Dark Cloud is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, it was released in December 2000. The title is classed as an action and role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective.

Over 400 years ago, as a war between the Eastern Continent and the Western Wizard Army raged on, the world was destroyed because a great evil power was unleashed. Now, the power-hungry and fiendish General Flag is getting ready to launch a ritual, with the purpose of awakening this evil once more, under the guise of the Dark Genie.

The peaceful village of Norune is the first victim of the embodiment of this evil. Toan, the son of the great hero Ada, is the only one to survive the attack, and the Spirit King tells him that Atla spheres hold all his loved ones. In order to set them free, the boy must learn to wield a glove, called the Atlamillia, and defeat the dark powers.

Toan will fight his way through randomly-generated dungeons, and will have to battle against monsters, while trying to get his hands on the Atla spheres. As the game progresses, other characters will offer their help to Toan, and will join his party. All of them can equip items, and they will also get various objects and power-ups that can enhance their fighting abilities. The final aim of the game is to recover all the Atla spheres in order to rebuild the village of Norune.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Carrots

Have a weapon with the Steal ability. Go to Wise Owl Forest levels 5 and 6 or higher. Use the weapon on the Haley Holies. Every once in a while you will get a carrot. Levels 5 and 6 are the levels where you are more likely to get Sun Dews. If you get enough Sun Dews, you can go to all the back floors and find the floor with Hally Hollies on it. You can get unlimited Carrots and training for your weapons. After you get all the Carrots desired, go to Peanut Pond in Matataki. Fish with a Carrot. If no fish bite, stop fishing, then start again and use the Carrot. When a fish is interested, catch it. It will be easier to catch rare fish, Umadakara.

Chronicle sword

This is the second best sword in the game. You can get it early when you get to Matatiki village. Build the Wise Owl shop, then save 2,500 Gilda. Buy the Wise Owl sword, build it up to the Lambs sword, then the Altima sword, then the Chronicle sword.

Chronicle 2 sword

If you get a Chronicle sword, get max stats for everything and it should be a Chronicle sword +30. When you complete the Demon Shaft, make your Chronicle sword into a synthshpere, then put it in your Chronicle sword. If it is not the maximum in everything, try completing Demon Shaft levels until it is. Note: Do not step in any blue circles; it will decrease your things on your sword.

Use the Chronicle sword to get the best Chronicle sword

Fighting the Black Penadragon will be easy if you have everything maxed on the Chronicle sword. When you defeat him, you will be awarded the Chronicle Sword 2. This new sword is the best in the game.

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