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I’ve gone dungeon crawling with a sword in many a game but before playing Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, I’ve never gone dungeon crawling in a sword.

“Huh, what?” was my initial reaction as well.

In addition to levelling up characters in Disgaea, you can also level up items. You do this by placing the item in your item bag and speaking to Elise who will then whisk you away to Item World. Once there, you can choose to enter any item you have in your item bag.

At this point, I should mention there are creatures living in items.

“Huh, what?” was my initial reaction as well.
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As I mentioned in a previous entry, combat in Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness has layers of complexity.

Positioning and height make a difference in combat. As you might expect, whacking the sides or rear of an enemy unit will deal more damage. Similarly, hitting an enemy who’s on a lower level will inflict more damage.

It gets more complicated.
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