Dark Cloud 2 Hints VI (PS2)

Dark Cloud 2 is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony, it was released in December 2002. The title is classed as an action and role playing game, played from a third person perspective.

While Dark Cloud 2 is set in the same universe as the previous game in the series, it has another premise and features totally new characters. The main element in the story is Max, who is a young inventor from Palm Brinks. He is thrown in the middle of a plot which involves a power hungry Emperor who wants to destroy the past so that he can control the future, a Sun Stone which has immense magical force, a bunch of killing clowns, a giant robot called Halloween and, last but not least, a princess who arrives from the future. At certain key points in the game, the player can take control of Monica to solve situations which are too difficult for Max. The switches between characters provide variations which enhance the experience of the game.

One of the most interesting elements is that characters themselves do not level up. The weapons that they wield are the ones getting experience from kills and gaining new abilities. Because of this mechanism, the game makes players more interested in the weapons they are using and forces them to pay attention to the durability of the weapon.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Leveling up weak weapons

Use this trick to level up weak weapons that you find in areas with strong monsters on which that weapon will have no effect. If you have a stronger weapon and want to use the weak one, use the stronger weapon (Sword, Brassard, Wrench, or Gun). After you defeat a monster, switch to the weaker weapon (must be the same type), then pick up the ABS grains with that weapon equipped. That weapon will get the points.

Think up the Knights Boots (Moon + Belt + Shield), then make it with two Thick Hides and one Study Cloth. The materials should only cost 120 Gilda if bought from Conda and the store with the pumpkins at Palm Brinks. Then, Spectumize the Knights Boots. You now have a two attack power value item that uses only one synthesis point at a cost of only 120 Gilda.

Getting ultimate weapons easily

You can get weapons like the Samurai Sword 4, Heavy Hammer, and Nova Cannon 4 at the start of Chapter 2. The album is on a different save file than the game itself. You can get scoops/pics from the end of the game at Chapter 2, when you get the album. Just put the pictures that make the super weapon in the album in one file, and in a different one at Chapter 2. Get the album and the super weapon's pics will be in there. Note: Even if you get the pics for the Nova Cannon 4, you cannot create it until Chapter 7, when you get the Sun Stone.

Get through dungeons faster

In Chapter 4, Goodbye Shingala, complete the dungeon and save Shigura Village. Do not go to Luna Lab. Instead, go to Pau's house. He will be standing near the location where the injured Shigura was found. Walk up to him and talk to him. Give him a Carrot and he will join you. In Chapters 5 through 9, you can use him as a third party member to have the full map showed when you enter a dungeon floor. He will warn you when a chest is actually a Mimic. Also, a red dot will flash on the map if it is the monster holding the gate key. In a dungeon, walk through it until you find the flashing dot. Defeat the monster and proceed to the next floor.

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