In Etrange Overlord, many missions have ‘hidden’ optional objectives, which you’ll need to complete if you want to gain more experience to upgrade your Happy Life Level and earn the related unlocks, such as increased weapon upgrade caps. While these become visible after clearing a level, knowing about them ahead of time can mean saving […]
Tag: Disgaea
Etrange Overlord – Review
Etrange Overlord is an action RPG with musical interludes produced and written by Sohei Niikawa, the creator of the Disgaea series, whom we interviewed previously. The project is a collaboration between his company SuperNiche LLC, BROCCOLI Co., and Gemdrops, Inc. Notably, the president of Gemdrops previously worked with Niikawa on Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, another […]
Interview with Sohei Niikawa on Etrange Overlord
Etrange Overlord brings together the man known for creating the Disgaea series (Sohei Niikawa), the character artist from Re:Zero (Shinichiro Otsuka), and a wide range of other talent to create an upcoming action RPG with musical themes. We had the chance to play the opening hour of the game and shared our thoughts, but we […]
NIS America Showcase 2025 – Early Impressions of Upcoming Games
Reef Entertainment kindly invited NookGaming and some other outlets to check out some upcoming NIS America games down in London. Along with that, they brought a special guest: Sohei Niikawa, the former CEO of Nippon Ichi Software, key figure behind the creation of Disgaea, and producer and writer of the upcoming Etrange Overlord. We had […]
Disgaea 7 – Starter Hints and Tips
Disgaea 7 is a huge game, with a lot of systems the player needs to work with to achieve victory. For those just getting started it can be easy to miss some useful tools that the game makes available to you, and you can easily find yourself a little bit lost for direction. Below I’ve […]
Disgaea 7: Vows Of The Virtueless – Review
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless is the latest entry in the long-running Japanese SRPG series, Disgaea. It’s only been a couple of years since the launch of Disgaea 6, which received something of a mixed response from series fans, so you may be wondering what Disgaea 7 brings to the table to entice players […]
NIS America Press Event – Interview with Nicholas Odmark of NIS America
Reef Entertainment kindly invited NookGaming and some other outlets to London to check out some upcoming NIS America titles as part of their press tour. Alongside that, we had the chance to chat with some key staff from NIS America, one of whom graciously granted us the opportunity for an interview. Interview with Nicholas Odmark […]
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless – Early Impressions from NIS America Press Event
Reef Entertainment kindly invited NookGaming and some other outlets to come and meet with them, along with a couple of key figures from NIS America. The event of the day? Check out the first English builds of some of their upcoming games, the most notable being Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless. It is worth […]
Disgaea 6 – Review | Great Gameplay. Poor Performance
Disgaea 6 is the latest in this long-standing series of anime strategy RPGs. Travel between Netherworld as you chase down your foe and unravel the mystery around the God of Destruction. Not played a Disgaea title before? Don’t worry – it’s a standalone title. With a new cast and story, you might miss out on […]









