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Dark Cloud:
Platform: Playstation 2 Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment Projected Release Date: TBA
If anything, Sony's new game in development, Dark Cloud, is certainly shaping up to be a number that could raise a few eyebrows. Being one of the first RPGs for the Playstation 2 it has already garnered some attention. However, it's the unique way by which the game plays that could really make or break it, as it combines world build with role playing.
Basically the premise of the game is that the young hero at the center of the story has a floating chunk of land. On it he must build a village from scratch, being sure to have a good number of houses and shops as well as vital components like windmills and bridges. While creating this town, players must also find a place to put this floating island. Making this difficult is the fact that there is an evil kingdom that has taken the place where the hero's village will go, and it didn't help that they ousted his village in the first place.
This is where things get interesting because when players finish making something for their village, be at a house or a tavern, they can go right into the village in real time and check things out for themselves. There is also questing to be had seeing as the game is still part RPG. Here players will have to go to some of the other villages, while there being able to do things such as gain more characters for the party.
Information is still sketchy so far pertaining to Dark Cloud. What is known so far is looking very intriguing, but waiting to see how the game fleshes out would be best right now. I'll bring y'all up to speed when more info is available.
Previewed by Kaspian May 20, 2000
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