally, A Strategy Game since FFT that doesn't fall short.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: September 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

An explosive evolution of Squaresoft's Final Fantasy Tactics. Does well to keep itself from falling into Same Ol' Strategy/RPG obscurity. I myself have had a hard time keeping my interest to games that I end up spending $50 for. This game has proven it's worth ten times over. A more relaxed dialoge riddled plot helps to ease the pain of trying to remember all those characters and sides in FFT. Disgaea is a game teetering into a new genre of strategy with the invention of an Item World and Dark Assembly. Both of these ideas work very well to boost the game's entertainment value. A fine collaboration of innovative ideas and good old strategy make for a game worth staying up for.

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