pariz said:
Well, as soon as I read the title of this post I thought "wouldn't it be great to play Sephiroth for one time?". I think it would be epic to be the bad guy who wants to destroy the world, just because he clearly sees there is no way of saving it and it is way too much fucked up. |
Disgaea isn't really a game that has a deep dramatic plot ala Final Fantasy. There is very little angst and most of its enjoyment comes from its addictive nature and slapstick humour.
You start the game as the young prince of the netherworld (ala hell) who just woke up from a two year nape only to discover that your father (the ruler of the netherworld) has apparently died from choking on a black pretzel (his favourite snack). From there you attempt to reclaim your kingdom encountering scheming (and often stupid) demons, exploding penguin servants, ditzy angel assassin who fights for L-O-V-E and J-U-S-T-I-C-E, power ranger ripoffs (who only have 3 colours because they don't have enough friends), stereotype-mocking heroes of justice (who gets defeated and become your vassal) and some of the most engagingly funny dialogue to come out of an RPG. I was literally laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes at some of the scenes.
So yea, Disgaea doesn't take itself too seriously (which is absolutely great).
But as for actually playing an all out bad guy in an JRPG? That would be interesting but the story would have too little mainstream appeal and can only ever achieve greatness by being absolutely niche.
