Disgaea, as niche as it is, has quite a following. In a recent interview with Crispy Gamer, Nippon Ichi's PR Manager Jack Niida stated that the entire reason for bringing Disgaea to the DS was because of demand -- specifically, a constant barrage of emails and calls. Hear that, people? Your pestering worked.Still, those of you who have already played the PSP's Afternoon of Darkness or the original Hour of Darkness on the PS2 might be wondering why you should buy another adaptation. Niida explains that, for one, a main attraction of the new Disgaea is the multiplayer. So, if you're hoping to battle friends (we're assuming through Wi-Fi and not locally), it might be a worthwhile purchase.
Even if you aren't, though, the DS version (which will be called Prince of the Demon World and the Red Moon in Japan) seems to have a lot of nifty extras. Besides including all the content from the PSP version and more, the game will feature new characters and utilize touchscreen controls. Niida also hinted at a unique battle feature, but kept tight-lipped on that, promising more information soon. The DS game will keep the voice acting and music from Afternoon of Darkness, but (as was expected) will make some sacrifices in terms of graphics.
Crispy Gamer also asked Niida if we'd ever see a Disgaea game on the 360 or Wii, to which he replied coyly, "Who knows, you might see something interesting coming out later in the year." If you ask us, it won't be happening anytime in the near future, but it's nice to know that they're open to the possibility. Still, we're happy enough that we'll be seeing such a full, time-sucking game on our favorite handheld -- everything else is just gravy.
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3-18-2008 @ 8:09PM
Safiel said...
I hope they keep the japanese voice track! Having the japanese tracks has always been something I've loved about nippon ichi games and if it's not there I think it might be a deal breaker for me (plus I've already played the original).
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3-18-2008 @ 9:04PM
anonymous said...
Disgaea is one of my all time favorite video games.
This will be quite a difficult choice whether or not to buy this. I've already poured 60+ hours into Disgaea (and Disgaea 2) on my PS2 but i don't think i'll be able to resist buying it again for my DS.
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3-18-2008 @ 9:15PM
c_judicator said...
My god, after failing to find Afternoon of Darkness for the PSP I had lost all hope of playing Disgaea on the go. But now a bigger and more jam packed game is heading towards the DS? Are we really lucky like that?
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3-18-2008 @ 9:21PM
Candace Savino said...
Looks like it! As long as you don't mind the graphics downgrade. I think that extra content > graphics, myself.
3-18-2008 @ 9:22PM
Tristan said...
Yes the voice track is a major nice addition. I cant imagine much in the way of graphics being sacrificed, the DS could run much of the sprites well I think. I might have to get this well as I still havent been able to beat the PSP one (well get all the endings!!!!!) So many. Laharl rocks!!!
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3-20-2008 @ 2:16PM
hvnlysoldr said...
The procrastinating prospector wins again!
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3-27-2008 @ 9:55PM
Erik said...
I already bought it on my PSP, but if the extra content is worth it, I will buy again. Something like Etna mode, but mid-boss (The Dark Adonis) is the main character, would be nice. Though, i'm afraid the sound quality may suck. Going from over a 1 GB to 256 MB or less is guaranteed to make it sound bad.
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