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Dark Cloud 2
PlayStation 2
Released On: Feb 17, 2003
87
8.2
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 41 Critic Reviews
87
90% Positive
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
10% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 41 Critic Reviews
87
90% Positive
37 Reviews
37 Reviews
10% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Dark Cloud 2 has a great story, lots of adventure, unique characters and monsters and Spehda! What's not to love? This one is a keeper!
Don't let Dark Cloud 2's mediocre predecessor deter you from experiencing this masterpiece which is about as close to a genuine work of art you can get from a video game... Easily one of the most addictive, most fun games available for the PlayStation 2.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 179 User Ratings
8.2
78% Positive
139 Ratings
139 Ratings
12% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
11% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 179 User Ratings
8.2
78% Positive
139 Ratings
139 Ratings
12% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
11% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
The overall score is based on how much fun I personally had with every component of the game
and the overall experience.
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PlayStation 2
This is the first game I've ever played and it's still the love of my life.
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We've marvelled at the luscious visuals, wept at a tragic twist in the plot (true), slaughtered untold numbers of evil minions and after 60 hours of adventuring, still haven't tired of it. [GamesMaster]
From the incredible graphics, to the great sound, to the refined gameplay, Dark Cloud 2 just oozes of quality and polish.
It's a lot like going to your favorite restaurant, ordering your favorite dish, taking a bite and finding a hair in it.
Sure, the game is infinitely more impressive when each piece is broken down, but with an experience that begs to be played ad infinitum, yet quickly screams to be over long before it finally ends, the whole experience can feel a little flat.
Sadly, Dark Cloud 2’s shining moments are outweighed by the mediocre inclusion of the random dungeon, and the tragic design decisions the developers chose to implement.
One of the best games i'd ever played. A game ahead of its time. Has many activities to do, ranging from fishing to the notorious spheda.
there is a very consistent system of weapons evolution that is likely to please the majority, since it is simple, but well functional and dynamic.
A great but underrated RPG
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First role playing game I played in my life. After finishing it I fell in love with this genre... Adventure, customizing, good quests, the Georama mode (which was very well implented), the amount of content the video game has... It was such an epic adventure for the little kid I was. The graphics are beautiful, the dungeon design is good, I have no words for this game, it might not be a 10/10, but it's one of those video games that will have a space in my heart.
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PlayStation 2
Great game.
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PlayStation 2
The first game was a masterpiece. This is a game for children, repetitive, confusing and that has no connection with the first
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PlayStation 2
I love the first Dark Cloud, and I am absolutely baffled at how much more popular the second game is by comparison. The is the most I’ll-designed game I’ve ever played. The combat system is entirely imbalanced—to level up my weapons, I basically just used the RidePod to kill everything and then switched characters to absorb the ABs. So what’s the point of having a variety of different weapons at all? The monster-transformation feature was phoned in—leveling was a grind, and they didn’t adapt the combat mechanics to the monsters you could fight as. For instance, to unlock a target, you have to press back+O, but when you do this with a monster, it just turns the character around (whereas the main characters stay facing the target), so it basically is impossible to unlock a target when using the monster transformation. There are a number of other oversights with the combat controls that should have been fixed before release (the changing camera orientation, for example, also screws up the combat direction-dependent combat controls). Overall, the big boast of the game is that it take like 300 hours for completionist runs, but this is only because the entire game is a numbingly tedious grind. I’m not sure why so many people like this game more than the first, but their opinions are bad and they should feel bad.
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PlayStation 2
Summary [Known as "Dark Chronicle" in the UK] Live the adventure of an inventive young man, visited by a protector of the future. Rely on your creative ability to rebuild destroyed worlds, invent equipment needed for your journey and repair weaponry damaged in battle. Your efforts will determine the outcome of things to come.
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Feb 17, 2003
Developer:
- Level 5
Publisher: SCEA
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