I understand that humor is part of the series’ appeal, but here it is used to squander an interesting story that was already plenty comical on its own. This sadly includes an absolutely nonsensible encounter with Fuka’s dad, who is perhaps the most inconsistently-written character in the franchise thus far.
#DISGAEA INFINITE ENDINGS SERIES#
I was willing to accept this as the game being shorter than the other entries in the franchise, but what follows is a tediously prolonged series of missions that keep moving the goal post, make the storyline increasingly absurd, and conclude several story threads on lame jokes. After the introduction missions that establish the characters, the plan to usurp The Corrupternment is enacted in a brief 3 chapters and a climactic finale. Sadly, for all its strengths, Disgaea 4 just seemingly loses interest in the qualities of its own stories. I adored Desco at first, but having her bring up her ambition of becoming a final boss in almost every cutscene did start to grate on me. With that said, a lot of the dialogue did risk being annoying because of how often characters will bring up running gags. To see this series take on a direction about politics is bizarre and some of its commentaries can be a bit on-the-nose, but it has a good cast of characters and Valvatorez is an engrossing anti-hero for the story.
Perhaps the most important bits, however, are the few scenes about The President himself, which reveal some of the political intrigue going on behind the scenes. We get to meet many other fun characters as the adventure proceeds, including old favorite Axel. Desco is a man-made Demon who deeply desires to be the final boss, but is way too young, cute, and inept to fulfill the roll right now. She was a lot of fun to have around and unwillingly becomes a big sister to another party member, Desco. Fuka is a high schooler who died and was reincarnated as a failed Prinny, but remains in denial about it and insists that the events of the game are a dream she is having. I was playing through the game’s episodes even faster than with Disgaea 2, which I previously held up as the best-written entry in the franchise.īesides Valvatorez and Fenrich there are numerous other characters involved in the plot. The story also has many interesting twists and really digs into Valvatorez’ backstory, all of which had me hooked. They make for a fun duo, always talking about the good old days and attempting to talk sense into the many, younger Demons that cross their paths. Fittingly, Valvatorez and Fenrich are the first time that the lead characters of a Disgaea story are adults. The Netherworld is now centered around politics, rather than the overdone high school setting of the previous title. The tone and subject matter of Disgaea 4 are entertainingly fresh and interesting. What begins as Valvatorez merely wanting to fulfill a promise he made to the Prinnies before their abduction spirals out of control and soon he finds himself leading a revolution against The Corrupternment.
As he soon finds out, The Corrupternment has decided to exterminate all Prinnies, effectively ending his job. Valvatorez is content with his life as a Prinny Instructor, until one day all the Prinnies under his charge are abducted. The former tyrant now works in Hades, the prison of The Netherworld, where he trains newborn Prinnies before they go out into the world. Since then he has fallen from power and now lives on a diet of sardines, much to the chagrin of his werewolf servant Fenrich. Valvatorez is a former tyrant and super-powerful vampire, who one day made a promise to somebody to cease drinking human blood. However, we take control of a character at the very bottom of this world’s society. This particular one is run by The Corrupternment and the president who stands at the head of it. The story of Disgaea 4 once again takes us to a Netherworld within the vast multiverse of Netherworlds.
Of course, I eventually decided to just tank it and start playing, whereupon Disgaea 4 quickly proved to be absolutely absorbing. These are games you play for the story and not getting to finish that of its third installment left me sour. I was afraid it would just be another 30-hour grind with the same gameplay I was used to and the same, old classes I always roll with. After the tragically inconclusive ending of my journey through Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice, it took a while before I had the heart to pick up Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten.
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