Tag: Disgaea
News Disgaea Series Hits 5 Million Sales
A nice landmark for an iconic franchise
The Disgaea series has plenty of loyal fans, and across 6 (7 with Disgaea D2) mainline games it has continued to win over players with its bright visuals, goofy and often funny storytelling, and of course a whole lot of gameplay depth. The good news is that the series has now amassed a combined 5 million...
Review Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny (Switch) - A Series High Point, Just Not For Performance
Zed's dead, dood. Zed's dead.
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny feels like an oddly topical title for Nippon Ichi Software. About two years ago, the company effectively ran out of money following a catastrophic mobile game launch, and it certainly appeared for a while that Nippon Ichi was going to go under. Somehow, the publisher managed to weather the...
News Dood! Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny Will Come To Switch This June
The Limited and Unrelenting Editions come with fancy goodies, too
Since January, when we found out that Japanese mag Famitsu had rated Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny 33/40, we've been starved of news about the upcoming turn-based tactical RPG. Thanks to the New Game Plus Expo, an online showcase that took place earlier today, we now finally have a...
News Famitsu Delivers Its Verdict On Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny
Meet the cast in a new western trailer, too
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, the sixth entry in Nippon Ichi's turn-based tactical RPG series, is scheduled to arrive in the West in 'Summer 2021' (as a Switch exclusive in this territory, no less). However, lucky Japanese gamers will get their hands on it in just one week's time when it launches on...
News Heck Yeah, Dood! There's A New Gameplay Video For Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny
You could also win a custom Pro Controller
One of the many upcoming titles we're looking forward to in the new year is Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny. In case you forgot, this 'Summer 2021' game will be launched in the West exclusively on the Switch, while in Japan, it'll be getting a PlayStation 4 release, too. To build up some excitment ahead of...
News Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny Is A Nintendo Switch Exclusive Coming Summer 2021
Exclusive in the West, dood
One of the surprise announcements from the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase September 2020 is that a new entry in the irreverent SRPG series Disgaea is headed to Switch next year. Dood! That's right, Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny is coming in 'Summer 2021' as a Switch exclusive (in the West — in Japan it'll be...
News Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded Brings Two PSP Disgaea Spin-Offs To Switch This Fall
Dood! DOOD!
Switch already boasts a plethora of Prinnies in the three Disgaea games already on the system, but the Prinnies are irrepressible and NIS America has announced that it is bringing two spin-off platformers from the PSP to Switch this autumn in the form of Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded. Dood! Combining both humorously named entries...
Review Disgaea 4 Complete+ (Switch) - An Often Overwhelming SRPG That Genre Veterans Will Adore
Give it a try, dood!
The Disgaea series has always been one of those in gaming that could best be described as an ‘acquired’ taste. The sheer amount of complexity and micromanaging offered up by each game is nigh peerless in the genre, and though these games are a veritable feast for those who love a nice thousand-hour grind in their RPG, it can...
News Hey Dood, You Can Download A Disgaea 4 Demo From The Switch eShop
Heck yeah, dood
One Switch game worthy of your attention later this month is the tactical turn-based RPG Disgaea 4 Complete+. Nippon Ichi first announced it for Nintendo's hybrid platform earlier this year at E3 2019. It'll be arriving in North America and Europe on 29th October, but to make the wait a little less painful, a demo has been made...
News Disgaea 4 Complete+ For Switch Comes To North America And Europe This October
Now give us the rest of 'em, dood
At E3 2019, Nippon Ichi announced Disgaea 4 Complete+ was coming to the Nintendo Switch. Weeks later, it has now been confirmed the game will arrive in North America and Europe on 29th October. Fans in Oceania will, unfortunately, have to hold out until 5th November. The updated version of the fourth entry includes...
News Disgaea 4 Complete+ Announced For Nintendo Switch
Now just 2 and 3 to catch 'em all, dood!
Prepare yourselves, doods - Nippon Ichi has announced that Disgaea 4 Complete+ is coming to Switch this autumn with the above trailer. This updated version of the original strategy RPG game not only brings the same idiosyncratic characters and world to Switch, but it's also getting post-launch social...
News Disgaea Developer Nippon Ichi Software Facing Serious Financial Troubles
This is bad news, dood!
Nippon Ichi Software, the Japanese developer and publisher best known in recent years for its tactical role-playing series Disgaea, is reportedly facing serious financial troubles. This information comes from multiple Japanese media outlets, as translated by the Twitter user HDKirin. For some time now, the long-running...
Review Disgaea 1 Complete (Switch) - The Best Way To Rediscover This Turn-Based Tactical Triumph
Aye Aye Dood!
Shortly after Switch’s launch, Disgaea 5 Complete brought the tactical RPG series’ unique brand of colour, combos and comically excessive levelling-up to the console. A year and a half later it’s joined by an HD remaster of the game that kicked things off fifteen years ago, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness – now rechristened Disgaea 1...
News Disgaea Refine Launches On Switch Later This Year In Japan
A remake of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
The latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation has revealed that the previously-mooted remake of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is called Disgaea Refine, and it will be hitting Switch this July in Japan. The original game was released on the PlayStation 2 way back in 2003, and established a series which continues to...
News Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Scraps Its Way Into UK Top 10
Disgaea 5 Complete struggles to make top 40
Last week brought two diverse new retail releases to the Nintendo Switch, with the sprawling strategy RPG Disgaea 5 Complete and the 'new retro' of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. As is often the case in the UK charts it's not the darling of fans and critics that always wins the day...
Video Get a Good Look at the Awesome Cast of Disgaea 5 Complete
It's very, VERY Japanese, which is marvellous
We don't always get all of the best games out of Japan, though the region-free nature of the Switch means we can buy games from the Japanese eShop if we please. Yet fully localised versions are always welcome, and we're looking forward to the late May arrival of Disgaea 5 Complete in North America and...
First Impressions Getting Strategic in Disgaea 5 Complete
Layin' the smackdown on jabronies
One of the most unexpected titles coming to Nintendo Switch is Disgaea 5 Complete, a tactical RPG in the vein of genre classics like Final Fantasy Tactics. We spent quite a bit of time with the game at Nintendo's New York Switch event, and came away quite impressed with the port. If you haven't heard of the Disgaea...
