Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice - Playstation 3

I don't write reviews at all for things I purchase on Amazon so if I'm writing this then I have a reason.This. game. is. epic.Yes, it's good. But what I mean is that the battle system, items, characters, EVERYTHING is so huge and deep that this game has more to offer than not only any other console game and most MMOs on the market today. I'm not saying it's the greatest game, I'm saying in terms of scope there are VERY few things that can rival this.Now I will start to list random good points about the game in no specific order:Voice acting - I was about to cringe when I was preparing to hear the voice acting for the first time because there are a lot of times when Japanese media is brought over to the U.S. and the voices are murdered, but I was pleasantly surprised. The VO work is amazing in English. I even recognized some of the voices from various anime and other game work. I like the voices so much I have yet to switch over to the Japanese track and coming from a guy who usually does switch over, THAT'S saying something.Battle system - deep, deep, deep. I must say the battle system for this game is incredibly deep, so much so that there's so much to talk about I will only say it's awesome.Story - Some push the story aside for being stupid, but I beg to differ. It's so unique and so different that it's what everyone has been asking for - something new. It's not serious at all, it's just fun and crazy. The Overlord's Son, Mao, wants to defeat his father because he stepped on his game console and game he spent 4 million hours on. Oh and it all takes place in the Netherworld......which is one giant school. Long story short - it only gets better as you go along. If that isn't unique, then I don't know what is.Items, character choices, customization, etc - again, words cannot describe how much freedom you are given in this game. Choose some classes you like, give them weapons and armor, choose their skills, kill things. It's unbelievably massive.Visuals - in a day and age dominated by all the latest 3d graphics, it's a nice change of pace. Colorful, crisp 2D graphics with a little bit of 3D in the mix. It looks beautiful.There are a few bad things about the game....Lack of explanations - I must say they don't explain enough to you in the tutorial of the game. There's so many things to take into consideration when making all the choices around the game that sometimes you have no idea what will happen or what's the point of something. It's never too bad though as you might be able to figure it out, or heck it may even be in the manual, but I haven't opened it so I don't know.Scope - yes I said the scope of this game is amazing, but for some it will be too much. There's just so much to do and see that not everyone will be able to do so. This really is personal preference though. I love the scope and depth of this game, others may run away...far away.Various battles - Some battles are just downright annoying. There are very few 'normal' maps when there isn't some sort of 'catch' to the battle(high ground, geo panels, high walls, super small maps, etc). Instead you are forced to fight on something new almost every fight which can keep things interesting, but others times I was just hoping for something...simple. Then there are downright cheap enemies and attacks. Enemies with super high dodging ability, enemies that hit 4-5 of you guys at once from across the pacific ocean if they felt like it, and many other things. To make it worse they might throw anywhere from 1-20 of these guys at you. Like I said, keeps things new and interesting...but sometimes you just want....simple.All in all, you won't find a game for this price(I got my copy for $30) that offers this much. It's amazing how much content is on this disk. 9999 lvls, 30+ classes AND monsters to choose from, DLC, extra missions, 20-30 hours main story mode, customizable classes, weapons, etc. If you've been looking for an RPG that will last you a long time then look no further. This game might just last you a lifetime.

NISA is known for releasing 2 types of games: completely substance free anime fan service based RPG's, and Disgaea.The Disgaea series has become a flagship for a reason. The games are cute and simple to learn, but offer endless depth and complexity in the battle system and character customization options. This is not to say the Disgaea games don't have a fair amount of moe-based fan service, but simply that people who aren't necessarily the biggest fans of anime may still find pleasure in this game.As a series, Disgaea's style can be explained quite simply- you have a hero, a stupid story (really bad in this one), a simple quest that is always launched from a hub (the netherworld, a small town, and in this- the Netherworld Academy), a few party members you pick up along the way, a horde of monsters that you can create, an item world to strengthen any type of item, and finally some sort of voting system to further your progress.All 3 Disgaea games are faithful to this formula, but Disgaea 3 seems to take it to the highest level. Improvements and changes include the ability to bribe, bomb, and drug the student council members to get them to approve your changes, a classroom to fit your heroes/monsters and interact with them, a class world to buff up specific monsters, and of course, high definition graphics.The game can be beaten easily in about 30-40 hours, but if you want to truly dig deep (and earn all of the trophies) be prepared to put at least ten times that amount into this game!If you are unfamiliar with the SRPG genre, here is a brief explanation. You control characters on a grid. You move these characters into strategic positions so that you can gang up on enemies and take them out before they can get to you. Combat is turned based with the player moving all of their forces first then choosing to end their turn and the AI follow suit. Defeated enemies and ally healing both result in experience points for that unit. Units level up and get stronger during battles and carry their levels through the entire game. Unlike the Fire Emblem series, defeated characters are A-OK in Disgaea- they just can't be used until you go back to the hospital and revive them. In Disgaea, battles can be repeated any number of times so characters can level up before continuing the story. It should be noted however, that any story-based characters that were in the battle will be replaced with lesser monsters if the fight is repeated. Another thing that sets Disgaea apart is the fact that, even though the odds may sometimes be stacked against you, the AI controlled team possesses no special, game breaking, unfair ability that you do not. You can make all of the same monsters for your own army and use all of the same attacks- the only exception of course being Boss character special moves (though more often than not, Boss characters join your party afterwards).To cut this review short and move on with my life all I can say is hurry up and buy this game, its incredible and you will not be disappointed. If you love long games, there is enough meat here to keep you playing for hours on end. If you don't, you will find the main story to be just long enough - and the game can be beaten without the endless hours of grinding about which many RPG haters complain.

Good game

I had no idea what to expect with the series outside of a MANGA-like RPG?The intro is long and VERY MANGA (and very JAPAN-ANIMATION) musical that manga fans will delight in. This game is obviously FAMILY FRIENDLY with a lot of teen drama as you may see on Teen Sitcoms today.Story centered around the top student in an Evil Academy who hopes to usurp this father's (the Dean) status and power by doing whatever he has to to succeed (and for a bad guy you can get any worse than becoming a HERO).PLAY-ABILITY: This should be enough to delight younger fans and for us veteran gamers, I would say you will have a GREAT and FUN time replaying a game with such an uncanny charisma and nostalgic playing style of old such as retro greats: Final Fantasy Tactics, Ogre Battle, Ogre Tactics, and even moreso Vandal Hearts.VOICE-OVERS: Are well done and I did not find them as annoying as the background music after 2 hours (you can modify this in the settings).GRAPHICS: They are retro and charming and their is nothing wrong with that, given the genre and atmosphere (akin to the Addams Family) it is not surprising.

Todo un clásico que no encuentras ya en tiendas físicas, muy graciosa la historia y los personajes.

Siguiendo la base de sus dos versiones anteriores, el juego está bastante entretenido y tiene una carga de comentarios absurdos que le dan la magia que tenía la primera edición...Además, eso de que el mejor alumno del instituto sea el que nunca hace los deberes y el malote es el que nunca se los olvida, creo que es un buen detalle. ^^

I love the Disgaea series thank you.