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Amir0x

Banned

• Aug 20, 2006

• #1

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GAME INFO
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Developed By - Nippon Ichi
Published By - NIS America

Ship Date - August 29th, 2006
Website - Link
Price - $49.99 (Amazon, Ebgames)

REVIEWS

Edge Magazine UK - 7/10
EGM - 7.17/10 (Average)
Hardcore Gamer Magazine - 4.5/5
Play Magazine - 9/10
Gamezone - 9/10
Eurogamer - 9/10
eToychest - 90/100
Deeko - 8.5/10
Game Revolution - B+

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STORY
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Amazon said:

In the peaceful world of Veldime, humans rarely encountered monsters. That was until Overlord Zenon cursed the land and all who reside within. With the curse in place, the humans became monsters and ravaged the world. It is up to Adell, the last remaining human, to oppose Overlord Zenon's tyranny and restore peace and harmony to Veldime. In Disgaea 2, players will take on the role of a young fighter named Adell and travel the netherworld to defeat the evil overlord Zenon. Battles will take place on a 3D grid based field. During combat, players will take turns between the enemy to move and attack. Key Features Geo panel based strategic battle system Lift & throw with stack attacks Dark assembly/court system where the sinners are praised All-new animated sequence with vastly improved 3D environment Over 100 hours of sleepless game play

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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DISGAEA 2
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(3.) BIG TITS, PEDO ART, HUMOUR SRPG

(big tits)

(pedo art)

(humour srpg)

(2.) STAT WHORES PARADISE

(stats)

(stats)

(more stats)

(1.) DARK COURTS, COMBOS, GEOPANELS - OH MY

(Dark Courts)

(Combos)

(Geopanels - oh my)
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CONCLUSION
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BUY THIS GAME.

 

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momolicious

Member

• Aug 20, 2006

• #2

OMG I NEED THIS

I HAVENT BEATEN DISGAEA 1

~ANYONE have that wallpaper of the japanese cover? i love the japanese cover over this one

i dont think i need to worry about this being hard to find since its now NIS america publishing whew

 

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jj984jj

He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.

• Aug 20, 2006

• #3

 

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FateBreaker

Member

• Aug 20, 2006

• #4

I liked Disgaea a lot but never finished it. For whatever reason.

Same thing with La Pucelle.

Same thing with Phantom Brave, except I didn't like that as much.

I didn't bother with Makai Kingdom. Should I? And will Disgaea 2 be just a lot like Disgaea 1?

 

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Alts

Member

• Aug 20, 2006

• #5

I've been playing through the extra stuff in Disgaea again as I wait for this. Is there an art book out for this game like they did with the last, or are there any plans for it?

 

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momolicious

Member

• Aug 20, 2006

• #6

yes from reviews it is very similar to Disgaea 1

and in a review i read that some higher res sprites? i dont see em

 

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Amir0x

Banned

• Aug 20, 2006

• #7

Alts said:

I've been playing through the extra stuff in Disgaea again as I wait for this. Is there an art book out for this game like they did with the last, or are there any plans for it?

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If you ordered at NIS America's site previous to August 2nd, you would have got an artbook with it. But if you still pre-order from the site, you get a soundtrack, the manual data, and the Prinny cursor. So it's still worth it

 

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MoxManiac

Member

• Aug 20, 2006

• #8

I've been reading a sampling of some of the additions..this game is going to be frigging deep! I can't wait! Disgaea is addicting enough as it is.

BTW, double jump's guide for the game is over 600 pages!

 

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momolicious

Member

• Aug 20, 2006

• #9

on 4chan someone posted the zip folder for the prinny cursor :d

 

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trancejeremy

Banned

• Aug 20, 2006

• #10

On the down side, apparently the voice actress for Etna (who really stole the show in the original) is different for the sequel.

 

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Teasel

Member

• Aug 20, 2006

• #11

nice to see the summer drought is over! ^_^
anyway... are you sure this is published by atlus because i don't see the atlus logo anywhere and instead i see a big nis america logo

 

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Amir0x

Banned

• Aug 20, 2006

• #12

Teasel said:

nice to see the summer drought is over! ^_^
anyway... are you sure this is published by atlus because i don't see the atlus logo anywhere and instead i see a big nis america logo

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Hey, you're right... I guess it's being published by NIS America themselves. I really didn't think to check hard because the first game was published by Atlus.

 

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keeblerdrow

Member

• Aug 20, 2006

• #13

Amir0x said:

Hey, you're right... I guess it's being published by NIS America themselves. I really didn't think to check hard because the first game was published by Atlus.

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The reason Atlus published the first one is because NISA didn't exist when Disgaea came out. The popularity of the game caused the opening of NISA and the pumping out of N1 goodness.

 

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Kreed

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #14

Another Nippon Ichi game to spend an enormous amount of time on. I can't wait.

 

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bjork

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #15

I've never played the first one, but I bought it like two years ago or something. Should I try it?

 

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Amir0x

Banned

• Aug 21, 2006

• #16

bjork said:

I've never played the first one, but I bought it like two years ago or something. Should I try it?

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It's definitely for an extremely small niche of gamers, but if you like it at all you'll really love it. I'd certainly try it out. Disgaea I is one of my favorite games of all time

 

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MrDaravon

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #17

Already ordered the gamer set from NIS (the one that had everything but the manga) and got in with the artbook. It's sad that I own all of these games (Makai, Disgaea, La Pucelle, Phantom Brave), and haven't beaten any of them I got a ways into Disgaea and it was great, but it's just time consuming, since I keep getting distracted. I should at least force myself just to get through the main game on that one.

 

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Musashi Wins!

FLAWLESS VICTOLY!

• Aug 21, 2006

• #18

why is it getting so-so scores from the better sites?

 

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Amir0x

Banned

• Aug 21, 2006

• #19

More of the same, a very hardcore game with limited appeal

 

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MrDaravon

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #20

Musashi Wins! said:

why is it getting so-so scores from the better sites?

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Probably the fact it appeals more to the niche gamer (anime stuff, stat grinding, etc). Sequels that are very similar also seem to sometimes score not as well in print mags (see DW, etc), which maybe the case here since there's been several NIS games out now that look and play (somehat) similar.

Edit: See what I get for having a more wordy post? :lol

 

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Musashi Wins!

FLAWLESS VICTOLY!

• Aug 21, 2006

• #21

I thought Disgaea did really well with the press though, and none of the follow ups really were as compelling. I hope this is more like the first released game.

 

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mug

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #22

Ohhhh shit. Gotta get this one. I only rented the first one and I'm kicking myself that I forgot about it. I'm definitely going to pick this up.

 

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Prospero

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #23

This game can't come out soon enough--I've already cleared my schedule and pre-ordered it from Amazon with two-day shipping. With any luck I'll get it on August 30. (I didn't know about the bonuses for pre-ordering from NIS America--on the other hand, by the time I put in the hours I'm planning to, I'll have heard the music so much that a soundtrack CD would be useless to me.)

I liked Phantom Brave fine enough (though it's arguably even more broken than Disgaea 1), but I want my grid-based gameplay back.

 

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Spire

Subconscious Brolonging

• Aug 21, 2006

• #24

Spire need Disgaea badly.

 

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Baryn

Banned

• Aug 21, 2006

• #25

DON'T THINK BUY

BUY

BUY

BUY

BUY

BUY

 

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Suikoguy

I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions

• Aug 21, 2006

• #26

Musashi Wins! said:

I thought Disgaea did really well with the press though, and none of the follow ups really were as compelling. I hope this is more like the first released game.

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That's what it appears like from the reviews i've read so far

 

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sprsk

force push the doodoo rock

• Aug 21, 2006

• #27

Game is pretty awesome btw.

 

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Suikoguy

I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions

• Aug 21, 2006

• #28

Himuro said:

Have fun leveling up to level 9999.


zzz.

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I do love your updated tag

 

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SatelliteOfLove

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #29

Himuro said:

Have fun leveling up to level 9999.


zzz.

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Don't you belittle my stat whoring gem of a game. :lol

I've preordered "the medium" from NIS America, hopefully it ships without incident and quickly.

 

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Alts

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #30

Amir0x said:

If you ordered at NIS America's site previous to August 2nd, you would have got an artbook with it. But if you still pre-order from the site, you get a soundtrack, the manual data, and the Prinny cursor. So it's still worth it

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Thanks Ami. I'll look into that.

I'd like to see less of an emphasis on grinding as a necessity, and more of the exploration of the item world and leveling coming naturally. Cave of Ordeal 3 HAD to have been designed with grinding in mind.

 

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madhtr

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #31

Amir0x said:

Hey, you're right... I guess it's being published by NIS America themselves. I really didn't think to check hard because the first game was published by Atlus.

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Atlus does, however, still distribute all NIS America games.

 

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Sumidor

Member

• Aug 21, 2006

• #32

I'm on the fence with this game. I bought Makai Kingdom, played it for a few days, but just couldn't fully get into it. Also, I don't think I was playing the game right. But I think i'll be renting this game and give it a go.

 

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Amir0x

Banned

• Aug 22, 2006

• #33

New english language screens from IGN in anticipation of this awesome games release:

(go go Ranger Pirates!)

(oh no, Ninja Pirates!)

 

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LevelNth

Banned

• Aug 22, 2006

• #34

NISA translations > *

And seriously guys, is there anything better than a court of penguins? Too awesome.

 

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cae

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #35

Power Rangers... Ninjas!... Pirates!!... NINJA PIRATES!!1 SOLD

 

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Crazymoogle

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #36

cae said:

Power Rangers... Ninjas!... Pirates!!... NINJA PIRATES!!1 SOLD

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you said it

Hell, I love how the game has to announce it too. :lol :lol

 

theosi

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #37

more the same.............................?


SOLD!~~~

 

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Lain

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #38

Those screens are awesome awesome. I can't wait for this game.

 

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Tanukid

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #39

Hmm, I think I'll pass on Disgaea 2 one for now. I haven't had time play through the first one, and from what I hear it's a very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very long game.

But the screens definitely make the game look more promising.

 

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explodet

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #40

BLUUUUUUUUUE!
YELLLLLLOOOOOOOW!

 

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{Mike}

Banned

• Aug 22, 2006

• #41

600 pages strategy guide...is that a record? I think so.

 

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Amir0x

Banned

• Aug 22, 2006

• #42

Btw, as an aside, anyone know what happened to Odin's Sphere? Shown behind closed doors at E3, and still not revealed. Supposedly it had like the best 2D graphics ever!

 

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Danj

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #43

Eurogamer is reporting that the PAL version of Disgaea 2 (due out in October from KOEI) is going to have some preorder bonuses too:

Eurogamer said:

Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories is also due out on PS2 this autumn, and the UK version will offer a choice of a Japanese or localised Western voice-acting track, and will also come bundled with a soundtrack CD. Pre-orders will net a limited edition artwork book.

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Jumpman Jr.

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #44

So the sequel features d00ds, Rangers, grid play, attacks while stacked, 600 page double jump book, more dark councils, geopanels...

sold.

And I agree, the followup games (and prequel) were fun but never matched Disgaea's charm.

 

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velvet_nitemare

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #45

{Mike} said:

600 pages strategy guide....

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i said wow

 

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WalkMan

Banned

• Aug 22, 2006

• #46

Amir0x said:

Btw, as an aside, anyone know what happened to Odin's Sphere? Shown behind closed doors at E3, and still not revealed. Supposedly it had like the best 2D graphics ever!

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It's hidden away like Disgaea PSP.

 

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Reilly

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #47

I'm buying this day 1, but won't play it until after I get the first one.

 

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Alts

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #48

That 600 page doublejump figure may be a bit inflated. The few doublejump guides I've seen use page sizes significantly smaller than, say, your average Prima guide.

Even accounting for that, it's still an enormous number.

 

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Sabaku Ika

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #49

I forgot about this game. So many good PS2 and DS games coming out this fall and all are long and depthinous. I might as well put my 360 in a closet until January.

 

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MoxManiac

Member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #50

Tanukid said:

Hmm, I think I'll pass on Disgaea 2 one for now. I haven't had time play through the first one, and from what I hear it's a very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very long game.

But the screens definitely make the game look more promising.

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Disgaea is only long if you decide to do the post-game content. The game itself can be easily beaten in 30-35 hours.