Fans of the Disgaea series should be happy to hear this news. NIS America revealed in their latest newsletter that Disgaea 4 will be making a United States debut in September of this year. They also announced that Europe should expect the title sometime in fall of this year.
Disgaea 4 tells the story of a disgruntled vampire boy named Valbatoze, who in the past was a great and powerful tyrant but has since lost much of his power and has been designated a lowly warden and caretaker of the Netherworld prison. The Netherworld is the main plot setting for the Disgaea series. Valbatoze, with the help of his trusted henchman Fenrich, a wolf-like boy, and a school girl named Fuuka set out to overthrow the lords of the Netherworld in an effort to make himself the Overlord.
NIS America also announced that the United States release will include some new characters, story elements, and additional user generated content. If you’re interested NIS America has set up an online competition whereas players can submit ideas for the names of new skills, weapons, and for a new NPC character. Players can submit their suggestions to the official Disgaea 4 website from now through April 21, 2011. NIS America will choose three user submissions to include in the game.
Disgaea 4 should be making it’s debut this September in the United States and will be sold exclusively for the Playstation 3.
In the meantime check out the original launch trailer for Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten:
