Disgaea 4

[Tobi]

Combo Attack

Consecutive attacks by everyone on a single enemy!
If multiple allies attack a single enemy during the same turn, it'll
become a "Combo Attack". The more the number of combo
increases, the more the power of attacks rises. Different from
Team Attacks, [it's OK?] even if long-range attacks such as bows
and magic increase. If they're used, even powerful enemies won't be
frightening!

The more combos connect, the more the power rises. 100 million
damage too!

Complete beating by everyone!


I also like the changes with Tower Movement and Tower Lifting. And yea Kaisha, you can Magichange with Combine Monsters, the weapon will be huge when magichanged with combined monster. I imagine Combined Monster, then Magic Changing with it will be pretty nice damage wise, maybe?

[Tobi]

65 new Screenshots http://www.andriasang.com/e/gallerie...4_screenshots/

Nippon posted these Sprite comparisons on their site, along with the Limited Edition pics and Bonus Items in Disgaea 4, can find them all here http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/201...ite_vs_sprite/

[Priran]

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/6...428112view.jpg

no censorship here folks, move along

[Lucavi]

C'mon man, there's plenty to rag on, but this is not any of it. You want tits, we've still got Nekomatas and succubi.

[Priran]

You want tits

[Tobi]

Page 1 translated from the new Dengeki info posted yesterday.

World Outlook

Since the beginning, people have been afraid of "darkness".
Vampires, werewolves, zombies, ghosts, etc...

Its shape differed depending on the land, but the strong fear
towards "darkness" brought the power that binds people's hearts
and judges their actions. It was certainly a necessary evil.

However, in the present day after civilization developed, war,
murder, fraud, and disasters due to errors are rampant. Thus,
people are fearing people's actions more than "darkness".

This starts from the prison "Hell" that is the base of the
Netherworld. This is the story of world reformation that took
place over many worlds.

[Tobi]

Page 2 translated from new Dengeki info posted yesterday

The protagonist is a vampire who doesn't suck blood!

Having once pushed the limits of atrocities, the protagonist
Valbatoze who is nicknamed "tyrant". However, having stopped
sucking blood after a certain incident, he, who lost his magical
powers and was downgraded to the trifling job of "prinny
caretaker", becomes the protagonist of this work who plots world
reformation from hell. Below, we shall also introduce the profiles of
the ones who surround him: Fenrich, Kazamatsuri Fuuka, and Prinny.

Valbatoze, CV: Suzuki Tatsuhisa
"My name is Valbatoze!! For the purpose of beating into shape this
world that has been corrupted by your negligence, I have come
from Hell!!"

A vampire who works as a prinny caretaker in the Netherworld
prison, "Hell". He had once been pushing the limits of atrocities and
was well known by the second name of "tyrant". Because he forbid
himself from drinking humans' lifeblood after a certain incident, he
is currently unable to release his magical powers.

He was downgraded to the trifling job of prinny caretaker because
of the decline of his powers, but he does not regret his own act.
(Furthermore, replenishing his nourishment from sardine instead of
blood, he is taking a liking to sardine as excellent nutritional food.)

He is a demon, but (or is this the reason he is a true demon?) he has
an obsession towards fulfilling agreements and promises and hates
illogical things. He has beliefs peculiar to him and evil aesthetics. For
the purpose of reformation against the corruption of the rotten
government of the Netherworld, he rises up against it.

Fenrich, CV: Hatano Wataru
"Please set an example. [Make that appearance when Your
Excellency fights with the current rotten government an example
for all demons?]."

A demon (wolf) youth who serves Val. Adoring Valbatoze, he swears
loyalty. He shows respect and calls his master "His Excellency Val".

He currently disguises himself as a prinny caretaker together with
his master. He is cunning and tells lies with a calm face at times,
but those are all for the sake of His Excellency Val. Every day, he
schemes of propelling his master to the position of ruler of the
world.

Kazamatsuri Fuuka, CV: Mimori Suzuko
"As expected of my dream. It looks like the happy ending is close
too!!"

A girl middle school student who has lost her life because of some
reason. She herself does not seem to remember, but it seems she
has committed crimes in her lifetime and has fallen into hell. She
should have become a prinny, but because there was insufficient
"prinny skin", she ended up receiving the halfway treatment of
wearing a hat.

Completely unaware about her own death, she conveniently
interprets things in the Netherworld and Hell as "a dream I am
seeing" and behaves as she pleases. Additionally, because of her
powerful assumption of "I can do anything if it's in my dream!", she
also displays inhuman abilities at times.

Prinny, CV: Majima Junji
Underling demons who are extremely common in the Netherworld.
The souls of humans who have committed crimes fall into hell and
wear a "prinny skin". After being thrown into a prinny base in Hell,
they will be shipped to the Netherworld and Celestia.

Atoning for their crime through harsh labor, they await for the
time of their next reincarnation. Their personality differs by the
individual, but basically, they are irresponsible. Lately, souls that
commit crimes and fall into hell are surging and the number of
prinnies tends to increase in proportion to that.

[Tobi]

Official site up now http://disgaea.jp/4/index.html

[Lucavi]

Okay okay, you want flat-chested pixels. My bad!

[Tobi]

Sub characters

Warrior male
In the Netherworld where there are many who like to fight, there
is the job called "warrior" that fights as a living. "Warrior" refers
to those who have made a contract with the god of war,
"Grandell". They wander from place to place in the Netherworld as
mercenaries and they train every day. Using light equipment but
possessing a strong defense due to their body hardening ability,
they also excel at the use of close-range weapons such as swords.
Their existence is indispensable in the Netherworld where there are
many turmoils.

Warrior female
Although demon girls possessing the talent of a warrior is rare, if
those who have the qualities desire it, they can be taken in as a
pupil by a teacher. There are many teachers who are female
warriors who have retired and the pupil are called "liebe". The
teacher and the pupil spend their lives of just the two of them
during their time of training. To thoroughly teach the battle skills
and the survival skills, only one pupil is taken. Perhaps because of
the strict training, the determination handed down by their teacher
seems to also be inherited through generations and generations.

Professor
Professors who studies "demon science", which is scarce in the
Netherworld where magical power is mainstream. The "demon
science" that they specialize in is the technology that independently
developed in the Netherworld based on the "science and technology"
that was transmitted from the human world in the distant past. It
is evolving every day thanks to the researchers, but there are
unknown domains even today. Thus, their pursuit of knowledge does
not stop either. They are also the eternal searchers who search
for the path towards truth.

Game Flow

Events
The story will advance through events that advance with
conversations. Dialogues that are amusing thanks to dot characters
and bust illustrations with many moving expressions will unfold.

Base
Unique and convenient facilities are assembled in Valbatoze's and
company's headquarters, "Hell". The purchase of weapons and
items, the recovery of damage, the creation of new allies, and
battle preparations can be performed.

Battles
You shall repel the enemy by making use of not only attacks with
weapons and magic, but also of unconventional commands such as
"lift" and "throw" and of your own insight.

Basic Battle System

Team Attack [coordinated attack]
If there are allies around a character who executes an attack on
the enemy, they will assist during the execution of the attack. This
is "team attack". Moving characters while thinking about
coordination with allies is the basics of combat!

Combo Attack
During a turn, if allies are executing attacks against the same
enemy, combo attacks will come into play. The higher the number of
combos against that enemy gets, the more the power of the
attacks will grow. In other words, the more you increase the
number of attacks that increases as allies participate in attacks,
the more merit there is.

Lift and Throw
Human characters can lift and throw nearby characters and
objects on the map. As a way of moving to get to a place that
cannot be directly walked to, as a way of evasion to keep
troublesome enemies away, as a way of unconventional attack at
times... With the ability to apply this in various situations, battle
tactics expand!

Throw Receive
If a character or an object is thrown at a monster... they'll be
received and returned towards the direction the monster is facing!
They'll be sent flying towards [the direction of the target?]. If it is
joined together with team attacks, it'll be an [important element
that will make it?] possible to engage with formidable enemies too!

Tower Attack
If you execute "lift' with multiple people, a human tower will be
built. You can attack the enemy with the completed tower. The
attack power increases depending on the number of people
participating in the tower! It's a method of attack that is pleasant
to look at and thrilling.

Magichange
By executing a command called "Magichange" that is only available
to monster characters, the monster will transform into a weapon.
A character equipped with a Magichange weapon will be able to use
unique skills and will be able to acquire the valuable benefits that the
monster possesses.

New Battle System

Union
A command newly added to monster characters, "union". If it is
used, two monsters will unite and become a single gigantic monster.
Not only their appearance, but their abilities, attack range, and
throw receive distance will also grow bigger. They become much
more reliable!

Tower Movement
It seems that human towers made by using "lift" have become able
to move while maintaining that state. Towers bend and start to
move like inchworms!

Tower Lift
It seems like it has become possible to lift characters and objects
using human towers. They'll even be able to reach things such as
treasure chests that are in places that are hard to reach!

[Insanecyclone]

In Disgaea related news.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/...-january-2011/

January 2011

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[Kaisha]

I'd be all over that shit if it had a $15-19 PS3 PSN release also, but that ain't happening with NIS' usual pricing schemes.

[Tobi]

I never did play the first Prinny game, anyone else play it? And is it worth playing?

[Kaisha]

Only played the demo, but it felt like Ghosts n' Goblins to me primarily thanks to no air control and high difficulty level.

[Tobi]

Oh shit, looks like you can play as fucking Asagi, I'm sold now.

[Elcura]

Oh shit, looks like you can play as fucking Asagi, I'm sold now.

This. Fuck you NIS.

[Kiarax]

I never did play the first Prinny game, anyone else play it? And is it worth playing?

It was pretty fun but fucking ridiculous at the same time. Although would probably be just fine if you played on casual mode where you don't die instantly. NEVER DID BEAT THE FINAL BOSS. RAGED SO HARD AT THAT MOTHER FUCKER.

[SephYuyX]

It was a hard game even on casual, I dont think I ever beat it.

[Tobi]

I'll probably still try it on hardest mode... Just to see how it is. I have a good idea who final boss is, well between 3 people. Regardless though, it's a must play for me now that I know you can play as Asagi.

[Kiarax]

It is honestly not as bad as people say difficulty wise throughout most of the game. A couple of the stages are just fucking ridiculous though, but the way the game works means each stage changes depending on what order you do them in. Just doing them in the standard order listed had a couple of absolutely dumb stages that had a fucking ton of straight up trial and error. I really enjoyed the boss fights on Hell's Finest difficulty though. Most of them didn't feel like you got cheated out of a death, but the final boss... oh God.