Dark Cloud
Developer(s): Level-5
Publisher(s): SCEI (JP), SCEA (US), SCEE (EU)
Genre: Action, RPG
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 80/100
Game description: An ancient evil has been unleashed. This Dark Cloud rains destruction on what was once a peaceful and benevolent continent, bringing it to its knees in one fell swoop. Journey on a quest through time to unravel the mysterious tale of the Dark Cloud. Set in a vivid and inviting world, Dark Cloud delivers imaginative, vibrant, and detailed gameplay complemented by a strong character-driven storyline. A new feature, Georama, challenges you to build a customized world then interact with it in real time. As you build the world, life begins to flourish and unveils clues and pieces of the storyline as you progress through the adventure.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U | ? |
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0.9.7 3113 beta | GSDX r3063 |
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• There is a shaking problem in game, but it can be fixed by choosing blend bff interlace mode in gsdx.
• You need a pretty fast cpu in order to run the game nicely without speedhack since speedhacks don't improve much for the game. |
CKL |
NTSC-U | ? |
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0.9.9 5117 beta | GSDX r5125 |
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BIOS: v2.00,
• Interlacing Mode: Bob tff The game is extremely GPU intensive, If having low FPS, try running in native resolution mode, scaling also creates tiling in the GUI and purple haze around GUI objects. DX10 mode fixes some UI problems such as the map and the levels introduction text. |
Hellbringer616 |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5576 | GSdx 5570 SSE41 |
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Runs above full speed. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 64-Bit |
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1.2.1 r5873 | GSdx 10 (Hardware)0.1.16 r5875 |
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Game works well and is able to run at 60FPS at 1080P with hardware rendering. The purple haze around GUI and other icons is still present. Bios v2.0 was used. | Zrooney |
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
PAL | ? |
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1736 | ZZogl 182 | ? | No Target Resolving should be on
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188.134.4.34 |
Speedhacks/Settings
- EE CycleRate: Moderate to large speed up, No known side effects
- INTC Spin Detection Slight speed up
- Idle Loop Fast Forward: Slight speed up
- mVU Flag Hack Moderate speed up
- VU Cycle Stealing: Noticeable speedup.
- MTVU: Moderate speedup in quad(4)core CPUs.
Trivia
- Original names: ダーククラウド (SCPS-15004), ダーククラウド PlayStation 2 the Best (SCPS-19203), ダーククラウド体験版 (PAPX-90205)
Known Issues
Item boxes and purple lines
- Type: Not an issue
- Affected Game Versions: All
- Description: Purple lines are displayed around 2d objects
- Workaround: turn texture filtering to off or half (3d filtering only)
Cannot read memory card
- Status: Active
- Type: Severe
- Affected Game Versions: All
- Description: Sometimes after loading a save state the game will no longer detect a memory card, switching or reloading memory cards does not solve the issue.
- Workaround: Don't use save states
The gallery
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Dark Cloud (SCES 50295)