GameInformer gives Disgaea 3 an 8.25 (Second opinion: 8)

[burnfist23.livejournal.com]

Concept: Tell an amusing, cute story that constantly breaks the fourth wall and isn't afraid to poke fun at nerd culture

Graphics: This is getting embarrassing. The art direction is great and all, but this would look at home on the PSone.

Sound: The music is more hit-and-miss than in previous Disgaeas, but when it's good it's great. Do yourself a favor and turn the voiceovers to Japanese - the English ones are on par with crappy anime from the '80s

Playability: A few interface tweas make the intimidating complexity easy to absorb

Entertainment: It's still enjoyable, but Disgaea's level grinding forumla is starting to get stale.

Replay Value: Moderate

I'm actually surprised that GameInformer didn't really penalize Disgaea 3 for it's graphics. I expected most gaming magazines to drop Disgaea 3 to 7 or even 6 because of it, so it's a nice surprise that it at least scored over an 8. But I do disagree on their opinions on sound since Disgaea 3's music is probably the best out of the Disgaea series for me (Third best out of all the NI games I've played) and though Mao might take a bit of time getting used to at first, the voice acting, like in most NI games, is really good, especially Geoffrey/Jiiya and Raspberyl.

Comments

[charmwitch.livejournal.com]

I think everyone's voice acting is great save for Mao. IDK I don't see the appeal of Vic Mignogna but that's just me. I'm satisfied with the score it received.

[burnfist23.livejournal.com]

I do too. I mean I wouldn't mind a Disgaea 4, but I hope NI puts Disgaea away for awhile and focuses on a new project. I think that's part of the reason why I liked Soul Cradle.

[legalstep.livejournal.com]

Technically the level grinding is optional..in a sense.

[shinhawk.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty good score. I think they gave Disgaea 2 the same score. Also, I don't really see how level grinding in ANY game cannot become stale.