Disgaea 3 Play Thoughts

Still watching videos at NicoVideo. The story is easy to understand so far, which makes me happy...

Thoughts on Episode 1; Please Highlight - might contain slight spoilers.
As we all know, Disgaea 3 was officially released today in Japan. Thanks to the efforts of a NicoVideo account owner, we're able to get a glimpse of the first chapter while waiting for our copies to arrive stateside. What do I think about it so far? This is actually a really tough question, I'm - in all honesty, not too sure what to think for myself.

I am enjoying the game greatly. Even by just watching, I really enjoy Mao and Almaz's interractions so far. Almaz interrupting the battle between Raspberyl and Mao because that's his job as a hero... his voice acting is exactly like Ash, if only for his much higher pitched screams and squeaks. He's quite a bit of a coward, but he does mean well. He's always thinking of his princess and how he'll do anything for her sake, he's very cute.

Jiiya seems like a sort of enigma so far. He's very to the point and very much proud of Mao.

Mao... Mao. I admit, while Almaz will be the "star" character to me (I really like him for many reasons), Mao is slowly growing to be a very lovable character. He's extremely adorable in his mood swings and his fears. The reason he wants to kill his dad... is interesting. Poor Almaz, he wasn't expecting something like that... to be Mao's servant and - Mao-sama. Ahaa. I still can't get over that Almaz must call him that. That's so interesting. Mao doesn't seem to really think things through it seems. He's quite easily excitable... but so is Almaz. What a strange hero combination those two make. Where will things go from here? I do not know~

I think the commercial breaks are a cute touch. How wonderfully silly, it really does feel like we're watching an anime- not playing a game.

I enjoy how fluid Mao's sprite is. He stomps his feet, points out at Raspberyl, yells, and is overall just a very animated character. Almaz- Almaz makes me laugh, he thinks he's lucky for finding a coin... oh, how terrible his luck truly is...

So far, I deeply enjoy the scenes. My understanding of them is subpar and somewhat limited, but I understand the situations that are going on. The added touches to gameplay really make the game interesting looking and - when I get my copy - fun.

I only hope the story in Makai Senki Disgaea 3 continues to impress me.