A Materialistic Adventure (Dark Cloud 2 / Chronicle) - Clemps

[@HamSlammer456]

This game is a huge nostalgia bomb for me. The kind where I get little brain tingles when I even think about it. I was 16 when it came out and it was the first game I ever bought with my own money. It was also the first game I played when me and my (now) wife moved into our first apartment. I remember sitting on our crappy little air mattress, wrapped up in a blanket because the heat was busted just feeling like I was floating because it was so perfect.

[@salokin3087]

HamSlammer456 aw, that's adorable!

[@SteelBallRun1890]

Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicle was my jam! Ugh, someone push Level 5 to make Dark Cloud 3! Give them your energy!

[@sokumotanaka9271]

Rohan Kishibe and 『Heaven's Door』 After white knight chronicles 1/2 I'm a bit worried they might not be able to do it justice. But I been surprised before so

[@okagron]

It's the same company that made Dragon Quest 8 and 9, my two favorite games from that series.

[@OrmylLP]

Their too busy running two massive franchises

[@HaewkE]

Search for "Dark Cloud 3 polygon" on google. Unfortunately, it's not really up to them. It's up to Sony if we ever see a sequel to this game.

[@ViciousTriangle]

I'll give them more than my energy ;) wink wink nudge nudge

[@choklatecheeseburger]

"and his insane clown posse" I caught that clemps. Very cute.

[@Clemps]

Hey guys, its another Dark Cloud video!! Thanks for being so patient and as always, thanks for watching. I tried my best to include everyone from Patreon in the credits, but if I failed to do so then please tell me here so I can correct it in the next video. Speaking of Patreon, if you want to support what I do then click the first link in the description to throw me a buck or two. :) LOOK FORWARD TO KINGDOM HEARTS!

[@seanwegner9925]

Hey Clemps have you ever played any of the titles in the Suikoden series? The PS2 RPGs are really amazing and the PS1 classics are simple masterpieces. Ask anyone who has played a Suikoden, nothing but nostalgic charm. I highly suggest you check one of the games out in the series. I have a feeling either the third, fifth, or second game would be perfect for one of your reviews. The series always felt like a complete opposite Final Fantasy with every title sharing continuity and even the same characters appearing in every game. Each title was never about individuals coming together to save the world but individuals and Nations/kingdoms/races coming together to save or overthrow an corrupt force. The game always had 108 characters in every game to collect and it was so addicting, like collecting Poke

[@KittyBitGames]

I agree with Sean on the Suikoden series, it was far from perfect but held a unique charm and ambitious roster of 1o8 characters in each game and made great use of narrative and city building to add alot of weight to your revolutionary movement as a rebel army. Also I would INTENSELY suggest Star Ocean if you haven't done those games yet. I've only recently found your channel so I'm still going through what you've played but so far I really like what I see and agree with you on most points and I've near 1oo% completion on almost every RPG released before the PS3 era. So if you're ever looking for suggestions, maybe I can assist! Take care and keep it up!

[@IncarnationOfNeutrality]

Clemps ooohhhh, thank God, I thought you were gonna say you hated dark cloud 2, I'm relieved that you liked it.

[@jonmarek]

Check out Rogue Galaxy! Great PS2 game.

[@SuperNickRad]

Hey, I've been following you for a while now and I have to be honest, this video was a kind of a let down when compared to other videos. In all honest, it was kind of dull. I'm not trying to bring you down, I just wanted to tell you my opinion in case you wanted a broader spectrum of criticism.

[@flzerocs]

I don't care how long it takes, I just love your content.

[@XereX-Official]

said like a true persona fan! :)

[@goodjobs277]

XereX your reply just made me laugh so hard, oh myyyyy haha

[@alexisthompson376]

Monica knew how to find max because she already knew where the atlamilea was since Max's mom was in the future, and they had already tracked it down to Max's father before, so when Monica came back, she already knew it was probably with him, but since he didn't have it, she probably went to the people closest to him, which resulted in her finding him.

[@edgarmarques97]

"More to the point: Fuck me." I mean, hum... gladly?

[@rikkuna7518]

I love seeing Dark Cloud getting some love after these years

[@Dw7freak]

Some more things from the first game that are either fixed or removed in the sequel in no particular order: -Abs is no longer instant, instead it's dropped and needs to be picked up. This lets you kill with one weapon, swap to another, then get up low level gear quickly. You can also swap characters and the abs is split between their weapons. Ridepod carry at times is the best way to level up weapons. -Weapons don't actually break. If a weapon runs out of durability, they just deal 1 damage and bounce off instead of breaking. Saves a lot of potential headache and stress. -Weapon leveling up is instant and gives you a resource to upgrade stats instead of having to open a menu to level up. -Setting weapon elements is no longer a thing. Instead, whichever stat that gives bonuses against a specific enemies is the only thing that registers when you hit. The only thing the elements effect is the animation of Monica's magic, which just changes its trajectory. Whichever stat is highest of the four determines the animation and has no effect on the damage dealt to enemies of the same element. -Much fewer upgrade parameters. Went from 20 parameters to 10. I swear, most of the Anti-creature parameters in the first game only had 3 enemies they did anything against in the entire game. -Evolving weapons is much easier. You can use almost everything in the game to upgrade your weapons' stats. -Fishing is now a minigame with a few other side activities tied to it instead of just a way to purchase gems before the final dungeon. -Fishing for the Mardan Garayan and the Baron Garayan is now much simpler, as they each only spawn in a specific fishing spot and have their own exclusive bait/lure. They still only spawn at specific in-game times, though. -Enemies don't read your inputs anymore. No more constant one-frame back hops or blocks when you hit the attack button throughout the last third of the game. -They removed the back areas of dungeons. While you could get some rare items from them, it was mostly just extra crystals, which are fairly easy to get, or a way to reset the enemies for abs grinding. -You get much more gold. Because of all the materials you have to buy, they make every enemy drop gold now. This also makes purchasing crystals and gems to upgrade your weapons much more efficient. -Melee attacks can hit farther than 2 pixels in front of you. My biggest gripe in the first game was how short Toan's range was, as all his weapons had the same short reach regardless of how long the weapon actually was. Now, not only do different weapon types have different reaches, they also have different combos. And the first attack of most combos is now a downwards or upwards swing, so you can actually hit aerial enemies. -Aerial enemies don't like to hang out out of reach as much unless they're doing some special attack. -No more "this character must be alive to progress" gates. -Same items stack! Now you can stock up on healing items and Repair Powders without running out of inventory space. -The inventory is much bigger to the point where you will only run out of space if you have a excessive amount of weapons. -Restriction floors now permanently lose their restriction if you clear all the enemies on the stage. -No special animation when you pick up the exit key aside from it floating above your head a little longer. Saves a bit of time each floor. Also, no dungeon that has multiple exit keys that you have to guess which is the correct one and you just want to punch the owl because three keys are taking up way to many inventory spaces that could be used for Repair Powder and healing.... -Coins! While some weapons still have bonus abilities, like Wealth or Abs Up, when you obtain them, you can instead purchase or find coins that synth the same ability onto your weapon. No more needing to farm up a bunch of Big Bucks Hammers to break down when you want all your weapons to have Wealth when you can just buy the coins fairly early. -Chests can now face any direction, not just true north. I actually had to use an Escape Powder in the Demon Shaft because the chest with the obstacle key was facing a wall lamp and the Demon Shaft's wall hitbox extends further than normal at those spots, so I couldn't open the chest, which meant I couldn't get to the exit. If I didn't have an Escape Powder, that would've been a softlock. -You automatically are forced to switch characters when one goes down. No more Stand-In Powder. Such a waste of money and inventory space.

[@Lanewreck]

My dude, you deserve so many likes for writing all this out.

[@Zeppelee]

If you've played the first Dark Cloud, you'll notice that Monica's father is none other than Seda, the white-haired swordsman who would appear before Toan at times. Other than that, Dark Cloud 2/Chronicle is one of my favorite PS2 games ever.

[@Miguel-Red]

Dude... Dude.... DUDEEEEEEE OMG YOUR RIGHT

[@LoneWolfZakuro14]

MIND BLOWN NO DAD NO

[@chainchomp3500]

That makes no sense. Isn't the legend of hero from one a thing in Dark Cloud 2? That means Seda is from the past, and the hero is from the future from Seda's timeline. So that means Monica's father is either a descendant, or just looks eerily familiar for no reason.

[@Zeppelee]

@@chainchomp3500 That's a great point. However, when you put into consideration that Monica is a skilled swordsman (much like Seda himself), and that she inherited her red hair from her mother (Seda's beloved), you know it to be true.

[@kyan3022]

It's certainly one of the main theories to the game.

[@theelike4302]

This game is literally my favorite game of all time. It inspired me to make my own magical golfing game because of how much I loved spheda and the realization Dark Cloud 3 was never coming.

[@Lirus9Star]

To Bad There was no Dark Cloud 3 I Would love that

[@Anime3691]

Here's the only picture of the canceled Dark Cloud 3 from the Dark Chronicle Artbook www.flickr.com/photos/115522810@N03/12148212233/in/album-72157640228928833/

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

Anime3691 *tears* it looks so good!

[@Evanz111]

White Knight Chronicles is the closest we could get

[@DreamerADV]

*HMM, I WONDER IF THERE'S GOING TO BE FF IX MUSIC IN THIS CLEMPS VIDEO?*

[@fatbadger366]

I love you, Clemps. I just have to say, you seem to cover a number of games I don't see people talking about, and even Made in Abyss, which you covered. The whole of your videos stokes that nostalgic, masochistically nostalgic part of me like no other channel has. Also, your comedy is so relatable on my end it's scary. Keep on keepin' on!

[@sora1008]

You should consider playing Rouge Galaxy another game made by Level-5. It shares a lot with Dark Cloud 1 & 2 and you would probably enjoy it.

[@sadnessofafrica]

Imo it's better than both

[@Nyahahameha]

IMO It didn't really have the same charm that the Dark Cloud series did. And exploring the weapon fusion system was a grindy pain. But then again, I might have been a little burnt out on those types of games when I played it. I'd love to give it another spin but I don't have the money right now.

[@PazuChill]

+Sadness of Africa I agree, Rogue Galaxy destroys Dark Cloud. It's a solid 8/10.

[@Infernape7890]

Amazing game. Never finished it, but adored what I did play of it. Really need to get through my copy. Deego and Jupus make Rogue Galaxy miles better than Dark Cloud. A talking dog soldier and a lizard that's addicted to coffee and spicy food? Sign me up! PS2 era Level 5 had such cool art.

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

Also there is Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Remastered) and Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. Both developed by Level 5.

[@greylithwolf]

Clemps is always the darling boi I come back to when I want some great content. He's like the friend I'm not good at keeping in touch with, but I know that every time I see him I *know* it'll be a good time.

[@qwertyqeys]

I don't think it was "rewarding thievery" and more along the lines of "showing compassion to those less privileged than you and forgiving the actions they take in desperation" which is a pretty old trope

[@ukno918]

old tropes are dead

[@shikitohno47]

@@ukno918 they're still valid, cope loser.

[@Ookamiryoshi]

Redistributing the wealth *USSR theme plays*

[@Richardlikespies]

The day gets better with some clemps.

[@LinkleMcA]

Hm, sad to hear that you didn't enjoy the game quite as much as the first. That's fine, to each their own. I personally enjoy Dark Cloud 2's grindier/slower elements, although it is DEFINITELY guide heavy. Part of the reason why I prefer it over the original is because Max and Monica feel much more interesting as characters, and the world feels much more developed. The gameplay, at least in dungeons, is a lot better as well, with thirst being gone, weapon durability being less punishing, and weapon upgrading feeling a bit more convenient. Either way, you do make good points, and the game isn't perfect. I still find it to be the better of the series, and one of my favorite games as a kid.

[@dmas7749]

i suppose that's also a good point, i'm not much of an RPG person these days, so your point on Chronicles "grindier/slower elements" is one that i can see others enjoying that doesn't mix well with myself in particular and why i prefer Cloud

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

Everything was improved upon except the clarity of what lead to what.

[@StanleyButton]

I've spent so many hours on this game as a kid. I remember spending a little too much time on the fish races 😀

[@Griffin1171-love-you-all]

NOT DOING TOO BAD!

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

GOTTA HANG IN THERE...!

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

GET OFF YOUR LAZY BEHIND!

[@EionBlue]

Never fear, Clemps is here!!

[@TheGlamourNazi]

Best part of Dark Cloud2/Chronicle is that banging soundtrack

[@Nyahahameha]

Oh shit! ButterBuns is a patron of Mr. Clemps! >:O That's awesome!

[@maxdishaw]

Great video, brother. This was and still is one of my favourite games ever made. The atmosphere is up there with original Demons Souls and Majoras Mask. I loved building the towns and upgrading the weapons was super satisfying. I think you made some fair points and criticisms. Running out of materials so often was a drag. Looking forward to seeing your channel grow.

[@Bencc94]

Oh boy, this is the game that I think of when people talk about games from their childhood. I just love it. The music, and the characters, hell, it was probably the spark that led me into my love of city/town building games. I was actually a little worried when I heard you were going to take a look at it. But it turned out a lovely video. The funny thing is I never managed to beat it as a kid. I took it up like a year ago, and with a few faq's, I got thru it lickity split. I even dug up the old prima guide I used, and found quite a few errors in it, which was great.

[@KeeBlade]

1:36 Instinctively shouted "YO LET'S FUCKIN GO"

[@mchris4413]

Thank you so much for covering these games. They were my childhood and I still love them to this day. I never felt they got the recognition they deserved, and seeing people play them and love them makes me so happy 😁

[@mara-rose_theirin]

I love this game and I'm glad that you've covered Dark Cloud and Dark Chronicle. This series and Rogue Galaxy were the Level 5 staples of my childhood. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@nickmagrick7702]

14:00 never stop nit picking Clemps, thats the whole point in what your doing. If you chose not to nitpick where it urged you to do so, you'd be self defeating and doing a disservice. I mean, as long as its not pointless nitpicking just to argue about something like many people do. Thats different.

[@Maymer]

I adore Dark Chronicle it was my favourite game growing up so this was so excellent to watch like ten years since I played it

[@elbroder995]

i think this is the first time i actually shared a video around from youtube, this is way too good of a channel.

[@evendrag6302]

Quality is top notch as always. Good shit Clemps!

[@Ninjamonkeyking93]

I still remember when I first got the chance to play this masterpiece. When I was a kid, my family went to a video rental store and I wanted to rent kingdom hearts 1 but it wasn't there. I was very upset and my mom suggested this game, which was right next to where KH1 was. I reluctantly agreed and let me tell you, I'm glad I did. This game became one of my all time favorite ps2 games behind the Kingdom Hearts series. I can't imagine a world where I never rented this and by the following Easter I was gifted this game. Weird how the universe works like this. And now, 13-15 years later, I'm finally playing the original Dark Cloud and I'm having a blast.

[@wmage619]

I know you made this a while ago but I loooove the dark cloud series and am so happy you did a video on it

[@ArrowGriffon]

This is gonna sound weird, but your videos are some of the few I actually try to watch. I mean as in, I usually just listen to videos, and treat them like a pod cast. But yours are well enough made that I actually bother to watch the video itself, and not just listen to the audio. Thank you for making such well made videos!

[@Xunkun]

-Neat thing: Monica's dad looks a lot like Seda. That room her dad was murdered in? Almost 1-to-1 it's the final room of the first game. Ergo, the first game with two moons in the sky is mostly 500 years in the future to most of this game. Y'know, since that rat wasn't even born yet before it fell in the jar with the Dark Genie. Alternative speculation has it that the country Seda was at war with was Alexandra's.

[@HaitokuNoHonoo1000]

Yes! Clemps is back with another awesome video and game, exactly what I was needing ^^

[@MrChickenAndFish]

This game is a staple of my childhood. Played it back in Lithuania and since our English wasn't the best, my buddies, cousin, and I spent literally 100 hours just grinding in the Rainbow Butterfly Woods lmao. You have noooo idea how satisfied we were after finding a way to progress. Amazing game. I loved everything about it. I'm definitely gonna return to beat this game one more time.

[@DrShak2009]

I loved this game when it first came out, but when I recently tried to replay it I couldn't get through all the opening cutscenes. THERE'S SO MANY

[@Nofixdahdress]

I played Dark Cloud 2 when I was a kid and quit around the second or third dungeon because it got too hard, enemies were killing me suuuuper quick. I legitimately never knew those little chests were a thing.

[@pyrotornado108]

DC 2 is quite possibly my favorite game of all time. This is the answer I came up with after asking myself: "Out of all the games I've ever played, which ones do I have the fondest memories of, and will come back to again and again?" I've come back to this game more times than I can count, and I still play this game with my father to this day on the PS4 remaster. I highly recommend this title to anyone looking for a good dungeon crawling action RPG.

[@EerieFairies]

I think I'm addicted to this channel. I feel abnormally joyful each time there is a new video. And you basically cover all of my favourite games! I wan't to recommend Koudelka for ps1 and Shadow Hearts & Shadow Hearts Covenant for ps2. Damn good games. There is a third Shadow Hearts but that shit never happened imo. Keep up the great work Clemps :D

[@jakb17]

the lovely British boy uploads it's always a good day when that happens :D

[@redjumper65]

Brilliant as always!! I love you!! ❤️❤️

[@Arcadio_Castellanoz]

I honestly love this game so much.

[@MulinaTheAngelWolf]

WOAH WOAH WOAH. I actually got Chills that the wee rabbit got to go to a happy afterlife.. in a garden full of flowers.

[@CitizenOfVerona]

I'm really glad your channel got recommended. Love your stuff and you're one of the few KZbinrs that consistently make me laugh. In both your Dark Cloud videos you mention having that "ps2 feel" you miss in games. I got my ps2 late so I feel like I missed out on a lot of lesser known titles. Any chance you can do a video discussing some of your favorites/recommendations? Either way, always looking forward to your next video.

[@zachanikwano]

Maximillion is Robin from Teen Titans? Whaaaat.

[@smileyarc]

I KNEW I RECOGNIZED THE VOICE

[@parrangathe1492]

Ya know flotsom is luke Skywalker

[@Doomblade3890]

HOW DID I NOT RECOGNIZE THAT UNTIL NOW!??!

[@sojo99]

Donny is the voice actor of jimmy neutron pretty cool stuff

[@LinkleMcA]

The voice actor for the fish is Numbah 4 from Codename: Kids Next Door, Klaus from American Dad, etc.

[@lens_hunter]

Heyo! This video popped up on my suggestion feeds and since I just replayed Dark Chronicle a couple weeks ago I decided to give it a watch. Love the Dark Cloud series, it's a shame there isn't a third one. Big JRPG fan here. Loved the video, +1 sub!

[@brunodb3037]

Do more reviews! You deserve more subs and views, your humor keeps you interested and it really shows how you enjoy gaming while you explain the plot and game itself!

[@Dimaskoda]

After so many years , this masterpiece of a game still gives me chill.I really do believe such story driven (although hella grindy rpgs) are the best out in the market. When i was about 10 years old i was living with my mother ,my brother and his girlfriend (wife today) .My brother had a humongous collection of games for PS2 and i loved playing and watching him play some masterpieces of the times passed ex. Resident evils, Silent Hill series,Devil May Cry 1-2, Mortal Kombat series and many many more. But his girlfriend was a bit mad at both of us since she wanted to play smth too (she did like watching us play by to a certain degree).At that time about 12-14 years ago ,i was having some private lessons in English so i was literally the only one in the household who was pretty good at it.I really started practicing my English skills translating the games to my brother and his wife.I'm from Ukraine btw and English isn't even my second language.(Ukrainian,Russian(they are different despite the stereotypes),English,Greek(we live in Greece),and Bulgarian to a certain extent(literally learned it listening to my brother talk to his wife(she's from Bulgaria). As a result you could say i was somewhat of a glorified translator for my family and some friends. Here comes the time my brother bought a game for his wife-to-be .And it was Dark Cloud (Chronicle) 2 .As i said we all started playing the game in unison.I was the driving force giving tips ,translations,suggestions and directions. As we traversed through the game we fell in love with the story narrative and YES even the heavy grinding aspect of it.The game seemed really chill,with great music in the background , with a majestic aura around it (it was our first encounter with the genre) especially after all the dark and edgy games mentioned above.This game in a way changed my whole view on RPGs (jrpgs) and even anime (i've watched only like a few mainstream at the time) and to this day when i'm 24 and adult i still have a special place in my heart for this game and all it stands for. I do recommend to my friends and everyone else i know who plays games to at least give it a try. We tried playing DC 1 , but for some reason it didn't light any spark of interest in us.At least his wife sort of liked it ,although way less than the DC 2. Awesome video,dude! At my current age now i do agree with some of the points brought up by you but let's be honest some are quite small and could be addressed to just your personal liking. Phew ,I've literally went and written a whole essay explaining my love and appreciation for this game but to be honest it's worth the time. Anyway good job and you've got yourself one more subscriber.

[@GhaleonofDeath]

You crack me up Clemps. Keep it going!

[@Jrez]

The art and music are both amazing, I can't believe I missed this when it came out originally. It's on sale for $5 this weekend should I grab it?

[@Polyglotz]

Yes. Buy it. I’m from the future.

[@DarkDesperado25]

One of my childhood faves helped a tiny bit by Monica being one if my first video game crushes

[@coletilford2645]

A generation geared to love ginger chicks.

[@KazonYT]

CLASSIC! TOTAL CLASSIC! Great job as always Clemps!

[@KingClockwork]

I actually finally beat the Zelmite Mines for the first time a few months ago. What a great game.

[@mounir1597]

crushing hard ! the original one was my childhood

[@Sith-bb6tq]

YES, Finally, Someone Elso Who Thinks The First Game Is Better!

[@jinyboi]

Yup a tight deadline can genuinely ruin good games for you. When dark cloud 2 came out it was my only game for the PS2 so i sank countless hours exploring every nook and cranny of Palm brink and the recruiting segment was a cinch. A tight schedule literally ruined breath of the wild for me when it was initially released in 2017. I gave it another chance in the second half of 2019 and it became my second favorite game of all time. My favorite of all time is none other than dark cloud 2 lol

[@jumugama]

FINALLY someone who reviews the game and plays chapter 8! You pointed out a lot of stuff that i never really noticed about the game.. especially the bad things. I like that.

[@Cheletiba]

Huh. Legit surprised you didn't make mention that Monica's father is actually the king from the end of Dark Cloud 1, making Monica a witch via bloodline and why she can use magic and shit. I totally agree, the game is fairly tight except JESUS FUCKING CHRIST the fucking goddamn going-to-the-train-to-pick-up-building-shit times INFINITY was just fucking....it wasn't great. If the game just had a buy menu in the build mode, I think I legitimately would have had 10 less hours in the game. By the by, I really dug the soundtrack of this one more than Dark Cloud 1 but then again, that is an unfair comparison. Accordians are my jam dog.

[@IncarnationOfNeutrality]

Cheletiba Hey, you stole my theory!

[@ShadowWolfRising]

You'd love Suikoden 4's opening song then. Just type 'La Mer Suikoden 4' into the youtube search and you'll find it.

[@jinyboi]

I enjoyed every second of you dismembering my favorite game piece by piece

[@JacobWP]

@10:30 the fishing song is so good i would literally just turn on the fishing and sit there listening. i even learned to play it on guitar!

[@WeirdBoySkuzag]

>Goes to youtube >Sees Dark Cloud 2 video OH YES

[@Jrkbeegan]

Great video! Thanks Clemps

[@Iyasenu]

You mention Fishing and Spheda... BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FINNY FRENZY!?

[@lesterramos6468]

What about that game? To me that was the least memorable minigame of the entire bunch.

[@JJSS5]

I'm a simple man, i see that clemp uploaded a new video and get moists

[@Ratatoohey]

Getting Blinkhorn was my WORST nightmare as a kid

[@bumper3241]

A point at 10:28, If I had to guess, Elena tracked him down and told Monica.

[@Mattev2309]

So good for someone to speak about this masterpiece

[@lunarlight279]

Also to mention, if you go back to the other future villages, you learn some nice to know hints. Like when working on starlight temple, Jurak literally tells you that Crest is female.

[@mitsurugi999]

Around 19:00 something there's another gem of OST from FF9 - Terra! Playing it on Christmas to revisit FF9 memories. Oh boi.

[@Lagzlot]

20:58 "And initiates a transformation into a much more intimidating voice actor."

[@StarMechV]

Antdude...Somecallmejohnny...caddy...now my boy Clemps is doing a KH retrospective amongst my subscriptions. There ain't getting off this KH train!!

[@jasonsoliva6678]

Seems like a pretty simple explanation for why no one leaves the town. It's too dangerous.

[@MrMayhemChild]

You should check out Okage: Shadow King!

[@Antiformed]

That game.... amazing style but holy SHIT the load times! It's several entire seconds just to enter or exit each room...

[@MrMayhemChild]

The PS4 version improves on this a ton, thank god, haha.

[@kimuires]

I grew up with both games but I remember Dark Chronicles a lot more because my mom used to just make me fish for her lmao 7:10 Oh. I was actually saving up for that in my play-through. Thanks for sparing my ears ✌️

[@solitaireofastora9985]

Have you ever played Xenoblade Chronicles?

[@katamaritaco]

Great video! I thought I was the only person that fancied DC1 over DC2, but I see you are also in that club!

[@IncarnationOfNeutrality]

katamaritaco I'm the opposite, I used to think everyone including me preferred Dark Cloud 2, but now I feel like I'm the only person who prefers Dark Cloud 2 because I see so many people saying they preferred the first one. It honestly makes me sad. 😢

[@Zombielokii]

Yisssss, My boin returns.

[@Zombielokii]

Welp, too late to fix it now. Just gotta own it. Boin. All the coolest people say it.

[@Zombielokii]

Boin.

[@RaidenKaiser]

to me both dark cloud 1 and 2 have pros and cons over the other and both are amazing games

[@PacoTheeTacoo]

I’m very glad I came here from SuperButterBuns, ESPECIALLY since you’re starting with Kingdom Hearts. Your content is amazingly detailed, entertaining, and downright hilarious at times! And if I do say so myself you are quite the looker. I’ll definitely be sticking around 😊

[@lucidlactose]

That big purple fish voiced the toiletnator and techies. I was so annoyed of the familiarity in his voice but I found out where I recognized that voice from.

[@pmcmartin9749]

The Dark Cloud game are one of my favourite series of games, I really wish they would continue it. I think since this game had the atlamillia for Sun, Moon and Earth and Dark Cloud had one that I personally relate to Pluto they could make other atla users whos struggles revolve around the other 7 celestial bodies and what they're related to.

[@kingmorales2498]

Totally love your vid. On how you explain well how Dark Cloud 2 works.😍😍😍

[@PlayfulFruitLPer]

Max says it in the prolog: "It's not that they don't want to leave, they CAN'T leave." There's no way out of the city, the mayor won't open the gates.

[@Green.n.Purple]

Shoulda just used a cheat to get infinite building materials. No harm in cutting out the tedious back-and-fourth.

[@cruzmedina8287]

Subscribing to you, solid reviews with good humor thrown in for the lolz fr though your little skits and jokes crack me the fuck up

[@Trooth]

Dark Cloud 2 was my absolute jam, gotta be in my top 5 PS2 games. I'm a total Spheda apologist too. I fully recognize all the bullshitty aspects about it, like how the ball cycles between two colors and won't go in the hole if it's the wrong color, or the hair-pulling grind of trying to play it in those cliff levels, or how they only give you like 1-2 shots to make it around 5 corners (except those rare glitches where they give you like 15 shots for some reason), but somehow it was just SO satisfying to get good at that minigame and actually complete a hole now and then. Sadly I haven't seen Level 5 make a game as good as this since then. I know they worked on Ni No Kuni but I don't think it even touches this game.

[@AntiNihilist]

When I heard Emperor Griffin I immediately thought, don't you mean Emperor Griffith? Also no Flotsam/Jetsam Little Mermaid joke?

[@broidmode]

maybe you've had people recommending this to you before, but you would really enjoy the Shadow Hearts series of games I think, especially the original Koudelka for the PS1 if you're into off kilter JRPGs

[@behindthefreezR]

Love your videos man!

[@waleed03231]

I remember my brother and I would literally make lists of things to obtain, and how many materials are needed. Dark Cloud 1 never made you do any of that.

[@ProxyDoug]

Oh man, Clemps and Super Butter Buns uploaded? All I need is some TheGamingBrti and i'll be set for days!

[@fenrirslayer06]

Omfg love your intro!

[@pimplyface64]

Wow im glad i never got this as a kid. I took one look at it and never looked back. Part 1 is amazing.

[@alittlebirdi]

After Pat's comment in the Coffee w/Clemps episode I'm really noticing all the FF9 music xD not a complaint I FUCKING LOVE THAT SHHHHHIT

[@isenokami7810]

I mean, I would kind of recommend a guide for this game too, but for the crafting system, not the townspeople collection. There are plenty of obscure or missable ideas that you need to make the best stuff. At the very least, that's entirely optional. If you're just playing casually, no guide needed.

[@Teranyre]

Cleeeeeemps, love your stuff dude!