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Disgaea 5 Complete |OT| Welcome to the Statistical Playground
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Are you an SRPG fan? These games definitely aren't for everyone, even fans of the genre.
Well, he has a Fire Emblem avatar.
I really liked D1, couldn't get into 2-3 and never bothered with 4.
The story so far in the demo is trash. Maybe if I could overlook that part and get deeply invested into the systems but the main reason I liked D1 so much was the refreshing story. Back then it was quite novel!
12 hours from now.
I think it was also kind of flash-in-the-pan on the story front. It's hard to recapture that sort of angle again so the immediate sequel goes a more mundane route and the later ones just go outright zany.
Yeah, I know a ton of people who aren't fans of the genre in general, but like the FE games, or FFT or Tactics Ogre as one offs.
The stories are nothing to write home about, especially compared to some of the greats in the genre. Some do enjoy them, but I find that more fans of the series like it for its gameplay offerings and the story grows on them(purely anecdotal). I couldn't stand 2 of the main characters in this one, but glad I got through it because it definitely has the most open ended gameplay of any game in the genre. A lot more than even previous games in the series. You have to play Disgaea for something completely different than FE/FFT.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
How is the story in this game overall?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
nonsensical anime schlock with some weird absurdist humor elements
Disgaea 1 has a great Story. Shame the sequel Story wise are inferior to the first
Yeah the story, at least for me, is throwaway shlock. I like the characters in 5 though. But it's the gameplay that matters. The systems and leveling are so deep and engrossing.
TheGamingBox
Banned
i dont get where this idea of disgaea 1 having the best story came from, all the sequels besides disgaea d2 have way better stories
Lee Chaolan
Member
I think it's long gone by now.
it's only on the nis america store and they sold out a week ago. sometimes stuff goes back on sale on occasion - i think that's how their wishlist system works as it should alert you to it. but if you wanted it to play right now you're probably not in luck.
Never seen more truth in 1 post. Though that's partly due to the competition not being very stiff lol. Maybe Jennifer. Dunno why they keep bringing the same characters back every game but won't touch her and Mr. Champloo
BOOM!
Now I'm conflicted. Since I couldn't find a game shop with a LE here in Seattle, I need to figure out how to get the game. I love physical editions, especially with that cover art but I have $67 in eShop credit leftover from the nasty breakup between me and my Wii U.
KingGreasy
Member
It went live on the eShop at 12am. Wasn't sure if that would be the case. That's nice
Oh wow that's unusual. They usually only do that for first party games.
That's not how you spell Flonne
Came here to post! Just bought and downloading now
So I managed to get my buff characters with those evility setups (took me a while because I was so lost coming back into this after all these months) and I'm not able to equip all unique evilities as I need to kill Carnage Dark (who I haven't killed yet) to unlock the final evility slot and my buffer characters are to weak to land a finishing blow, unless there's some overpowered strategy I'm not remembering lol.
Been watching this video who has the exact setup you used and it looks like I can get away with not using Cursed Dance, will try later today and see.
KingGreasy
Member
Same here. Just remembered the game was coming Tuesday and checked before going to bed. Never played Disgaea before the demo. Liked it so bought it
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
A ton of disgaea 5 reviews have suddenly appeared on youtube btw
So, just noticed a few things that were not in the demo for obvious reasons, the special content NPC. I see there's a set of weapons, 1 million money, and some extra scenarios. Will taking the weapons and money ruin my experience? I always prefer to play the game as it was meant to be without any advantages.
Worthintendo
Member
So whoever is the publisher for this in Australia can get stuffed, retail version has been delayed till June 2nd, can get it on the eShop this week but was really wanting to get the boxed copy >.<
This is like the 3rd time a 3rd party Switch game has been delayed by a few weeks in Australia for no reason at all
I just want something big and beefy to play on my Switch at the moment
This is like the 3rd time a 3rd party Switch game has been delayed by a few weeks in Australia for no reason at all
I just want something big and beefy to play on my Switch at the moment
DarthHomer
Member
So whoever is the publisher for this in Australia can get stuffed, retail version has been delayed till June 2nd, can get it on the eShop this week but was really wanting to get the boxed copy >.<
This is like the 3rd time a 3rd party Switch game has been delayed by a few weeks in Australia for no reason at all
I just want something big and beefy to play on my Switch at the moment
Yeah, I feel that. The distributor has something of a history with doing the same thing with just about all the NIS stuff they bring out here, and it's frustrating.
Worthintendo
Member
Like I really really want to support the local market, but if stuff like this keeps happening I'm just going to order from Amazon or Ozgameshop going forward :/
DeuceGamer
Member
Yea, it seemed like I got a little more than I would have from Zelda, which is nice.
Agree. In this day where everyone wants to throw everything in a bubble mailer and could care less about damage, it's worth paying a little extra for good packaging to me.
The money makes it easier to buy equipment and consumables; but the good stuff is locked behind the shop levels, so you have access to low level stuff and a lotta money so money is fine to pick up if you really want
the weapons themselves aren't that great so you can pick em up aswell
the extra scenerios contains the dlc chars; those however are overpowered for super early game;
the weapons they come with super strong for early game. You can always pick up the extra dlc characters if you really want to play them and un-equip em for a more fair experience. the map themselves are quite easy though, good for leveling up, the leveling goes up by 5 every chapter you finish, so it starts off at lvl 5 goes to 10, 15, 20 etc
KenzinFive
Member
Aw hell, I could have downloaded it last night and brought my Switch to my job to get started after work ended. Oh well, just a few hours more.
Birgitte2004
Member
The level shown is that of Killia, not your highest guy.
I have the 3rd stage / world unlocked now, poison something. Last night I spent about two hours unlocking new classes! They're the Thief, Gunner and Magic Knight, I think. I'm terrible at remembering their names.
So, I'm wondering if I should keep unlocking these new classes or continue on with the story. I have no problem with grinding, but I'm not sure if it's efficient this way. I'm also starting to out level the mobs in the current zone and I'm not sure if that is a big deal.
So, I'm wondering if I should keep unlocking these new classes or continue on with the story. I have no problem with grinding, but I'm not sure if it's efficient this way. I'm also starting to out level the mobs in the current zone and I'm not sure if that is a big deal.
TheGamingBox
Banned
did anyone else get a update for the game?
When I first was going after Carnage Dark, I had to use combo attacks to be able to take him out. It definitely is really hard. If you can get him whittled down with your main squad, make 6 generic Archers and attack with them in turn. Their Support Attack will boost the combo up to 3x and then use your character that needs the slot to get the finishing blow. I'm not sure if Tower Laser works or not. The first turn, just turtle behind the base panel with either a really strong character or a throwaway. He'll port to you, then next one he should hit you and give a bunch of debuffs. After that bring out archers, use a Professor to buff your support unit and go to town.
I can give more specific advice if I know just how much of his hp you can do in 1 hit.
Play however you want! With the Cheat Shop you can always make the story enemies higher level to suit your levels. You can't really mess up your game and it takes a lot to out level 20*. For pure efficiency I would say to figure out a few characters that you want to use forever(I made a long post with suggestions yesterday) and do your unlocks on them via sub classing. You get all unlocks from a class's levels that way.
**If anyone feels the desire to grind story levels, don't. Something I completely forgot about - Item World enemies have a fraction of the stats that story enemies do, and give the same xp per level. That's in addition to leveling up whatever item/weapon you're in. The maps near the start of an item are usually small and easy to navigate too.**
Incitemaybe
Member
Tried the demo and thought it looked good but I still can't tell if I'd like this game overall.
$60.....I just don't know. I usually buy games digitally except for games I know I won't like over the long term/just want to try for a short period but this seems like something that, if I did end up enjoying it, I'd want digitally.
How are some of you "I've never played Disgaea before" people liking it so far?
$60.....I just don't know. I usually buy games digitally except for games I know I won't like over the long term/just want to try for a short period but this seems like something that, if I did end up enjoying it, I'd want digitally.
How are some of you "I've never played Disgaea before" people liking it so far?