Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance

1. Here4aMoment

   Oct 6, 2015

   10

   Regarding an issue that seems to be bothering some: don't give the game a negative rating because it crashed on you-- it's not the game'sRegarding an issue that seems to be bothering some: don't give the game a negative rating because it crashed on you-- it's not the game's fault it's the fault of PSN/NISA. Give them a few days to fix the issue before you condemn the game to a bad rating.
   
   For poorer folks like me who have very little money to go around Disgaea 5 is a godsend. With the wide selection of characters, and the numerous variations with classes, and the fact that they can all go to level 9999; this game lasts a very very long time. You never run out of places to battle either since the Item World randomly generates itself, with each randomly crafted stage providing a new selection of strategic ways to tackle it. It takes a while to get the basics down and expand on the overwhelmingly massive amount of selections to choose from but you'll have plenty of time to prefect your playstyle since this game can support itself for hundreds of hours. You can quite literally build your own army from scratch and use them to conquer every obstacle in your path. Customizing every aspect of each individual soldier along the way, from colors, to voices, to stats and weapons, there are an endless number of combinations for you to experiment with. For those willing to put in the time you'll find yourself beaming with pride at the army you've raised from rags to riches.… Expand

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2. I_AM

   Oct 24, 2015

   10

   I am impressed. excellent combat system, beautiful graphics, nice music. a lot of skills, recruits have level up, many weapons. Good ideaI am impressed. excellent combat system, beautiful graphics, nice music. a lot of skills, recruits have level up, many weapons. Good idea implementation.Very like a combination of 2-3 characters. that's cool.… Expand

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4. ZetaMan1

   Oct 7, 2015

   10

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   One of the best Disgaea's out there, and has a lot of new features that will make you spend over 200+ hrs. Some of the new(No Spoilers)
   
   One of the best Disgaea's out there, and has a lot of new features that will make you spend over 200+ hrs. Some of the new features are, you can send units to explore netherworlds to get items and prisoners, give classes a sub weapon, go beyond a characters natural evilities, an Innocent Farm that allows you to store and grow your innocents, and many more. Like many other Disgaea games out there, this one is focused on revenge, with a somewhat more mature story. Without spoiling the game, the story follows Killia and teammates on getting revenge on Lord Dark. I would say this is a must buy if you like tatical games that also require a little grinding.… Expand

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5. eruciform

   Feb 27, 2018

   9

   ** OVERALL 8.5/10 ** Gameplay 9/10 - Creativity 8/10 - Music 9/10 - Visuals 8/10 - Characters 7/10 - Plotline 7/10 - Emotional Engagement 7/10** OVERALL 8.5/10 ** Gameplay 9/10 - Creativity 8/10 - Music 9/10 - Visuals 8/10 - Characters 7/10 - Plotline 7/10 - Emotional Engagement 7/10 - Replayability 10/10 - Difficulty */10
   
   If you’ve played the other Disgaea’s, definitely give this one a shot - while the characters are oddly non-Disgaeaesque in a weird way, the gameplay is a refined version of previous episodes. In particular, the transition from phase to phase, even the grind of the post-game, was much smoother.
   
   If you like Studio Trigger stuff in anime, the feel of this series is very Kill La Kill and Gurren Lagann.
   
   And if you like to grind, this is grinder’s heaven. It’s not necessary to complete the regular plot line of the game, but if you want to, there’s a HUGE post-game as well as new-game+.
   
   If you haven’t played one, then the closest game to Disgaea is Final Fantasy Tactics. At least in gameplay, but not spirit and character - that’s something truly unique to Disgaea. It makes you feel like you’re cheating. Really. It “lets” you do things that you wish all the other similar games would, even the ridiculous ones. Toss characters around. Undo movements of characters and receiving a heal in the corner. Wear 3 pairs of shoes. Level unrestrainedly. Almost limitless control over item features and strengths. That and the characters and situations are crazy and funny. It’s always a good time.
   
   Gameplay is smooth and the controls are very fluid. It’s a strategy game, so it’s not like you need fast reflexex, but there are places where you can grind and do the same battle over and over for varying reasons, and you can generally count on a menu system that makes sense and has lots of shortcuts, so that you can select things repeatedly.
   
   It’s a fairly creative and interesting work that they build. Maybe I’ve seen too many Disgaeas, so it’s not super different from previous ones, but it’s still memorable.
   
   The music is a real strong suit. Not quite as good as wanting to listen to it outside the game and after I beat it, but there’s a large selection of music, and you have control over what music you want to hear in your base or Item World, including a random medley of songs you choose.
   
   Visuals are cute. It’s not mind-blowing graphics in the epic and artistic sense, but character designs are really well done. It’s deliberately cartooney but well drawn. Both animated sprites and cut scene detail drawings. Have to take a point off for fan service though. All women are exploding-boob barbie types. Yeah they’re literal Succubi, but still, can’t we at least include normal women as well? Yeah the Thief and Archer aren’t sexualized, but that’s about it.
   
   Characters are a mixed bag. Some were fun, some were weird but interesting, and a handful were just annoying. Other than Sera (who is annoying but has her moments), most main characters are cool, though. However, the antagonists are pretty rough and shallow.
   
   Plotline’s interesting but nothing to write home about. It’s a series of excuses to get into battles. Don’t look for anything as deep as the actually interesting FFT plot line.
   
   Emotional engagement is mainly pretty low but it has a couple hard-hitting moments.
   
   The replayability is very high, as there’s both a post game and a new game plus. And with the amount of things to play with even in post game, you can keep from being bored even when grinding, as there’s always more than one thing to work on or do.
   
   Difficulty is a bit hard to place. There’s a literal sliding scale difficulty setting in the game that you can shift around, but that’s generally for deliberately raising levels in some places to grind and bring people up in stats. You can’t turn it down “below normal”. I’d say that 80% of the game is fairly easy, though there are a few surprisingly difficult stages. The post-game also is not that hard in the challenging-stage sense, it’s a minmax game where you do somewhat easy things many times and build up some new skill or stat that will move you forwards. If you’re not high enough level, it’s hard. But you can grind for a while and then breeze as well. I did every Carnage World level with basically one solo character, except for the end bosses. But I was very overpowered by then.
   
   Overall, it’s an addictive and deep game. If you like battle strategy, definitely give this whole series a shot.… Expand

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6. Themadcow

   Dec 4, 2015

   9

   Another year, another instalment in Disgaea but this time there's a few mechanics that really add a new dimension - squads in particular are aAnother year, another instalment in Disgaea but this time there's a few mechanics that really add a new dimension - squads in particular are a great idea. Yeah, the graphics aren't a quantum leap forward from PS2 but it's never been about graphics with Disgaea and all about the gameplay which still delivers in depth and volume. I never usually buy DLC but felt somewhat compelled in D5 just to get Laharl and co in my team.… Expand

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7. Shiftian_Be

   Nov 2, 2015

   8

   My first Disgaea ever, even though I've ben gaming near two decades with RPG's being my main genre.
   It is overwhelming to say the least, theMy first Disgaea ever, even though I've ben gaming near two decades with RPG's being my main genre.
   It is overwhelming to say the least, the depth of the combatsystem (the shear potential of options), the levelcap (9999 for characters, 500 for items), the line-up of allies (100+)...
   It is turnbased and takes place on several set and random boards on which you position yourself, which adds more strategic elements to the game.
   That being said I would summarise its bad points as being too cartoony, a horrible and boring story and the most annoying thing about it being the fact that a game like this, taking 100's of hours to fully complete, has one combat- and one menusong.. You can feel your braincells killing themselves.
   
   Anyway, nothing Spotify can't remedy.
   
   I'd advise this game to any strategy-gamer!… Expand

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8. taroko

   Oct 16, 2015

   0

   Stopped playing after 5 minutes.. the display system is poorly-implemented orthogonal and the sprites look like they're from a terrible indieStopped playing after 5 minutes.. the display system is poorly-implemented orthogonal and the sprites look like they're from a terrible indie game. Not up to the production quality I expect from PS4 games. Sprites don't pop off the background so it's hard to distinguish them. Voice acting is absolutely awful. Tutorial does the actions for you, which is always annoying because you have no control and are just watching a video at that point. More JRPG tropes, this is why the genre is dying.… Expand

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