I felt the storyline was a bit weak at this point but other small details kept me playing. So with that plot, I decided that I would continue forth. Whew! And oh yeah, a warrior girl from the future travels back in time to aid Max in his quest. And as the resident hero thrust-into-a-situation-only-he-can-stop, our hero Max (you) must escape the comfortable protecting walls of the city and venture forth into the vast unknown land being chased by bad guys because you carry an all too precious stone that you will use to help rebuild the world. Now what got me going on the right foot was the fact the game contains an evil traveling circus, complete with a madman ringmaster (In my opinion most games could benefit from an evil traveling circus). Not to say that it was a bad thing, as you kind of play through the intro occasionally, familiarizing yourself as to how the game is controlled. Dark Cloud 2 has one of the longest intros to any game I have ever played. So, with these three things in mind, I eagerly popped in Dark Cloud 2, started it up and watched the intro' for a very long time. Rogue Galaxy runs okay, a little sluggish with minor graphical issues. Some games, like Shadow Hearts, run like crap when they really shouldnt.
DARK CLOUD 2 PC GAME PS2
To this day, I have yet to find a cooler, more striking character that inspired me to play more, than Red VIII from Final Fantasy VII'a mysterious creature that for all intents and purposes broke the mold of the traditional character (A big mean looking cat?). Been really wanting to play that, but Im overseas right now, and though I have a PS2 emulators, my laptop wasnt made to run it well.
Creative, uncommon characters, whether good or bad, can make or break any game.
If I plan to invest 30-300 hours playing an epic game, I must like the person(s) I am controlling.