La Pucelle is an offbeat NIS tactical. Hex-based battles, exorcisms and demons to recruit. A piquant world that paved the way for Disgaea. A gem for studio fans.
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Category
Tactics1 player12+
Description
A Nippon Ichi Software tactical RPG released in 2002 (Korea), the Korean edition of the original Japanese La Pucelle. Prier, a young demon hunter and religious novice, purges the corrupt through purification rituals and fights alongside Culotte. Grid-based tactical system, quirky humor and a unique religious fantasy universe for Nippon Ichi.
Pucelle, La review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Purifying the darkness through tactical battles unfolds a Nippon Ichi RPG where cleansing the terrain and recruiting demons shape each clash. Beyond the story, a generous endgame of pushed levels and items to fuse devours long hours. That depth, the studio's own, founds a time-devouring longevity dear to fans.
A Nippon Ichi tactical RPG close to the vein that would yield Disgaea, where purifying corrupted zones structures demanding grid-based battles. Its Korean version, rare on a narrow PS2 market, draws fans of Nippon Ichi strategy games, whose regional editions are actively sought. Its interest owes to this prized lineage and to the difficulty of finding the complete Korean pressing.
Is Pucelle, La still worth playing in 2026?
A tactical RPG from Nippon Ichi Software, La Pucelle - Tactics follows a young exorcist and her companion in the service of a church, through tactical grid battles where you purify corrupted zones to turn demons to your cause, in an original system blending strategy and monster capture. The originality of the purification system, the offbeat humour and the tactical depth appeal to fans of tactical RPGs and of the Nippon Ichi school. The dated production and a demanding pace bound access. For a fan of tactical RPGs or someone curious about the Nippon Ichi world, the title keeps a preserved originality and depth, in a dated edition.
