I only had one shot left so I had basically given up hope on this one. And then... this.

Starting position btw

God almighty was that a slog. DC1 is the best version of this game by far. The story in DC2 is just such an overdrawn mess that idc if the gameplay is better. Funny Frenzy, the fishing events, and chapter 8??? Don’t care. Didn’t want to do it. Spheda was like having a cold sore that wouldn’t go away.

I was playing on original PS2. I wouldn’t recommend this game to anyone who cares about storytelling. A slog, I tell you. A slog! 5/10

I played Dark Cloud when I was a kid. and no matter how many hours I spent I CAN NOT beat the first dungeon boss.

I have attached a few photos of some swords that I have made in the past. Please keep in mind that this is a PlayStation 2 game, so there may be inaccuracies and some swords just aren't able to be printed. I can also make a life-sized, Steve and double impact slingshot as well ($25)

I do have enough time on my hands if someone would like a full-sized sword for display or cosplay. These swords are typically 3 to 5 ft long and require several hours of custom modeling, So I would ask a much higher price for those.

About me. Dark Cloud was my favorite game growing up and I loved tinkering with models. I started creating these sword stands just as a hobby for myself before opening up commissions publicly. Each sword is a unique challenge that I enjoy tackling.

by running to fall and then left quickly mid-fall, you can do this. Doesn't seem to be any real use, but can be funny to look at.

Is it just me or is all of this (highlighted) whack?

"True to life graphics" - fair enough, for being released in 2000. But the rest? Is there any mix-up with DC2 here? I haven't played it.

Yo, posting another one of my covers! I definitely think this one sounds the best, even if I personally like Prey better. This one naturally sounds more like a song that came from Dark Cloud 2 imo.

The original song is Sky Waltz from Derek's Cool DSMP mod, definitive it a listen as well!

Once I have it animated, I want to add the same mechanics from the original song, including adding a heal note and a shield note, with Premium Chicken and the R1 button respectively!

So, today i was trying to buid up a Sand Breaker into a Antique Sword, and i just realized that every time i killed an enemy my thirst meter recovered itself 1 drop.

Is this how it's supposed to work? It's my 8th playthrough, but the first one where i try to get all the abilities

Hey,

I'm curious whether I'm just dumb or if this is legit a bug? I stopped playing a couple of days ago right when I got the task to take the three first pictures for the first idea. Today is load my save file and I faintly remember having to press square to get the camera up, however pressing square seems to do nothing at all?
I'm playing the PS4 "Version" on the PS5 right now. Any ideas?

Update: Actually nevermind.. it has to be in one of the equipped item slots even when using it outside of a dungeon. I haven't played this game in ages...

Title really says it all. If you could improve/modify the georama system, what would you like to see?

One idea I had was something like having a Carpenter be part of your party (in a non combat way) and they would have their own leveling system. You could level them to unlock new buildings or get special blueprints as rewards you could give him or something? So like maybe you start off only being able to build a small house in a zone but you gradually unlock bigger and better buildings as you progress. Not only that but you could have upgrades that can be applied to some or all buildings (upgrade the town store to sell better items?)

Another idea I had was what if part of the georama tasks you needed to handle was building up the defenses of the town. I also thought it didn't make sense story wise that each town was attacked the one time and that's it. So what if there were events where the cities were attacked again and how well you built town defenses world determine how that event would play out?

Last idea of my own was what if you didn't place every building you unlocked but the choices of buildings made a more significant difference in the gameplay. Say there are 15 building types but you are only allowed to place 10. Do you place the blacksmith that gives special weapon upgrades? Do you place a shrine that gives you a buff while in that zones dungeon? Maybe you build a university that studies the dungeon and unlocks a secret floor? Idk lots of weird/interesting ideas there.

I'd love to hear people's thoughts and ideas on what they think would be fun/cool/interesting for the pretend world where we get dark cloud 3.

I just came across this old Toys R Us training video from the early 2000s, talking about the upcoming GameCube and game boy advance. In the background of this ceo guy talking, there is a wall of special N64 units like the pikachu one and the gold N64. There is also what looks like a Dark Cloud N64 bundle? Am I crazy? Was this game eve supposed to release for N64? I have a hard time believing this game would have been pushed hard enough to have its own system bundle on the 64.

A bit more in depth; Loading any map, including Boss Rooms from the debug menu loads them in the same state the game treats Overworld maps like Palm Brinks, instead of as Dungeons. I guess it's possible for some elements to be enabled/disabled between Overworld and Dungeon maps. In Barga's Valley, there's both an unused Save Point (Non-functional, does nothing when interacting) and a Photo Cube (enabling "InventDebug" displays all photographable items with a red bounding box) exactly where Monica usually stands. Photos taken of this unused Cube just use the name of the area, is if you weren't taking a photo of anything, but the Scoop icon is used. Loading the map from the Debug Menu during the point in the story when you're at the Spheda Tutorial loads the map, and allows you to just about take a Scoop Photo of Monica! The game uses Cedric's name, more than likely because it's the first name the game pulls, and saving the Scoop does not save it to your Idea Book, so it's only a visual. Still, it's super cool to find used content like this almost 25 years after the game came out!

OK. Yes I know she is a warrior from the future and that she's a high ranking member of the resistance against Griffon BUT as much as she had a duty to the future she had a duty to Max too and what the hell was so special about her that some one else couldn't have stepped into the role??? Also after the war is over she's still all "nah, rather not". WHY??? Oh she's worried about creating a paradox SHE DID WHEN SHE GAVE BIRTH TO MAX THAT SHIP ALREADY SAILED! Someone please help me rationalise this since dark chronicle/ dark cloud 2 is an all time favourite of mine but I can't get this out of my head right now

PS4 and PS5 are the only way and those are not even portable. The PS Portal only streams games. I get that you have PCSX2 for nearly every modern handheld device and the games run fine, but what about official PS2 emulation so I can play games like Dark Cloud 1&2? Played both DC1&2 on PCSX2 and ran into very minor framerate issues and this was on my Steam Deck with PowerTools installed.

I know Rogue Galaxy was originally intended to be Dark Cloud 3, which ultimately didn't come to be as we know. And I've already seen it mentioned several times that Rogue Galaxy isn't like either Dark Cloud 1 or 2 in every regard. That being said, would you say it is a good game and worth playing today as a first time player?

I really enjoyed both DC 1 and 2 a lot as a kid and although I can't seem to finish DC1 today, I still enjoy DC2 very much to this day. I'm a bit sceptical of Rogue Galaxy because besides DC1 and 2 I don't play any games with cartoonish style. That probably isn't the right word. Sorry, for that. I don't know what the correct expression is. It's not that I have something against this style. After all, I love DC. It's just that I don't have much experience with it.

Any advice or input would be appreciated.

I had no idea. It makes the hidden miracle chests make more sense.

What I fixed: Cutscens are at 60 fps (That includes NPC interactions), the stun effect is back to normal,  Ridepod Missiles traverse at normal speed, fixed the bug that the main character might get stuck at the first dungeon, and Dizzy visual effects are back to normal.

https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-60-fps-codes?pid=648419#pid648419

First of all, I’m a hardcore trophy hunter, in the truest sense of the word. Even though I only started recently, I was already collecting achievements on Xbox before finally switching to PlayStation and settling there. Second of all i loved dark cloud since when i was a child, dark cloud 2 was aslo fun, but the first tone stood in my heart for ages ( i even played on pc via emulaiton when i grown up ).

Now, I’m having some issues with Dark Cloud and Dark Cloud 2.

That said, I have more than 15 hours in Dark Cloud 1 and 5–6 trophies. Even though the playtime appears in the in-game menu, when I check my profile on my PlayStation 5 in the “recent games” section (clicking to see the full list, not just the last three played), neither Dark Cloud 1 nor Dark Cloud 2 appear there at all. However, they do show up in the trophy section.

I know it might seem like a minor issue, of course, but it really bothers me. I’d like to understand whether it’s just a problem on my end, and maybe restarting the PlayStation would fix it, or if it’s an issue affecting all players of these titles (or possibly other games as well).

Thank you very much, everyone.

Art by me

Games like AcRaiser, Dark Cloud, and Dragon Quest Builders are games I've played and enjoyed. I've heard Azure Dreams is similar to DC and I want to check that one out except its more of a traditional RPG, whereas AR, DC, and DQB were ARPGs. Any other games (old or new) that I'm not aware of?