[PS3] I have to buy a PS3 (Disgaea 3)

Given the dev costs of a PS3, this game will probably be a financial disaster for Nippon Ichi. Just consider it: They got 300k on a console that over 100 million people own.

How much will they get on a console that MAY reach 10 million by the time the game is released? Also how many people will have PS3s in Japan at that time? Literally every 5th PS3 owner will have to buy a copy of Disgaea 3 so the game can reach its prequels in popularity.

I'm not even counting the under-usage of hardware issue, since Disgaea 1 looked like a PS1 game as well.

I fully expect NIS to back out from a PS3 release. If they don't, the only thing that can possibly justify a PS3 release (especially considering how disappointing Disgaea 2 was), is a 1080p Etna hentai gallery.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Cetra

Already went over it. The PS3 offers more than just a graphical increase. The biggest advantage is a huge jump in memory which can greatly expand what is possible in a sprite based game. They may simply have gameplay elements in mind that will require more memory than the PS2 has to offer.

Disgaea 2 already had a ton of gameplay elements, and "gameplay elements" mostly consist of code which is minimal in size. If Disgaea 3 indeed uses that much RAM that a PS3 release is justified, then it better have 5x the animation frames or 3x the resolution - and based on the two shots we have, the latter is unlikely.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

Oh yes. Despite still basically looking like Disgaea 2 with new characters, those ridiculous new tower flail and cyclone attacks are hilarious to watch. I really don't see how they can further up the ante on the overkill nature of the attacks, as even summoning the moon to collide into the battlefield looks like standard fare now. Regardless, I'm getting this game well before I ever get a PS3 8-)

Thats what killed Disgaea 2 for me, the fact that when executing a special, every character had to do half dozen spins and all kind of fancy jumps while attacking. It upped the amount of special effects, but the attacks didn't look really painful anymore, infact they looked outright silly. Especially since most of them were bizarro twists of Disgaea 1 specials.

Disgaea 3 just takes it one step further based on the trailer. And now it has puzzle fighter blocks to fight upon. I think its getting complex up to the point that the game itself is not possible to enjoy anymore.

That and there's no Laharl.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.