Now what got me going on the right foot was the fact the game contains an evil traveling circus, complete with a madman ringmaster (In my opinion most games could benefit from an evil traveling circus). Not to say that it was a bad thing, as you kind of play through the intro occasionally, familiarizing yourself as to how the game is controlled.

Dark Cloud 2 has one of the longest intros to any game I have ever played. So, with these three things in mind, I eagerly popped in Dark Cloud 2, started it up and watched the intro' for a very long time. To this day, I have yet to find a cooler, more striking character that inspired me to play more, than Red VIII from Final Fantasy VII'a mysterious creature that for all intents and purposes broke the mold of the traditional character (A big mean looking cat?). Creative, uncommon characters, whether good or bad, can make or break any game. If I plan to invest 30-300 hours playing an epic game, I must like the person(s) I am controlling. It's full of unique systems, including a superb and advanced but accessible weapon system, which is more forgiving than it's predecessor but even deeper.Ī world building element called georama, crucial to advancing which if carefully applied can reap real reward.Īnd an interesting and fluid character swap.Creative characters. After the events of the firstfew minutes of play, Max will be sent on an epic adventure across the world and across time itself, to save the whole of reality.ĭespite the average sound of the story, it voiced incredibly, as is the entire game, and the moments are truly memorable and impactful. He is mechanic who is also the bearer of the red atlamallia fans of the series will recognize the stone, and new comers will learn it's importance.

The story begins with Male lead Maximillian, who also narrates many parts of game in a letter to his mother (it only manifests in a text overlay on the screen don't worry). Dark Cloud 2 the second in the Dark Cloud series (know as the Dark Chronicle series in Japan) Puts you in the role of a new hero, in fact shortly after the first act you are in control of two seperate heros, which you may switch between at almost any time.

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