OK, I’ll admit that when I’m on the go, Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness has been consuming mass quantities of hours on my PSP system. It’s an addictive game and after progressing to a considerably challenging point, I had to stop ignoring the Item World and start leveling up my weapons and armor in order to stand a snowball’s chance of getting any further in the game.

Trouble is, Item World is almost too addictive, like the appeal of setting money aside in a health savings account. I’ve leveled up weapons for all my party members, but in the process, found even better weapons that also needed leveling up along the way and, well, at what point does one say, “Enough’s enough! Let’s get back to the narrative already!”

Well, umm… I’m not there yet, even though I know I ought to be. After leveling up 2-3 rounds of weapons for my party members, I’m now starting on armor… OY, the endless power-up possibilities… I’ll never get past it to take on another Disgaea title!