It's Disgaea, again...but, is that so bad?
posted by Urganite (AKRON, OH) Sep 29, 2006
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While I gave this game an 8 rating, if I had to rate the game in terms of originality of content, I might end up giving this a 4 or 5, because the game is essentially Disgaea with new graphics (and some old graphics). This game might deserve an even higher rating however, as it's yet another example of what tactics RPG's can be, but generally aren't. It only earned the lower rank due to its lack of more unique gameplay elements compared to the first Disgaea.
As with other Nippon Ichi games, the graphical style is the same, and high enough quality to be appreciated, though the same sprites have been recycled into this latest NIS game as have been used in Disgaea/Makai Kingdom. The dev time seems to have been very short as the first Disgaea's engine was also reused, and the reuse of these elements seems to have given NIS more time to dedicate to splash art inclusions at various points in the game, though I have to wonder if they weren't just trying to rake in more money from the current Playstation hardware iteration before it becomes outdated. The translation seems to be off again; NIS games in English seem to be rewritten quirkier than they actually are in Japanese, and I am not sure why this is. Thankfully, the Japanese soundtrack is again included as an option in the game.
The storyline is decent though lacks cohesion, occasionally reaching out toward the nonsensical as far as character behavior, similar really to a low budget manga. The music is not poor, but like other NIS games, could be much better, if they didn't use the same composer for every game. Graphically, the game is Disgaea, meaning it's 2D and sprite driven. Though the sprites are very good viewed from that perspective, they are the exact same sprites...not much of the sprite work is new. Though I can't claim to have finished the game yet, I don't expect to be seeing many new character classes. As far as gameplay, Disgaea 2 still delivers the same tactics type game experience as its predecessor.
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