Afternoon of Darkness a Misnomer

Okay, so here it is, a ridiculously tardy review of Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness for the PSP.

First off, Afternoon of Darkness is almost as misleading a title as Hour of Darkness was for the PS2 iteration of Disgaea. A better title would have been something to the effect of Disgaea: The Rest of Your Life of Darkness. The game is a total time-suck (what, there's no wiki entry for time-suck? Oh well, check out the article on there about Mister Mosquito instead). I've already dumped fifteen hours into the story and I haven't even cracked the half-way point.

But, as far as life-consuming games go, Disgaea is certainly one of the better strategy RPGs I've ever played (the other one would be Final Fantasy Tactics, so it's not saying much). The combat system takes a bit of getting used to, but once you get the hang of it you'll be tossing your allies all over the place, racking up combos like there's no tomorrow. It's a quirky title, but it carries a lot of charm in both the story and the gameplay.

For those that haven't the cash or the inclination to own a PSP, you'll be able to check it out on your puny DS pretty soon. Sorry for the lack of review in this review. You'd probably be better off checking out the metascore or something.