I'm glad you enjoyed it. I guess the haters disagreed with you.
Well, he did break embargo. That's never a good thing.
I think that you will be able to jump into the game without any problems. I started the franchise from the Disgaea 4 games and think the games are great so far. I have seen the older ones and really want to start them from the beginning. Thank goodness they are on Playstation Store for purchase. :)
Hope you enjoy it. I'm addicted to it.