1UP a bit harsh on Disgaea 3?

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ZenfoldorVGI said:
It's still a great game. Doesn't matter if 1up wants to take points off for "graphics."

Sites are gonna flame non-hyped games, randomly. You just gonna read the reviews, and take from them what you can. I knew ToV was exactly what I was looking for after I read IGNs review. Now it is my most anticipated game(well, when it arrives in my mailbox tomorrow, lol). Even though IGN only gave it an 8.2, they praised the hell out of it in the review, and just took points off for graphics.

Disgaea 3 will be great to anyone who liked Disgaea 2.

 

"Still, while the setting, strategy, and sprite-based visuals -- this wouldn't have been impressive in 1998, let alone 2008 -- are a tad disappointing, they're also all quite serviceable. And as I see it, they're simply the means to an end: Disgaea 3's wacked-out, literally laugh-out-loud tale is the real star -- and of course, you've even got those trademark "heartfelt" Disgaea moments...such as they are. But just when you feel things might get too saccharine, a ruthless one-liner saves the day."

 

That part right there makes me think they did not mean it recieved a 33 point reduction. They say some damn good things about the game throughout the rest of the review.

Even the closing statement makes me think they did not intend for a score of 67.

 

"Disgaea freaks will love this game -- that's a given. But I'm sure some strategy fans dismiss the series for its low-res visuals, bizarre netherworld aesthetic filled with near-naked anime-styled demons (of both genders!), and spreadsheet-like lists and statistics. Don't. This is possibly the most accessible incarnation to date, and if you've overlooked Disgaea until now, give this one a shot. Really, it's not as "stupid hard" as they'd lead you to believe...well, not until those level-500 foes, at least."