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Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

January 30, 2003 · Nippon Ichi Software

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.

Release date
January 30, 2003
Developer
Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher
Nippon Ichi Software, Atlus USA, Koei
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical
Main story
45.9 hours

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