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Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (PS3)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Strategy RPG

RELEASE DATE

26/AUG/08

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Alcohol Reference, Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes

DEVELOPER

Nippon Ichi Software Inc.

PUBLISHER

NIS America, Inc.

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

Mao 42
Demons 27
Overlord 24

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

Nippon Ichi's strategy RPG full of elaborate combat mechanics and oddball humor makes its first appearance on the PlayStation 3 in Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice. The game returns once again to the demon-infested Netherworld, but instead of beginning in a castle it starts at a school known as the The Nether Institute, Evil Academy. It's part Hogwarts, part Alice in Wonderland at The Institute, where protagonist Mao is considered an honor student because he is constantly goofing off, whereas his nemesis Raspberyl is called a delinquent for showing up on time and being willing to learn. After months of reading comic books and playing video games, Mao decides it's his destiny to vanquish the Overlord of The Institute — even though the Overlord happens to be his father. Mao is joined in this pursuit by Almaz and Sapphire, both of whom came to the Netherworld specifically to destroy the Overlord.

A number of gameplay mechanics have been added or tweaked to reflect the school setting in Disgaea 3. The Dark Assembly, which served as something of a Senate and allowed players to create characters and submit requests, has been replaced by the "Classroom System" that functions like a student council. New characters are treated as transfer students, deleted characters are considered expulsions, and players will be able to switch seats in class to combine attributes with other characters using the new skill merging feature. The battle systems have evolved as well, with new ways to use the character-stacking Lift and Throw system, new systems for monster units, and new dimensions added to the Item World. The developers have also added a puzzle element to the gameplay by including Geo Blocks, which are 3D forms of the Geo Symbols introduced in previous Disgaea games. Absence of Justice also continues the strategic depth the series has been known for, allowing characters to level up almost endlessly, and featuring four separate storylines, more than 50 jobs, and approximately 300 characters. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (PS3)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Strategy RPG
RELEASE DATE:

26/AUG/08
TOP TRAITS:

Strategy RPG, Netherworld, dark humor
DESCRIPTION:

Nippon Ichi's strategy RPG full of elaborate combat mechanics and oddball humor makes its first appearance on the Pla... more

players 202

followers 3

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POPULARITY: PS3 PLATFORM

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Ps3 time by: clever5leazoid

“Finally got myself another Ps3, mostly because I just got a huge hd tv and wanted something to watch blu rays on. Picked up a few games, xbox is feeling a little lonely right now, but the honeymoons...”

created 30/NOV/2009

spazure played Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice on 14/NOV/09

“It's not a bad game, but the voice acting seems too campy to me, and I'm not really a fan of tactics-type games. My problem isn't that they're difficult, I just don't enjoy combat that takes so much...”

created 14/NOV/2009

WillyFourEyes played Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice on 25/OCT/09

“Beat Chapter 4 tonight. Mao's savvy self is surprisingly tough. If it weren't for all of those Ally Damage panels, I would have probably finished the battle a lot faster.”

created 31/OCT/2009

saphiral played Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice on 05/OCT/09

“Complete 5 more boards in level 6. I loved the original Disgaea. This one is a struggle. ”

created 06/OCT/2009

Bakamano played Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice on 02/OCT/09

“New Idea's on how to play make it so awsome!”

created 03/OCT/2009

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (PS3) by: allaryin

“Disgaea 3 fails me in one respect - the graphics. The PS3 practically crawls into the corner to whimper in discontent at its treatment - displaying such rudimentary PS2 launch title quality sprites. However, that's the only con. Otherwise, the...”

created 20/SEP/2009

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (PS3) by: vagrantstar

“One could easily rack up four million hours of gameplay. That's not neccesarily a bad thing, ya know.”

created 14/SEP/2009

urbaer played Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice on 07/SEP/09

“Got smacked around a bit, created some new characters that need to be leveled up”

created 08/SEP/2009

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (PS3) by: sukwendo

“Another brilliant foray into the Disgaea universe with plenty of new tricks and mechanics. Expect classic Disgaea gameplay with completely unique challenges and opportunities.”

created 31/AUG/2009