Dark Cloud Hints XXXIII (PS2)

Dark Cloud is a videogame 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

Enemies

Master Jacket: This is a skeleton soldier that guards and dodges more frequently. Guard its attack, hit it, and when it starts guarding, stop, and guard again.
Mimic: Easy if you have Mimic Busters on your weapons. If not, use projectiles.
Monday: They have spears that steal your money and induce poison. Do not bother guarding. Use projectiles to avoid its horrid attack.
Opar: A fish that escaped the ocean. It will first use its poison attack. Dodge it, then hit it once with Toan's dagger or a Shamshir. It will turn and sumo smash you. Dodge it, then hit him two more times.
Rockonoff: If you are far enough and go into first person mode, you can fire projectiles at them without them noticing.
Saturday: Of the seven fairies, this is the least dangerous. Block its punch and use combos.
Skeleton Soldier: Not very deadly. Just charge to it and do a combo.
Statue: Projectiles do not do enough damage, and using a melee weapon will bring its WHP down. Also, it has an unguardable, un-stoppable ax attack. As soon as you see one, change your crystals and attributes to anti-stone and anti-metal.
Tuesday: It uses knives that have poison on them, along with poison apple projectiles. It has a bad aim; use projectiles whenever possible.
Wednsday: Do not bother guarding. It has as much HP as Saturday.
Yamchei: Annoying because you cannot guard against its attacks. If you are without Ruby, Osmond, or Xiao, use Dran's Feather to approach it with speed and finish it off with a well-timed combo.

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