enarky said:
Is this really a RPG or is this just another one of those generic strategy "RPG" titles the DS already drowns in? How can people play that game for 200 or 300 hours? Doesn't it have a story that just ends somewhere?
It is a tactics game. But not just any tactics game. It is THE tactics game where you play a demon prince taking over the world. Max level is 9999 with rebirthing to level 1 in exchange for increasingly stronger stats each time(so technically 9999+), items can be levelled, the item stats can be grinded up, you can hire your own army, demons hired by a character can teach that character their abilities (for example, having the demon prince learn heals from a cleric class), one of the best plots/twists, has it's own anime/manga adaptation, there is a "dark assembly" to vote for various things (stronger monsters for faster exp gain, weaker monsters to reset it, expensive items, inexpensive items, giving your demon a more powerful influence, etc), yada yada yada.
So someone who put 300 hours into it would still not have maxed everything (here's looking at you Item World!).
Oh, there's also a New Game+ where everything carries over.
TL;DR version: This is the definition of a timesink.
Check out Gamefaqs for power levelling guides to quickly crank out an invincible one man army, since it's entirely possible (and efficient) to complete the game using a solo character.
