A Dark Cloud Series Odyssey (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Lose Control of My Life)

Dark Cloud is a series of two different philosophies. The Cloud approach attempts to hook the player with an honest, no-frills grind. The Chronicle approach is one of maximalism, burying that grind underneath an endless procession of systems, mechanics, and shiny new ideas. Despite being bound by blood, these two games see the world very differently... and either one of them is probably gonna put you in a headlock for many, many hours. (THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOTH GAMES) You can find more Majuular here: https://www.patreon.com/majuular https://twitter.com/majuular https://www.instagram.com/majuular/ https://www.youtube.com/@Majuularcade (2nd channel) Music used in this video (with timestamps): https://pastebin.com/p0jdnefP 00:00 - Introduction 3:22 - Level-5 & Dark Cloud Development 7:19 - (Dark Cloud) Premise 10:26 - (Dark Cloud) The Basics 15:25 - (Dark Cloud) The Georama 21:26 - (Dark Cloud) Friends & Bosses 28:05 - (Dark Cloud) Digging Into the Story 33:17 - (Dark Cloud) The Music 35:13 - (Dark Cloud) Durability & Stress 43:32 - (Dark Cloud) Embracing the Grind 53:39 - (Dark Cloud) The Characters 58:56 - (Dark Cloud) The Plot Dump & Endgame 1:09:59 - (Dark Cloud) The Demon Shaft 1:15:29 - (Dark Chronicle) Introduction & Premise 1:20:52 - (Dark Chronicle) The Shared DNA 1:25:28 - (Dark Chronicle) Time Travel 1:29:10 - (Dark Chronicle) The Crafting System 1:36:34 - (Dark Chronicle) Palm Brinks 1:39:49 - (Dark Chronicle) The Georama 1:45:31 - (Dark Chronicle) Getting Sidetracked 1:53:24 - (Dark Chronicle) The Dungeons & Combat 1:58:12 - (Dark Chronicle) The 1001 THINGS of Dark Chronicle 2:06:07 - (Dark Chronicle) Presentation 2:08:39 - (Dark Chronicle) The Plot 2:16:03 - (Dark Chronicle) The Fatigue & Endgame 2:22:17 - (Dark Chronicle) The Forgotten Adventure 2:24:51 - (Dark Chronicle) Conclusion 2:27:24 - The Series in Summary 2:30:37 - Credits