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Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (2003)

Nippon Ichi Software

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

3.79 from 269 ratings

819 members have it in their collection · 24 playing now · 280 backlogged · 159 wish listed

How long? Main story 27h · with extras 62h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is a tactical role-playing video game and the first game in the Disgaea series. Battle gameplay takes place on a map divided into a square grid. The player controls a squad of humanoid units and monsters, which each occupy a single square of the grid and do combat with a group of enemies. Depending on the … Read more
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is a tactical role-playing video game and the first game in the Disgaea series. Battle gameplay takes place on a map divided into a square grid. The player controls a squad of humanoid units and monsters, which each occupy a single square of the grid and do combat with a group of enemies. Depending on the character and attack selected, the player will be able to deal damage to a specific enemy unit or a designated region of the map. Combat ends when all enemy units or all of the player's units are destroyed. Read less
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Details

Developers
Nippon Ichi Software
Publishers
Atlus USA, Koei, Nippon Ichi Software
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical
Themes
Comedy
Franchises
Disgaea
Series
Disgaea

Release dates

  • Jan 30, 2003 (Japan) PlayStation 2
  • Aug 27, 2003 (North_America) PlayStation 2
  • May 28, 2004 (Europe) PlayStation 2
  • Aug 30, 2004 (Australia) PlayStation 2
  • Jan 15, 2013 (North_America) PlayStation 3

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Rating distribution

5 stars
77
4 stars
94
3 stars
69
2 stars
23
1 star
6
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Witt997

Review Witt997 3/5 · Jan 1, 2022

l'ora dell'oscurità

ho giocato la versione PC, che a quanto mi risulta è uguale alle versioni PS2+PSP, ma senza gli sprites in HD di Switch e PS4, sostituibili con una mod. Trama esilarante che non si prende molto sul serio, gameplay sopra le righe che vi farà divertire, grafica 2d che ha visto tempi migliori. Musiche ottime. Consigliatissimo, concluso in 8-9 ore …

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ho giocato la versione PC, che a quanto mi risulta è uguale alle versioni PS2+PSP, ma senza gli sprites in HD di Switch e PS4, sostituibili con una mod. Trama esilarante che non si prende molto sul serio, gameplay sopra le righe che vi farà divertire, grafica 2d che ha visto tempi migliori. Musiche ottime. Consigliatissimo, concluso in 8-9 ore Voto: 8.5/10

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Haite

Review Haite 3/5 · Apr 1, 2021

Charming, but repetitive

Disgaea is a tactics game with emphasis in grinding. Which sounds odd, but it's all about the feel of being strong, min max numbers, and levelling up. There's always something to do in Disgaea, so it's an infinite game...in theory.

If you don't like the number side of the game, you can still play it and have an enjoyable time. …

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Disgaea is a tactics game with emphasis in grinding. Which sounds odd, but it's all about the feel of being strong, min max numbers, and levelling up. There's always something to do in Disgaea, so it's an infinite game...in theory.

If you don't like the number side of the game, you can still play it and have an enjoyable time. The throw mechanic is an EXCELLENT addition to the tactics genre that makes you think some steps (or should I say, jumps??) ahead. The journey to the story conclusion is enjoyable.

However, if you play Disgaea like your average tactics game, you're going to miss a lot, which I feel it's my own case. The story is funny, the high moments are good, but has some staleness. Mechanically, it's ok. Positioning takes a big part early game, which is good, but slowly is taken away by better units and abilities. In the end, the stats game, which is the main trait of the series, just doesn't appeal to me that much.

Before this review I always thought I loved Disgaea, but thinking back, and being truly honest with myself, it's not that great. Strangely enough, Disgaea is a very trim down on rails RPG, which has nothing wrong with it. You can make your own fun in many ways in Disgaea, but we have to accept that it's just not for everyone, it's a niche concept.

It doesn't have the rich story of FFT, neither the careful crafted scenarios of Advance Wars, and it's just not as fun as Mario RPG. Disgaea in some ways crafted its own genre. It might be for you, and it's cool, but for me, it's charming, but repetitive.

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internpepper

Status internpepper Nov 19, 2020

A tactical RPG with a lot of charm, jokes, and grinding. Despite my dislike for grinding and tactical combat, Disgaea just makes it work.

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