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Author How much of a time suck is Disgaea?
Preston Crawford

2005-10-29, 7:31 pm

I know it *can* last hundreds of hours, but is that long it HAS to
last? Reason I ask is because I'm a huge strategy RPG fan. However, I
got into strategy RPGs first starting with Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
(I know, late to the game), then Fire Emblem, then Tactics Ogre all for
the Gameboy Advance. I owned a PS2 once and played some La Pucelle
Tactics on it and liked it, but found I didn't have enough time to get
deep into it. Now with the news that there's going to be a Disgaea 2 I'm
REALLY tempted to go pick up a copy of Disgaea, while it's still
possible to get one at my local game store, and then when I have the
money in 2 weeks get a PS2. I'd love to finally play Disgaea. I'd love
to play Disgaea 2 this summer. And there are a couple other games like
Katamari that I'm interested in.

But I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. If Disgaea 1 will
require me to invest hundreds of hours, then I may not ever get through
it as (and this is the reason I've been through strategy games on the
GBA multiple times per game) I generally don't have much time to play
console games. Maybe an hour a day. So I wouldn't want to buy it if I
ould be impossible to make progress without playing more often. Any
thoughts?


Preston
Junkyard Willie

2005-10-29, 7:31 pm


"Preston Crawford" <me@prestoncrawford.com> wrote in message
news:slrndm77r7.n1l.me@serpentor.cobrala...
quote:

> Reason I ask is because I'm a huge strategy RPG fan.

quote:

> I generally don't have much time to play console games. Maybe an hour a

day

I'd recommend Front Mission 4 or Gladius if you are looking for solid
strategy-RPG games that aren't as time-consuming as Disgaea; they're both on
the cheap rack now, and very engaging games.


Preston Crawford

2005-10-29, 7:31 pm

On 2005-10-29, Junkyard Willie <junkyardwillieNOSPAM@tekken.cc> wrote:
quote:

>
> "Preston Crawford" <me@prestoncrawford.com> wrote in message
> news:slrndm77r7.n1l.me@serpentor.cobrala...
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>
> day
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> I'd recommend Front Mission 4 or Gladius if you are looking for solid
> strategy-RPG games that aren't as time-consuming as Disgaea; they're both on
> the cheap rack now, and very engaging games.


I've played Gladius. I found it okay, personally. I want something fresh
and new.

Preston
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