It's back, dood! The SRPG that never fails to mess with our minds and constantly challenges us to reach levels over 9000 has returned. With a level cap of 9999, we're talking about Disgaea, the Prinny-infested series that can't help but make us feel like hanging out in the Netherworld.

The satisfying challenge; The great online modes; The offbeat humor

The grind; How overwhelming the endless options can be; Some of the awful jokes

We are the Prinnies, dood. We inhabit the Netherworld and are totally mistreated. Just because we're the souls of lethargic dead humans attached to dimwitted penguin avatars doesn't mean we deserve to be slaves in the afterlife. We need a new leader, guys.

Slick; bright anime cutscenes coupled with deep role-playing elements make for some old-school fun

The goofy dialogue can be tiresome and the senate/item enhancement border on convoluted

The Netherworld can be a rather daunting place. Demons run amok, humans are forced into hard labor to make up for their sins, and the government is sometimes run by child figureheads.

+ Deep RPG elements; + Funny dialog and great voice acting; + Fun game play; + Wonderful presentation; + Amazing tutorial

There could be too much to do in the game

Great: Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.

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+Overly Deep Gameplay Provides Hundreds of Hours of Playtime; +Energetic and Carefree Story/Characters Keep Things Light; +/-Online is nice; but could really use some fleshing out

+/-Online is nice; but could really use some fleshing out

When Disgaea 4 was announced, the second question everybody asked themselves was "Isthis game going to be different from the last three?" The first question had naturally been, "Are there better graphics now?", the answer to which is"Yes.

As a long-time fan of the Disgaea series, I was predisposed to like Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten . That's not to say it is a perfect offering - as always, there are problems - though the game has an undeniable charm and hundreds of hours of strategic depth, making it a must play for fans of...

There's almost nothing bad to say about outside of the fact that it's not for everybody. But if you long for more games like or , you owe it to yourself to check this out. The game features a fun story, memorable characters, a ridiculously deep battle system, hundreds of hours of gameplay, and so...

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Colorful, goofy, funny, and addictive, Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten is a welcome entry to the series. The handful of additions might have longtime fans yearning for more and newcomers intimidated, but there is more than enough here to keep players entertained for hours.