Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is the third video game in the Disgaea series by Nippon Ichi. The game takes place in a Netherworld school called the Evil Academy. In this demon school, a good student is one who engages in evil activities such as truancy, never showing up to class, and getting in fights with others. Disgaea 3 is a tactical RPG; most of the game involves battles on isometric maps upon which the player controls a group of characters. Maps often feature "geo blocks" with statistical effects on the battlefield, that, unlike in previous games, can be stacked or stood upon. Many objects in the environment, including these blocks, and characters themselves, can be lifted, thrown, or destroyed.
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o fator replay é ótimo, fácil de pegar o jeito, divertido, a dublagem é divina e feita com muito amor.
Jogabilidade não deixa nada a desejar além de qualidade de vida pois é um jogo velho. Combates fluidos, bons comandos, estratégia fácil de montar e ligando dois neurônios não pena muito em grind de xp.
Os designs das classes e monstros são bem legais, pena que muitas antigas ficaram como DLC.
Vale a pena demais.
o fator replay é ótimo, fácil de pegar o jeito, divertido, a dublagem é divina e feita com muito amor.
Jogabilidade não deixa nada a desejar além de qualidade de vida pois é um jogo velho. Combates fluidos, bons comandos, estratégia fácil de montar e ligando dois neurônios não pena muito em grind de xp.
Os designs das classes e monstros são bem legais, pena que muitas antigas ficaram como DLC.
Vale a pena demais.
they should port this to something else
Honestly? Feels like a real return to form after Disagea 2.
I liked parts of Disgaea 2 — Rozalin's entire arc is actually really memorable to me, for example, since I didn't really predict where it was heading — but a lot of it dragged on. It felt too long; its experiments with geo puzzles were welcome but kind of difficult, it required a bit more grinding. It was a more serious story, but it didn't really let go of the comedy, so the tone felt muddled. At heart it's a romantic shonen plot.
Isn't all of Disgaea a sort of shonen so far, though? I suppose so, but the approach is different usually. It isn't purely "I must become stronger", it's the confused morality and irreverence that carries the story. Disgaea 1's cast was chaotic and mutually distrusting in a way that made you laugh. Disgaea 2's cast I barely even remember now! Disgaea 3's cast is comparatively really wholesome and loving.
The only outlier is Mao, our lead, who is being thrown through the psychological ringer. He starts out having long been in a state of regression, as though he is keeping himself a child because anything else would be too hard for him.
The story is a bit abbreviated — I think it's just the right length, giving me about 25h (whereas D1 was 45h and D2—was shorter at 22h? But man it felt long).
The difficulty curve is also just right, requiring really barely any grinding to proceed, depending on how tactical you want to be with your playstyle. And the story itself was silly enough to enjoy but had so much heart that I just fell for it more than I thought. (D1 also has heart and wholesome moments! I know! But it keeps it in the back half.)
Oh oh and I really like the new additions! Evilities are interesting to plan around; tossing geo cubes to remove obstacles is cool, tower swings are cool ... I don't recall the prior games showing you the attack queue, but maybe they did. Oh and the student clubs so you can split up your party into subteams and add bonuses to them! Those are also interesting to plan around and let you share EXP and mana in ways that streamline the game a bit. Honestly the QoL started feeling really good in this one.
If there weren't 700,000 Disgaeas I could be convinced to do the postgame in this one, but alas.
ps. Did they not rerelease this because nearly every chapter in the story has Mexican cariactures in the cast? It just felt like it was laying it on thick.
I liked parts of Disgaea 2 — Rozalin's entire arc is actually really memorable to me, for example, since I didn't really predict where it was heading — but a lot of it dragged on. It felt too long; its experiments with geo puzzles were welcome but kind of difficult, it required a bit more grinding. It was a more serious story, but it didn't really let go of the comedy, so the tone felt muddled. At heart it's a romantic shonen plot.
Isn't all of Disgaea a sort of shonen so far, though? I suppose so, but the approach is different usually. It isn't purely "I must become stronger", it's the confused morality and irreverence that carries the story. Disgaea 1's cast was chaotic and mutually distrusting in a way that made you laugh. Disgaea 2's cast I barely even remember now! Disgaea 3's cast is comparatively really wholesome and loving.
The only outlier is Mao, our lead, who is being thrown through the psychological ringer. He starts out having long been in a state of regression, as though he is keeping himself a child because anything else would be too hard for him.
The story is a bit abbreviated — I think it's just the right length, giving me about 25h (whereas D1 was 45h and D2—was shorter at 22h? But man it felt long).
The difficulty curve is also just right, requiring really barely any grinding to proceed, depending on how tactical you want to be with your playstyle. And the story itself was silly enough to enjoy but had so much heart that I just fell for it more than I thought. (D1 also has heart and wholesome moments! I know! But it keeps it in the back half.)
Oh oh and I really like the new additions! Evilities are interesting to plan around; tossing geo cubes to remove obstacles is cool, tower swings are cool ... I don't recall the prior games showing you the attack queue, but maybe they did. Oh and the student clubs so you can split up your party into subteams and add bonuses to them! Those are also interesting to plan around and let you share EXP and mana in ways that streamline the game a bit. Honestly the QoL started feeling really good in this one.
If there weren't 700,000 Disgaeas I could be convinced to do the postgame in this one, but alas.
ps. Did they not rerelease this because nearly every chapter in the story has Mexican cariactures in the cast? It just felt like it was laying it on thick.
it's good
The only game in the main series to not get a PC port, and honestly I can see why.
Disgaea 3 isn't bad, its gameplay is good, improvements and mechanics made here will be carried over to later games, it's a first look at a Disgaea game on later system hardware, it is indeed a Disgaea game.
But thats kinda just it, it's a Disgaea game, without anything exceptional about it. Despite being the first game on the Playstation 3, it's not HD, the spritework still looks the same as D1 and D2. Now not inherently a problem, disgaea's spritework has always looked excellent, It's very notciable once you've seen 4 onwards. Laziness or time restraints, your judgement.
On the topic of nothing exceptional, the cast. I actually have a differing opinion than most when it comes to Mao, alot of people hate him and think he's annoying, but personally he's the best part of the game. He's the perfect protagonist for a disgaea game, he's entertaining to watch and played to perfection by the VA's, the issue comes with everyone else being exceptionally unexceptional. This cast is forgettable, I cannot tell you most of who they are and frankly don't really care to, and a forgettable cast leads to a forgettable story.
The main narrative hook is very fun, Mao wanting to use the power of trops and heros to defeat his father, but the story never feels like much of interest is actually happening. I cannot tell you most story beats in this game, and while yes alot of it comes down to time, even with other games in the series I've not played in awhile I can recall most of what happens in their stories. I just can't do that here, nothing stuck with me.
This game isn't bad but it's the most nothing installment in the series, If it never comes to PC or gets a complete edition, I won't be very upset. I'm more upset my steam collection goes D1, 2 ,4, 5, 6, 7 than about actually owning the game again.
Disgaea 3 isn't bad, its gameplay is good, improvements and mechanics made here will be carried over to later games, it's a first look at a Disgaea game on later system hardware, it is indeed a Disgaea game.
But thats kinda just it, it's a Disgaea game, without anything exceptional about it. Despite being the first game on the Playstation 3, it's not HD, the spritework still looks the same as D1 and D2. Now not inherently a problem, disgaea's spritework has always looked excellent, It's very notciable once you've seen 4 onwards. Laziness or time restraints, your judgement.
On the topic of nothing exceptional, the cast. I actually have a differing opinion than most when it comes to Mao, alot of people hate him and think he's annoying, but personally he's the best part of the game. He's the perfect protagonist for a disgaea game, he's entertaining to watch and played to perfection by the VA's, the issue comes with everyone else being exceptionally unexceptional. This cast is forgettable, I cannot tell you most of who they are and frankly don't really care to, and a forgettable cast leads to a forgettable story.
The main narrative hook is very fun, Mao wanting to use the power of trops and heros to defeat his father, but the story never feels like much of interest is actually happening. I cannot tell you most story beats in this game, and while yes alot of it comes down to time, even with other games in the series I've not played in awhile I can recall most of what happens in their stories. I just can't do that here, nothing stuck with me.
This game isn't bad but it's the most nothing installment in the series, If it never comes to PC or gets a complete edition, I won't be very upset. I'm more upset my steam collection goes D1, 2 ,4, 5, 6, 7 than about actually owning the game again.
The only one in the series I've played that I really didn't enjoy.