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Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (2006)

Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories cover
Developer
Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher
Koei, NIS America, Sony Computer Entertainment, Nippon Ichi Software
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical
Rating
4.2 of 5, 15 player ratings
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

A cheerfully chaotic tactical RPG that layers absurd anime comedy over surprisingly deep number-crunching, rewarding obsessive grinders with ever-escalating power.

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About

Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories is a tactical role-playing game and the sequel to Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. It was re-released for the PlayStation Portable as Disgaea 2 Portable in Japan and as Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days in North America and Europe. Fifteen years ago, a powerful Overlord by the name of Zenon appeared in Veldime and cursed its human population. Since then, all its inhabitants have become demons and are to remain that way if the curse was not broken. However, a young man named Adell was the only human unaffected by the curse. Wanting to save his family and return them back to their true form, Adell decides to seek out Overlord Zenon and defeat him. The gameplay in Disgaea 2 builds directly upon that of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness; players control a party of characters to do battle on a 3D isometric grid map.

What players say

A deep, endlessly grindable strategy RPG packed with classes, absurd power scaling and constant silly humor that rewards obsessive min-maxers. Loved by genre fans as one of the best Disgaea games despite a story some found weaker than the original.

Screenshots

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