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Five_X2011-01-16 12:39:16

I just heard my friend mention that Disgaea is a good game, and I've heard others make the same sentiments, so here I am. I sincerely hope I don't fail too hard.

Hey, this is by NIS. They made... I dunno.

There's a sort of intro image, and once it scrolls to the bottom, I get to the menu screen. Wow, it's bare. Time to start...

Scenery Gorn!

So, a demon King died, and his demon kingdom is full of usurpers getting all up in his old kingdom.

"Prince!" Why yes, I am ready to party like it's 1999, thank you.

Damnit, I'm not an effeminate '90s musician. Apparently I'm some dude in a coffin who won't wake up. Nice dungeon, tho. Likin' the flail.

I get woken up by a pink haired girl who points a gun at me. I like this place already...? That makes me wake up, for sure. Aaaaaand, it seems this girl very well may want to kill me, THE GREAT LAHARL!

I can really sympathize with this guy. I mean, why does it seem that everyone who tries to wake me up wants to kill me?

So this girl is pretty happy to deliver the news that King K has died. Died thirty-five minutes- er, two years ago.

I'VE SLEPT TOO LONG!!!

Ar har har. "The Netherworld has gone to hell."

So we've gots to stop some demons from taking over our throne, because we are LAHARL! Also the girl's name is Etna. Good to know. Names are nice.

"Episode 1: Prince of the Netherworld"

Well, I'll start that one later, and leave you with this introduction.

...Seriously, this LP is completely blind. I have no prior knowledge of this game.

Comments

SKJAM Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 21st 2011 at 8:35:45 PM

Enjoy! Just watch out that you don't accidentally lose your last person in the Item World, as that can result in a lot of wasted time.

IniquitusTheThird Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 21st 2011 at 11:24:54 PM

I heard someone describe it as a 'game in and of itself', which I guess is sorta true.

Have you passed at least one 'more expensive items' bill in the Dark Assembly? It's definitely worth it, and with the money from the Item World, you should be able to buy high-grade equipment for ust about everyone.

Also, this is good! Keep it up.

IniquitusTheThird Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 21st 2011 at 11:26:16 PM

Ooooh, forgot to mention: you actually have to equip the levelled-up item onto Laharl for the first stage. It's nothing big, but can slow you down if he's your top fighter.

Five_X Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 21st 2011 at 11:35:21 PM

No worries, Punchmaster and Aristotle and Socrates can win most levels by themselves.

And yes, I've passed a "more expensive items" bill. It was actually the first one I did, since I really wanted better equipment.

nightwyrm_zero Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 22nd 2011 at 6:44:26 PM

Trying to figure out how to get those color combos are the best part playing in item worlds.

arbane Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 22nd 2011 at 11:26:49 PM

I'd argue making your own Infinity Plus One Sword is the best part, but the color combos are a lot of fun, too.

Deathonabun Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 22nd 2011 at 11:35:13 PM

It's always fun to mess around with scouts and their color change in there.

Five_X Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 23rd 2011 at 11:05:32 AM

Funny thing is, it's impossible to make an InfinityPlusOneAxe, since the lefeling up also makes the axe's Hit subtraction increase, beyond that of higher tier axes. Can I attach a Resident with a Hit increaser to it to balance that out?

arbane Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 25th 2011 at 1:52:24 AM

IIRC, the trick with axes is to use mostly special attacks with them - they always hit. (That might be just for Disgaea 2, though.)