Dark Cloud 2 (Dark Chronicle) Review! [PlayStation 2] The Game Collection
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Dark Cloud 2, also known as Dark Chronicle in other regions is an awesome game!
Buy Dark Cloud 2 using this affiliate link to support the channel! amzn.to/2NT9nlL
Wow.
If I told you that Kingdom Hearts wasn't the best action RPG on the PlayStation 2, would you believe me?
2 weeks ago, if someone told me the same thing I might not have believed them. Now, I know what you're
thinking. It's either one of 2 things, you're either saying to yourself, "No way. If there was a better action
RPG on the PlayStation 2, I would have known about it." The other thing you might be thinking to yourself is
"Well, of course it's not the best action RPG," because you've probably played Dark Cloud 2. I know, I'm
stunned too. I knew it was a good game before playing it, but I didn't know it would be THIS good! I'm not
going to mince words with you: this game is probably in my top-10 games of all-time, maybe even top-5? Maybe...
Well, now that I've broken the suspense, how about we examine the game? I don't want to just tell you that it's
a good game, I'm going to show you. But before I get to that, let's cover the basics: Dark Cloud 2 was known as
Dark Chronicle in other regions. Dark Cloud 2 is obviously a sequel to Dark Cloud. If you aren't familiar
with Dark Cloud, feel free to check out that review here, but be sure to come back.
But for a quick recap, Level-5 plus PS2 equals gold. Case in point, Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy, and Dragon Quest
VIII. Dark cloud 2 was released in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, about a year after the release of the first
Kingdom Hearts game. It had a 2-year production period that began about a year after the release of the
first game.
While Akihiro Hino did a great job of directing, and producing, and designing, and writing Dark Cloud 1, he
took more of a back-seat for the sequel and simply just wrote and produced the game. And that's probably a good
thing, because you can see a huge leap in the quality of storytelling and pacing between the games.
The story of Dark Cloud 2 is not directly related to the story of Dark Cloud 1, so if you're wondering if you
have to get through the first one to appreciate the second, the answer is no. You can skip straight to Dark
Cloud 2 and not miss out on a single thing. The only thing that that might ruin for you is playing through the
first game, since it will simply just pale in comparison.
So without further ado, let's get to it! I am SuperDerek, and this is Dark Cloud 2! In Dark Cloud 2 you switch
between two characters, Max and Monica, time traveling protagonists who are working together to restore the
world. Max and Monica each have an Atlamilia Stone, which is what allows them to travel between time to each
other's eras. In order to fight the "Big Bad Guy" who's destroyed the world, Max and Monica have to utilize the
help of people from the future, but the "Big Bad Guy" has wiped those people out by wiping away ancestors and
locations from the past. So you've got to correct the future by restoring the present.
Now obviously, time travel is inherently full of paradox problems. But if you can avoid over-thinking it for
Chrono Trigger, (and almost everybody can,) you can get along with Dark Cloud 2.
Visit www.SuperDerekR... for more RPG Reviews
#darkcloud2 #darkchronicle
![Dark Cloud Review! [PlayStation 2] The Game Collection](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EAFqiavRf14/mqdefault.jpg)
![Rogue Galaxy Review! [PS2] The Game Collection](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SigdJ2u64w0/mqdefault.jpg)
I like this guy. He's pretty chill. Not like the others who do reviews and do cutaway gags that aren't funny and tend to the 10 year old attention span.
Retro gamer 3, aka Derek Findlay is also really good
MindlessSelfGuitar he's good but he kind of reminds me of Tweek's dad on South Park.
@@Cloudx7strife If he lives in toronto, i think i know him, i dated his sister a while back, im sure of it lol he is really cool
Derek's gonna take you back to the past.....
Dude..coming back almost 8 years later and that opening monologue is still fantastic!
I wanna say, Max's voice actor is godly at showing his characters emotion. Every time he speaks it feels like you're actually listening to a person in real life. Its fantastic
Almost 2019, and this is still my favorite Action RPG of all time!!
Almost the end of 2019 now, and completely agree with you
Same i agree
I don't really remember what this game was like just vague stuff but I remember I lovedddd it when I was kid
And Gothic 2.
2022 now and still one of my favorite games
It's a crime level 5 never made a sequel to this game.
+Adam21 Well every year there's new rumors and hints that they might make one lol see "we demand dark cloud 3" facebook page for the links
true level 5 should have made a sequel to Dark Cloud 2, Akahiro Hino says he plans on announcing Dark Cloud 3 at E3 2016 will see how far that goes because he was supposed to announce it last year at E3 2015 but never did, but I'm still wanting a sequel to Legend of Dragoon
A sequel to legend of dragoon would never leave my (newly acquired) PS4.
+Adam21 mine neither
Adam21 It's time to let go off of The Legend of Dragoon and Level-5. Why? I will tell you now since I know pretty much what's going on at Japan Studio nowadays.
I will first give you a backstory. In 1996 Sony hired young designers from different companies like Sega, Squaresoft, unproven programmers and designers from universities. Yoshida was the executive producer and he created three teams. One of the teams started with a big project from scratch that was LoD. Team ICO started out small but it developed into a big game on PS2. Ape Escape was a fun small game.
The Legend of Dragoon was the most expensive project by Sony along with MediEvil, it ended up to cost 16M dollars without marketing. When critics slammed it to the ground Sony just wanted to pretend the game didn't exist even though it sold one million copies in the US.
Major changes at Japan Studio when GT team moved out and moved into a own studio, Polyphony Digital, in late 1998. Toyama and some other people left Konami to join Japan Studio. A new small team working on a new survival horror for PS2. Team ICO become the new AAA team after The Legend of Dragoon. Sony didn't needed a big JRPG by themselves when they had third parties on their side. Level-5 was the solution to save costs. They did some big JRPGs but they weren't as ambitious as Squaresoft or Team ICO's action/adventure games.
Level-5 was Sony's only collaboration that survived into PS3 and Media Vision was shunned. Game Republic got a opportunity who made Folklore but it flopped. White Knight Chronicles bombed even harder. Since Level-5 got so many chances in the PS2 era the partnership ended there after WKC. Level-5 made their first third party game for PS3, Ni no Kuni, that sold more than Sony's collaboration projects in the past. Now we see Ni no Kuni II for PS4/Steam.
Team ICO was dissolved in 2012 when the producer exposed Sony when he left Japan Studio. Japan Studio needed a new AAA team that will represent their global reputation. Team ICO fucked it up and took way too long to produce a game. It was unacceptable for Allan Becker who was the new studio director. Max 5 years it should take in development for a big project.
Sony had also learned their lesson with Demon's Souls since it sold so well in Japan and in the West. From Software was also hot with Dark Souls series. Miyazaki was a big name on the map for Westerners and Japanese fans. Level-5 didn't have this reputation at all. So Sony got in touch with From Software and Miyazaki to work with them on a game for PS4. It was when Project Beast started to leak out in 2013. Bloodborne was a big success and has sold 2.61M so far. But the contract that started with three games extended after Bloodborne's success.
Don't expect Media Vision or Level-5 to come back any soon. genDesign is literally replacing Media Vision since Yoshida wants to collaborate with Fumito Ueda's games that have a big impact on gamers across the world. The Last Guardian has sold 1M so far and it's still going strong. From Software is replacing Level-5.
Japan Studio has small teams like Toyama's team and Knack team. But Japan Studio does also have a new AAA team and Yoshida is really excited about their project. We might see it now at E3 along with Sucker Punch's new IP.
I don't blame Sony for this move. They had to restructure the studio it was in pretty bad shape in the PS3 era. Nothing got out and nothing sold.
Played an hour. Loved the characters, got bored by the dungeons. A day later I realized I was still thinking about it and played a couple hours more. Still unsure. I tried it again today and pumped 3.5 hours into it and now I'm hooked. It's so much fun taking pictures and inventing and exploring and grinding for materials. What a wonderful game to play after finishing Kingdom Hearts III and loving it enough to platinum it.
Great review.
I spent my childhood playing rpgs, and dark cloud 2 comes on top. Even final fantasy 12 fails in comparison. No other rpg even comes close to all the elements in this game. Thanks for the review !!!
"Level-5 + PS2 = Gold"
Not gold, my friend. Not gold. Platinum. Pure and simple.
He sold me on this game and he was right. Underrated as F.
I was hoping to see a comment like this. I was curious if everyone here is only here because they played it in their childhood, such as myself. Glad to see others have been turned on to this incredible game.
I found this game at a pawn shop next to other ps2 games when I was like 9. My parents kinda "forced" me to pick a game, despite me not liking any. So I picked dark chronicle because it looked slightly better than everything else.
Best. Choice. Ever. I'm in love with the game till this day and I'm currently playing through it again.
I had a similar story. The game was slightly cheaper than the rest and had something that set it aside from the other games. My 7-year-old mind definitely chose correctly.
Huh...that's the first time I've heard of parents forcing their kid to actually PLAY video games.
How did I find this game? Long process, and I probably won't recall some of the details correctly. If Dark Cloud hadn't been on someone else's demo disk, and if Dark Chronicle hadn't been on display at a seemingly high price, 2nd-hand, for a long time at EB Games, I might never have played this game.
First saw Dark Chronicle at EB Games, pre-owned, priced at about 5/6 the price of a new-release game, which seemed rather high. I remember seeing it there quite a few times. Some time before, I went to someone's house with my parents. They had a PS2, and the kids there liked playing the demo of Dark Cloud from a demo disc. They also had Jak and Daxter, which convinced me to get a PS2. A long time later, I re-read the back of the box of Dark Chronicle at EB Games, and noticed it included a 'Georama' system, which I'd heard of from the Dark Cloud demo, which allowed me to find out that this was a 'sequel' to Dark Cloud. Sometime before (or maybe after) that, I found a copy of Dark Cloud (can't remember if it was 2nd-hand or new), and played through it. Then I went to several stores, asking them if they had 'Dark Chronicle' several times before finally finding it and buying it. Pretty sure I rented both games first too.
This game was easily one of the best childhood games, really colourful and a great story aswel as awesome combat and weapons upgrade system
I'm a huge fan of yours man, and I'm glad to finally see some love for my favorite game of all time! So much nostalgia for this beautiful masterpiece.
Yes 😭💗 I love this game so much I love how the weapons were repairable and THE STORY! The characters were so well written I loved them! I just really loved all the mini games too this game is a 10/10 for me nothing else has hit that high since! I know this video is 7 years old and there is a real chance you wont see this comment but I want you to know that I think you captured the magic well and the comparisons were accurate I played persona 3 and Kingdom Hearts and FFX and none compared. This game truly is in a league of its own. 💗
The amount of things to do in this game is insane. From taking photos to inventing and everything in-between there is nothing quite like it. Sadly not many know of it's greatness.
That is exactly how I feel when I play Dark Cloud 2. I just want more of it. Rogue Galaxy helps, but it's not 100% the same. Fantastic review man!
This looks really good. I love use of cell shading in the ps2 generation, it really makes games pop and look wonderful compared to their 'realistic' counterparts.
I feel like way too many ps2 games were afraid to use cartoony or bright colorful graphics, making much of the system's catalog look like it has a grey film over everything.
*cel shading. It's not a process of painting a prison block.
DC2 is objectively better than DC1, but because of nostalgia & simplicity's sake, I prefer DC1.
You are AWESOME! I love your review of Dark Cloud 2. It's one of my absolute favorites and I still have my disc copy of it. No way am I giving it up! I made the mistake of doing that with Haunting Ground & Rule of Rose years ago and now their prices on amazon are through the roof. Sadly the developers & publishers of those games have no intention (I heard they literally can't) of re-releasing those games for new fans now that those games have cult followings. Which is also why prices are so high for them. I learned a lesson in gaming though: never give up your games! Just for your review of Dark Cloud 2 I'm subscribing and hitting the like button :)
Thanks dude! I hope you like what you find in the rest of my reviews! :)
Awesome Review Derek :D
Seeing you here on a 7 year old video
Great review
Dark Cloud 2 is so underrated.
I played it so much that the game died on me.
Level 5 make Dark cloud 3, please.
***** I said it is underrated because 95% of the people I know never heard of Dark Cloud 2.
Also I recently meet a person who did not even know that Smash 4 was made until I showed him. How is that possible. It is all people were talking about online for a year. How?
It's not Level 5 fault, Level 5 have said they would love to work on a Dark Cloud 3 (Dark Chronicle 2?) but Sony owns the rights to the series. So they are stuck...
@@Arthur2light So simply, you don't know the difference between "underrated" and "overlooked".
Didn't realize this comment was seven years old but did you ever look into Ni No Kuni (1&2) such great games made by level 5!!!
Yes! So glad you love this game as much as I do. One of my teenage-years favorite game, and one of my favorite Ps2 titles in general. Had to buy it again on the PS store, gotta support this kind of stuff! I re-created a few songs from the game as MIDIs, the soundtrack is so bangin.
sadly this game series suffered from valve syndrome.
level 5 could count to 3.
*couldn't
*should
can't*
I know the grammar. It's my autocorrect on mobile that nailed me.
To be fair they released Yokai Watch 3 and a 4th one coming.
this series will always have a special place in my heart because 3 different generations played this game (among others) in my family and will for sure be one of the games I play with my kids if that ever becomes a thing
Great Review! Can't believe I've never heard of this game. Just picked up on PS4. This game would be great on the Nintendo Switch
I haven't played this game for maybe 10-13 years but I found it after so long and can't lie, it's like seeing a picture of a puppy you used to have but now it's back... Kind of old now but still so many good times to be had
Having played through both Kingdom hearts and Dark cloud 2 at least 5 times apiece over the past 12 years , i have to give the edge to Dark cloud 2
Kinda seems unfair unless you’re comparing kingdom hearts 2 to Dark Cloud 2
Not saying DC2 is a better or worse game, because I was watching this review to see whether or not to buy it on PS4, but based strictly on gameplay shown in the review, I don't see how it could possibly be better than KH2 (especially 2FM's Critical Mode)
---
But yeah, anyway, thanks SuperDerek for the review, you've sold me on the game. Might not look as good as KH2 to me, but it still looks like a super solid PS2-era RPG.
great review, i love this game
One of the first games we ever got for the PS2, one of the games with the longest time played, and still one of our best game purchases to date! This was back when it was on sale at the Zehrs by our old house 11 years ago. Got it for either $19.99 or $9.99. Absolute steal (in retrospect)! :)
Great reviews Derek. I totally missed the JRPG/ARPG scene of 6th generation and your reviews help a lot whilst picking up a new game from that era. I like your style, keep up the good production!
This must be my tenth time watching this review. Dark Cloud 2 is my all time favourite game. I've been hoping for Dark Cloud 3 to be announced for over 15 years. Every year I have lost that belief a little more, the PS5 unveiling was the last opportunity. Sadly, I don't believe the game ever had enough of a fanbase to warrant a third installment. It went criminally under the radar and deserved far more attention. Atleast those of us who were lucky enough to play it know JUST how good it was. I will always have the best memories from this game.
I watch your channel since, like 2015 and finally I decided to buy both dark cloud games, even rewatched both videos to meake sure. You are great Derek. Peace!
Oh man, Dark Cloud 2 was one of the best games of my childhood, alongside Final Fantasy IX, the Xenosaga series and Fire Emblem.
Max was the first time I heard Scott Menville's voice and so by the time I got around to Tales of Symphonia I instantly heard Max when Lloyd spoke.
That freaking clown boss scared me when he randomly popped up on screen when he's first introduced!
Still my all-time favorite game, bar none. Thank you for reviewing this gem!
Man I’m glad that comment at the end about Dark Cloud 2 possibly going up to ridiculous prices in the future didn’t come true yet. I was able to buy a copy this month for $28 (came with a PS1 memory card) and couldn’t be happier. The first Dark Cloud is what made me a fan of Level-5 in the first place. If the sequel truly is that much better, I’m in for an incredible time no doubt.
I've been looking at reviews and your video has me sold to get Dark Cloud 2. I got it on the Playstation Sale in July.
Thanks for the video.
Awesome review, one of my favorite games of all time as well. Criminally underrated!
I keep hoping there will be a new one. Dark Cloud 2 is one of my favorite games of all time
"Don't sit so close to the TV, you'll damage your eyes."
-Every mom ever
The only voice actor i noticed immediately was Max being the voiced by the person who voiced Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia. Nice review. Still hoping for a Dark Cloud 3 ^__^
Did you know?
Max's voice is the same actor that did Robin's voice in Teen Titans
And Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia!
Scott Menville is awesome.
Holy crap, I think I hear it.
And Cedric is voiced by Paul Ending (same guy who voices Colonel Roy Campbell from Metal Gear Solid).
*Eiding
I KNEW it!
Just watched your review. I got Dark Cloud a week ago and have been playing it and just seen Dark Cloud 2 for $30 at my local game store I'm going to pick it up now. thanks for the review
The voice actor who did King Mardan (the big fish) also does Klaus in American Dad.
Gregg Berger, who did the voice of Jurak and Borneo, also did Grimlock in the original transformers and various characters in the original GI Joe cartoons.
Debi Derryberry, who voiced Donny, also did the voice for the child incarnation of Bahamut in Final Fantasy X
Paul Eiding (Cedric) is also Colonel Campbell in the Metal Gear Solid games
Mark Hamill (Emperor Griffin), is best known for Luke Synwalker
Scott Menville (Max), is also the voice of young Albedo in the Xenosaga games.
it would've been more notable to say debi derryberry voiced jimmy neutron
I forgot how great this game looks! There's also a whole portion of the game where you can catch fish, race them with other fish, level them up, and all this stuff that's super addictive in its own right lol
What program did you use to create your intro?
dark cloud 2 is one of my favorite ps2 rpgs of all time my 7 favorite rpgs of all time are 7 Star Ocean The Second Story, 6 Chrono Cross, 5 Dark Cloud 2, 4 Legend of Dragoon, 3 Final Fantasy VIII, 2 Final Fantasy VII, 1 Chrono Trigger, I was wondering if you could do a Game Collection review of Star Ocean The Second Story
This game was one of the best ps2 games ever made!
Indeed!
you just got a new subscriber :D
and its all because of ur intro about how amazing this game is, because yes it is jaw dropping good!!
in my opinion it is the BEST game EVER made
just one advice though, lower the audio of the song a bit because i cant hear your voice clearly
pretty much the bob ross of reviews. voice puts me to sleep. in a good way lol
Chris drexelius Lol, for me, Derek does the best rpg classic reviews, you can clearly see his passion for the games, and most times i agree with his points of view. Just honest opinion, a thing lacking nowadays.
Lol I agree. Great channel. I watch a video every night before bed to relax.
Really solid review.
Honestly, I love this game way more than Dark Cloud, and for the points you already mentioned.
The story was fantastic, and the customization you have over towns besides the requirements for the future are almost endless.
It was a lot of fun back in the day.
This is my favorite channel on all of RUclips these days
You're the man Derek, hope you are taking care during these times and staying safe. Was about to download DC2 and I was curious about a review and it's fitting you were the first one to show up. Longtime fan, keep up the great work.
P.S- Kinda random but I appreciate how much you love the suikoden series, one of my absolute favorites too man lol
This game is among the fondest memory of my childhood, the visuals and music are just top notch playstation 2 nostalgia awesomeness.
It was not retina breaking even back then, but fishing in the Palm Brink lake at sunset is definitely one of the best postcard game scenery I've ever seen, and it's just one of many.
And the musics could potentially bring tears to my eyes if I'm not careful enough.
This is my first rpg. And the cellshading made me fell in love with it. Everytime I look at Borderlands it reminds me about this masterpiece game.
Just imagine if they released a Dark Cloud HD collection, I would just zone out, I would gladly pay any amount for it.
That would be nice, but sounds like we'll just have to settle for Dark Cloud 3 for now! ;)
Super Derek I'm thinking if Dark Cloud 3 get's a lot of attention then they'll think about putting out a HD Collection.
TheBrownTown008 be hapoy they did lol
@@SuperDerek can u please review okage the shadow king
@@Nirvashtype Yooo, Okage fan spotted in the wild! Nice.
Loving this little series, can't believe it's taken me this long to find it. Awesome job!
dc2 is to this day my favorite game of all time. still waiting for dc3... waited for more than 10 years and still waiting
Back when people read Kotaku and it wasn't all about politics, Stephen Totilo wrote an article: "Level 5: More People Need To Ask For A Dark Cloud Sequel."
A bunch of people then emailed Totilo directly to make Dark Cloud 3, back when people used email more.
"Here's a typical e-mail: 'Can you please make a Dark Cloud 3? I have very good memories of that game and its sequel. Many other fans and I would love it if you'd make one. I would preferably ask you to make it for Xbox 360 as well, since I only have a 360 and not a PS3. Thank you.'
Another e-mail was even more emphatic. I will quote it in full. Subject line: 'Dark Cloud 3.' Body text: 'Make it.'"
Scott Menville (the voice actor for Max) was also the voice of Lloyd in Tales of Symphonia, which I always thought was pretty interesting. Excellent video here, totally inspired me to purchase it on the PSN today.
This game was pretty difficult for somebody who hadn't played many JRPGs, but at the time when I had it the only thing I looked forward to all day was to come home from elementary school and see what would happen next. Such an immersive and enveloping story and world.
Just realised that I can download this on my PS4 in hi-def 👍🏼 I've always wanted to play it. Great review Derek, I love your videos.
I LOVE this game! Kingdom who? Nah jk, but Dark Cloud 2 is way more my type of game, and one that I revisit from time to time because it's just that good. Thanks for the review Derek! :D
Yesterday I saw 3 of my top 10-games of all time on PS4: Dark Chronicle, Dark Cloud and Rogue Galaxy! What a feeling.. Dark Chronicle has stood the test of time and is still my all-time favorite game :D
Finally bought this game after being reminded by this review. Only played a couple of hours yet but I'm really liking it so far. Combat feels a bit clunky but the customisable weapons more than makes up for it.
Really awesome review man, love this game since my dad introduce me to dark cloud 1 & 2! I'm also really glad they released it on psn for the PS4, when I seen the game one thing came to mind BUY IT lol!
I loved this game i think i played it 7 times from the beggining everytime i finish it with all weapons. I was addicted to it as a kid xD This review was great thank you man ;)
My favorite thing about Dark Cloud 2 is that there is so many recurring monsters from the first game and even variations of them as well as new monsters plus their variations. Some recurring characters too, I say play Dark Cloud 1 first so you are more familiar with certain enemies, etc.
Well, it's a bit late, but both games were released on the PS4 store in North America and parts of Europe, so at least Sony somewhat cares about it.
This game is my second favorite video game, but it has by far the best soundtrack of any video game I've ever played.
Downloaded it last week and oh my god it's better then most modern games for Xbone and Ps 4. Why did i never had a ps 2 so many awesome games.
i love Dark Chronicle/Dark Cloud 2 and i have it loong before i even knew about Kingdom Hearts which i love too but this game it's my first RPG game so
Another case of taking something great and pushing it to the next level of awesomeness. ;) This is the way to make a sequel. Taking the great things of its predecessor, making those better, and taking away the things that didn't work. I would love to see a Dark Cloud 3, but I don't know if we ever will. Maybe if they make a HD remake of the first two games, make some buzz for the series again, then make a third game. Again, I don't see it happening, but a man can dream. I'd be happy with the HD collection of the two. ;) I need to get more games from Level 5. I have not played Rogue Galaxy or Dragon Quest 8 as of yet. I know, shame on me. I do plan on fixing that eventually! :P
Would love to see a modern redux of this, if your thoughts are still the same, what the community has accomplished, and all that fun stuff.
They don't make games like this anymore
If this game was released now it'd be like "Buy the NEW fish DLC! Raise your fish, watch them feed, fuck and fight! Then race them for prizes!! BUY ANYTIME THIS WEEK AND GET THE SHPEDIA DLC FREE! PLAY AN EPIC GOLF LIKE MINI GAME FOR PRIZES!!!"
Nuka Cola Shhhhiiietttt
Nuka Cola What about DLC OUTFITS! $5.99 per outfit!
Oh wow, oh that is so sad. Guess the over-abundance of casual games and profit-hunting is hurting the industry that bad.
@@stkmedia5293 trust me, it is
Love the game I bought it new back in day, I remember that it appears in the top 5 best RPG's of PS2, that's why I bought it and I fell in love with that game. Still missing Suikoden 3 and the Xenosaga trilogy.
On my thirteenth birthday I got SmackDown SYM, Kingdom Hearts, and Dark Cloud 2. The greatest birthday ever. All 10/10 games. Of course I lost interest in this game compared to other 2 cause it's a slow burn but playing it again 5 years later I never imagined it would be that great.
I never owned SmackDown SYM but wrestling games were ALWAYS great and fun to play but I did own KH and DC2 hence the D&K in my name. The slow burn of this game is with most RPG's but when you're involved in this game... You're FULLY involved
I really like dark cloud 2, it's sooo nostalgic for me
I feel like I'm chilling in the Smash mouth basement with this guy
It really is a shame that there isn't a third installment. I'm currently replaying on my ps2 and am loving everything about it (I'm in chapter 3). Anyway, I'm here because of my affinity for this game and wish that maybe, someday we can see another installment
Have you tried Rogue Galaxy yet? It started off production as Dark Cloud 3, and shares a lot of the same development team and mechanics. :)
I gotta say dark cloud 2 has an amazing soundtrack. Great review.
Loved both of these games
Nice review, loved this game when it came out and now i get to play it and other old favorites like skies of arcadia (dreamcast) in 1080p+ via emulators
Seeing something like a game review from 2013 and seeing how
less formulaic it is compared to modern game reviews is a breath of fresh air.
The Dark Cloud games are my favorite on the ps2! awesome review!
Fantastic game. The action shifted play styles frequently and the side games were pretty fun as well. Like the sim city part of it was cool because you could just do the bare minimum for setting the buildings up or you could try and build something that looks cool. Likewise, you never had to play the golf but when you occasionally did the gameplay could get pretty entertaining with ricochet shots. It stinks that Level 5 never made it back to that series.
Must have been doing a full playtrough of that game like every year or 2 since it came out. It simply can't be beat. Once I start, I'm hooked again and have to finish everything (including all the medals and fishing events) before even starting to get bored.
Derek just a reminder 10 years ago you made the absolute best review of Dark Cloud 2 on RUclips! Miss old level 5! Do you think this game is still within too 10?
Great stuff! I got this on PS4 and looking forward to it!
Dark cloud 1 and 2 are now on the PSN store for 15$ each. I bought them both and I'm really enjoying Dark cloud 1 and am looking forward to playing 2!
One of my most favorite games of all time. Everything about it was amazing.
With my love of RPGs this game.... this game..... It's definitely in my top 5 games of all time. I have such fond memories playing it. I'm going to have to go back to it at some point. I know most people put 40-50 hours in but I had put 105 hours in before completing it. What a game. On the reviews, keep em coming.
Sounds like we've got similar tastes! I liked this game so much I played through it twice within a couple months! Once while I was playing through Lufia 1, and then again so I could do the review. I really hope Level-5 considers following this up with a new entry sometime. :)
***** Yeah, some day I'd like to do that. I played through HL2, but never played the original. I'll add it to my list o' games to review at some point. :)
I clock in over a 100 hours playing Dark Cloud 2 as well. In fact, I played Dark Cloud 2 so much--even though I only beat it once--that the Game Died on me. It freezing at the Reading Memory card text screen before the main menu. :(
Really good review man, enjoyed it a lot :)
I love this game too, it's in my top 5 easily, and it's the first game to have left me with a strong impression. The audio is just top class. Flower Garden being my favourite, just because it's bittersweet but beautiful at the same time.
Hope level 5 create a 3rd in the coming years.
Well I don't want to get you unduly excited or anything, but Sony in Japan did just recently trademark "Dark Chronicle". Here's hoping! :)
Dark Cloud 3 confirmed for PS4. So hype!
You were right about the physical copies of this game. Checking on amazon (I'm more of an eBay person for games though) it's up to around $90 bucks..Around $30ish on eBay.
Man, I'll bet if you could reach 50k subs until the end of the year, it would be glorious.
i've never heard a true fan of kingdom hearts say a game was better than it, so now i really want to try this game
This review makes me want to go back and play. This game is amazing but feel like the community underrated it. It's a hidden gem
Awesome review! You inspired me to buy this.
Great review man - this game is so special to me. Probably tied with FFIX for my favorite game of all time. I would love an hd remake for the ps4!
Dude, your reviews are awesome.
Thanks Juan! :D
I'm glad that Sony re-released the game on the PS4. Its gives people who played the game a chance to relive nostalgia. But also allows younger gamers who have PS4 a chance play the game, without having to buy a PS2 console.
From a financial point of view, the market for 2nd-hand PS2s and PS2 games doesn't make the console manufacturers or game developers any money either.
This was a very underrated game in the series. My only problem with it's an very addicting RPG and a couple voice actors were ok not as good as the rest.