Dark Chronicle (PS2)

Dark Chronicle is a game that excels in many areas, but its main drawback is the fact that it can be a little repetitive at points and has the potential to take well over 100 hours to explore every facet of the game. The story starts with a short but effective battle tutorial that it is possible to lose if you are a complete incompetent. After a dramatic murder scene, you are introduced to one of the two main characters, called Max, and eventually, after chasing a small boy for a few minutes, you enter a circus. This is a game obviously intended for younger people, but some parts are good ... more

This game is one of my favourites because there is so much you can do. I have had it for months and have still not fully completed it . There are many different tasks involved, some are fairly simple to achieve whilst others require you to think a bit. BACKGROUND = Dark Chronicle is the sequel to Dark Cloud. The game begins in the quiet town of Palm Brinks which has been shut off from the rest of the world for some time. The game starts with a character called Monica who has a fight. After defeating the bad guys the story then cuts to a young male inventor called Max. Max dreams of travelling ... more

Title : Dark Chronicle, also called Dark Cloud 2 in the US Format - PS2 Developer - Level 5 Publisher - SCEE Genre - RPG Players - 1 £16.99 @ smartshopper.com The sequel to Dark Cloud, I can easily call this the best RPG game ever. For a start, I wouldn't put this game into just one genre - it includes many different gameplay elements. In addition to combat and exploration which makes up most of the game, there is also: #Georama #Recruiting characters #Inventing new weapons and gadgets These will be explained in more detail later. The story = We start the game with a fight - as a character ... more

Dark Chronicle is the sequel to Dark Cloud. There is one town left in the world which is slowly dying. Max, your character, is plunged into the conflict when Monica, a princess from the future, arrives and reveals that the world is being destroyed to erase the future. Using resources gained from the dungeons and the town, Max and Monica attempt to rebuild the world in the present to allow the future to exist. There are only two characters, but you can add NPCs to the party for special abilities. "Steve", Max's ridepod, is a welcome addition for levels where you need a tank. Graphically, the ... more

This game is huge. Best to say that now, to play through all of it will take an absolute age. This will eihter make you want it or put you off it depending on how long you like to play games for. Theres loads and loads to do in it, obviously theres the story to follow, you design towns, solve puzles, breed fish, invent objects, play golf, go fishing... this list of activitis is huge. This is good in many respects as theres lots of hours of fun to be had but will put lots of people off as it is a bit overwhelming. Being so long and so many hours needed to spend on it the music can get annoying ... more