Dark Chronicle

Synopsis

Dark Chronicle, released as Dark Cloud 2 in North America, is an action role-playing game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 (PS2). It was released in Japan in November 2002, in North America in February 2003, and in Europe in September 2003. In January 2016, an emulated version of the game was made available for the PlayStation 4 through the PlayStation Network. The game is a spiritual sequel to Dark Cloud (2000), with which it shares the same basic game mechanics, but features new characters and plot. Players control two main protagonists, Max and Monica, who must work together to stop the game's main antagonist, Emperor Griffon, from destroying the world. The game features themes of time traveling, with Max and Monica trying to prevent Griffon's destruction by altering the past to change the future. The game was met with positive reviews from critics, who praised the improvements over Dark Cloud, in particular the graphics and variety of gameplay styles, while some criticism went towards the plot. Dark Chronicle won several awards, and sold almost 250,000 copies in Japan within a month.