Now playing Soul Nomad and the World Eaters, just released by NIS in the USA.
I preordered thru Gamestop. They had 2 copies, one of which was mine. Its true that there are a ton of game stores where I live, but come on, 2 copies??? I guess if you want a NIS game, you have to preorder.
Very weird mix of elements in that game. People like to compare it to Disgaea - but I never played Disgaea so I don't know...
Can't compare it to Ogre Battle either. Ogre battle has a lot of unit-level customization. Soul Nomad has almost no unit-level customization. It's all squad-level.
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In the second mission, you get a choice of whether you want to use Gig's power to defeat one of the World Eaters (I think it's the game end boss). If you choose yes, he gives you Gig Edict MAX, which raises your level by 2,000 for a single battle. After using it, it's super-easy to beat the World Eater easily, but once you do, it's game over. I suspect bad endings like these are sprinkled throughout the game. If you don't use Gig's power, you run away and the mission ends.