
The hotheaded Laharl seeks to be the next big Overlord in the Netherworld...and will destroy anyone that gets in his way! With his devious vassal Etna and the angel trainee Flonne as his unlikely allies, he must battle his way to supremacy and retake the throne in this over-the-top RPG adventure!
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Well-ported Turn-Based SRPG originally released in 2003. Runs smoothly even on a potato PC. Fun nostalgia trip.
The steam version is a straight port of the PS2 version from 2003. This means the game is old school, and not always for the better. That said, Disgaea 1 has something that the series has lost over time: a cohesive, enjoyable story. The characters *make* jokes instead of *being* jokes. As the first entry, Laharl and co feel like actual brats and friends instead of the flanderized versions that pop in for postgame in other entries. The gameplay is rather slow, especially if you have other Disgaea experience. There are several notable bugs, including things like statisticians being capped at 300% even if the UI lets you go to 900%. I love this game, but it is flawed. If you have a Switch, consider the Disgaea 1 Complete to have this same game with a bit more polish. Oh, and if you look at any other NIS titles, the company has fallen from grace. Its latest games as of 2026 are money-grubbing cash grabs with quality worse than a mobile game. IMO, stick to the first couple Disgaea games.
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First of all, I love this game. It's very good. The reason I'm giving it a negative review is because this PC port doesn't offer much more aside from Steam Community stuff AND it has a gamebreaking bug that can cause the game to crash and the devs never bothered to fix it. Basically, if you transition from the main mode to Etna mode or vice versa, Flonne's equipment gets overwritten with Plenair's default equipment, and apparently so do some of the non-playable monsters in the game. Monsters are not meant to have humanoid weapons. They lack animations for them. This causes the game to crash. I do recommend the game, but if you don't care about Steam achievements or the point shop stuff, I'd recommend you either get Disgaea 1 Complete on PS4 or Nintendo Switch, OR Afternoon of Darkness on PSP.
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Yeah it's okay.
Awesome game! this is not the definitive version of Disgaea 1 but its the port of PS2/PSP Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness. It plays really well on Windows PC and on SteamOS. Still plays awesome even after 10 years. Recommended!
I'm recommending Disgaea because imo it's a fun game. However, I should give a warning: you have an obligatory visit to Item world, which due to its random grid nature can make you stuck. In theory, you might be better off starting with the 2nd one or later (self contained stories. Don't worry). To say a bit more about it, this game is a tactical rpg that works in a grid. You can move and perform an action, whether it's lifting someone, attacking or performing a special skill (magic or special attacks). The bad thing about the game is that it's very grindy. It unirocally allows you to reach level 1000+ but you will have to put time in it (meanwhile I'm over here at level 50) What's the biggest positive is this game's character and monster design. The demons all have such nice and imaginative designs I can't help but love them. In addition, the special attacks are also creative and sometimes very anime-like. The story, is ok, but the game has a nice dose of humour that helps you have a great time. TL;DR: if you don't mind the grind, it's a nice game to have. I give it an 8/10
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I needed something to play for a bit and now I'm almost up to 300 hours and on my fourth loop at time of writing, haven't even gotten anyone to their fourth-digit levels yet... Totally worth it, but I do tend to lose focus in the item world. Still not sure if I'd risk my life for soup, dood.
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