Originally released over a year ago on the Nintendo Switch as “Disqaea 6: Defiance of Destiny,” but has now come to the PlayStation ecosystem as Disgaea 6 Complete, which is as you’ve probably guessed it, the full version of the game, with all previous downloadable content packed in. This strategy RPG franchise has been around for almost 20 years and I’m sad to say this is my first time trying it out. Developed by Nippon Ichi Software, this RPG uses old school, turn-based combat, as well procedurally generated grid battle areas. With its fun and quirky writing, this was a very interesting experience, to say the least.
You play as Zed, a spunky boy who believes to be a zombie. Which is only because he has the ability to reincarnate every time he dies. Something that is used with its gameplay as well is called super-reincarnation, which I’ll touch up on more later. Along your journey, you meet up with a lot of other very stylized and animated characters. Some are better written than others, but there certainly is lots of variety here. You can also access the DLC characters fairly early on and you will quickly grow to have a very wide selection of teammates. As far as the rest of the story is concerned, there’s a god of destruction, the world is at risk, you know the drill. Obviously, there’s a lot more to it, but I never enjoy getting too in depth, because the fun is experiencing it all on your own.
What I learned very early on in Disgaea 6 Complete was how liberal they were with their point system, XP system, anything to do with numbers, they just handed them over like candy. You can level up your characters to 99 million and do damage points on enemies that can go up to ten quadrillion! It’s pretty insane and if it didn’t fit in with the comedic zany tone of the whole game, I would have found it kind of annoying, but here it kind of works. What’s the most interesting with this RPG compared to others I have played is this Super Reincarnation mechanic where whenever you die, your level goes back to one, but all your stats stay the same. So, the game sort of encourages you to max out your character’s levels multiple times to get even stronger.
With a game that is so frivolous with how it uses XP and currency, it makes the difficulty to be rather easy and make the whole experience feel a bit stale after a while. There is even a feature where you can auto-battle as soon as you enter a battleground. It’s like they knew the game was easy and they wanted to stop wasting your time by making you get through it faster. So while the experience was very uneven, the world and characters are fun to explore and get to know thanks to decent writing and voice work. The chibi anime style is also a great fit. For this being my first experience in the franchise, I overall had a fun time, even if it wasn’t perfect. To any gamers who are craving a new JRPG and low on options, I’d suggest giving this a go, it’s nothing groundbreaking, but not everything has to be.
7/10
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Gaming since I was given an original Nintendo as a kid. I love great storytelling and unique ingenuity. When both collide in a single game, I'm a happy gamer. Twitter/IG @NickNavarro87
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