If people didn't grow up playing Disgaea since its iteration on the ps2 then at least this game will give people a perfect opportunity to jump into the series. I remember when the game first came out for the ps2 and how incredibly hard it was to actually find, but thankfully with the game released in so many different formats there are no shortage of ways to play the first Disgaea but more than anything, this sounds like the most definitive way to enjoy the first game in the series. Hopefully people getting into the series for the first time will get their enjoyment out of this game and everything it has to offer.
I like the quirky humor the games have. And since 1 was where Flonne (my favorite character) first appeared, it holds an even more special place in my heart. I just love Flonnes air headed personality
yeah, but no more random equipments with higher stats at the shops.... such a shame. Sure you can grind other stuff so you can make weapon stronger, but once you do have some you can already by a better weapon. That's the downside to me with the 5th game. Well
you can wait a long time. Steam 20 euro for the first game after 2 year release there... so when ps5 is getting closer you might be able to get it. well patience patience for you i guess
Great video dood! I was interested in Disgaea 5 on switch but passed. Your videos will make it much more accessible to get into Disgaea. Your right that it was very overwhelming when I saw gameplay.
@@JRPGCentral just a did you know fact. "Dood" means "dead" in Afrikaans. Although I haven't played game and don't know if it makes a difference to the game lol
@@shyguy2046 Prinnies finish their all their phrases with "dood", and they're spirits of dead criminals trapped in a penguin like body. So it could work as a reference to that I think. However the "dood" thing is only present in the English localization. The original Prinnies actually have a different dialect, using a lot of "-su" in-between or at the end of certain words. For example, the word "Surprise!" would sound something like "Su-prai-su!" in Prinny dialect.
What a great fair and balanced review. I usually expect people who get free copies of games to shill a bit, but as someone who has done everything there is to do in the game two times over, your review gets my seal of approval. You hit the nail on the head with what this release offers.
Similar to your first experience, when I first tried Disgaea (for me it was the third game) it all felt very overwhelming. I could create my own characters from the very start and with little to no knowledge on the series I was very lost on what to do. I didn't exactly tried learning it because I was more interested on other games (I got Disgaea 3 for free through PS+) but maybe I'll give it another try. I thought it just wasn't my kind of game. Anyway. Great video, as always. Keep it up!
Very good review, again loving the focus of the rpg and jrpg games and a few on the PS4 I see on your back catalog :). Again very well done, like the fact you not only go over to what you like an love but ALSO what you found issue with, what you felt was flawed. Hoping the frequency increases but going to sub in good faith as the love and passion is easily seen an I just have to hope these detailed reviews can increase over this an next year :) Got to reward real fandom when that fandom has good sound, good editing and good review structure :)
Hey! Thank you for the kind words man. I know my frequency of uploads needs work, but I’m working on it! I’m actually working on a pretty big project I’m excited about, so stay tuned!
@@JRPGCentral Your most welcome :) you have a good mic obviously and good editing an writing skills and the rpg jrpg games need all the love it can get in the world of games as online services or the cancer that is free to play... so yea getting you more active is terrific :) but life cna happen no doubt :). Ill look forward to the projects you have coming up like most of us subs :). all the best
I dabbled in the end game with the psp but the amount of grind for some of the stuff is ginormous. Even something as "trivial" as leveling a character past the 6000+ mark becomes a time sink (and not very fun). The math on those unlockables is simply staggering. Hey at least no mtx!
@JRPG Central sadly what I don't like about the game is that they where too lazy to up date the backround sprites when they where going through memory and kept them the same as the ps2 version.
Raul Rojas nah, I've played 3-4 and D2 was the game that I invested the most time in. I definitely want to try the original game that started it all considering I love D2. However I'm not paying 50 bucks I'll wait until it goes on sale.
I’ve never played disgaea before. I’m probably not going to get it though. I’ve got way too many other games to play. Also I kinda need an interesting story to play through a strategy rpg.
Noticed this, and 5, are both on sale through the Switch e-shop and I'm very tempted to pick one of them up. Haven't played the series at all though, would you recommend this or should I just pick up 5 instead?
@@JRPGCentral Yeah that's what I was thinking. Hopefully the rest of the series appears on Switch too but I think I'll start at the beginning of the series. Thanks for your opinion!
Which Disgaea game should I play next?
JRPG Central Disgaea 4. You must learn the power of sardines.
Highly recommend Disgaea D2 and Disgaea 2! DD2 is the direct sequel to Disgaea 1 bridges D1 and D2
I would totally recommend 5
disgaea 2 :>
My faves are 1,3,5. But I really want a new release of 3!
If people didn't grow up playing Disgaea since its iteration on the ps2 then at least this game will give people a perfect opportunity to jump into the series. I remember when the game first came out for the ps2 and how incredibly hard it was to actually find, but thankfully with the game released in so many different formats there are no shortage of ways to play the first Disgaea but more than anything, this sounds like the most definitive way to enjoy the first game in the series. Hopefully people getting into the series for the first time will get their enjoyment out of this game and everything it has to offer.
I certainly did!
I like the quirky humor the games have. And since 1 was where Flonne (my favorite character) first appeared, it holds an even more special place in my heart. I just love Flonnes air headed personality
I would have picked this up, as I enjoyed the PS2 original years and years ago. 49.99 is pretty damn steep for such an old game though....
wenchwogg I wish it was cheaper too, but at least you get a ridiculous amount of content compared to most regular games on the market.
or you could just get Disgaea 5 cheaper, which has even more content than the original disgaea
I also own the original and $50 is just insanity. When the price drops down to something reasonable i might pick it up for $10.
yeah, but no more random equipments with higher stats at the shops.... such a shame. Sure you can grind other stuff so you can make weapon stronger, but once you do have some you can already by a better weapon. That's the downside to me with the 5th game. Well
you can wait a long time. Steam 20 euro for the first game after 2 year release there... so when ps5 is getting closer you might be able to get it. well patience patience for you i guess
Great video dood! I was interested in Disgaea 5 on switch but passed. Your videos will make it much more accessible to get into Disgaea. Your right that it was very overwhelming when I saw gameplay.
Thanks dood! I really hope more people get into the series because it eluded me for far too long!
Played the psp version. Wanted to buy this day one, but the $50 price was the deal breaker. $40 would have been the perfect price.
It literally goes on sale for 20$ on the regular
I’m very disappointed you didn’t say “dood” even once in this video. For shame.
Gotta delete the video now...
@@JRPGCentral just a did you know fact. "Dood" means "dead" in Afrikaans. Although I haven't played game and don't know if it makes a difference to the game lol
@@shyguy2046 Prinnies finish their all their phrases with "dood", and they're spirits of dead criminals trapped in a penguin like body. So it could work as a reference to that I think.
However the "dood" thing is only present in the English localization. The original Prinnies actually have a different dialect, using a lot of "-su" in-between or at the end of certain words. For example, the word "Surprise!" would sound something like "Su-prai-su!" in Prinny dialect.
What a great fair and balanced review. I usually expect people who get free copies of games to shill a bit, but as someone who has done everything there is to do in the game two times over, your review gets my seal of approval. You hit the nail on the head with what this release offers.
Man, thank you!
Great video. I started playing disgaea 5 last month on switch and I ended up really enjoying the series. I'll definitely consider getting this game.
Similar to your first experience, when I first tried Disgaea (for me it was the third game) it all felt very overwhelming. I could create my own characters from the very start and with little to no knowledge on the series I was very lost on what to do.
I didn't exactly tried learning it because I was more interested on other games (I got Disgaea 3 for free through PS+) but maybe I'll give it another try. I thought it just wasn't my kind of game.
Anyway. Great video, as always. Keep it up!
I didn’t know Disgaea 3 was ever free on Plus. Hate that I missed that. Thanks man!
Me after this review: gonna add this game to my ps4 games list!😆 thank you so much for this great review! I really appreciate your review!💕😆
Very good review, again loving the focus of the rpg and jrpg games and a few on the PS4 I see on your back catalog :). Again very well done, like the fact you not only go over to what you like an love but ALSO what you found issue with, what you felt was flawed. Hoping the frequency increases but going to sub in good faith as the love and passion is easily seen an I just have to hope these detailed reviews can increase over this an next year :) Got to reward real fandom when that fandom has good sound, good editing and good review structure :)
Hey! Thank you for the kind words man. I know my frequency of uploads needs work, but I’m working on it! I’m actually working on a pretty big project I’m excited about, so stay tuned!
@@JRPGCentral Your most welcome :) you have a good mic obviously and good editing an writing skills and the rpg jrpg games need all the love it can get in the world of games as online services or the cancer that is free to play... so yea getting you more active is terrific :) but life cna happen no doubt :). Ill look forward to the projects you have coming up like most of us subs :). all the best
You pretty much sold me on this game. Very nice work on the video. ^.^
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the game as much as I did. :)
One of my favorite games ever made by far. I would even rank it higher than MGS3.
Blasphemous hahaha
I still didn't beat disgaea 2 but I'm playing disgaea 1 PC lol
Great video for people wanting to get into the series.
Nice review. Personally though I love the soundtrack! It's one of my all time favorites. The in-game music player gets tons of luv from me:)
I dabbled in the end game with the psp but the amount of grind for some of the stuff is ginormous. Even something as "trivial" as leveling a character past the 6000+ mark becomes a time sink (and not very fun). The math on those unlockables is simply staggering. Hey at least no mtx!
Glad you got a code. I’m a big rpg fan and would love to see your channel grow and get big
I dont mind playing these on different systems its one of my fave series
Awesome video! 😁 this looks like a blast
I really want to play Disgaea 1 again but I won't until I've beaten Baal in Disgaea 5 Complete: I've been trying for 5 months already 😓
Just keep doing your best! You can do it!
Just GRIND
Love this series, it’s great to see others supporting it!
Take a sub, you earned it 👍🏻😁
Thank you!😄
I haven't played any Disgaea game before but I'm kinda interested after seeing this review, I might give it a try later on! :D
Favorite character will have to be Aetna and your welcome and keep on doing what you're doing.
@JRPG Central sadly what I don't like about the game is that they where too lazy to up date the backround sprites when they where going through memory and kept them the same as the ps2 version.
Thanks for the review!
Awesome review ! However I don't think i will get the game unless its on a super sale in South Africa.
Great review. Thanks!
I'm waiting for a Phantom Brave ps4 release 🙏
Love your content, thanks for this review!
Thanks for watching!😄
Really good review. Thank you
Thank you!
i want the guided fate paradox for switch! :(
I have too many games to play now, but I’ll pick it up when it’s on sale
2 years later and no price in change...
@@isaiahhernandez2589 it’s been on sale a lot if times actually
hahaha, the guy said he beat the game in 60 hrs. I was 100 hrs in and barely brush mid game.
"i enjoyed the story but didnt like the way it way going in the last third". me in disgaea5 in a nutshell
Just play 5 and watch the story segments of 1 on youtube.
i kinda want that artistic upgrade tbh
What a great review :D
Thank you! :D
Is a great game, but sadly disgaea 5 kinda makes this game Obsolete.
Raul Rojas nah, I've played 3-4 and D2 was the game that I invested the most time in. I definitely want to try the original game that started it all considering I love D2. However I'm not paying 50 bucks I'll wait until it goes on sale.
I find Disgaea 5 really boring honestly
IF YOU LOVE ETNA THAN THIS IS A MUST BUY ^^
I’ve never played disgaea before. I’m probably not going to get it though. I’ve got way too many other games to play. Also I kinda need an interesting story to play through a strategy rpg.
but this is a funny story. however you do have different endings. you're missing a great gem... well bye
Wow, you have A strong ninja 2:56. My characters are not even half as strong.
I can't believe you called the soundtrack "ho-hum" :_(
I’m sorry!😂 I do really like some of the music.
Noticed this, and 5, are both on sale through the Switch e-shop and I'm very tempted to pick one of them up. Haven't played the series at all though, would you recommend this or should I just pick up 5 instead?
I think either one would be fine! I'd personally start at the beginning, though.
@@JRPGCentral Yeah that's what I was thinking. Hopefully the rest of the series appears on Switch too but I think I'll start at the beginning of the series. Thanks for your opinion!
Is this a bit like Fire Emblem on the wii? That was a great game.
am I the only one that prefer the ps2 sprites?
I believe everyone play this game because Etna is so hot.
Too accurate
Can i still unlock Plenair in 1 complete i need a good gun user
Is this the same thing of the NDS version one?
Disgaea 1 and 2 psp ed
Disgaea 4 demo ps4 and disgaea d2 ps4
Disgaea 5 on ps4
I think disgaea d2
Why do you call it disgaia? It’s disgaea, DIS GAY A
It’s actually not. If you read the Japanese kana, it’s “ディスガイア” (Dis-guy-uh)