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Does the sequel stack up against the original?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First, I'll state my position. This is a great game. I've logged over a hundred hours, and I loved the original Disgaea, as well as La Pucelle: Tactics. So I can tell you exactly how this game stacks up against the others. Will you get what you expect? Is it more of what gamers have come to love, or something else?

At first, I missed playing as a demon. Laharl was great in the first Disgaea, and I missed that quirky heaven and hell thing. So I was skeptical of the characters and plot at first. It was actually during my second play through that I saw that the characters and plot really did have staying power, and were worth remembering. Familiar characters such as Flonne, Etna, and the Prinny's are part of the story later on, and are all playable. While Laharl may not be playable, he's in the story, and you can battle him a couple more times as an extra boss. And if you miss him that much, you can always play the first Disgaea, or watch the anime.

However, you'll get over Laharl once you realize just how much has been packed into this game. All of the side worlds and secret battles can log you 200 hours easily. The game, like the original, is insanely fun to pick up and play. The gameplay is intuitive and addictive, and isn't alienating or confusing at all. It's just really, really fun. The script seems a little cheesy at times, but that's Adell for you. True to his word, never backing down from anything. It's just his style. :P Alot of it will have you laughing out loud. There is still alot of quirky humor, and plenty of story to keep you entertained and never wanting to put down the controller. Once again, if you like anime, this game has a familiar overall anime feel to it. With all of the extra features offered, you've got alot to do.

It's a game you can just pick up for a few minutes, and proceed a little at a time. Or you can sit there for days, and enjoy freedom of choice, and pursue whatever you want. Unlockables, new classes to add to your roster, boss battles, new items and weapons, new worlds and maps, power. This game has everything the orginal had, but better, and more. The fun factor is what will keep you coming back. It's a very deep and engrossing experience, and worth whatever you end up paying for it. It's worth every penny, just for the main story alone, and the additional content is just incredible.

Keep in mind that strategy rpgs are a bit different from other rpgs. With Strategy rpgs, you're on a kind of grid system on each map. You must move your characters from the base panel to strategically clear each map. Your characters can team up, stack on top of one another (up to a tower of 10 characters, which can be thrown one by one), or perform special attacks depending on class, and weapon. Story driven characters have special attacks of their own. Really, you can pretty much endlessly power up a character into a god if you commit to it.

If you've never played a strategy rpg, or if you're already a fan, this game will definately satisfy you, as it is arguably the king of strategy rpgs. If you can only get one, this is the one you want.

An Excellent Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Play as Adell, a youth who has sworn to defeat the Demon Lord who transformed his once-fair homeland into a Netherworld.

The entire theme, from graphics and sound to the dialog, is humorous and fun. Nothing cutting-edge, but it's nearly perfect for what it is.

Combat is turn-based strategy, and somewhat more polished than the original: you can cancel/change nearly any actions you've chosen for any of the characters any time before you execute.

Leveling up your equipment in the item world has gained more depth, with the Dark Court, Mystery Room, and Innocent Town. The Dark Court gives characters Felonies, which in turn boost experience gained. The Mystery Room can contain any number of possibilities, from randomly altering your item level (good or bad), to stores selling things you can't buy anywhere else. The town in the item world has a version of the Assembly that allows you to boost your item in various ways... To list a few of the new things available there.

More bonus areas and characters to unlock, more skills, improved and better balanced combat system, and a story that's as good as the first (Disgaia, which was great)... Have fun!

Completely Mind-Blowing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. I would recommend it to anyone. I have played for over 100 hours, and I still haven't experienced everything this game has to offer. I'll take a moment to list off the reasons why this game is amazing.

1. Sprites. Who doesn't love sprites?
2. Everyone's a demon. How cool is that?
3. The fourth wall recieves a blow from a sledgehammer.
4. You get bonuses for felonies.
5. You get subpeonas for the funniest things such as: existing, being a loser, having too high a stat, having too much money, etc.
6. Nothing in any culture is sacred in this game. They poke fun at everything.

The strategy aspects of the game are also incredible. You can combo, team attack, even form a tower of folks and rain down blows on the enemy. The Master and Student system is also quite neat. Any character can learn any technique, as long as they are the master of someone who has it.

In conclusion, it's a great game, and should be played by anyone who has an appreciation for dark humor and good strategy gameplay.

Better than the first Disgaea!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you liked the first Disgaea you will just love the second one! The game builds upon all the strong points of the previous game. Now instead of taking FOREVER to get powerful characters you can achieve characters like the archer, ninja, etc. much quicker. The main characters are still hilarious, and I love the fact that you get to see Laharl, Etna and the gang again in this one. (Go Prism Rangers =/).

Once again the plot isn't too twisted, but it is enjoyable.

Back to the game play though, its similar to the old one, but you have more options. For one, you can JOIN the Dark Assembly. In the item world you can not only level your item, but go to an assembly, improve the luck of your item, and purchase items such as alcohol and bombs to influence the assembly.

There is also the new addition of the subpoena. These are felony charges that your characters receive based upon too many murders, too much hp etc. etc. These are "medals of honor" in the demon world, and allow your characters more prestige, not to mention they once again make you want to go to the item world. Another bonus, you can transfer the bailiff for your subpoena onto your item, so you can get a felony charge, and level your item at the same time.

This game is a fabulous addition to any gamer's collection, and I highly recommend it! Enjoy!

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought Disgaea when it first came out and thought it was great. Fun, funny, and with many long hours of game play. When 2 came out, I was excited. It didnt let me down.
Many features were improved from the first game. The assembly is much more wieldy now. The item world is more controlled. And the battle are more challenging. They also removed the ridiculous overpowered character aka angels and majiin that took forever to unlock and only obssesed players get em.

Fun Game with near Infinite Replay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I had really hoped that Disgaea 2 would continue where the original Disgaea had left off. As with others, I really found Laharl to be an interesting if perhaps obnoxious anti-hero. In Disgaea 2 however, we've been given a true hero to save the humans with guest appearances of many of your favorite characters (assuming you spend the time to unlock them).

Being a strategic RPG, this game can be as simple or deep as you want to make it. With a first play through it is likely that you won't utilize every class, overly abuse the item world, take full advantage of the dark assembly or get anywhere close to maximizing your gear or characters. This game even has multiple endings, you can literally invest hundreds of hours into this game and perhaps see half of what it has to offer.

While writing this review I have logged nearly a hundred hours into this game and am on my fourth play through. The original Disgaea could require some serious marathon gaming sessions to get perfect items out of it, and fortunately this requirement is pretty much gone now. You can have much more bite sized sessions and still make good progress towards getting the top ranked gear.

For anyone who enjoys SRPGs, if you haven't checked out any Nippon Ichi games you really should give at least one a try. Disgaea 2 has taken a lot of my favorite elements from the previous games and integrated them into a cohesive game. I am definitely looking forward to Disgaea 3, but it may be hard for them to top the humor, depth and breadth of this title.

Disgaea 2

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

Disgaea 2 yeas and nays

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The item world is a lot easier to get through than what it was on the first Disgaea. It's also easier to get bills passed in the dark assembly. I don't like having to wait to create new charectors. But the story line and the new charectors are just as good as the old. And I love the opening music video!

Where did my comical evil go?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoyed the first game. The depth of play was ridiculous. This one just didn't deliver as fun of an experience for me. They would have been better off rebranding it as a non- Disgaea game.

Most the fun ,for me, with the original was the cartoon sociopath cast. This new main charcter was too nice. Laharl was a fun character to play and I didn't have the same attachment to Adell.

If you like the tactics style gameplay from the first game then you will still enjoy this one just don't get your hopes up about revisting old characters. Good game just not a great sequel.

No Laharl makes me upset....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 71
Date: August 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It seems Lahrl from Disgaia 1 is not the main character in this game. As that stands, it makes me upset because I liked that character and how funny he was. The storyline is ok for this game, but as a said previously, i preferred it's predecessor, Disgaia.

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