But you might be right that it’s just personal preference speaking here. Also curry is a plot point for one character and I'm not sure why you think it's a huge focus of the story, it's not. If you're looking for a game that you can grind for over 200+ hours to break the game, then D5 is what you're looking for. As someone new to the series, I loved the hell out of 5 and logged way too many hours. I might take you up on your play both suggestion. I will be recording a complete playthrough of this game, and this is the intro. Any thoughts? I also didn’t think the story was better like others say. Disgaea 5 Complete > General Discussions > Topic Details. Let's Play Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance Part 67 - Sinful Fortress, … But that's the only difference I know.thanks! ‘Disgaea 4's story is politics...but with sardines.’ Is exactly the impression I had of Disgaea’s 4 story, so you got me there haha. It's kind of like saying that Disgaea 4's story is politics...but with sardines. Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance (魔界戦記ディスガイア5, Makai Senki Disugaia 5) is a 2015 tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software, and part of the Disgaea series. Absolutely not my game. Content wise, I think Disgaea 5 took a major step back. As old and cliched in itself the saying is, you really can't judge a Book by its Cover here. Disgaea 4 Complete+ announced For PS4 and Switch. That seems.... counter-productive to me. and better humor. Disgaea 5 Complete is an early and substantial release for strategy / tactical gamers, and is also the most 'Disgaea' game many will have played. 5-2 (Episode 5: The Angel of Avarice – Lost Dignity) 5-4 (Episode 5: The Angel of Avarice – Ruin Coaster) Chapter 8. Some are more likeable than others (I liked 4's cast a lot). Which I seem to be completely mistaken in. The next entry in the long-lived Disgaea series, Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance will be arriving in North America and Europe in the fall of 2015, exclusively for the PlayStation®4! Well, dood, does bigger equate to better? We're introduced to our hero, who wants nothing to do with being a hero. Red magnus destroys my will to play the damn game. I skipped pretty much every single cutscene in D5 after the first couple stages. Instead of trying to be super original all the time they take absurd characters and run with them. For me 4 was okay until the last chapters where it pretty much just s*** the bed. I agree with you to a point, the D4 cast has a lot going for them, but I don't think D5 is quite cliche. Wow, thanks for the opinions everyone! I’ve never played a Disgaea game before, but I’m already loving the humor and non-serious tone the series seems to have. Thank you for the reply & your time! 5 has the worst story and characters with the best quality of life updates. Comparison of Disgaea 5 Complete vs Disgaea 4 Complete+: Disgaea 4 Complete+ is an extended & upgraded version of Disgaea 4 which is a tactical role playing game. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I would say yes, Disgaea 4 is pretty far ahead of 5 in terms of characters. Even tho D4C has some quality of life changes - D5 is still leagues ahead when it comes to menus, general look and feel, etc. Stuff happens. Final Boss vs. Chapter 5. Would you say that Disgaea 4 and 5 have pretty much the same amount of story and character development? Niche opinion: My disgaea playstyle is to STEAL ALL THE THINGS and try to complete the weapon / armor encyclopedia thing. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. The characters in D5 evolve over time. End game and all? Disgaea 4 Complete+ is the third release of this game after it debuted on PS3 and then was released on PS Vita with a ton of extras and enhancements. Time to actually do the post-game stuff! But it's up to you. You mention that you prefer the characters of 4, but it only took a couple of cutscenes of 5 to get fed up with the story and skip it all. If you don't like the Story, why bother to keep playing the Game? 4 has the best characters and decent quality of life updates. Nice to hear I have the wrong impression on Disgaea 5 & 4. Filled with more over-the-top action and hilarious writing than ever before, Disgaea 5… Like, seriously. Disgaea 5 Complete. I don't quite get your line of thought here. I know that there has been a few threads talking about this already, but I was maybe hoping to get some second opinions now that 4 complete + has been around for a few months. I've played all the games and of those two, D5 for gameplay, D4 for story. I went back to it recently and I'd forgotten (for one thing) how much better the menu/list management was, even when compared to 4C+. The cast beats them up. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Hey Disgaea community! I would say go with 5. 4 has the best characters and decent quality of life updates. Dec 24, 2020 #44 It's just unbelievably dumb to have a PS4/5 version at all when you're not going to release it in the West. The farther you go, the more unique it becomes. This is the first Disgaea game on a Nintendo system since Disgaea … Do only some characters show development , or do they all get ‘their day in the spotlight’? Just seems to me like you're judging a book by it's cover and that's the last thing you want to do with Disgaea. If you plan on eventually playing both, I'd say start out with 4 since all the extra features will feel way better than Disgaea 1, but since you wouldn't have played D5 you wouldn't know what you're missing out on. Turn down difficulty. Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Great series Loved these gsmes on ps2. 3 is my Least played but I prefer it to 4 or 1. The antagonist and their lackies are introduced. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. From what I've gathered, 5 apparently has a better post game, but 4 has better characters in story? I've mentioned it in a few other comments, but basically I would say 5 far and away has the better fun factor compared to 4. I also don't get why you say that D5 has a "weird humor/seriousness combo" when every game in the series has that. If at all. Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten released originally on the PlayStation 3 in 2011, and then received an expansive re-release in 2014 for the Vita under the subtitle A Promise Revisited. You can't go wrong with either, but D5 is probably better if you're only going to pick one game while the grind in D4 is more traditional. Just as an example: If you only know Killia and Seraphina from Ch.1, you might aswell call D5 a lame rehash of Disgaea 2 (Pugilist + Gunslinger Princess vs. Super-OP Overlord out of Revenge). The stealing mechanic is totally nerfed in 4 and I've only logged about 40 hours in it so far, compared to 350+ for D5. Beside normal attacks, special skills are another way to deal damage in Disgaea 5. Thanks for the reply FZeroRacer! Apr 8, 2018 @ 5:44pm PC vs Switch vs PS4 So what are the benefits of getting this on PC vs console? New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Today Disgaea 5 releases on Nintendo Switch along with all the DLC as Disgaea 5 Complete. However the game seems to have… kinda cliché characters (devil kirito with a tragic past, lavabro, the two loli characters) and a weird humor/seriousness combo. Did you find it really bad, so much so that all the goodwill from 4 was instantly gone? If you only want to pick one, then D5 is the way to go. Oct 27, 2017 15,598. If OP is looking for an amazing story with incredible characters, the Disgaea series is probably not going to be that fun for you. Press J to jump to the feed. Thank you, I can't imagine the story in either is going to do anything for me lol. Or any comparison between the two that would help me decide? Hey Climhazard! Forget about the main story. Disgaea 1 basically got cliched in Hindsight, in my opinion. Main article: Male Healer The Clergy is a class from Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance. Or was it a case of a little quality dip being enough reason to only focus on gameplay from that point forward? Sometimes not. woohoo! I was so hyped for D4 to finally come out on a platform where I could play it, but it's been such a let down that I've actually logged more hours in Fire Emblem than D4 since the D4 release. Actually Disgaea 2 and 5 are the best in the series, 4 is superfluous and its story is boring AF, Disgaea 1 is okay, Disgaea 2's story is soooo much better (Maybe the best in the series). Final Boss – Mission Improbable) Chapter 9. His initial Evility Medical Heal cures ailments of targets that are being healed. To ride of the top comment (or near top comment), there's a mold for disgaea characters and stories. More recently, particularly through their North American branch, NIS America, they have also published anime titles. The party is formed over the first couple acts. In Disgaea 5, players lead Killia and his tenacious army of rebels on their dark and dangerous path to vengeance. In terms of humor and seriousness I tend to agree too; Disgaea 5 has trouble balancing out the two and tends to dive into one pool or the other while the previous games mix it better. I’m interested in buying Disgaea 5 for the Switch because it probably has the best gameplay. completely my opinion, but i definitely think disgaea 4 is better, and it isnt too far off from 5 gameplay wise. Strings. This title will be available as both a physical and digital release. Disgaea 1 and Disgaea 4 are the two best entries in the series imo. I also haven't gotten a switch game in a while, and I'm really craving that tactics RPG itch, haha. The complete+ edition includes all the DLC, & the graphics & audio is enhanced too. Hi there Ha_eflolli! Especially in a Series that plays with typical Fiction-Conventions like Disgaea. If you're only thinking about gameplay, go D5. Warriors are an occupation of demons who are accepted by the God of War, Grandall, and are highly skilled in combat. And if you don't like the Characters early on, what's telling you the way the Story goes doesn't change your Opinion? Anyway, in extension of that (while going back to 5), the important part to consider is Story and Character Development. It's qol changes make it comparable to 5 gameplay wise and the superior cast of characters made me actually want to continue into the post game. Includes Peta-level spells and Job-specific Skills from Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited. But, well, that's only scratching their surface. D5 has more ways to grind. I haven't gotten far into 4, but I'm missing a lot of the features from 5 and the graphics of 5 is leagues ahead of 4. Darn it group projects) I’ve heard that Disgaea 5 has the gameplay of 4…but better. While there's definitely a tendency for them to fall into their gimmick, the cast tends to stand out a bit stronger compared to 5 where instead everyone is a fairly stereotypical anime-like character going through a stereotypical anime arc. I've only ever played 4 and 5, but I much preferred the characters in 4. But that's what I love about the games. I think the way 5 plays is just so much better. Most characters learn special skills by reaching a certain level, or The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Good to hear that at least one side-character develops over time in a meaningful way! I also thought that some of the quality of life changes in 5 made it into 4. Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance is the franchise's first foray on the PlayStation 4, with promises of it being the largest adventure yet. Of course I’ve never bought a Disgaea game before, so I only have a lot of assumptions. They are responsible for such titles as Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and its sequels, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle: Tactics, and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. not too concerned about buying a local copy if there isn't a difference :P,I bought it Japan e-shop, couldn't wait (EU here). Really appreciate the insight. Member. Am I wrong in thinking this? But it's up to you. Hijinks ensue. Would you suggest to play trough the story of 4, ignore the end game grind/post-game and then play trough Disgaea 5? I honestly found them both pretty similar. Disgaea 6 (1.5GB) vs. Disgaea 5 Complete (7.6GB) Well there's one big benefit to going with 3D models; no worry of so many HD sprites and animations taking up so much space! Disgaea 5 is the one where preorders for the Switch version outsold the sales of the PS4 version up until that point. Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten (魔界戦記ディスガイア4, Makai Senki Disugaia Fō) is a 2011 tactical role-playing video game for the PlayStation 3 and the fourth in the Disgaea series by Nippon Ichi Software.The game tells the story of Valvatorez, a former tyrant leading a party to rebel against the president of the Netherworld. If it feels newer to you play 5. Product information ASIN B00RUZPKYY Release date October 6, 2015 Customer Reviews: 4.6 out of 5 stars 193 ratings. The gameplay is just so much better and in my opinion the story is much better. I went back and tried 4 but it just didn’t pull me in. I would say yes, Disgaea 4 is pretty far ahead of 5 in terms of characters. Love them on ps3, and so glad they have continued the series. 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