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
Building up weapons faster
When trying to build up weapons, upgrade your default weapon to +5. Use Endurance +1, +2, etc. When at +5, Status Break it and put it on the weapon you want to build up. 60% or the default weapon's stats will be on the more powerful weapon. Also, use gem attachments (Ruby, Emerald, Opal, etc.) whenever you can. You can find them in back floors of dungeons and the Fairy King in Dark Heaven Castle (for 3,000 Gilda each).
Get everything for Gaffer's Buggy (Norune), then go to your attachment bag. Go all the way down in the bag and leave two empty slots. Pretend that you are going to get the ice attribute, instead press X + Right quickly. There should be something that looks like a broken dagger. This maximizes all stats. Get about four or of them just in case, for an ally.
Go to the Divine Beast Cave at Norune Village. Once you have defeated Dran, the boss at the Divine Beast Cave and king of all beasts, finish all the houses. Go back to the cave once you have stocked up on weapons and Repair Powder and enter the second floor (recommended because the floors after this have stone monsters that do lots of damage to weapons). Once there, defeat all monsters and open all the chests. Then, leave the dungeon and go back to the village. Go to Hags house and store your valuable items there. Go to the Odd Gaffer's Buggy. Buy more items there. Take those items to Hags house, but leave some supplies in your inventory so you can survive the second floor again. Repeat this until Hags storage is full. Do not forget to use a different weapon each time in the cave so that you get an equal amount of ABs among your weapons. Every time a weapon is ABs full, do not hesitate to upgrade it. Note: You do not have to defeat Dran to do this, but it is a lot easier.
Go to Gaffer's Buggy in Norune village. Go to attachments and make sure the bottom rows are empty. Select ice and quickly press X, then Right to get a broken dagger. Leave, then put the broken dagger on a weapons attachment slot. Do this a few more times to get more broken daggers. Then, go to the first floor of the Divine Beast Cave. Fight your way down to further floors to get more ABs to upgrade your weapon.
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