The events are shown to you in a combination of still image conversations and sort of 8-bit action scenes (which all you can do is watch helplessly). You have to do your best Sherlock and figure out exactly what’s going on. You do that by possessing characters and, when possible, using your limited mind control to change the outcome of a scene. What it really boils down to is a lot of watching the same scenes over and over and trying to figure out the twisting path to the truth.

What will most likely happen is that you will get so frustrated after seeing the same scenes over and over again you’ll either throw your PSP across the room or just turn it off mid-sentence like I did.

I don’t really understand the point of this game. To force you to see the same stuff over and over again apparently because there’s little else to do. You can’t interact in the majority of the scenes and so have to sit and wait, helplessly. This is like a really bad version of a choose-your-own adventure title because there’s no way to find out how to win. You continuously amass useless information and will most likely lose interest before you solve the alleged mystery. Personally, I think everyone teamed up to get rid of Laharl because he’s a jerk and seriously annoying to boot. No, I haven’t finished the game, but that’s as far as I’m willing to go at present. It’s just a totally random game with little action or anything satisfying in it.

When the game arrived we were reminded that this was not a typical Disgaea game and I have to agree. In fact, it’s not a typical game at all. It’s entertaining for a while but then just get frustrating and irritating.