Wednesday, February 27, 2008

More Figure Madness



... Two Raspberyl figures already.
Hey, Hey. Where's Sapphire? And Salvatore! Give me Mao, you whores.

Disgaea 3 Officially Announced for the US


HELL YES.

Disgaea®3 unveiled coming to the PlayStation®3 Computer Entertainment
System
Santa Ana, CA – NIS America announced today that Disgaea®3 is heading for the
PlayStation®3 Computer Entertainment System this summer. Much loved by hardcore
gamers around the world, Disgaea®3 makes a bold new step towards the next
generation console with a whole new cast, story, and game system.

Key Features
Geo Block ‐ A cube‐shaped terrain‐altering object. Players can use it to access and attack enemies where normally they cannot reach.
Geo Panel ‐ A group of stat‐altering elemental properties that are placed upon certain
parts of the battlefield. When there are one or more colored panels on the battle grid,
it means an element can affect that area. The effect can boost or reduce your unit’s
stats.
Item World ‐ A special randomly‐generated battle stage within each and every item you
find. By defeating these special battle stages, you are able to strengthen your items.

RELEASE DATE: August 2008
PLATFORM: PlayStation®3
GENRE: Strategy RPG
ESRB: Teen
PUBLISHER: NIS America
DEVELOPER: Nippon Ichi Software

Sources :
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/855/855328p1.html
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=246663

\O/

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Wonder Festival 2008



A Raspberyl figure has been spotted! ♫

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Support the Disgaea 3 CD Collection~



This is a site dedicated to the upcoming CD collection for Disgaea 3.

- Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Arranged Album (2008 / 4 / 16)
- Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Drama CD Vol. 1 (2008 / 3 / 26)
- Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Drama CD Vol. 2 (2008 / 4 / 23)

Drama CD Cast for Vol 1.
- Mao
- Raspberyl
- Almaz
- Sapphire
- Jiiya
- Champloo-Sensei

Dengeki PS2 (PSP & PS3) vol. 412


Disgaea 3 Featurette.
It includes ingame information about the characters, their stats, brief descriptions of all of the new and old things in Disgaea 3 as well as an interview with Souhei Niikawa.

Check it out! Thank you Nenena for scanning it in!

Also, the Disgaea 3 site updated on Thursday. It features :

+ Interview with Souhei Niikawa is up. (It's a movie here.)
+ Lyrics to the Songs of Disgaea 3 are up.
+ Disgaea 3 Dev. Blog updated with the final Newsletter. (Too small to read though...)

http://disgaea.jp/3/

Friday, February 22, 2008

10,000 Hits! | Onward, Mao!



Thank you for 10,000 hits!
Have some ronin girls in celebration.

I was recently promoted at work, so I might not be able to post as often. I'll do my best to keep up, though! A-Ah, lets see if I can...

As a gift, here's the Romanji and Transcript of マオはゆく! (Onward, Mao!)

ヒーローかつあげ 正義の味方イジメ
HIIROO katsuage seigi no mikata IJIME
悪魔も怯える 究極の悪の道
akuma mo obieru kyuugoku no aku no michi
キャトルミューティレーションとか人体実験
KYATORUMYUUTIREESHON toka jintaijikken
悪事のマニア もとい天才
akuji no MANIA motoi tensai
無限に溢れる 邪悪なアイデア
mugen ni afureru ja'aku na AIDEA
止められはしない マッドサイエンティスト マオ
tomerare ha shinai MADDOSAIENTISUTO MAO
研究大好き 魔界の優等生
kenkyuu daisuki makai no yuutousei
「おい、そこのお前! 改造してやる!!」
「oi, soko no omae! kaizoushiteyaru!!」

ダークな脳みそ IQ180万
DAAKU na noumiso IQ hyaku-hachi-ju-man
勇者を改造 夏休みの工作
yuusha wo kaizou natsuyasumi no kousaku
信ずるのは己のみ 孤高の戦鬼
shinzuru no ha onorenomi kokou no senki
ちょっぴりサディスティックな生き様
choppiri SADISUTIKKU na ikizama
裏切り絶望 毎日おかわり
uragiri zetsubou mainichi okawari
トラウマと踊る 魔界の後継者 マオ
TORAUMA to odoru makai no koukeisha MAO
愚か者どもに捧げる悪だくみ
orokamonodomo ni sasageru warudakumi
一日一悪 血塗られたノルマ
ichinichi ichiwaru chinurareta NORUMA
「儀性者は誰だ!?」
「giseisha ha dare da!?」
天使も悪魔も改造 「してやる~!!」
tenshi mo akuma mo kaizou 「shiteyaru~!!」

~Transcribed by Ruby. ♥

Thursday, February 21, 2008

A Song for You

I can not get over how simply beautiful this song is.
I will hopefully have a translation up for this soon, but for now I'm posting the kanji.

A SONG FOR YOU

ねえ? 一緒に歌って?

色とりどりの Dreaming 忘れかけた Innocence
いつからか僕らは 傷つくことから 逃げていた

強がりのJoke  ウラハラ
もう迷わないで 素直に向かい合おう

世界で一番輝く うれしいナミダ あるでしょう?
ハジける笑顔によくにお似合い
(コーラス An Angel and Devil)
ねえ? 一緒に歌って?

カタチばかりのFriendship ウンザリ顔でLoneliness
何度も繰り返す”だけどいつの日にか出逢えるさ…”

イジワルなSmile ハニカミ
もう迷うわないよ 素直に分かち合える

世界で一番美しい リアルな夢 見えるでしょう?
僕らココロから 手をつないだからさ
(コーラス An Angel and Devil)
ねえ?一緒に踊ろうよ 悪魔も天使も…

キミとボクだけ知ってる スリルな秘密を
永遠の(美しい) 夢に向かって 解き放て

世界で一番輝く うれしいナミダ あるでしょう?
ハジける笑顔によくにお似合い 最高のHappiness!
かっこ悪い 言葉ひとつ ふたつ…もっと! 
聴かせてね
僕なら両手ですくってあげるよ

どんなときも ボクは キミが大好きだから
笑って手をつなごう
(コーラス An Angel and Devil)
ねえ、一緒に歌おう

Thank you for singing a song!
Thank you for your smile every day!
A song for you… 「ありがとう!」

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Artbook

These are scans from the hardcover mini artbook you receive when you purchase the Limited Edition [JPN] version of Disgaea 3. I apologize for not scanning more pages, but I didn't want to damage my binding.







Monday, February 18, 2008

Re: Importing



Mark >> If you were to import Makai Senki Disgaea 3, it will play on an American PS3. Blu-Ray Games are region free. If you're up to the challenge, you can play this without any problems. Just pop it into the Playstation 3 and watch it play. There is no need for modification of any sorts.

You can purchase Makai Senki Disgaea 3 at :
Play Asia | ( Limited Edition )
NCSX

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Current Levels (Average)

Mao : 209
Almaz : 208
Finnegan : 234 (Warrior)
Marionette : 210 (Archer)
Emilio : 98 (Archer)
Beatrix : 64 (Cleric)
Akiko : 70? (Mageko)
I don't remember the rest right now...!

I'm going to try to unlock the Classroom of Ordeals so I can get massively leveling. I really want to unlock Marona and get Salvatore.

Ron : I also use Big Star, I just forget to list him sometimes (oops!) I'm hoping to use Salvatore when I get her, so I want to use Mao, Almaz, Salvatore, Big Star, and Marona. I use Sapphire as a back up healer, and I haven't had a chance to properly level up Raspberyl or Champloo-sensei yet. (Which sucks, because I know Champloo-sensei can be very top-tier!)

I've been slacking due to work and the will to draw. I'll try to get back into grinding soon~!

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Maritsu Evil Academy Lyrics





魔立邪悪学園 ・ Tenpei Satou (ARRANGED VERSION)

イタズラ全開 恐怖の学び舎
名門 魔立邪学園
立派な悪魔(魔王のように) 育むために
今日も百鬼夜行(悪夢の行進)
魔立邪悪学園 (生きては帰さない)
フハハハハ...!!

黒ミサの朝礼に世紀末テスト Woo~
丑三つ時に授業 ゾンビの凶師に
血みどろの文化祭 卒業式は皆殺し

禍々しき夢にコロロ躍らせて
魔界で一番の優等生は誰~?

放課後のバトルロイヤル
青春謳歌 弱肉強食 邪悪学園 Ah~
少年よ 邪心をいだいけ

呪いの実習 アブラカタブラ
名門 魔立邪学園
電光石火 (目にも留まるぬ)廊下を走る
今日も加害授業 (ピンポンダッシュ)
魔立邪悪学園 (悪がきパラダイス)
フハハハハ…!!

由緒毒々しき黒歴史を誇る
歴代魔王の母校 魔神の先輩
宇宙から転校生 座右の銘は 「目には目を」

フハハハ高笑い 悪魔の礼儀作法
魔界のエリートを大量生産中~

放課後のバトルロイヤル
青春謳歌 弱肉強食 邪悪学園 Ah~
少年よ 邪心をいだいけ

English translation/Romanji coming soon. My eyes hurt from transcribing that.

Romanji --

Maritsu Jyaaku Gakuen

Itazura zenkai kyoufu no manabiya
meimon Maritsu JYAAKU Gakuen
rippa na akuma (maou no youni!) hagukumu tameni
kyou mo hyakkiyagyou (akumu no koushin)
Maritsu Jyaaku Gakuen! (Ikirute wa kaesanai)
FUHAHAHAHA... !!

kuromisa no chourei ni seikimatsu TEST Woo~
ushimitsudoki ni juugyou zonbi no kyoushi ni
chimidoro no bunkasai sotsugoushiki wa minnaGOROSHI

wazawai (repeat) shiki yume ni kokoro odorasete
makai de ichiban no yuutousei wa dare~?

houkago no BATTLE ROYAL
seishun ouka jyakunikukyoushiku jyaaku gakuen Ah~
shounen yo jyashu wo idaike

noroi no jisshuu ABRACADABRA
meimon Maritsu Jyaaku Gakuen!
denkousekka (me ni mo todomarunu) rouka wo hashiru
kyou mo kagai juugyou (PING PONG DASH!)
Maritsu Jyaaku Gakuen (aku ga ki PARADISE!)
FUHAHAHAHA--!!

Yuisho dokudoku shiki kurorekishi wo hokoru
rekidai maou no boukou majin no senpai
uchuu kara tenkousei zayuunomei wa "me ni wa me wo"

FUHAHAHA takawarai akuma no reigisahou
makai no ELITE wo tairyouseisan uchi ~

houkago no BATTLE ROYAL
seishun ouka jyakunikukyoushiku jyaaku gakuen Ah~
shounen yo jushin wo idai ke

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Asagi Cameo

I keep getting asked to translate this, it'll take some time before I do a proper one, since I have to go to work tonight and have a date at the planetarium. (How romantic! ♥)

Basically, in this cameo, Asagi asks 'What game is this?'
Almaz asks if something was stolen from her, from which she replies that yes, her game was stolen from her... (Mao at first thinks she's the culprit, the cameos in Disgaea 3 all have had something very important from them stolen. It's the doing of the Legendary Overlord -- which I'm assuming is Baal.)

Asagi, in an almost trance-like state, keeps repeating "My important game... I'm the main character of my game..."

Then, she attacks Mao - "My spot as the main character of the game game was stolen... BY YOU!?!??!"

[BATTLE]

After the battle, she begins crying. "I-I lost..." She wants everything to stop, she just wanted to be the main character. That's all she ever wants, why is this so hard?! (Ahh, Asagi. I'm so sorry, I feel so bad... please stop crying!!) Almaz says Mao made a young girl cry ... and then Mao and Asagi comment (I'll translate this once I get home) on each other... and Mao says that "Ah! That's it! This has to be the Legendary Overlord's doing! Yes, that's right! He stole your game!" and "Un! There is no doubt about it!"

Mao : "You'll come along, right?"

Asagi : "Really? Truly? Yes! I'll come along!"

Mao then comments on if Asagi being the main character of a game is even plausible... to which Almaz comments "Saah..." (Who knows).

With that, Asagi joins.

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Sorry it's such a rough translation, I have to go to work now! I actually kind of like Asagi now, but ooh~ Mao is so nice at the end of the game. ♥ He really wants to help people out. What a good 魔王~ ♥ ♥

Disgaea 3 Ending Images

These are the images shown in the Ending Sequence of the Normal Ending for Disgaea 3. I'll update with the other images soon, I- I apologize they lack in quality. I also apologize that there's no way for me to hide these from those that don't wish to be spoiled, but I'm afraid no matter what, coming here is a big spoiler. (Even if you search on Google, you'll find my blog and the whited-out portions of the blog are visible from Google's Search. I'm sorry.)













I must say, I'm a little disappointed in the amount of images. I really wanted to see atleast one of Salvatore and Big-Star-Sama. Maybe one of the school, maybe one of Jiiya even! Ahh, but I guess the images in the other endings make up for it.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Almaz Ending + Worst Ending

AHAHAHA.

Haha~ Spoilers, like usual.

Almaz ending cleared.

Unlucky Hero indeed...



BEST.
ENDING.
EVER!!


If you defeat the final boss with just Almaz, you get a special ending where Mao wants to kill the final boss but Almaz steps in and says he can't. They argue, Almaz challenges Mao to a fight and...

Mao vs. Almaz
FAITO-!

You control Almaz in this battle. Mao hurts. We nearly KO'd each other at one point there...

After the battle, Mao's father watched the whole scene and decides to proclaim Almaz as the rightful heir to his throne. Almaz laughs and asks "You're joking, right?" to which Mao's father replies...

"I'm not."

Cue Almaz letting the whole idea sink in and utterly flip out.
Almaz is made Overlord.
Princess leaves him!
Mao and Raspberyl just kind of stare a bit.
Champloo seems ecstatic.
Almaz keeps crying at everyone to not leave him alone and...

The ending fades to black and credits start rolling.
The ending image is of a crying Demon Overlord Almaz with tears streaming down his face.

A+ ENDING. I kinda wish there was an ALMAZ-MODE where you could control Almaz, but sadly it just starts New Game+ Automatically. I'm going to try for Jiiya's ending tomorrow, since it meets almost the same conditions except with Mao instead of Almaz.



Worst Ending (99 Ally Kills) Cleared~
I swear, this is totally shaping up like a Kingdom Hearts plot.

The Death Toll is...


Almaz dies first. Poison.

Mao's heart dies next. Mao kills off his true feelings and goes into the Human World to destroy it. Before his death, Almaz pleads with him to stop all of this. Mao doesn't listen and even scoffs Almaz's death in this ending. Sapphire and Raspberyl are taken aback by this and...

Mao enters the human world to destroy it.
Princess Sapphire and Raspberyl fight to stop him.

Sapphire is killed.

Mao wants to kill Great Hero Aurum and Raspberyl tries to stop him. Mao tries to unleash his "darkness within" and Raspberyl hugs him to stop it.

Great Hero Aurum strikes Raspberyl down. Raspberyl is killed. This was all a part of his plan, he killed Almaz and wanted Mao to succumb to darkness and...

Mao slaughters him.

The ending of the bad end is that Mao screams and causes the human world to go up in flames.

Champloo-sensei takes a moment to reflect at how horribly wrong everything went before the screen fades black and...


That's it.

I admit, it's amazing to see how horribly wrong a situation like this can go. I have to give it to Nippon Ichi Software, they made a wonderfully well rounded game in terms of story.

Endings for Disgaea 3

So, I'm getting my ass handed to me in the worst ending. I'll get to that in a bit...

There are seven known endings in Disgaea 3.

Spoilers ahead!

This information was taken from the Disgaea 3 Japanese Wiki. It can be found in it's original Japanese here.

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Normal Ending (Overlord Mao)
No excessive ally kills, leads to Epilogue. Staff credits roll, you can start new game + by talking to the Masked Man in your base.

Jiiya Ending
In the final battle, the finishing blow must be done by Mao.
Staff credits roll, you can save, and your Dimensional Gate Keeper reverts back to Jiiya. Banzai! ♥

Almaz Ending
In the final battle, the finishing blow must be done by Almaz. SPECIAL CONDITION - He must be the only character out on the map. All other characters MUST be in your base panel. Also, it seems there's extra event battle (?)

Raspberyl Ending
Lose to Raspberyl in Chapter 2.
Staff credits roll, start over.

Hero Mao Ending
Defeat your dad's hand in chapter 1.
(Poor Almaz, he turns into a demon hobo...)

Evil Mao Ending
Chapter 7, kill more than 99 allies and watch the final scene.
Two boss battles appear, defeat them to watch the ending. (This is where I'm stuck...)

See a Different Ending (Ending)
After replaying the game on new game +, ask to see a different ending in the homeroom. You must pass a bill for this.

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UGH. Lets see if I can clear Evil Mao's ending and then try for Almaz's, then... (I want Jiiya back too though! ;o;)

NicoVideo... what?


...

You have to have a NicoVideo account to watch it, but...


Now, do I go get the bad end or not...

Worst End?

Ah, someone informed me how to unlock Disgaea 3's worst end.

Requirements :
99 Ally Kills
???

I don't know if that's all you need, I haven't tested it myself. It happens in Chapter 7, after the certain scene at the end. Do you still have to fight the boss of that chapter if you get the bad end? I'm assuming so, as well as an adjacent boss battle afterwards or... something. I'm horribly curious to see what the bad end is, but I'm a little afraid to. I do still have a save file right there but... ah! I think I might cry...

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Birthday and Everything Inbetween

Updated Information on Marona's cameo.
Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes. I turn 21 on Monday, so this means a lot to me. ♥ I'll try to post more often and to greater detail, just because I enjoy this game so much.

Before I forget:

Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Arranged OST
Release Date : 4/16/08
Price : 3000 Yen (27 USD)
Preorder : http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KDSD-192

Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Drama CD Vol. 1 ~ How Bizarre! A Demon Boot Camp! ~
Release Date : 3/26/06
Price : 3000 Yen (27 USD)
Preorder : http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KDSD-191

I'll probably upload these and post them here.

Also, if you haven't gotten it already :


[ DOWNLOAD ]

Track Listing (in English)

This isn't an official translation, just myself translating manually. If there's any errors, please feel free to correct me. I'm not 100% positive on some of these. Anything in parentheses are my notes.

DISC 1

1. Maritsu Evil Academy
2. Intoxicating Street
3. March to the End
4. Wanderer's Poem
5. AKUMA Galops
6. Mr. Champloo
7. Maritsu Evil Academy's Anthem
8. Power Streaming
9. Rock Crystal
10. Onward, Mao ~Instrumental Version~ (I have no idea if that's the right ゆく)
11. Solitary Room
12. DEAD END
13. Maritsu Evil Academy's Recruitment and Matriculation Commercial Song (... what.)
14. Modern Times
15. Burst Out
16. Darkness's Embrace
17. Great Glider
18. Unlucky Hero

DISC 2
1. The Boy Who Holds a Wicked Heart
2. Extreme Outlaw OUJA (Ouja = a form of saying King)
3. Netherworld Fugue
4. Blue Concert
5. The Trip to Glory
6. Chinese Sword
7. Baby PIG
8. Orange Runner
9. Tragic 7th Guard
10. Windin'Rinding
11. Onward, Almaz?
12. CosmicRays
13. Onward, Mao!
14. The Young Pure-Hearted Story (Clumsy translation)
15. The Height of the Storm
16. Hot Spot
17. Memory's Whisper
18. Last World
19. A Song For You

Chapter 7 [Almaz's Speech]

Be aware, this file contains an immense amount of spoilers. It also illustrates the scene in which SPOILERS : Almaz dies from poison. /SPOILERS



Almaz's speech moves Mao and his actions and consequent scenes cause changes in both Princess Sapphire and Mao. It's amazing what one young man is capable of, to have so much of an effect on his friends.

Marona [Cameo]


I don't understand this scene at all.

Though I'm glad the focus is on Almaz, (mostly because his resemblance to Ash is extremly uncanny) I'm not sure what to think of Marona now! W-Where did she learn words like that?! I- ... I don't really... I can't really imagine Marona ever saying things like that, even as a trick. Marona is a terrible liar! うそだ!!!

She sounds like herself at the end, but that still was something I wasn't expecting...

Aha~ Sapphire taunting Almaz was pretty fabulous though. He even had to reassure her that she was the only one for him. Oh Almaz, stop talking in hearts. ♥ (Though, in all honesty. You really should stop calling her Hime-sama for a very good reason, Almaz... ) I'll be happy to get Marona on my team still, but I'm not really sure what to think about all of this. Until I get a better grasp of the situation and actually see the scene myself, this might change my view of Maronakins. Uwah... what an unexpected developement.

Here's the scene :




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Blade Zero : There is a Cave of Trials, I need to unlock it. It's a whopping 7000 mana for it, ouch!

EDITED UPDATE : Information on the Scene makes it easier to understand, Marona's innocent heart was stolen by a legendary Overlord. Apparently that's why she's acting that way. That makes a bit more sense, to say the least... I believe the legendary overlord is Baal and if so I'm going to seriously need to kick his butt for this. M-Marona is so cute as a sweet innocent girl, not as a punk! Grr!

Edit the Second : Wonderfish @ Livejournal.com was kind enough to provide a rough translation of Marona's scene. Be aware it does feature a bit of swearing.

Marona: Ah, what a pain.
Delicious Almaz: Hm? A girl alone in a place like this?
Excuse me, you there. You're a human girl, aren't you? Isn't it dangerous for you to be somewhere like this? I mean, it is the Makai.
Marona: Who ... are you?
Almaz: I'm Almaz. And you?
Marona: I don't have to answer to scum like you. (Rough, I can't figure out what one of the words is. >.>)
(AWKWARD SILENCE)
Almaz: Haha. You're way more of a rebel than you look, aren't you? (Literally more like "runaway" but with overtones of being a rough character.)
Marona: Lay off. Whine to the guy who stole my pure heart.
Mao: The Legendary Maoh's handiwork again?
Raspberyl: Stealing the heart of an innocent girl ... That's unforgivable!
Princess: But what's his goal? What could it all mean?
Marona: Are you guys here to steal something from me too? Then you'd better come at me with all your strength!

* A BIG FIGHT HAPPENS *

Marona: Bah. I got my ass kicked.
... Well, nothing I can do. Go ahead and boil me or grill me or wrap me in seaweed. See if I care.
Mao: (... Okay, I can't make heads or tails of what he says without being able to see the writing better. S-sorry... I think he's saying basically "okay, let's eat the idiot, then!" tho'.)
Almaz: W-wait, Mao! She seems like a victim of the legendary Maoh! Let's take her with us!
Sapphire: What is this, Almaz? You sure seem to be taking her side. Do you have a thing for that kind of girl?
Almaz: N-no! I am steadfastly for my Princess!
Sapphire: Then have you forgotten that we're newlyweds? Do you want a divorce already?
Almaz: W-what? Forgotten that we're newlyweds?
Sapphire: I was joking. A hero cannot overlook someone in peril, that's all. I was just teasing you.
Almaz: Oh, Princess! You surprise me.
Sapphire: Oh, you're so funny. I never get tired of watching you.
Marona: You bastards are so fuckin' annoying.
Mao: Umu. Well, you're bound to be more useful than the newlyweds. (That's the jist anyway. Blurry kaaanji.)
Okay. I'll make you my vassal.
Marona: (These guys will be so useful. They said they'd get me back my pure heart! But even so ... Bah.

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Leveling!



I've started farming for Mana so I can reincarnate Mao and start academy worlding him and Almaz. I also want to level them up in order to unlock Marona. Uwaah, Maronakins~ ♥

Mao and Finnegan are in the lead right now, level wise.
Almaz is behind because I was mana farming with Mao all day. Don't worry, he's going to regain his crown of "top-tier" in a bit.

I really want Marona. :< ♥

Current Levels :
Mao : 212
Almaz : 99
Finnegan (WARRIOR) : 263
Marionette (ARCHER) : 81
Emilio (ARCHER) : ?
ETC ETC...

Friday, February 8, 2008

Disgaea 3 [CLEARED]


...

I didn't sleep last night, haha.

I wrote my thoughts about the characters on my journal, I'm just going to copy and paste it here. I really should go sleep ... sometime.

Spoilers for the End of Disgaea 3

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The above scene made me cry. No joke.

I want this game in English.
I admit, chapter 7 seriously made me wonder about the story. I mean, come on now. That was some weird plot twist. The final chapter made me... made me realize what amazing things these characters went through for each other. I NEVER know where to begin, but let me do my best.

Mao : Mao, from the start, I really enjoyed. During the course of the game, his cruel antics and his cold shoulder approach seriously threw me off a lot. I really wanted to like him, I thought. I really, really did. His emotions, his anger towards his father... it really made me feel bad for him. But you know, when you find out the real reason he was upset, the real problems he has locked inside... he's a good kid who misses his father. His father's been dead for 200 years, and I think he hasn't accepted that at all.

At the end of the game, he finally has a chance to talk to his dad. At that moment, it was when I realized that this was what Mao really was like. His father's been watching over him all of these years and wishes for him to be a good Overlord.

Final Title : 魔王マオ (Maou Mao) Overlord Mao.

The fact that he doesn't kill the final boss (instead STRAPS HIM DOWN TO DISSECT HIM LATER) and everyone comes to an understanding... really made the ending for me. Thank you, NIS. You somehow , somehow made this work out.

I feel that once the game comes out in English, I love absolutely love Mao.

Almaz : ... here, I know that there's no denying how much I absolutely and horribly love this character. Not only because he's Nise!Ash... he's very honest and good hearted. He's a good person, all and all. He wanted to become a hero to save the princess from getting kidnapped by the Overlord, had a rocky start with her, but he worked hard in order to save her. After he was poisoned, he told everyone he was okay. It was only when Mao was about to destroy the human world did Almaz speak up and clearly show his illness.

He believes in his friends.
He considers Mao his friend, through and through. He thanks everyone for being there for him, and... he truly deserved and earned that Hero title. Live strong, Almaz!
Raspberyl : I'll hold off on saying too much about her because I want to see her in action in English. She's very cute, I just have trouble connecting with her because I don't understand many of her lines. She's such a freak for rare characters, though! ♥

Sapphire : Okay, so at first I didn't really like her much. She was okay, you know? When I got her... she shoots Almaz. Why does she have a gun at the beginning?! Why?! That was weird... anyway! I thought it was pretty cliche'd to have Almaz get hit by the poison instead of her, but eh. It would be something he'd do. It's her fault he got poisoned though, she wanted to play with a random doll that was dropped on the ground. (Though, this was all MASTERLY PLANNED by NEGADUCK.) Anyway... when she started crying for Almaz that... that was expected. XD; I DID laugh at how she was so happy about it though, and Almaz was trying not to... be weirded out. I LOVED when she tried to CHAIN SAW Mao. That was amazing, she totally earned points for that.

Champloo : NINJA. He knows everything, understands the situations, has monologues and he seems so very wise~ I was surprised that Almaz really seems to enjoy Champloo's company. I think Champloo helps him BECOME A MANNNN (...no-not like... ) so that's good~

The Final Boss : ... I don't even know where to begin with him. I don't understand his intentions too well, so I will just leave him alone for now. I kind of wish he reverted back to Jiiya form, though. I like Jiiya form better then PSEUDO MAJIN/ZETTA Hero Guy. He wasn't a hero, Almaz is a hero! He has courage and fights for those he cares for!

Also, I took him down in like 4 turns. e_e;; Hahha. Mao was the only casualty...

So. How did the ending leave me?
Content.

Content... hahaha. It was a really nice ending. I-... Mao and Almaz are great friends. I love their interractions and I love how the ending didn't take itself seriously after everything.

Great ending theme too.
But... Harada barely drew any end images and that makes me sad. Hahaha.

Total Play Time : 30 Hours. (SPEED RUN)
Highest Level Character : Finnegan ( 95 )


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In Conclusion :




I'm happy you got your happy ending, Almaz.
You deserved it.

Now to get Marona...!

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Chapter 4 [END]



It's been a while, I apologize. I've been trying to get as much of the story done as possible, but I may have perhaps bitten more off than I could chew. I wasn't expecting a lot of things in this game, certainly not the depth of developement that the characters go through. Chapter 4, "The Hero Almaz" is definitively a very long and arduous chapter, but it sheds a lot of light and growth on both Mao and Almaz.

Recap of the Chapters, if you will.

Spoilers


1. Mao and Almaz's introduction. Mao knocks Almaz out, steals his title, and proceeds to go beat up his dad with it. Finding out he can't just use the title alone, they must travel to the Heart Bank and enter his heart.

2. The Heart Bank, def. a chapter I wasn't expecting. Having to enter Mao's heart and see his fragments speak to him... and to meet Mao's "true feelings" was a very interesting (albeit strange) thing to do. Seeing how Mao reacts to situations... he's really emotional. When he finds out that Almaz isn't a real hero, he dubs him ニセ勇者 (fake hero) and forever calls him that haha. Then having to go get the Dragon's Egg and meet Champloo-sensei... this game has some strange moments, indeed.

3. The PTA. What can I say? Almaz, Kyoko, and Asuka beg Mao to help Raspberyl out. After being kidnapped and having fake versions of her out ... I have no idea what the hell the PTA was trying to do in this chapter. It's very odd. \O_o/ Delicious male archers.

4. PRINCESS SAPPHIRE. My goodness, you're a violent one, aren't you? Poor Almaz~... now tell me, why do you start the game out with a gun? I - ... a gun? Sorry, you're getting an axe. That's just weird... why do Almaz and Sapphire have gun proficiencies?! It seems they're from a rather advance world, actually. I figured if there were games and anime... and Almaz knows what a plug is... huh. Almaz DOES have modern clothes, but I can't say the same for princess. I guess... when I hear 'princess' I automatically assume fantasy-esque human worlds.

Ah! Anyway! This is a great chapter (even if Almaz gets terribly abused by the princess). It shows a lot of developement for the main characters, and Almaz gives up his title for Mao's sake. I was really moved by this~ In his heart, he'll be a true hero! Good luck, Almaz! I believe in you!! ♥


/Spoilers

I've been tinkering in the Academy World for a bit, it's actually really fun but SO VERY TIME CONSUMING. I have up to Giga Ice with Mao, he has Fire and he has Heal now, but oh man... in order to get the rest of the skills he's going to need a LOT of mana. This is going to be rather difficult... yare yare.

I'm going to take a moment to pause the game's story in order to level this weekend. I got Mao to level 40, reincarnated him, and now he's back to 28. Almaz will be next, I-... I've been neglecting my Warriors too. That's not good! I love Warriors, but Archers are so much more effective here. Don't worry, Finnegan! I won't let you fall behind!!!

Monday, February 4, 2008

Thoughts on Chapter 1



Since I'll be talking about the game after it's out in Japan, (and I've received my copy already) I won't be using spoiler white-out anymore. I will still give a warning, though.


- Mao is so emotional. I swear, if I was Almaz I would be worried.
- Asuka sounds like Castile.
- Kyoko sounds like Flonne. It's so weird.
- The pupil system seems to be gone or updated. I understand you have to transmigrate a lot now to get certain skills (they can't be bought in MAbility shops) but you CAN'T change the class of unique characters! I really don't know how I'm supposed to get Mao a skill other than Cool. I'm hoping that if I transmigrate Mao he'll switch from "cool" to "fire" or "wind".

... Yes.
Mao is my magic caster.
It kinda seems weird to use a staff on him now that I've seen how he acts with a sword, but I can't help it! He's definitively amazing as a sword user and a magic user. He's my highest leveled character and I'M NOT TRYING TO LEVEL HIM. I'm trying to level up Almaz and my healers so I can unlock archers! Uwah, this is going to be a bit difficult~

I might have to modify my party more than I thought. Usually I have Beatrix be a master and give her mage pupils, but I can't do that in this game. It seems that even if they're in the same committee - you can't perm. learn your members skills. Sure, Mao can cast fire with his fire skull boy next to him, but that's it! He doesn't earn exp to reach level 1. How frustrating...

Anyway, Almaz and Finnegan are my sword users.

Here's a list of my characters so far.

Mao - Level 8 マオ
Almaz - Level 8 アルマース
Warrior - Finnegan フィネガン
Warrior - Dahlia ダリア
Fighter - Metin メティン
Fighter - Anna アンナ
Healer - Beatrix ビアトリクス
Healer - Emilio エミリオ
Thief - Halo ヘイロ
Mage Girl - Akiko アキコ
Mage Boy - Simon (might delete him though ...)

I think that's how I wrote everyone's names. I also have a Prinny. Forgot what his name was though.

Oh right, since I'm thinking about names...
THE MALE NAMES IN DISGAEA 3 SUCK.
Holy COW, what horrible names! (The randomly generated ones) I- some of them are kinda, sorta normal?! And then it kinda just goes all to hell. Formaledy- I CAN'T EVEN WRITE THAT WORD IN ENGLISH, NIS.

Uhhh.
The girl names are really pretty though! *A*

YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW I THINK ALMAZ IS ADORABLE.
WELL.
HE'S MORE ADORABLE IN BATTLE.
He goes "Ganbaruzo!!" and "CHACHACHACHACHA" <-- WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? XD It's so adorable!
Aha, he also likes to go "Ano~~~" and "LUCKY~! ♥" (yes, in English.)

He-
There's one scene where he's all "Ahahaha, that's wonderful. I really think-"

And then out of freaking nowhere he goes -
"NO WHAT. WHAT. THIS IS INSANE WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE AWOEIFJAOEFIAJEFWOAIJFAOWIFJAWEF" I swear to god, listening to Shimono Hiro freak out is one of the most amazing things EVER. He's so incredibly GOOD AT IT. I love how he portrays Almaz, I think he's absolutely perfect. SO HAPPY HE'S HIS VOICE ACTOR. I CAN'T DESCRIBE MY HAPPINESS. Wait, I'll do it with a line of hearts. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Oh man, Machiko-sensei is so funny. She entered the classroom once. (She comes riding on bats!) I went up to her with Mao to speak to her and she-

She -

No, Machiko-sensei. We're not trying to have student-teacher relations with you.
Oh man, she's so cute. She has this high pitched voice and she goes "DAME~ MAO-KUN~" NO. STOP. I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU ANYWHERE. I'M JUST TRYING TO TALK TO YOU you two-bitwhoresob.

Ah~ I do love the Homeroom though. It's so fun to talk to your characters and see what's on their mind. Almaz keeps complaining that his stomach hurts (or he'll find a lucky coin on the ground. Honey, I don't think any coin you find has been lucky so far.)

One of my thief girls asked me if she could steal Mao's heart. XD; SORRY that's -. .. that's chapter 2!

Onward! ♥

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Cameo Characters [Spoilers]

Spoilers - Getting used to those long white rows of no text, aren't you?

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Asagi - Lvl. 500

Marona - Lvl. 800 <-- W-W-W-W-WHAT?!?!

Akutare - Lvl. 1200

Laharl - Lvl. 1500
Flonne - Lvl. 1500
Etna - Lvl. 1500

...I'm not even sure what to say.
I do have a small complaint about the game though.
It's... only eight chapters long? How can this be? That can't be right, you - you can't give us only eight chapters. That's not enough room for character development, is it?! Why did Disgaea 2, which had a less than stellar story, get at least 13?! These better be really long and epic chapters! I- ... I shouldn't be worried, but I am! Both Disgaea games had 13 chapters, this isn't fair!

I'm just worried they have to cut things short or...
I'm just worried. Give me my game, damn it USPS man!

Friday, February 1, 2008

Special Ending | Chapter 2

There's an ending you can get in one of the early chapters.
Please be aware This contains cast spoilers as well as a Character Ending Spoiler

Character Ending - Chapter 2

SPOILERS / ネタバレ

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When you fight Raspberyl in this chapter, you have a chance of getting a game over. If you lose to her, you get a special ending in which she takes Almaz (Mao's vassal) from Mao and the game ends with a history of the School and what happens with Raspberyl in charge (?). It's very frightening, I saw things that spoke of tomato juice and... I don't want to imagine the evils she creates!

That's about it. It also shows all of the people who've worked on the game in English. Basically, there's no cameos listed other than the ones on the cover. Perhaps there's more but they're not voiced? I don't really know... anyway, I'm a little 'blah' that Ash isn't in the game-- his voice actor is Almaz! That's really not fair~

Oh well, that's something we can't change.
I like how there's English names for everyone already!
Mister Big Star~ Salvatore the Magnificent! Remember, Mister is a part of Big Star's name!

Though, I really don't agree on the translations for Asuka and Kyoko. It's like they ran those through a quick translator... everyone else's name is fine though. Mr. Champloo, Almaz, Mao, Raspberyl~ I'm glad they're not funky.

Anyway, seeing poor Almaz getting kidnapped by Raspberyl was quite enjoyable.


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Chapter 2 has ... really sad music. I don't- I felt really sad in the ココロ銀行 (Heart Bank). I do like the NPC that takes you there, though. Mostly because her name is almost the same as my own. (Angelina ---> Angelica !? Make it happen, NISAmerica!)

A-Anyway. Here are my thoughts on it.

SPOILERS / ネタバレ

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Inside of Mao's heart, Almaz finds and picks up one of Mao's memories. Mao yells at him for doing so, but suddenly they're transported to a memory in which Mao and Raspberyl talk. Mao seems agitated at her because she wants to become a delinquent, Raspberyl seems to enjoy it though. She's trying to be nice, but she knows she's grating on Mao's nerves. She doesn't think it's cool to just be an honor student, I believe. I get the feeling that Raspberyl wants to be a demon in her own away, I love her for it. She is rather unique, don't you think?

Almaz makes a comment that she's a good person (demon). Mao scoffs at this and- suddenly! Raspberyl appears out of no where and wants to take Almaz off of Mao's hands. Almaz hesitates and tells her not to worry while Mao yells that Almaz isn't even a real hero. He's a fake! Raspberyl kind of scoffs at this and -still- wants to take Almaz off of his hands, so battle begins! Raspberyl vs. Mao for the grand prize! (Almaz).

Hilarity.

If you defeat her, you'll progress.
If you lose, you'll get one of the endings. Raspberyl's Ending.

Aha. I quite enjoyed it.



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I do wish to talk about the Soundtrack a little. I do believe this game has the best soundtrack out of all the Nippon Ichi titles. I'm enjoying it immensely. Do be aware I will rip it once I get a chance to. So look out for it!

Music Samples



These were ripped by a friend until I receive my own Special Edition set. (Still waiting, curse you Play-Asia!)

Extreme Outlaw Ouja - Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Base theme (I'm pretty sure that's Mao singing)

Maritsu Evil Academy [Arranged] - Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Opening.

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The image above was drawn by Takehito Harada, the artist of the Makai Senki Disgaea series. He celebrates and praises the release of the third game. It is quite an adorable image. ♥

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A word of mention -
Disgaea 3 sold 40,000 copies on it's first day in Japan. We'll see how it does in the week~