Dark Cloud 2 Is A Game That Define's What Action RPG's Should Be....

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Dark Cloud 2 Puts You In The Shoes Of A Young Boy Genius Named Maximillion Who All His Life Has Been Creating Funky Inventions....

His Story Starts Out When A Suspicious Carnival Comes To His Home Town Which Is Basically Blocked Off From The World, And Soon Turns Astray When He Is Forced To Flee His Home Town Protecting An Amulet That His Father Gave To Him To Protect....

As The Story Progresses, He Meets A Girl Named Monica, A Princess From The Future, And Receives Shocking News That It Turns Out That The Jewel His Father Left In His Protection Is Actually A Time Traveling Device...And Monica Has One Too....

With Max Knowing Nothing Of The Outside World, And Learning Something New At Every Turn, They Are Now Forced To Travel The World Working Together To Thwart An Evil Emperor's Plans To Change The Future Into His Own Creation By Messing With Everyone's Past, And Restore Their World To Its Former Beauty....

This Game Includes Alot To Do On Your Quest....

This Includes An In Depth Invention System Which You Find A Recipe For An Invention, Then Take Pictures Of Existing Inventions That Already Exist To Help You Make The Invention, And Then Buy The Raw Materials To Make
It All Out Of....

This Game Is Different Than Most, Because Of Weapons Ability To Be Broken If Used Too Much And Not Repaired, Leaving You Without A Weapon Equipped You Will Do Little Else Than Scratch Your Enemies....
You Can Also Fully Customize Your Weapons With Elements And Abilities To Do More Damage To Certain Enemies And Even Upgrade Max's Own Personal Suit Of Armor...

Since Max Gets His Own Suit Of Armor, Then What Does Monica Get You Might Ask? Well She Eventually Acquires The Ability To Change Into Nearly Any Type Of Monster You Encounter...
But Are Generally Weak And Useless In Later Stages Unless You Level And Upgrade Each Type Of Monster...
You Can Also Trick Enemies Into Giving Up Valuable Information That A Monster Would Normally Never Divulge To A Human....

Another Large Part Of Dark Cloud 2 Is The Georama System That Is Introduced In The First Installment Of The Series....

This System Is How You Fix, And Recreate The Town's That Have Been Shattered To Peices In Your Own New And Improved Image Using Geostone's That You Find In Nearly Each Level Of Every Dungeon...
Each Geostone Contain's A Piece Of A Towns Layout, Whether Its A Tree, Hill, House, Deck, Pot, Plant, Or Torch...Ect....

Certain Combinations Of How Residences Are Recreated In The Past Will In Turn Change The Future's Outcome For The Better And Allow You To Proceed Further Into The Game....

In Conclusion, Dark Cloud 2 Is A Must Own Game For Anyone Who Likes Action RPG's Game Library, Its Simply Put One Of The Greats....