Dark Cloud 2

Dark Cloud 2

NTSC-U cover Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SCUS-97213 SCUS-97213GH (Greatest Hits) SCUS-97229 (Demo) Release date: February 17, 2003 2004 (Greatest Hits) CRCs: 1DF41F33 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SCES-51190 Release date: September 12, 2003 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SCPS-15033 SCPS-19215 (PlayStation 2 the Best) SCPS-19306 (PlayStation 2 the Best Reprint) SCKA-20014 (BigHit, Korea) SCPS-55048 PAPX-90506 (Demo, Taikenban) Release date: November 28, 2002 February 26, 2004 (PlayStation 2 the Best) March 10, 2005 (PlayStation 2 the Best Reprint) April 27, 2006 (BigHit, Korea) Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Level-5
Publisher(s): SCEI (JP), SCEA (US), SCEE (EU)
Genre: Action, RPG
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 87/100
Game description: Experience an epic action/RPG adventure that relies on your innovation as much as exploration and fighting reflexes. In Dark Cloud 2, the sequel to Dark Cloud, you must fight your way through an array of unexplored lands, rebuild worlds with the enhanced Georama and tinker with the new Invention system to completely customize your adventure. Battle through monster-ridden dungeons with two different characters, each with multiple attack forms, special abilities and upgradeable weaponry. Rebuild the present world as well as the future.
Dark Chronicle (ダーククロニクル Dāku Kuronikuru), released as Dark Cloud 2 in North America, is a role-playing video game for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the sequel to Dark Cloud, and features similar action role-playing and city-building game mechanics.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	?	Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 3.20 GHz AMD Radeon HD 3870 512 MB	pre 0.9.7 Beta r1888	GSdx r1873	SPU2-X 1.2.0 LilyPad r1853	BIOS: USA v01.60, HACKS: INTC Sync, X1.5 Cycle, IOPx2 Cycle, Status Flag, Working flawlessly, When using upscaled resolutions the camera does not always take shots that are very far away (The Sun or Moon for example)	Tillachan
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.30 GHz NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 MB	1.0.0	GSdx Wild Arms Offset Hack: On	SPU2-X	Europe v01.70(27/02/2003), Recommended,MTVU, GSdx Wild Arms Offset hack state 1, Works fine. Some text glitches when filtering is on (fixed with GSdx Wild Arms offset hack), some minor texture corruption on distant objects	Bositman
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5452	GSdx r5442 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Runs above full speed.	General-Plot
All	Windows 10 x64	Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB	1.5.0 r1662	GSdx 1.1.0	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.0	PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J all fully working and playable. Using hardware hacks to fix graphical issues are up to preference as fixing one thing will break another.	Wish495

Trivia

• Original names: ダーククロニクル (SCPS-15033) & (SCPS-19215) & (SCPS-19306) & (PAPX-90506), 다크 클라우드 2 (SCKA-20014)
• Also known as Dark Chronicle (EU, JP)

Known Issues

Artifacting on text

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: The in-game HUD, inventory screen, and text have various extra pixels and black lines, around the edges, it is even apparent in Software mode. Effects worsen if Texture Filtering is set to "Forced".
• Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, turn on "Enable HW Hacks", go to Configure Hacks, and set Round Sprite to "Half".

	Dark Chronicle (SCES 51190) (E) Dark Cloud 2 (SCUS 97213) (U)