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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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Community All Reviews Statuses

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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