Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
Developer(s) Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)
  • JP Nippon Ichi Software
Producer(s) Sohei Niikawa
Artist(s) Takehito Harada
Composer(s) Tenpei Sato
Series Disgaea
Platform(s) PlayStation 4
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Tactical role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance (魔界戦記ディスガイア5 Makai Senki Disugaia 5) is a 2015 tactical role-playing video game for the PlayStation 4 and the fifth in the Disgaea series by Nippon Ichi Software.[3][4][5][6]

Plot

The central story of the game is centred on the idea of "revenge".[7] The evil demon emperor Void Dark devastates numerous Netherworlds after coming to power, with the help of an army of over one million soldiers known as The Lost. Following this, the Overlords of the Netherworlds under Void Dark's rule attempt to rise up and take revenge.[8]

Characters

Gameplay

Battle interface screenshot

The game involves the player traveling across different Netherworlds in an attempt to bring the Overlords and heirs of each different world to join forces together to fight against Void Dark.[8] The game will feature new systems not seen within prior titles in the Disgaea series. In addition, the number of characters displayable on-screen has increased to 100, compared to 10 characters on the earlier PlayStation 3 titles.[10]

New features include the display of resistance and affiliation statistics when units on the battlefield are highlighted, and a revenge system that is triggered when party members are fallen. The game also introduces a new type of special attack known as Maougis.[8] Certain characters are able to pair up in specific duos to unleash special moves known as fusion skills. New playable character classes include dark knights with melee weapons, maids with guns, and fairies with support magic, while the soldier, magician, priest, priestess and archer classes from earlier titles will be returning.[9][11]

Development

The game was announced on September 1, 2014, at Tokyo Game Show.[12][13] Nippon Ichi Software president Sohei Niikawa stated that the development team initially considered a multi-platform release including the PlayStation 3, however decided to create a game which could only be done on the PS4 platform.[10] A trial version of the game will be available via download code included within the September 25, 2014 issue of Dengeki PlayStation.[7]

The game is produced by Sohei Niikawa, with the character designs by Takehito Harada and music composed by Tenpei Sato.[8]

Reception

The game sold 22,725 physical retail copies within its first week of release in Japan.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 2014-09-19, Disgaea 5 Japanese release date announced, Gematsu
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2014-12-16, Disgaea 5 coming west in fall 2015, Gematsu
  3. ↑ 2014-09-01, Disgaea 5 announced for PlayStation 4, Gematsu
  4. ↑ 2014-09-01, Disgaea 5 Announced, Coming to PlayStation 4, IGN
  5. ↑ 2014-09-01, Disgaea 5 Unveiled for PS4 Next Spring, Anime News Network
  6. ↑ 2014-09-01, Disgaea 5 announced for PlayStation 4, Joystiq
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 2014-09-02, Disgaea 5 will be the series’ biggest entry yet, Gematsu
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 2014-09-03, Disgaea 5′s story premise detailed, Gematsu
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 2014-11-20, Two new characters, Fusion Skills, more introduced for Disgaea 5, Gematsu
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 2014-09-02, Disgaea 5 Will Have The Most Volume Of Any Game In The Series, Siliconera
  11. ↑ 2014-11-20, 「魔界戦記ディスガイア5」，メインキャラクターのみが使用できる「合体技」や，オリジナルユニットを作成できる「スカウト屋」などに関する新情報が公開, 4gamer
  12. ↑ 2014-09-01, Nippon Ichi’s Disgaea 5 to Release in 2015 on PS4, DualShockers
  13. ↑ 2014-09-01, PS4 getting Disgaea 5, Earth Defense Force, Ys, Gundam and Senran Kagura, Destructoid
  14. ↑ "Media Create Sales: 3/23/15 – 3/29/15". Gematsu. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

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