There are games you want to play and then there are games you have to play. This is a game you have to play.

This is my first experience with the series, but being a huge fan of FFT, OB, and Xcom I have always wanted to give this a shot.

Roughly 100 hours later, my S/O hates this game, my front lawn is a little over grown and I have a sink full of dishes.

I still have a lot to do in the game but I think I can say without hesitation that this is the best tactical RPG I have ever played.

At first I was worried about the geo panels making me feel like I had to play each fight a certain way, but most of the time you can just kill them and go about your business.

The comedic story, beautiful sprites and endless game play make this one a real keeper.
I can see myself playing this one for years to come.

The only gripe is that you WILL need the strat guide AND gamefaqs to understand all the systems and mechanics in the game because, holy hell, are they neumerous and complex.

A few hints to make your life better:

Turn off Anti Aliasing if you get a multicolored rainbow line in the middle of your screen.

Turn on Vsync if your screen is tearing.

Leave the edge blur effects off.

You can throw enemies onto geo prizims to 1 shot destory them.

Dont worry about leveling up more than 4 or 5 characters your first time through the story.

Do not mess around with the item world until you beat the game (unless you have to for the story).

Ditch your starter prinnies asap, and level a male fist user, a mage, healer, a theif, and male warrior with your main characters these will all you need on your first play through.

Do not worry about starting new characters with perfect stats or better versions of the class you currently have, you can restart them later as any new class and carry stats from their current level over as many times as you want (google transmigrating disgaea).

On first playthrough, angelic main character is the best one to ask the assembly for a healer and a mage because of next tip.

Once a character creates another one at the assembly, it can learn all of their spells by standing beside the new character in battle and casting the new character\'s spell(s) 5 times; this works with all spells at all levels.

Bribes in the dark assembly are cumulative, that is, the more you bribe, the higher your influence gets over time.

The dark assembly can be entered and exited at no penalty to re roll influence for that session.

Talk to your all of your castle's vassals in each chapter, they sometimes reward you.