I did a bit more powerlevelling in Disgaea tonight, getting a few more characters into their 20s and 30s and Laharl all the way up to 45 now. After a bit of reading, I’ve been tempted to just abandon it and start on Disgaea 2 though, since it’s supposed to be very similar in the fundamentals but improved in many ways (more classes, more monsters, better UI, quicker combat, more useful Dark Assembly, etc.). There aren’t quite as many detailed guides available for it, but I imagine a lot of the same information still applies.

The main thing I’d miss is the story in Disgaea 1, but I’m not sure if that’s worth the probable 30+ additional hours it’ll take just to finish the main plot, and I can probably find the endings on Youtube. But then again, I’ve already put in around 21 hours…