Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless Review (PS5) | Push Square
The nonsensical turn-based strategy RPG series Disgaea has always marched to the beat of its own drum. With Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless, this tradition continues, for better or worse. We can't imagine new converts will be won to the cause here, but if you've stuck with the series this long, you'll likely have a Hell of a good time.
The story this time around follows the decidedly un-chivalric samurai Fuji, a brawler whose obsession with money and disdain for the bushido code make him the antithesis of the classical warrior. In a backwater of the Netherworld, in an area known as the Hinamoto Cluster, a society of demons that resembles feudal Japan attempts to cling to the old ways.
Fuji encounters an otaku girl named Pirilika, who is obsessed with the Hinamoto culture she knows from movies and anime and is quite disappointed to find that reality doesn't exactly live up to her imagination. Naive but generally a good person, she's also the CEO of a popular clothing label and thus extremely rich, and there's no price she won't pay to see Hinomoto returned to what she sees as its former glory.
With the promise of a massive payday in hand, Fuji lends his tremendous fighting talents to the cause, and the two set out on an interdimensional romp of epic proportions. In true Disgaea fashion, they quickly accrue a colourful cast of characters, making unlikely friends and facing bizarre foes along the way.
From Fuji's disturbingly destructive daughter, Ao, to the absurdly self-obsessed degenerate Shogun Yeyasu, to the trigger-happy Chivalrous Thief, Ceefore, the cast of Disgaea 7 is as eclectic as you'd expect. Add Suisen, a cybernetic living weapon, and Higan, a swordmaster who's grown bored of swords, and you have a lot to
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