Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

THE GOOD:
This game has a great amusement to it. Though there is some mild language, it is all good fun playing through this game. The plot is wonderful, instead of playing the well known hero, you are an evil demon instead, which turns things around for you. Doing bad things, stealing stuff, fighting other demons who are just as bad as you, it's cool. The game play added to it is enough for you. It keeps you busy for a while.

The characters were very well designed, Laharl, the demon Prince, son of the overlord of the netherworld who's goal is to become Overlord himself and destroy anything that blocks his way. His companion Etna, the cute young demon who looks like a young devil/succubus girl. She's got a fiery attitude and a look that could kill. There has to be someone good in this game, someone holy and innocent which is the young Angel Flonne, who comes to the Netherworld, but teams with Laharl. there is also Vyers, the one known as the dark adonis or mid boss. He becomes your demonic rival throughout the game but tends to have a bit of bad luck. You are also able to choose your squad from the blue haired little girl. A huge variety of demons, humanoids and monsters that you can have in your team, but you have to earn them with mana.

Some of the things such as music and sound effects blow you away. The music really adds to the mood, it can be so sentimental, but some of it can also rock your world...literally. As for the sound effects. Very realistic and the english voices for the characters really suit them. Especially Etna, Flonne, Vyers and some of the small phrases some of the members of your battle team shout out in battle. There is a huge variety in weapons and items, but be sure to have a bit of money on your hands, some of them can be awfully pricey. But you can also upgrade some of the weapons you have in the item world, which comes into a lot of good use. The Dark Assembly is where you can get more expensive or cheaper weapons and items, including new places to battle, and added goodies. Though the Dark Assembly can be awfully harsh, so you can either bribe them or fight them.

The battles are awfully strategic. Your enemies and bosses are well designed, and can be a great challenge. Yiu may also have to crack a puzzle or two to be able to beat your opponent. The scenes before the battles are hilariously amusing, rude and can bring tears of laughter to your eyes. Very nice lay out of using images of the characters of what they are expressing at that moment with their voices over it.

THE BAD:
The bad news is the graphics, they aren't the best of graphics though they are colorful and easy to make out everything. Ialso admit that the enemies can be a little too easy, which doesn't leave much of a challenge there really making you work through the chapters of the game pretty easily.

The Dark Assembly can be very hard and can lead to frustration. You have to have a lot of items to bribe many senators to like you because you won't be able to beat them when fighting unless you level up a whole lot. It's a little annoying, but I guess some things make up for the bad comments.

SUMMARY:
Disgaea has to be one of the best Strategy games known. With it's brilliantly laid out battle platforms, amusing characters that have you laughing for ages, great enemies and bosses that can be fun and challenging. They certainly took a lot of time on a game such as this. Though the graphics may not be the best, everything else that is contained in the game certainly make up for it such as Music, variety of fighters, and added treats like other worlds you can fight in if approved by the Dark Assembly.

I think in my own opinion, some of the best parts of this game has to be some of the amazingly made music that really gt to me. Some parts even made me tear up when setting the mood of some scenes in the games. The characters were funny as anything. My favourite will have to be Etna and Vyers. Etna is a really cutie and Vyers has a very amusing attitude and tries his hardest at battling. Also the humanoids you can choose from your lovely designed including the Ronin, male and female Warrior, Archer and female mages.