Dark Cloud 2

THE GOOD:
Creative and cleverly designed. There are only two characters, but both unique in their own way, which makes the game very interesting.
Maximillion (Max) - A young boy who has a nac for inventing and can use his wrench as a weapon along with a gun. He a nicely designed character, the old traditional clothes, the happy attitude and frailly blonde hair.
Monica - A pink haired cutie who has great strength when using a sword and shots magic energy at enemies. The lovely design of her character, the strange bright pink hair that's incredibly long and the fashionable boish clothing.
Besides the main characters of the game you will also be able to play a nice big robot controlled by Max and Monica is able to transform into certain creatures to make more variety in the game play.

The battle system is great, enemies you can find yourself to find items to the next level. Enemies are nicely done. The difficulty of some some enemies...

THE GOOD:
I like the one colour cell shading
Weapon building
The sim element makes a great part to the RPG feel
The dugeons are very plain but effective
Don't have that annoying final fantasy feel like running around and going into a dramatic fight scene

THE BAD:
The game isn't as mature as the name suggest but improves on the older one considerably.

SUMMARY:
Well this is a very good game in many ways, the battling makes it very constant and fast moving, and unlike Dark Cloud you have an easy long range and close range swap pattern as in the first you had to change character to do long range and close range. However, in this one you can easily change as you have your melee weapon and your projectile weapon in each hand. For example Max has his wrench/hammer in his right hand and his gun in his left. And there isn't as many characters you use in this one because the last one felt a bit cramped and it was hard to...

THE GOOD:
-The Town Building
-Storyline
-Graphics
-Mini-Games
-Music

THE BAD:
-Kiddish Attitude Of Charaters
-Long and/or Annoying Loading Times
-Synthesis Points


3.4

SUMMARY:
Personally, I thought that Dark Cloud 1 was an excellent game. But, compared to Dark Cloud 2, its like Pong Vs Grand Turismo 3. If you didn't catch that, this Dark Cloud is even better then the 1st. Again the Town Building is almost just as fun as the last one earning 1.8 Points. The storyline is even better then the first. This one leads of in numerous different places while being in depth as well adding another point. The graphics for this game aren't actually the best but for a few inside things it earns another 0.6 Points. Also, the mini-games are interesting so I'll give them another 0.6. Lastly the music. The music in this Dark Cloud is a bit too calm in some places but it still earns a point. If you can add that equals 5. Now lets hope...

THE GOOD:
Story was pretty nice, weapon development was crazy (thats a good thing), the graphics were perfect for this game, and the battle was okay, since it wasnt random

THE BAD:
The Georama development kinda pissed me off quite a bit, the fact that weapons broke was stupid, hard to play sometimes especially if you dont have certain items (to restore your health and weapon health), every single dungeon SUCKED because it was pretty much the same thing, and boring.

SUMMARY:
Okay, DC2 was a pretty good game. I liked it a bit more than Dark Cloud, but as soon as I beat it, I tossed it in a corner and never picked it up again. It was a great game. It was a fun game. But the thing is, it got boring quick. If you've played some of a dungeons up until the ones in the forest, then you will quickly get bored of it. Actually, it kinda reminds me of the dungeons in .hack, which may I add were boring as hell. But thats my only gripe against the game,...

Cause there are lots of review which say:" Oh I love this. This game is so good.There is nothing bad in this game....."
I'll make a different review.
First I'll say:" I regret the day I bought this game"

What was bad
-Graphichs were annoying! Characters looked like some dolls.
-The way Monica runs... I can't watch her.
-There are places were you can only use the other character so if she/he gets killed it's game over!
-You have this gauge in your weapons.If it goes to zero you can't use the weapon.To fill the gauge you need special items, but if you don't have those items you can't fight! You'll probably die.
-I've heard people saying that this PS2 game is special cause the loading time between scenes are so fast. I wonder who said that in the first place? It takes long to load!You have to watch once in a while scene where they load the game to next stage... really annoying.


What was good
-Buildin up your weapons were...

THE GOOD:
-Graphics were colorful and cartoony
-Music was great, got stuck in my head a lot
-Storyline
-Battle system was similar to the first, but with some changes and improvements, and battles can get challenging
-Characters were a big improvement, they were much more interesting than in Dark Cloud, and actually had personalities
-Invention system
-Georama system

THE BAD:
-Absolutely nothing

SUMMARY:
Let me start by saying that this game is very fun and addicting. If you tend to neglet school or work when you have an addicting game, don't buy this one. For the rest of you still with me, let's get on with this review.

Anyway, DC2 was a huge improvement over its prequel. The graphics were improvement, and werve very colorful and vibrant. Also, the characters actually TALKED in this game. Unlike in Dark Cloud, where the characters never actually spoke. The music was also a lot of fun, and actually suited its...

THE GOOD:
Wow. Where to start. Lemme c, the storyline was epic, amusing and funny at times. And fishing, where would I be without you~. A broader explanation down below.

THE BAD:
Awwwww, didn't really find anything wrong, which is a good thing. Though the Georama could use a little work. More explanation down below.

SUMMARY:
Wow. This is one of PS2's best titles and its come a long way from the first game, Dark Cloud. (I would know I have both ^ ^. Took all my money though. I'm as poor as a ummm...teacher?) The plot is so enticing and epic, and even though its the "save the world from the powerful maniac who wants to destroy it for a stupid reason" plot, it goes well with the story. Its even funny at times, like when you see who Emperor Griffen is. (When I saw him, I had the funny feeling that if I gave him a carrot, he would stop his plans for world destruction. Too bad he was trying to shoot knife thingies at me, at the time.) As for the...

Dark Cloud 2, otherwise known as Dark Chronicle, is a sequel to one of my favourite games ever, namely Dark Cloud. So is this an improvement on the first, or a step back?
GRAPHICS -- 9.8 / 10
At a glance it first appears cartoony, but then it seems to blend you in and it even appears as if it looks so real... very colourful, and the graphics work in harmony to create a beautiful image.
MUSIC -- 10 / 10
Every single music is absolutely suited to its location. From the Underground Channel music which sounds dreary to the Rainbow Butterfly Woods music which sounds mystical and almost mesmerising, down to the brilliant battle musics and the emotive musics near the end of the game.
GAMEPLAY -- 10 / 10
Absolutely riveting. Very addictive and the sheer depth of character-customisation makes it feel as if it is all your creation. The Georama system allows you to create brilliant, thriving cities of your own... unmissable.
PLOT -- 9.6 / 10
It originally seems very...

THE GOOD:
This was a great game. The graphics were great (though sometimes the people didn't really fit in with the surroundings), and the story line was awesome.

THE BAD:
I love Spheda, although sometimes it does get frustrating. Some levels had too many out of bounds areas (-coughrainbbowbutterflywoodscough-). Also, the characters hands were WAY to big for my liking. Ah well, the better to hold abnormally large weapons with.

SUMMARY:
This game, Dark Cloud 2, was GREAT! I loved it in every way, although the graphics were a little funky at times. I loved playing Spheda, no matter how annoying it was at times, and I loved taking pictures of things. The only thing I didn't like was the out of proportion hands. And the fact that I could never find any jewels to synthesize into my weapons. And that they didn't have enough outfits for Max, and that you could only get the outfits from the Mayor, only after collecting medals. Oh well, those are only...

THE GOOD:
This game was such a great game. I loved how you battle, and how you could customize your weapons, etc. The city building was pretty cool too. I didn't care too much for it, but it was an added bonus in my opinion.

THE BAD:
This game didn't have too many faults, but I think that they could have made it a bit harder. It was somewhat easier, the battles that is, maybe they could have put more enemies? I honestly don't know.

SUMMARY:
Yup, this game was really good. I would spend some cash on it. Not too much mind you, but maybe around $35. I'm a cheap ass, I know. ^^;

The graphics were cool, and I liked the Cel Shading idea they put into play. Very stylish. The weapons were awesome, even though you fought with a wrench ... But that's Ok, because it was sweet. ^^b