Disgaea Mayhem

Far, far too little content and depth for the price. Extremely poor balancing - one 15 minute trip into the Item World (unlocked about 30 minutes in) for any equipment at all, and you'll be oneshotting the entire rest of the game, with zero strategy or effort of any kind ever required. Consider it at an insanely steep discount, and after they're done releasing $30 day 1 DLC that lasts 30 minutes.

I love Disgaea games, so it is with a heavy heart that I cant recommend this one. I think this was a good idea, just poorly executed. As I view it, the three main problems are: 1) The main character is boring, and you can't get rid of him. He's the only character you can play. You encounter lots of other characters in the game, but none of them are playable. You can get Desco as a buddy to follow you around in battle, but that's as good as it gets. 2) The story is complete nonsense, it's as if they're trying to see how bad they can make the story before people will stop buying their games. I really loved Disgaea, but Disgaea 7 story was pretty bad, and this story is even worse. 3) The Carnage World endgame is well-hidden. If somehow you still have any love left for this game after completing the main story and post-game story, you wouldn't even know there was anything left to do. There is a whole Carnage world to unlock which the game doesn't even remotely hint at. You really have to assume it exists, and try everything to unlock it, or google "disgaea mayhem carnage world unlock", or somehow unlock it completely by accident long after finishing the game. Overall, a good idea, and…

Combine the base game with the DLC and it still is not enough content to warrant the full price of just the base game. It's very fun, I enjoy a lot of the Disgaea designs being changed over to Dynasty Warriors style gameplay, and the ever-rising numbers do get you that dopamine hit you'd get from the original games but it's just so incredibly short and small that it doesn't hold up to the scrutiny of purchasing value. DLC should have been a part of the base game and a promise of future, free content extensions would've made this feel way more worth the cash.

I have attempted to play this game. I love Disgaea, but if the game keeps crashing after I play for 5-30 min it will not be getting my recommendation. The game play is a little to easy from what I saw, but I'm barely past the tutorial. I contacted support and I will update this depending on what they say.

I need more games like this. I need more games like this. I need more games like this.

This is a definite step-up from the usual tactical RPG I grew up with. While there was still some bugs to deal with in the beginning (especially the 1st stages and the unfortunate Dragon God's Kick crash bug), it was a fun to play. As for the grinding part, the item world is a huge improvement as it doesn't rely on you to sluggishly go through floor after floor. If anything, the wave mechanic for the item world should be the new item world gimmick for future Disgaea games. The story itself is simple, but true to Disgaea, it got some unique charm and occasional wacky dialogue. If we could improve on the controls, AI and the general bug catching part of the game, that would be nice. Overall, a fun game to pick up and play. But seriously, FIX THE DRAGON GOD'S KICK FOR STEAM! IT CRASHES THE GAME! D:<