Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Controls

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[edit] Common Controls

Controls common to Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Afternoon of Darkness, and DS

PS2/PSPDSAction
Neutral dpad or Neutral lstickNeutral dpad
  • Character movement
  • Cursor movement
Triangle buttonX button
  • Open Menu
Cross buttonA button
  • Confirm
Circle buttonB button
  • Close menu
  • Cancel movement
Square buttonY button
  • Change page in Status screen
Square button+Neutral dpadY button+Neutral dpad
  • Change direction character is facing in Area Map
R1 buttonR button
  • Rotate area map clockwise
L1 buttonL button
  • Rotate area map counter-clockwise
Select buttonSelect button
  • Toggle display of Geo Panels

[edit] Additional Controls

PS2PSPDS
L2 buttonSquare button+L1 buttonY button+L button
  • Zoom in and out on Area Map
R2 buttonSquare button+R1 buttonY button+R button
  • Move cursor to next character or object
Home
  • End Game (Quit without saving)
Start button
  • Help
Select button+Neutral dpad
  • Switch between area map/character display
Start buttonStart button N/A

Notes:

  • Functions for L1 button and R1 button can be changed in the Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness Options Menu.
  • Functions for L button and R button can be changed in the Disgaea DS Options Menu

[edit] DS Touch Pad Controls

You can use the Stylus button to control the game. Most of the features mentioned in the Common Controls section can also be controlled with the Stylus thanks to a number of buttons displayed on the screen. Most of these buttons will be displayed along the right side of the screen, and have a small icon showing the button normally associated with the action, as well as some descriptive text or image telling you what the button will do.