Thanks for the reply FZeroRacer! I haven't gotten far into 4, but I'm missing a lot of the features from 5 and the graphics of 5 is leagues ahead of 4. But it's up to you. You unlock cool game mechanics (hunter squad and innocent farm in act 7 or 9?). Characters. I’d play 5. I also thought that some of the quality of life changes in 5 made it into 4. Just as an example: If you only know Killia and Seraphina from Ch.1, you might aswell call D5 a lame rehash of Disgaea 2 (Pugilist + Gunslinger Princess vs. Super-OP Overlord out of Revenge). ‘Disgaea 4's story is politics...but with sardines.’ Is exactly the impression I had of Disgaea’s 4 story, so you got me there haha. I'm gonna mull on which one to get. Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance is the franchise's first foray on the PlayStation 4, with promises of it being the largest adventure yet. Alliance of Vengeance; Disgaea 5 Complete; Disgaea 6. Honestly only the first disgaea had characters that weren't cliche. ), There is one rather important fact that you shouldn't forget though: While the Characters in 4 might appear more diverse, they too stick to one "gimmick" for quite a while such as Fuka's "It's all a Dream" Denial, or Val going on a Tangent about Sardines. Content wise, I think Disgaea 5 took a major step back. Sometimes not. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Hero is forced to act heroish. Disgaea 4 seems to have a lot more diverse cast of characters (The girl penguin delinquent, LeLouchian vampire MC etc. Maxing stats, collecting innocents and other post game content is significantly easier in this game. I'm playing both right now, and honestly I feel "closer" to the D5 cast than D4, they kinda feel less like caricatures maybe, altho I haven't gotten super far in either. I will be recording a complete playthrough of this game, and this is the intro. Which I seem to be completely mistaken in. We're introduced to our hero, who wants nothing to do with being a hero. Disgaea 1 basically got cliched in Hindsight, in my opinion. Disgaea 5. Forget about the main story. In terms of humor and seriousness I tend to agree too; Disgaea 5 has trouble balancing out the two and tends to dive into one pool or the other while the previous games mix it better. Wow, thanks for the opinions everyone! Helpful (0) Unhelpful (0) Report. The next entry in the long-lived Disgaea series, Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance will be arriving in North America and Europe in the fall of 2015, exclusively for the PlayStation®4! Defiance of Destiny; Other Games. I'd say in some respect the story is more "anime", with mysterious pasts and whatevs, but the game still doesn't take itself seriously and there are lots of silly moments etc. He is not just good with Staves, he is also good with Spears as well. It depends on what ur looking for. 5-2 (Episode 5: The Angel of Avarice – Lost Dignity) 5-4 (Episode 5: The Angel of Avarice – Ruin Coaster) Chapter 8. Nippon Ichi is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. I read somewhere that the curry was the focus of a entire chapter, so that seemed odd in a game that seems to have the most serious Disgaea story. Almost every main character in the series is a cliche and maybe you just like some cliches more than others. I agree with you to a point, the D4 cast has a lot going for them, but I don't think D5 is quite cliche. Disgaea 4 primarily follows the story of Valvatorez, a sardine-obsessed vampire who finds himself working a shoddy netherworld job as a Prinny instructor following his renouncement of drinking blood. This title will be available as both a physical and digital release. 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