HIGH Pulling off a screen-clearing, game-changing combo is especially awesome when lives are on the line.
LOW Matching three chargers into an attack gem…right before it hits the edge of the screen and disappears. (This happens a lot.)
WTF I have enough power to use the Fighter's super move on this dinosaur twice! WHY WON'T IT DIE?!
HIGH Clearing a level with eight seconds to spare.
LOW Being stuck in one stage for more than 45 minutes.
WTF Going through time and "cleaning up" after the villain by lining up shapes…makes sense, actually.
HIGH "Crap. I thought NIS America's plan was to keep that fourth wall up."
LOW Forgetting the skill commands for a new character so she can't do anything during a battle.
WTF Licking "nubile maidens" who are, like, seven years old? Robot-dude, I think this game's M rating is mostly your fault.
HIGH The opening video is gorgeous.
LOW Combat is simpler and more boring than it first appears.
WTF Yay! New chapter! Wait…I have to go back and do extra quests just to unlock the next part of the story?
HIGH Disgaea is still as funny as ever.
LOW It's also just as repetitive, which started to wear on even me when I got stuck.
WTF Using a giant monster as a weapon.
HIGH Reinheart Manx. Just… Reinheart Manx.
LOW: Almost everything and everyone else.
WTF Lucas Montbarron, your father has been murdered. Shouldn’t you have feelings about that?
High Getting unstuck by realizing that I'm a goofus, rather than checking an FAQ and thinking: "How was I supposed to think of that?"
Low The overwhelming sense of déjà vu.
WTF Lego Davy Jones is adorable.
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HIGH The soundtrack (with vocals!) in the New Hero Mastery Dungeon.
LOW Saving before the boss of the aforementioned dungeon, dying, resetting, getting the heck out of Dodge, finding out I still lost all my stuff anyway (including $100,000), and having no one to blame but myself.
WTF Whatever comes out of Pirohiko's mouth that isn't a platitude or a pep talk. And even some of those.
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