By now you all should have heard the rumors that a DS version of Disgaea was on the way, and the Internet has finally gotten its clammy talons on the Famitsu page that confirms it. What we know is that the game will be a port of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (or Afternoon of Darkness if you have the PSP version) and ... well, do you we need more? It's Disgaea!
Actually, one question that needs answering is this -- how are they going to fit that much game into one little cart? I fear that compromises may have to be made, vis-a-vis the voice acting department. Maybe they can cram it all in, but if not, that would be a real shame, as Disgaea's voice work was pretty entertaining and helped flesh out a witty, if ludicrous, script. Nevertheless, I'm not one to complain about NIS making more sales -- God knows those guys deserve it.
Speaking of more, two further NIS titles have been announced for the DS. The first is a game called Jigsaw World, while the second is going to be of great interest to old school tactical RPG fans with long memories. That game is Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. Ring any bells? Anyone?
Sadly, I never got to play NIS' musical RPG, despite the fact I badly want to, so this is news that's even better than Disgaea to me. Being an original PlayStation release, hopefully there's no question of Rhapsody being ported without hindrance, and I will finally get to indulge my love of RPGs, quirkiness, and musicals in one fell swoop. What a glorious day!
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2:50 PM on 03.06.2008
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I'll love Atlus forever!
Pirates "hunt for sunken treasure on the ocean, ocean," and, if I am not mistaken, "when they get sunburn they put on lotion, lotion."
Mountain men are, in fact, "big and strong and always shouting."
My life is going to be over when this comes out.
Also, I could do without the voice acting. Sure it's icing on the delicious cake that is Disgaea, but it's the gameplay and writing that makes it great.
SRPG's are an aquired taste but the pure insanity of the cut scenes and the epic cuteness of Flonne and Etna makes this game a must play.... or else
I also want totem poles stacked up from the bottom screen into the top one.
But Rhapsody? Wow, who dredged that one up from beyond the grave? I'd love to play that game again, without having to have Lvl 2500 Maijins to take down Marjorly.
im going to buy it again for on the go, then i'll get home and play it on my ps2 and play the ds one while im in between turns.
I'm a little disappointed that this is just a port of Diagaea 1 since I have it for the PS2 and PSP. I was hoping it would be a prequel or some sort of side story. Oh well...
Also to those asking: The traditional limit of a DS cart is 1 gigabit (128MB), though new cards can push 2 (256MB). I don't know if this is a hard limit because of addressable space or something, or if it's just a limit of production technology, and Google's not being friendly because it throws links to (Shh.) when I try to ask it.
I'm just thinking back right now to Pokemon and SimCity on DS and, damn, the save times ALONE are probably going to destroy this one.
Why in the world would you sell your PSP when the best Disgaea version is on it?
And uh, good for DS owners I guess, I couldn't get into Disgaea, to grindy and not nearly as funny as people made it out to be.
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It definitely would be a shame if they nixed the voice acting. It was the only thing that made the dialogue even remotely entertaining. :p
Even if you cut the voices and mangle the music you've still got a mountain of graphics.
I suppose, at the very least, it'll be interesting.
haha
i still remember when angel studios put 2 entires cd in 1 resident evil 2 for the n64...con cg inclued..
Ke no salio el port de PSP hace poco??? Sera ke no vendio bien??? =P Pero bueno, NIS, despiertenme despues del port para celulares, N64, y SEGA Genesis... BITCHES
I remember hearing about Rhapsody when it had come out, and wanting to buy it. I even saw it at EB and fry's. Shame I never got around to it, but at least I have a second chance!
It's gone multiplatform. It's really not that big a deal.
Now all we need is for them to port Disgaea 3 to [s]a good system[/s] a system I own...