Dark Chronicle

Dark Chronicle, released as Dark Cloud 2 in North America, is a 2002 action role-playing game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 (PS2). It was released in Japan before releasing in English in 2003. An emulated version of the game was released for the PlayStation 4 through the PlayStation Network in 2016.

Dark Chronicle
European cover art
Developer(s)Level-5
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)Akihiro Hino
Producer(s)
  • Akihiro Hino
  • Kabayashi Yasuhide
Designer(s)
  • Akihiro Hino
  • Yasuhiro Akasaka
  • Yoshiaki Kusuda
Programmer(s)Kenji Matsusue
Artist(s)
  • Takeshi Majima
  • Jun Sonobe
Writer(s)Akihiro Hino
Composer(s)Tomohito Nishiura
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: November 28, 2002
  • NA: February 17, 2003
  • EU: September 12, 2003
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

The game is a spiritual sequel to 2000's Dark Cloud, 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. Dark Chronicle won several awards, and sold roughly 250,000 copies in Japan within a month.

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