I know I'm the minority on this one, but I really liked Nippon Ichi when they were making their Marl Kingdom games (the game in this series you would be most familiar with was called Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure in North America). The Disgaea series is okay, I guess. I just thought that the Marl Kingdom series had a charm about it that Disgaea never really matched.But alas, Disgaea made way more money than Rhapsody, so here we are.
However, it seems like there's someone over at Nippon Ichi that still thinks fondly upon the yesteryear of Marl Kingdom, as the little developer has come forward to announce a spiritual successor to the series in Antiphona no Seika Hime: Tenshi no Gakufu Op.A for PSP. Yuck, that's a long name to spell out. It translates to something like Hymn Princess of Antiphona: Angelica Score Op.A (I don't know what the Op.A part is - maybe there will be an Op.B at some point?)
The game follows a young girl named Miabelle as she embarks on a journey to get her older sister's voice back from the Demon King. Besides the decidedly feminine style of the game, AnSH also reportly features musical cut scenes, very reminiscent of Marl Hime titles.
Antiphona no Seika Hime: Tenshi no Gakufu Op.A will be available for PSP, though no specific date has been announced at this time.
