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Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Released Jan 30, 2003
Rating 87/100
Developer Nippon Ichi Software
Publishers Koei, Nippon Ichi Software, Atlus USA
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is a tactical role-playing video game and the first game in the Disgaea series. Battle gameplay takes place on a map divided into a square grid. The player controls a squad of humanoid units and monsters, which each occupy a single square of the grid and do combat with a group of enemies. Depending on the character and attack selected, the player will be able to deal damage to a specific enemy unit or a designated region of the map. Combat ends when all enemy units or all of the player's units are destroyed.
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Disgaea: Hour of Darkness — FAQ
- When did Disgaea: Hour of Darkness release?
- Disgaea: Hour of Darkness released on January 30, 2003 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2.
- What platforms is Disgaea: Hour of Darkness on?
- Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2.
- What kind of game is Disgaea: Hour of Darkness?
- Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is a Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical game.
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Disgaea: Hour of Darkness didn’t pursue 3D graphics because NIS would have “suffered serious damage” if it had tried to imitate Final Fantasy 7, according to series creator
Disgaea creator and producer Sohei Niikawa talks about how Final Fantasy 7 "discouraged him" from pursuing 3D art for the initial game.