Feels pretty samey after the first Disgaea and I wasn't too enamored by additions like felonies. That said, I think the map designs are generally better and they do make better use of geo's. It's better balanced than the first game; but honestly, stuff like that doesn't matter to me when it comes to games in this genre. Adell is a much more boring (and frankly, moronic) protag than Laharl and the plot is weaker, but the supporting cast and general goofiness of the game somewhat make up for that.