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Amazingly fun adventure-RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 46 / 48
Date: March 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dark Cloud 2 picks up where the original left off - but adds in so many enhancements, mini-games and improvements that it's far more than just a sequel.

First off, the graphics and sound engine have gotten a HUGE revamping. The cel shading used for the characters is stunning, and you can customize the hat, outfit and even shoes your character wears. Playing the game is like watching a movie, complete with a title sequence and music.

There are the dungeons to explore, with multiple levels and various 'medals' to win by doing special feats on each level. You're given incentive to go back and replay them to achieve all of the special requirements.

There are your weapons, which you can customize in various ways, build up into better levels and combine together. There are towns that have vanished that you have to rebuild, adding in an animal crossing/sim feel that lets you wander around the town you have built and admire your achievements.

There are so many built in subgames that the game can literally keep you occupied for months. There is fishing. Sure, you say, you can fish in several other games. But in this fishing world, you can sell your fish. You can eat them. You can put them in your aquarium! Each fish is different. Now you can watch them interact with other fish, or even breed them!

There's picture taking while you explore your world. But the snapshots aren't just used for decoration. There are multiple characters to work together, each with his or her own special strengths. There is time travel.

Highly recommended for any adventure-RPG loving game player!

Dark Cloud 2 is a huge improvement over the original

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 30 / 32
Date: February 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I played the original Dark Cloud for several weeks before I grew bored with it. Dark Cloud 1's gaming system was complex, repetitive, and too convoluted to impress most gamers.

Enter the sequel. Dark Cloud 2 takes place in a world separate from the original, and it shows. The game features cel shaded graphics, offering it a very rich "cartoon" look, which managed to impress me. Most cel-shaded games seem like they're engineered for kids, but not this one.

Dark Cloud 2 almost seems like a game from a different series, rather than a sequel to Dark Cloud 1. The storyline is complex, lengthy, and diverse. The gameplay is simplistic, yet satisfying. The in-game music is rich and memorable. There's a plethora of mini-games to keep you entertained between missions.

The best part of this game, however, is the in-game Help system. There's a tutorial for just about everything in the game, and each tutorial provides clear and precise directions for everything. There's even a full voiceover from one of the game's many characters to assist you.

For the [price offered], Dark Cloud 2 is well worth the investment. Fans of the original, plus those that enjoy "Hack and Slash" games like Legend of Zelda and Kingdom Hearts will find their money well spent.

Move over Zelda!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 27
Date: March 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Sony has done a great job on creating a sequel to the first Dark Cloud (which to most was quite a dissapointment). The graphics are outstanding! Although the characters are cell-shaded (which I normally don't prefer), the illustrators have done an amazing job at keeping the detail. The plot behind the story isn't the most original, but the way it plays out is more than fun. You control Max(short for Maximillian) who loves to invent things and at the same time beat things with his wrench/hammer! Early in the game you are given a camera with which you take pictures of certain object located within stores/rooms/dnugeons/etc, and then you create your inventions by combining ideas from the pictures! You can then buy raw materials and create your own items ranging from bread to refill part of your HP(health), to robotic arms that you can attach to Steve, a extremely usefull machine you will aquire later in the game (actually, fairly early compared to the lenghth of the game which is nice and long! :D). The sounds in the game are perfectly mixed with the situation, and the sound great! The controls are EASY to master and the overall game is not too complicated to figure out. Another important piece of information is that the game does NOT have "random battles" like the Final Fantasy games. Its combat system is exactly like "Zelda" games in which you can see the enemy from a distance, and then move closer to it to attack. It is also very easy to run away if needed to ;).Also in the story, there a several mini games such as fishing and a golf type game which are fun (although the golf one can get very frusturating). To sum it all up, my opinion on the game through a rating of 1-10 on all the aspects is as follows (I am an avid gammer, and I spend a lot of time playing RPGs, so I like to tell myself I know what I'm talking about ;)

Graphics: 9.5 (always room for improvement ;))
Sound: 9.5
Controls: 9.5
Story-Line: 9.0
Fun Factor: 10.0

anything else I can't thing of at the moment, I would rate it high ;) Hope this help, and again, if you like RPGs then this is a must have!

Review?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 25 / 43
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game hasn't come out yet. But i still can explain what the game is about and who are the main characters. The main characer is a guy named Yuris and he meets a women named Monica. Monica is a great swordsman (or women) and they team up to stop the evil that is spreading through the world. Like in the other game there is a Georama system or something. This allows you to customize your own town becuase some evil villian has taken away everything and onced again, someone has to step in and save the day. This is different alittle bit. You are able to color the houses and add stuff to them. Monica and Yuris are both swordsman, Yuris practiced his swords play in the back of his dads shop and Monica, well no one knows. Monica came from 100 years in the future and can use magic and her long sword. In this game there are many different weapons like a hand gun and so on. Of coarse, what do you expect, this game is either 100 years or 1000 years after Dark Cloud 2. I cannot wait for this game. I am going to buy it the first day it comes out. This game looks awsome!

I was addicted!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 26
Date: March 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Until I beat this game, I was playing it for about 5 hours a day, which is unusual for me. It took me at least 50 hours to beat it. I am a veteran 26-year-old gamer.

While the original Dark Cloud was sort of a Zelda 64 clone, this new one has many new innovations that make it a huge improvement over the first (which was a fun game as well, actually). The two most noticable improvements are the cel-shaded graphics and the fact that the weapons don't break permanently (good news).

The voice-overs are pretty good, although there are probably too many cut scenes. The combat is action-oriented, and fun, for the most part. All in all, this game is more deep and entertaining than you might think. There is not much to complain about, and it is a welcome addition to the Playstation 2 library!

Dark Cloud 2: A Great RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: February 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I just bought Dark Cloud 2 a few days ago and I'm hooked! The two main characters are Max and Monica. Max is an inventor/handyman who wields both a wrench and a gun for his weapons. Monica is a swordsman (or swordswoman?) and she obviously uses a sword but also has a magic armlet. The cel shading graphics, areabsolutly amazing and are totally flawless. As for the gameplay, its very unique, and very fun. It may take getting used to but its fairly simple. One of the most uniqiue thing in this game is the Georama system. When using the Georama you can build your own houses and forests and back and forth between the future and the past to see how your building have affected the future. All in all I would highly recomend this game to any RPG fan

Building and kicking ... is this game's forte'

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: March 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dark Cloud 2 is loads better than the original. The cell shaded graphics are a definite nice touch. Also the addition of a better georama(town building) system, a camera, inventions, and better overall gameplay make this a "everyone" hit. Those PS2 owners out there who were down and out that they don't have a Gamecube for the upcoming Zelda game, should pick up a copy of Dark Cloud 2 and go to town. You basically go around rebuilding towns in deserted areas of various places in the outside world. To build up you have to fight in dungeons around the town and get different stones. Here is a breakdown of the game.

Graphics- 5 stars- beautiful backdrops with cool cel shaded characters on top you can't beat them. They are not that kiddy.

Gameplay- 5 stars. I love the live action simplistic blocking and fighting. What is so neat is all the gadgets and stuff you can use, and the way you build up weapons kicks arse as well.

Ingenuity-5 stars. Great new ideas. I love the new camera/invention system(you have to see it to understand). Also the addition of animal morphing and a ridepod adds some variety.

Combat- 4 stars. It is fun but the endless dungeons can still be a bit repetitive.

Fun factor- 5 stars. Fighting mixed with town building and an rpg element mixed in. It can't be beat.

Overall , if u love action style rpg's this game is for you. It has a fun little fighting system and also a sense of adventure. It also has a lot of mini-games like fishing, and a techno type golf game. The fishing will keep you busy for hours. With great graphics, fun gamepley, a promise of over 100 hours of gameplay, and a pricetag of $ , Dark Cloud 2 just can't be beat.

This isn't Zelda, but it's the clostest thing to it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: March 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I never played Dark Cloud, and my friend said that game was dumb, so I decided not to. He said I should play Dark Cloud 2, I was like ooo k. When I rented it, I was almost instantly addicted to it like a drug. Then I brought it, and alotho I haven't finished it yet, it offers a ton of fun
Pros:
Beautiful Graphics
Very nice battle system
Nice mini games as well
Very good voice acting
Nice weapon system
Dungens are pretty fun
So far a pretty decent story
Weapons take a little while to build up, but the outcome is good
Unlike regular PS2 games that cost 50 bux, this is only 40, nice deal
I know that this game is going to be over 100 hours in gameplay
Like I said it ain't Zelda but it's the clostest thing to it
Cons:
I don't really like seeing Simcity in a Adventure-RPG
How come Monica has some pretty wicked blades, and Max has a wrench
Enimies Undoubtengly get repetitive
Man, I really stink at Spheeda
Bosses are pretty easy so far, I'm kinda dissapointed by that

Man this has to be the long lost cusin of Zelda. And This game is definitly one of the best games of the year, but I just got the wind waker and have to say, Dark Cloud 2 is close but not there yet. Well if u love RPGs, you'll love this, but if u have a gamecube and had trouble choosing, I'd have to with the wind waker, but hey, this is a real good game no doubt, and I recomend it to any fan of RPGs and adventure games

Top ten reasons to buy this amazing game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: February 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

1. The battle- As you go through the "dungeon" levels, you battle monsters and collect items, money, and geostones (the geostones come a little later in the game), and can upgrade weapons. You can utilize over 100 items for battle or weapon upgrading. The levels take place in sewers, rainforests, and more. Later, you can use certain items to turn into monsters, and talk to other monsters of your type. Fun!
2. The construction- In Georama mode, you build entire towns using items you collect in dungeons, and move people in from your hometown. You unlock more items you can build with every dungeon level you complete, so you are always finding ways to improve your towns.
3. The roleplay- You choose what to do when, which character to do it as (Monica or Max), and what to buy/upgrade/work on.
5. The BEAUTY- This game has a plenty of gasp-in-awe beautiful scenes, and the cell-shading is nice to look at. I can show pictures from it to random people at school and get positive reactions. They really went the extra mile with the amilation and scenery. Lovely.
6. The fun details-Like fishing, for example-there is fish racing, a cooking stove to roast them on, an aquarium so you you can breed them, multiple kinds of bait, and little fishing contests.
7. The pacing-You don't have to be smart to play this. It doesn't have those "figure out this one problem or you're dommed" situations other games often have. If you just keep working at small goals, they'll all come together into something big. It's very hard to get stuck.
8. The plot-Very emotional, they're trying to save the world,but at the same time, Max is hoping to find his mother. The game is narrated with Max's letters to his mother, who left and never came back.
9. The equal-opportunity grounds- Great for first-time RPGers or for seasoned experts.
10. It's a steal at only $15.00!
In conclusion, this is my favorite PS2 game, and until they release a Dark CLoud 3, I suspect it will remain so.

Absolutely jaw-dropping!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Holy smokes, I can't believe how many different things you can do in one game. I'm roughly half done and there still seems like so much to do! You can dungeon crawl to build up your weapons, do simple side quests in your hometown, invent new items and weapons by taking pictures of practically everything during your travels, and build entire towns and then jump 100 years into the future to see the results! This is an RPG/Adventure game but the real time battle commands are so simple to pick up that even a turn-based junkie like myself fell in love with it. I would recommend buying a PS2 just for this game! Don't let the cartoon look of the game deter you either. If a 30-year old with a college degree can enjoy it, anyone can!

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