Disgaea 1 Complete Review

[@ilitsa]

I bought the limited edition of this for the Switch and have zero regrets doing so. I'm personally hoping we get a re-release of the entire series, I'd personally LOVE to buy Disgaea 2, 3, 4, and D2 on the Switch and have the whole set.

[@n3r0n3]

yes but in my limited edition I get a square Prinny plushie... I mean what do u want more than that in terms of improvements? ;)

[@yokaiwatcher8500]

Completeable item world

[@angelusmortis8142]

Jokes on them, I'm playing a used copy of the original on PS2.

[@kenozakesy2372]

Got the game and it is still a fun game. But I agree this is an extreme lazy remaster/port. I wouldn't be surprised if they made this in under 2 weeks.

[@Primalliquid92]

well it would have taken them more than 2 weeks i doubt they spent very long on it. Most of the time would have been artists making the few new models that were needed for story characters that didnt have HD sprites. Everything else is copy and pasted from D5 and Disgaea PC

[@tums666]

did they remove the scout's "Dark cannon" ability? because that was the only way other than hyperdrive to snipe far off enemies in item world.

[@ryker3508]

Damn, looks like there are no good reasons to buy this game if you've beaten it all the way through, including optional stuff, twice. Kind of relieved, actually. I'd rather focus on newer titles.

[@HuyTran]

Your knowledgable review is incredible!

[@finalcrash244]

It's disappointing to see a complete version get so little QoL improvements. I shall pick it up when it goes on sale, but thanks for the honest review.

[@Primalliquid92]

Honestly its a real far cry from deserving the name "Complete" it doesnt even have the online mode one of the ports had. So even if we just look at it from a Disgaea 1 only perspective it still isnt complete.

[@bethmasey9478]

My "IT'S ON NOW!" Thief isn't in?! This is an outrage!

[@klom89]

I mean, if anything else, Bows and Thieves could've been made more viable. There's zero reason to keep the Thief with the Rogue's crud stats and D-Rank Gun Aptitude. And Bows were garbage in HoD.

[@jonjensen6382]

Got it on my switch that makes the price worth it to me.

[@Syeak-24]

Feels like a real missed opportunity to not implement the things we've learned from the later games in the series. I would've bet anything the cheat shop would've been added.

[@DanielDCotta]

Will you be reviewing the recently released mobile version?

[@Primalliquid92]

No, I am not exactly interested in paying for this game a 5th time.

[@minefish]

@@Primalliquid92 you should get Disgaea RPG it's a mobile game

[@riccccccardo]

I racked up 16 hours in two week on my 3ds using the ds game cart love this game! It’s criminal they never made one for the 3ds only.

[@garra123454]

I'm thinking of buying this at the end of the month but is it worth it (only played the ds version of it?

[@frostbyte11]

Did they resolve the item world issue with the recent update?

[@TheRedfieldWay]

you know, I actually agree on how they could have improved this game with better updated mechanics, however, for someone like me who has never played Disgaea 1, I'm really pleased it came out on Ps4. I've only started the series as of Disgaea 3 back in the mid 2000's so this was a great opportunity for me.

[@Primalliquid92]

its one of those things really, its ok for those who didnt play D1 (still to expensive imo though) but its quiet a kick in the teeth to those who have played D1

[@TheRedfieldWay]

@@Primalliquid92 oh absolutely, i agree 100%. even though I've only played D1 in 2019, i still wish they would have implemented the mechanics of D5. i mean the story would still be the same so why not add better mechanics.

[@naterivers6107]

Huge Disgaea fan as well. But yeah, I don't plan on getting this. No quality of life updates that really matters. Glitch in the item world left in. And I really was put off by characters like the thief not getting a proper sprite upgrade and being left with the Disgaea 5 one.

[@pixelsheep3443]

I feel a bit bad since I agree and wish it had more than what was included in the PC version, especially in regards to the cheat shop. D1 with evilities and even just a new tie in to DD2 would be nice. The reason I feel awful is that I cant say I regret the special edition, and playing it on the switch so far has gotten me hooked yet again. I do hope they dont stop bringing more Disgaea to switch, but I wish they learn from this and see that they should really try a bit harder.

[@holyourhorses5739]

Wasn’t asagi and the prism rangers being recruitable new?

[@Primalliquid92]

No, you could get them in the PSP and DS versions (Well one in each)

[@holyourhorses5739]

Primalliquid wow, still sucks that they are monster type despite asaginbeing 100% human. Diddnt know that when I saw the trailer for them

[@asiancutiengtondo4765]

Best D1 complete review in youtube. Insta subscribe!

[@Denisteuh2023]

Hello, i discovered Disgaea through the 5th, then played this one on switch and i was amazed by the overal quality and depth of the disgaea games in general. I would recommand as a first or second entry but i understand your point that there is a lack of improvement compared to previous iteration of this game. I did not saw the model graphic changes but as a new player it was more intuitive because i kwen the 5th models (sorry for broken english)

[@azurekite3870]

but some of the grapic designer where very lazy and not updated the cut scenes between the chapters that they have with etna talking.

[@holydezmondgamez1728]

I got this on sale awhile back and loved it. Was my first time playing it and yeah it should've had more QoL features, f u item world, I thought it was still worth it. Of course if you grew up with the series and played this before than that would be a different story.

[@noctaeucta2994]

Nice. Going to pick this up for sure.

[@ezalop123]

Bought it and loving it :)

[@mamipackdude7879]

I never bought or played Disgaea 1 so I guess it still is a good pick for me.

[@minefish]

Same but i want this and Disgaea pc

[@Dogmeat229]

I'm disappointed they didn't add in any new characters or bosses/fights in this. At the very least, you should be able to get Aramis in your party...you can in other games, and this is the one he came from. The limited edition seems cool just because of all the bonus stuff, but the base game (for now) seems overpriced, being that the only thing in it over the PC version (I already own) is the upgraded graphics...unless the patch in more stuff I'm going to wait for the price to drop.

[@Xyronflare]

They made my boys the Galactic Demons dirty in this one. I prefer the Disgaea PC version if I had to choose.

[@rainbowman2505]

11:11 that burp tho xD

[@Primalliquid92]

you're welcome :)

[@z-saber]

When I saw the first trailers of the game, I already kinda knew that I am not getting this. I've played enough Disgaea 1 already, and just a fresh coat of paint with HD sprites won't make me interested. Especially when the animations haven't been updated with them. It just won't look good when just the sprites are updated and the animations aren't. And of course the lack of quality-of-life updates. I really expected this to be a full remake of the original with all kind of new features from the newest games and even add some new ones. But without any of those, I don't see the reason why to even bother making this, and releasing in this price. Disgaea 1 has been re-released enough as it is. Well, I'll just keep on waiting for Disgaea 6 (which is hopefully already well into development). I am still a big fan of the series and greatly enjoyed Disgaea 5, so I still have a lot of hype for this series. I wouldn't even mind getting another direct sequel -type game like Disgaea D2, I'd really like to play another chapter in Adell and Rozalin's story! By the way, that "Disgaea PC" text in the credits was just a cherry on top. I guess it proves that this game was made from that version?

[@Primalliquid92]

Yea it seems to just be a copy and paste of disgaea PC with model/texture updates. Honestly speaking a simple modder could turn disgaea PC into this once disgaea 5 comes out on PC. He would simply need to steal the models/sprites from that and create a new texture dump and boom Disgaea 1 complete.

[@z-saber]

Yeah, and another thing that clashes here is the artwork. The art style of the series has changed over time (I actually think the biggest difference was between Disgaea 1 and 2). Sprites and character portraits are directly from the newer games but the story "visual novel" scenes still use those original drawings from PS2 era. It makes a very inconsistent look.

[@minefish]

@@Primalliquid92 so i should get Dpc and not D1C

[@sunflowerfields4141]

I was torn between getting this and TWEWY. I'll pass on this till it goes cheaper. I thought there was gonna be quite a few new things..

[@absolutezero9512]

is ashand marona on d1

[@Rigatonia]

This is sadly exactly what I expected from this version of the game after seeing trailers. Certainly won't be buying this but it may be nice to anybody who hasn't played it or wants a portable Switch version. Great review but damn, I have been bitter at NIS for a while waiting for Disgaea 5 PC and after seeing this cash grab.

[@CocaColaAssassin]

I got the game cheaper but now I’m starting to regret getting it, but do you recommended this game to people who hasn’t played the first game?

[@Primalliquid92]

it is the best way to play disgaea 1 if you have never played it before.

[@tyrant-nephilimasukara6912]

Sad to hear this, as I def wont be buying it as there were no real upgrades from the first, just an hd remaster of the first with no new content seperating it from the other remasters. I love disgaea and all, but I feel like this was just a cash grab for people new to the franchise and it also feels lazy. Imagine how much better it could've been if they added all the new features from the 5th game and maybe even some new content as well, maybe a better version of the DD2 rasetsu mode? or D5s stat boosting method and then they added even more post game content leading up to baal? like Laharl is bored of ruling his netherworld so he adventures into a bunch of different ones, similar to how they did in D5 with the planets n stuff, so he meets some of the overlords from the future/past games, perhaps it's a sort of crisis where Baal is trying to take over all the netherworlds so all the main chars from the previous/future games have to stop him OR how bout Laharl meets a time wizard/sage whatever and they let him go back to fight in past battles that they werent there for allowing you to change history for the better or worse leading to alternate endings. I want a disgaea game where it matters who you let live and who you slay, like the ability to be a good overlord or a bad one, you could even let people have their own CaC, you pick from 2 genders and a basic class of your choice like Warrior, Healer, Archer, Mage that you could change in game(not without some in game currency like mana or HL) and you would have this system with your CAC where you upgrade their class paths to unlock different classes, like a Warrior can become a samurai or ninja, Mages could change what kind of magic they do, like debuffs or elemental dmg and what kind of element they use, Healers could be focused on different types of healing like SP healing, HP healing, Ailment/Debuff removal/prevention or being buffers and Archers could get different element dmg as well, maybe different kinds of targeting with basic atks like an arrow that goes through other units infront/behind it or an arrow that hits AoE dmg when it hits or even like poison arrow/debuff arrows, they can be already made chars or let us create them from scratch. There's so much potential/possibilities with this series and I wish they'd go nuts with it.

[@magusdeath1409]

You kind of just described Makai Kingdom, LOL.... That was a fun NIS game. Zetta was the main character but you didn't play as him, you just used allies he created as his soldiers out of items! The item you create them from would give different stat boosts to the character. And the fun thing was you could fight with anything! I could fight with a piece of a rock or a even gattling gun! It has bases you could put on the battle field to help you, there even was a instant level up trick with one base if you did the trick right with a enemy and a ally in the base. It was unique game and fun on the PS2.

[@Genethagenius]

Great review! I really wish they had included all of the quality of life improvements that Disgaea 5 made. Can be kind of hard to go back to older Disgaea games after getting used to those. (Which sucks, because I love the Disgaea series! And was really hoping to see those improvements in Disgaea 1: Complete!)

[@Primalliquid92]

Thank you, funny thing is i dont think Nisa agrees. Ever since i made this video they refuse to give me review codes anymore lol

[@Genethagenius]

Primalliquid Really? That sucks! And I thought it was a very positive review that helped make my decision to purchase this version for my Switch (even though I’m disappointed NISA didn’t include the improvements from Disgaea 5!).

[@ksenolog]

Some things you left over: negative: outright replacement of some of monster classes to complete different ones (Galaxy Demon - > Baciel), game still using same old PS2 model and textures for trees, barrels, etc.; positive: statistician cap being improved to 900%, additional content in case of Asagi and Prism rangers which weren't available before. But yeah, this version is shit.

[@Primalliquid92]

Statitisions cap is raised in patch 1.03 which if im not mistaken is not out yet for EU/NA, Asagi and prisim rangers are NOT new, they were available in the PSP and DS versions of the game (One in each)

[@DanShinjo]

Picked this up for my switch so I could play it on the go. I think I may be done with this series. They have been pumping out poop since they made disgaea 3.

[@blaze_bloom8074]

DanShinjo what about Disgaea 4 and 5 ?

[@DanShinjo]

@@blaze_bloom8074 I played 4 and honestly I just could not get into the story. The sardines and axel running gags are funny the 1st chapter but after that you want to kill your self. As for 5 I have not tried it yet. So I cannot say if it is truly poop or not.

[@magusdeath1409]

To tell the truth the only new Disaea game I liked was Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness. Mostly as it was much easier to play and beat then 4 and 3. I still have 3 and 4 that I am more or less working on beating. Not really caring about beating everything in 3 and 4 like I did in D2 but for Baul. D2 Baul is a monster and experience in pain to do on yourself when it has nearly no purpose other then the achiement trophy on your PS3. D2 is at least fun to play with and the cheat shop making grinding fun again.... I would 5 but I hear it might only have a good story as the system is a little weird I hear compared to older Digaea games. Hell I have a guide on it but I still have not bought the game as I am not getting a PS4 until later or until Christmas.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

The whole thing is a massive idiot ball, in the end. Disgaea 1 Complete would have been much better received if it had been offered as a texture pack DLC for Disgaea PC instead. Since that's just about all they felt like doing. It would have saved them time, too, and let them actually make sprites for some of the classes they were too lazy to make. In any case, I hope that how poorly D1C was received overall teaches NISA a valuable lesson about remaking games: They need to have effort put into them.

[@Primalliquid92]

Problem is they cant sell a Texture pack at full retail price so they just copied and pasted Disgaea PC and called it a whole new game. D1C was also received very very poorly in japan so this should teach them a lesson however honestly Nis has been lazy for a very long time now and they just keep pumping out half hearted titles.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

That is quite true. I am glad to hear it did poorly in Japan, since there's usually a massive disconnect between the western audience and the (frankly lower-standard-expectations) native Japanese audience. I'm just going to keep sitting and waiting for Disgaea 5's PC port to FINALLY get released. This month. Hopefully. I think what bugs me most about the sprite changes in D1C is the male healer. I hate the D2/5 male healer with his spider lotus trap design. I miss the earlier models which were identifiably male healers.

[@Primalliquid92]

The main reason it did poorly in japan is because they themselves are actually tired of all the constant remakes for Disgaea 1. None of them ever bring any real changes and are simply cash grabs because they all release at pull price (Apart from disgaea PC) This was the final nail in the coffin i think, after this i dont see them trying a remaster for a long long time. Atleast not at a full retail price point anyway.

[@juicebelmont]

It's more infuriating that this doesn't have the cheat shop but the mobile version will get to have it.

[@Primalliquid92]

really? ive not looked at the mobile port so ive no idea whats on it

[@idkbro7002]

I was hyped since I was only a little kid when this came out and I wasn’t good at disgaea but now I’m a 14 yr old kid with 100% completions on all games except d2 because my disc broke after Baal.And I’m trying to get my hands on this golden game and it’s just a pc port thanks for saving me the money unless someone just hands me the money I will not be on the train yet (until price drops...)

[@Xagura]

Thanks for Reviewing Disgaea 1 Complete. My life is Disgaea but I'm agreed with you 99 percent. I would give it a 5/10. I own Ps2, PSP, and PC version. I want to get Disgaea 1 Complete on the Ps4 but just by watching your review I'll wait for price to go down or wait for steam version if possible. I'll just buy Disgaea 5 PC version (for modding).

[@Primalliquid92]

Yea if you already own the Pc Version then honestly the only thing you're not getting is the HD Models and such, hardly worth paying full retail price for.

[@blaze_bloom8074]

I never played the first game but seeing this review I might not even bother with getting the game. Guess I'll keep playing Etrian odyssey😂

[@Primalliquid92]

If you have never played the first game then i would suggest picking it up if you cant get the PC version. Give it a couple of weeks though and the price will plummet.

[@Detrian159]

It's nice seeing the game available on more platforms but man, NIS is lazy these days.

[@Primalliquid92]

NIS has been lazy for a long time sadly.

[@shadowmaksim]

+Primalliquid Care to elaborate?

[@Primalliquid92]

For the past few years Nis hasnt released a "proper" full game, its ether been a port/remaster/indie level game and almost always completely full of bugs. The last half decent thing they released that contained alot of effort/lack of bugs was Disgaea 5 a few years ago.

[@shadowmaksim]

Hmm, while you are entitled to your opinion, I just almost completely disagree with you. I mean, I agree that "Disgaea 1 Complete" was rather lazily handled. For a grand remaster of the first game, you'd think a bit more would have been done with it, like preventing impossible item world maps from generating at the very least. But that's basically it. Since "Disgaea 5", they have released "proper full" games. Off the top of my head, there's "Labyrinth of Refrain" and "Hundred Knight 2" which immediately come to mind. Then there's stuff that are Japan only like "Hakoniwa Company Works". Even then, to say their smaller/indie games are lazy is rather ridiculous. Just because they aren't as grand or expansive doesn't mean there wasn't a significant amount of effort and even budget placed into them. Heck, if anything, they've been branching out and experimenting more with different styles and genres. How is that lazy? Regarding the bugs, regardless of whether you are talking about NIS themselves or NISA, there have been a couple bugs here and there, mostly on the NISA side unfortunately. But "always completely full of bugs" is another claim I'm finding to be fairly exaggerated. Most of their games have been just fine as far as I can recall. I don't know, if you haven't liked anything they've done since "Disgaea 5", fine. But I just don't at all agree with that assertion that they've been lazy.

[@Primalliquid92]

I've liked a few things they have done since D5 but i still stand by my viewpoint. Translations are often terrible and almost everything NISA has ported over has had bugs/severe crashing. Hundred knight 2 like you said is a large game but upon release was bug filled and crashed very often. and sorry but labyrinth type games really dont require much effort outside of the initial artwork. i wouldnt be surprised if they were made by less than a dozen people. As i said the last game i played from them that didnt have bugs was Disgaea 5. Everything else has been varying levels of messy from annoyance to full blown constant crashing.

[@Syeak-24]

It's a spin-off? D2 is a straight up sequel to Disgaea 1

[@Primalliquid92]

Its a spin off set in an alternate universe and takes place at the exact same time as Disgaea 1.

[@Syeak-24]

@@Primalliquid92 well now, you learn something new everyday.

[@blaze_bloom8074]

Thanks for saving me 79.99$

[@RenlinkMorales]

I thought 39.99

[@dianavarela5227]

24.99 now on switch