Twenty Seven - Disgaea Infinite

New entry is for Disgaea Infinite, a PSP visual novel that is great for fans of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, but absolutely worthless for anyone else. You know I'm a fan, because for crying out loud my avatar's Laharl.

I'll keep this entry short. Or at least try to. I bought this game on a whim because I had a lot of PSN money sitting in my account, and I'm feeling the hype train rolling for Disgaea 4, which comes out next month.

Basically, it's a visual novel about Etna trying to eat some pudding and Laharl trying to steal it. Laharl eats some jet fuel by accident instead (really), blames the castle's Prinnies (underworld penguin slaves) for the resulting explosion, and reduces their salary. One brave Prinny employs a time-traveling device to try and change the course of history so he saves his savings. Annnd, scene.

It's pretty normal visual novel stuff from that point. Great fully-voiced dialogue, multiple plot paths and endings, and lots of Disgaea inside jokes, fanservice, and references. The game even attempts to explain connections of the D1 cast to Disgaea 2, Disgaea 3, and Phantom Brave, from what I could tell. I only unlocked 7 of the 14 endings in the game's database - which is really funny, comprehensive, and rich with detail, by the way - but unlocking half seemed like enough. One of these days I'll go back to it and unlock more, when I'm feeling the need for more shenanigans from Laharl et al.

Games Beaten: 2011 Edition

1. Mario vs. Donkey Kong
2. Primal Rage
3. Torchlight Hat Trick
4. Ghost Trick
5. Flower
6. Batman: Arkham Asylum
7. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
8. Sly 2: Band of Thieves
9. Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
10. Tales of Eternia
11. Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
12. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
13. 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
14. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
15. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
16. Dragon Age: Origins
17. Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
18. inFamous Evil Finish
19. VVVVVV
20. inFamous 2 Good Finish
21. Big Bang Mini
22. Final Fight: Double Impact
23. Breath of Death VII: The Beginning
24. Cthulu Saves the World
25. Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword
26. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
27. Disgaea Infinite

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Took a break from Dragon Age 2 (which is so awesome and disappointing on different levels that it will merit a much longer post than this one) to check this out. Got ongoing playthroughs of that, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, and Jeanne D'Arc. Good times.