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Disgaea Infinite 
Disgaea Infinite official North American box artDeveloper(s) Nippon Ichi Software Publisher(s) Composer(s) Tenpei Sato Platform(s) PlayStation Portable Release date(s) Genre(s) Visual novel Mode(s) Single-player Rating(s) Media/distribution UMD, PSN Download Disgaea Infinite is a visual novel for the PlayStation Portable that was released on the 1st November of 2009 in Japan, the 8th June of 2010 in North America and the 17th November of 2010 in Europe. The game is part of the Disgaea series, using the same setting and characters as Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, though Mao and Raspberyl from Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice also make repeated appearances throughout the game.
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Plot
The player takes on the role of a Prinny who is commanded to investigate the attempted "assassination" of overlord Laharl.[1] Disgaea Infinite starts with a travel back into time where the main character will possess other characters to obtain information and gather clues to solve the mysteries.[2]
The game takes place in the Netherworld from the first Disgaea game, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. As such, there are several important characters from that realm who appear in the game, including Laharl, Etna, Flonne, Prinnies (and the main character Prinny), Jasmine, and Thursday. Despite this, the game also features Mao and Raspberyl from Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice as major characters. Asagi also makes a minor appearance in the game's bonus ending.
The game begins with the main character Prinny meeting up with Etna, Flonne, and Laharl. Laharl is looking for the Super Rare Pudding that he believes Etna is hiding. While cleaning Laharl's bedroom, he finds a watch item, which is later revealed to be Tick Tock.
Gameplay
The game uses interactive elements, including a magic clock called "TickTock" that allows the Prinny to possess other characters' bodies in order to solve the mystery.[1] As the player proceeds through the story, possessing different characters will change the point of view the player plays the game from, and often times changes the route the player takes. In some instances, the possessed character can be mind controlled, which in turn influences the possessed character's decision and may move story progress onto a different route.
The player is tasked with altering history by averting the 'assassination' of Laharl by an unknown assailant, which also averts his and all other Prinny's from losing their salaries. By utilizing the 'tick-tock' device the player follows the complex interactions of various characters from the Disgaea series and can use 'mind control' to change specific choices they make, thus changing the way certain interactions take place, and eventually what endings are viewed. There are 14 endings total. The 14th is viewed after viewing all the other endings.
A 'Time Table' is provided to aid the player in tracking the complex paths of characters over time and place, and the changes that are available to be made to the time-line.
References
- ^ a b "Prinny Bomb Volume 36". NIS America. http://www.nisamerica.com/index.php?nav=n&article=pbomb/PrinnyBomb_Vol36.html. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Disgaea Infinite Launches on PSP". Realm of Gaming. http://www.realmofgaming.com/news/DisgaeaInfiniteLaunchesonPSP/217.html. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
External links
Disgaea series Main series games Disgaea: Hour of Darkness · Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories · Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice · Disgaea 4: A Promise UnforgottenSpin-off games Mugen Keitai Disgaea · Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome · Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? · Disgaea Infinite · Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!Anime adaptation Related articles List of video games · List of characters · Nippon Ichi Software · Takehito Harada · Tenpei Sato · PrinnyCategories:- 2009 video games
- Disgaea
- Visual novels
- PlayStation Portable games
- PlayStation Portable-only games
- Visual novel stubs
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