Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny Trailer Shows What’s New to the Series

Nippon Ichi Software and NIS America released a new trailer that gives us an introduction to the series and a look at what’s new in Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny.

Check out the English language trailer from NIS America below:

The trailer starts with a look at the previous Disgaea games, starting with the 2003-released Disgaea: Hour of Darkness to the 2015-released Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance. With the series total sales at over 4.5 million, we’ll see the latest from the SRPG series in Disgaea 6 next year.

As far as new elements go, there are new Team Attacks, Super Reincarnation, Karma, Demonic Intelligence (DI), Juice Bar, D-Merit Points, and Item Research Squad. As previously detailed, Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny introduces several quality-of-life features. This includes the option to speed up battles for those who don’t have time to grind it out. The speed options are x2, x4, x8, and Super Speed. Additionally, a new auto-battle function will allow players to assign character attacks and skills.

You can check out the Japanese version of the trailer below:

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny will release for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan on January 28, 2021. The game will release in the West in Summer 2021. NIS America will also release a limited edition version that includes an art book, OST, and more.