Dark Cloud 2

Dark Cloud 2 (2002)

by LEVEL-5, SCE Japan Studio, Sony Computer Entertainment
Genres:Role-playing (RPG)
Themes:Action, Fantasy
Game modes:Single player
Story:BUILD your world. INVENT your weapons. CREATE your adventure. Discover a secret binding the past, present and future. A secret where an innocent inventor, a temporal warrior and an ageless evil hold the key. Experience an epic action/RPG adventure that relies on your innovation as much as exploration and fighting reflexes.Show more
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user avatar@Keurosauruser avatar@Keurosaur
January 30, 2025
I knew it as Dark Chronicle (much cooler name, thank you Europe), but this was THE game of my childhood; it never felt like I needed anything else, and frankly it damaged my perception of other games by raising my expectations too much. It just seemed in a class of its own in terms of creativity, mechanics, and diversity. I feel like this title practically redefines the term 'hidden gem'. This thing has 3+ minigames each with their own set of in-depth rules and mechanics, each with a supporting game system. It has weapon creation and upgrades that were ridiculously in-depth for the time, and still surpass a lot of modern games. It has an unusual roguelite-style dungeon system with surprisingly dynamic combat and level variety, with heaps of underlying mechanics and little unique gameplay tricks. It is centered around a regional crafting and building system that interacts with contextual and story-defined character recruitment. It has unique and challenging bosses - even when it indulges in a bit of backtracking. It's got a relatively simple but effective (and occasionally very surprising) storyline on par with games like the Final Fantasies. I may sound a bit obsessed, but I was just never able to get over the sheer amount of STUFF that was in this game - nothing else on the platform ever seemed to get close. And all along it was encapsulated in a really intriguing and unusual world, bonkers concepts, with music that still sticks in my head, endearing characters, and vibrant and beautiful graphics that hold up startlingly well, considering its age. I went so far as to set it up on an emulator, but that always seemed to get bogged down in PC-side performance issues and glitches. Having this ported properly to PC would be a dream come true.
user avatar@roguejanuser avatar@roguejan
March 12, 2025
The invention photograph system was the most unique and fun aspect of an rpg that I wish they would bring back. The graphics were unique and I loved the steampunk elements
user avatar@gurgszuser avatar@gurgsz
March 22, 2025
ok......let's get into it. Dark Cloud 2 is one of the greatest games I've ever played. I've never played anything like it. it was way before it's time and have had many copycats to follow in it's footsteps. I have waited YEARS for another Dark Cloud and it seems like it will never happen. So please, for the fans that have been fans of Level 5 ever since the original Dark Cloud came out.... release Dark Cloud 2 on GOG. please!!
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