Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny[lower-alpha 1] is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software as part of the Disgaea series. It was released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on January 28, 2021 in Japan, and by Sega on May 27, 2021 in Asia.[1][2][3] NIS America released the Nintendo Switch version worldwide on June 29, 2021.[4] In total, the game was translated into French, English, Traditional Chinese and Korean.[5][6] A version with all previous downloadable content, titled Disgaea 6 Complete, is set to release for PlayStation 5 on June 16, 2022 in Japan, followed by a worldwide release on June 28, 2022 alongside PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows platforms.[7][8]

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
Developer(s)Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)
Artist(s)Takehito Harada
Composer(s)Tenpei Sato
SeriesDisgaea
Platform(s)
ReleaseNintendo Switch
  • JP: January 28, 2021
  • AU: July 9, 2021
  • WW: June 29, 2021
PlayStation 4
  • JP: January 28, 2021
  • WW: June 28, 2022
PlayStation 5
  • JP: June 16, 2022
  • WW: June 28, 2022
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: June 28, 2022
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay
See also: Common gameplay elements in the Disgaea series

The game involves turn based combat on grid-based battlefields.[9] There's a lot of focus placed on effective management of the in-depth systems that surround that combat, and individual characters can reach high levels, up to 99999999, and be able to perform 10000000000000000 (10 quadrillion) damage in a single attack, which are a lot higher values compared to previous entries in the series.[9] Some of the new features of the game include auto-battles and the “Demonic Intelligence” system: each character starts with a set of pre-programmed AI routines that the player can choose between, but they can also build additional routines for them from scratch or by copying an existing routine.[10] There are several classes the player can build characters around.[11] There are a number of management aspects in the game, including a senate chamber in the main hub where monsters and demons from various fictional political parties vote on the underlying rules of the gameplay.[9]

For the first time in the series' history, the game uses 3D graphics for both battlefields and characters.[12]

Plot

Setting

The game follows the story of Zed, a zombie who is on a quest to defeat the God of Destruction terrorizing the Netherworld, a parallel universe inhabited by demons.[13] There are multiple Netherworlds, each ruled by a different overlord.[13] Zed has lost to the God many times already, but every time he dies he is reborn thanks to a power called "Super Reincarnation". Every time he gets reincarnated, he gets slightly stronger than he was before.[11] After each death he is taken to a new world, where he meets a new companion, and attempts to defeat the God of Destruction once more.[14]

Story

Act 1

The Netherworld has been assault by a being of unimaginable power - A God of Destruction. The Dark Assembly, led by Overlord Ivar, begin to plan on how to defeat the God of Destruction. However, they are interrupted by the arrivial of the zombie Zed and his zombie dog-like companion, Cerberus. Zed claims to have already defeated The God of Destruction, a fact that Ivar and the rest of the Assembly find incredulous. Ivar sentences Zed to death for spreading falsehoods, unless Zed can indeed prove that he defeated the God of Destruction. Zed begins to explain the series of events leading to his defeat of the God of Destruction, forming a framing device for the first act of the story.

On an already dying world, Zed rescues several demons from hostile foes. No one believes that he can defeat the God of Destruction, but Zed attempts to fight him anyway. He fails to defeat The God of Destruction, seemingly dying. It is here that it is revealed that Zed has the power of Super Reincarnation - the ability to reincarnate again and again until he achieves his goal. Cerberus further explains that Super Reincarnation, which he seemingly created, seeks the most optimal path of resistance, taking Zed to worlds where he will gain the power needed to defeat The God of Destruction. Zed and Cerberus both claim that Zed has 'died' tens of thousands of times. Arriving on a human world, Zed meets Misedor, an obscenely rich king who has sent a hero of legend, who can revive, to defeat the God of Destruction. However, the hero, Yarmarda, has failed one hundred times and become a recluse. After defeating Yarmada, Zed once again fails and dies to the God of Destruction; however, this time, Misedor Super Reincarnates alongside Zed.

Zed then arrives in the Musical World, where he meets Melodia, a princess seeking her 'happy ending', who has sent hundreds of 'princes' who've arrived on her world to defeat the God of Destruction. She accompanies Zed, believing him to be her prince, but once again Zed fails to defeat The God of Destruction. As before, Melodia Super Reincarnates alongside Zed. Arriving at world within a television show, Zed and company meet Piyori, a superhero parodying the Super Sentai franchise. Piyori, seeking to raise the ratings of her show, and looking for the truth of justice, recruits Zed and company into her squad, fighting against a generic villainous army. They are once again defeated by the God of Destruction, with Piyori coming along this time. Arriving in an academy, the crew meet Majolene, a 10,000 year old principal who seeks to protect her students from the God of Destruction. Whilst attempting to gain an advantage, Majolene is transformed into a young magical girl, which she finds terrifyingly embarrassing. The team loses once more, though it has become clear they are beginning to hold their own in their battles with the God of Destruction. During this time, we learn of Zed's past with his younger sister, Bieko, who was killed by the God of Destruction, setting Zed onto the path of Super Reincarnation.

The party then loops through the last four worlds once again, with each of the party members personally progressing and gaining more power. Misedor takes charge of his path in life and becomes a Hero King; Melodia confronts an evil doppleganger of herself and becomes assured of her right to seek a happy ending; Piyori understands the meaning of justice and comes to terms with the loss of her brother; and Majolene accepts her transformations, and declares she will defy fate. Each time, they fail against the God of Destruction, but grow closer and closer to victory. It is at this point that we learn that Bieko was not killed by the God of Destruction - Bieko is the God of Destruction, and is aware of the destruction she has caused, and the tens of thousands of deaths she has dealt to Zed. Zed and his party travel to Zed's homeworld, defeating old bullies and visiting his home, before they finally defeat The God of Destruction, seemingly killing Bieko, and apparently freeing Zed from Super Reincarnation, before accepting his death.

Back in the present, Ivar questions how Zed is still alive after speaking of his own death. Cerberus claims that Ivar is the Overlord who turned Bieko into the God of Destruction, with the Dark Assembly, moved by Zed's tale, votes to execute Ivar. Suddenly, Bieko arrives at the Dark Assembly, claiming Ivar is not the guilty party.

Reception

Disgaea 6 received "mixed or average" reviews for Nintendo Switch, according to review aggregator Metacritic. The game sold 23,551 physical retail copies on Switch and 15,761 physical retail copies on PlayStation 4 for a total of 39,312 copies sold within its first week of release in Japan.[17] Computer Games Magazine wrote that "Disgaea 6 is the weakest entry in the series thanks to poor performance, bland combat, and a forgettable story".[11] On the other hand, Nintendo Life argued that the game is "easily the most streamlined and enjoyable entry in the series yet".[9]

Note
  1. Japanese: 魔界戦記ディスガイア6, Hepburn: Makai Senki Disugaia 6

References
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