i.e. The Most Convoluted Strategy Role-Playing Game With Arithmetics That Could Rival Goku And His Ragtag Team of Misfits.
"I lost hundreds of hours with Disgaea.", an acquaintance said. "There's endless stuff to do.", he continued. Well, I had my doubts to his claim, but now that I'm playing the real deal I sort of understand his sentiments, because this game is arduousness of the highest order. I'm already dreading the future grinding, not to mention stealing items, learning skills/spells, increasing weapon masteries, acquiring demon ranks and transmigrating to keep up with the hordes of enemies.
This is why I call upon thy wisdom and share hints, tips and advice before I burrow my head too deep into the abyss. I'm not planning on replaying it, so it'd be great if the first and last run could be relatively painless. I mean, the amount of levels you can reach here is daunting and frankly terrifying. It'd be a slap in the face if I screwed up with the game's elaborate systems I didn't delve into until later in the game. Anything to make the quest smoother would be appreciated.
You may also use this thread to tell thy tales of thy stay in the wondrous world of Disgaea, so that I may too bask in all of its gloriousness.
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I suppose it depends on what your definition of replaying is. If you're actually trying to complete every optional goal in the game definitely plan to spend those hundreds of hours your friend was talking about. I never did finish the final uber-boss, and I believe my save is at somewhere around 400 hours.
There are some juicy bonus items in the 6-9 region, but Lord knows how to get there.
So method 1 can only succeed if there are more different colored panels than symbols and method 2 if the null symbol is geographically the furthest away. So far so good. The last method though reads like what you've described and it's complete jargon to me. I can't visualize the procedure at all and I sure as hell can't remember it. Shit is complicated in Disgaea.
Step 1, hit Red. This turns all yellow panels to red, and triggers the green symbol.
Step 2, the triggered green turns all the red panels to green, and because the blue symbol is on a red panel, it triggers.
Step 3, the triggered blue turns all green panels to blue, and triggers the null symbol.
Step 4, the triggered null clears the blue panels.
Step 5, flashy light show where all enemies get hit for the same amount of damage.
Step 6, bonus gauge shoots up.