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Today, publisher NIS held a small press conference here in Japan during this year's Tokyo Game Show. At the conference, the publisher provided details regarding the next entry in the strategy role-playing game series, Disgaea. The franchise has long been known for its charming humor, characters and the insane amount of time players can devote to the single-player campaign. It looks like all those elements are ready to return in Disgaea 4, and the press was treated to a number of surprises during the conference.
The most shocking surprise was the introduction of Prinny, the down-on-his-luck demon penguin that serves as the mascot for NIS. Prinny took the stage and welcomed everyone to the show. As he waved his flippers about, he called NIS President Souhei Niikawa onto the stage. In moments, attendants rushed forward and removed the top of the Prinny suit to reveal Niikawa underneath. Only at NIS would the president of the company wear a penguin suit.
After the laughs had died down, Niikawa noted with a certain sense of gravity that Disgaea 4 holds the fate of the entire company, which is why the developers have poured plenty of effort into its development. Disgaea 4 will follow the exploits of the vampire Valvatorez, a warden stationed at a Prinny prison in Hell. Valvatorez learns of the corrupt government that dominates Hell (no surprise there) and decides to change the world, with the help of his werewolf companion Phenlif.
Disgaea 4 will boast a new graphical system that features much higher res character sprites than previous Disgaea games, which is meant to bring designer Takehito Harada's illustrations to life. For those hardcore Disgaea fans that prefer the original character sprites, an option will be available to switch the art style back and forth at will.
While Disgaea 3 had a school campus theme, Disgaea 4 will feature a political theme. Niikawa explained that players will make their own political candidate and attempt to overthrow the corrupt netherworld government with their own campaign. Don't take these politics too seriously, however, as there will be plenty of zombies, demons, magic users and more to keep things interesting.
A trailer shown during the press conference showed off some of the familiar gameplay mechanics that Disgaea players will immediately recognize. Grid-based combat, special moves, attack chains and other zany shenanigans were all present and accounted for. Interestingly, Disgaea 4 will also feature online support. Niikawa explained that many players in Japan would post their stats online in previous Disgaea games, so the developers wanted to build similar stat-sharing tools into the actual game. There weren't many specifics on this matter, but the inclusion is intriguing.
Disgaea 4 is due out in Japan on February 24th of 2011. As no release date was offered for North America or Europe (we are in Japan, after all), Disgaea enthusiasts will have to sit tight for more news.
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sounds like another good game to the series.
The most shocking surprise was the introduction of Prinny, the down-on-his-luck demon penguin that serves as the mascot for NIS. Prinny took the stage and welcomed everyone to the show. As he waved his flippers about, he called NIS President Souhei Niikawa onto the stage. In moments, attendants rushed forward and removed the top of the Prinny suit to reveal Niikawa underneath. Only at NIS would the president of the company wear a penguin suit.
After the laughs had died down, Niikawa noted with a certain sense of gravity that Disgaea 4 holds the fate of the entire company, which is why the developers have poured plenty of effort into its development. Disgaea 4 will follow the exploits of the vampire Valvatorez, a warden stationed at a Prinny prison in Hell. Valvatorez learns of the corrupt government that dominates Hell (no surprise there) and decides to change the world, with the help of his werewolf companion Phenlif.
Disgaea 4 will boast a new graphical system that features much higher res character sprites than previous Disgaea games, which is meant to bring designer Takehito Harada's illustrations to life. For those hardcore Disgaea fans that prefer the original character sprites, an option will be available to switch the art style back and forth at will.
While Disgaea 3 had a school campus theme, Disgaea 4 will feature a political theme. Niikawa explained that players will make their own political candidate and attempt to overthrow the corrupt netherworld government with their own campaign. Don't take these politics too seriously, however, as there will be plenty of zombies, demons, magic users and more to keep things interesting.
A trailer shown during the press conference showed off some of the familiar gameplay mechanics that Disgaea players will immediately recognize. Grid-based combat, special moves, attack chains and other zany shenanigans were all present and accounted for. Interestingly, Disgaea 4 will also feature online support. Niikawa explained that many players in Japan would post their stats online in previous Disgaea games, so the developers wanted to build similar stat-sharing tools into the actual game. There weren't many specifics on this matter, but the inclusion is intriguing.
Disgaea 4 is due out in Japan on February 24th of 2011. As no release date was offered for North America or Europe (we are in Japan, after all), Disgaea enthusiasts will have to sit tight for more news.
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sounds like another good game to the series.
