Dark Cloud 2
- February 12, 2003 00:00 AM PST
So the first one wasn't the "Zelda killer" that Sony promised. Yeah, yeah. That's why they make sequels, right?
Whoever called Dark Cloud a "Zelda killer" was probably asking for too much. The original PS2 game was a fun action/RPG, yeah, but it unfortunately looked old almost right after its release. One look at Dark Cloud 2 (formerly Dark Chronicle), though, and you'll tell right off why Level-5's getting so much work these days: The soft cel-shaded look of all the characters in the preview version was among the closest anyone's ever gotten to recreating anime-style graphics in a video game. The gameplay was also noticeably improved: Although there were some enemy targeting issues, the controls and menu system have gotten the overhaul they desperately needed, so everything moved along at a much peppier pace than before.
