Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2) is one of the worst JRPG's I have ever played

[ZenfoldorVGI]

RPG_Fanatic said:
ZenfolderVGI, you should calm down. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
If the people posting in this thread don't like the Dark Cloud series, so be it. It is not hte kind of gameeveryone will enjoy.

I own both games and found them enjoyable. The points that ArtofAngels are valid complaints about the game. How much you let those point bother you is up to the individual.

Out of the four main issues he had with Dark Cloud 2, only the middle 2 bothered me, but I still enjoyed the game.

My problem isn't with his analysis, or him really. His post overall seemed passable, except for the fact that the topic title calls the game a JRPG:

 

...because JRPG doesn't just mean "any role playing game from Japan." JRPG is a term used to classify a genre of game that is heavily story and character driven, with battle sequences, character building, and boss fights as the main theme of the story.

As you well know, DC isn't story driven, nor does it tread the ground of familiar RPG's, as its much more similar to Zelda than Final Fantasy. The random dungeon crawling aspects of the game, along with the town building, and action oriented nature of the crafting systems make this a genre game much more about exploration than the standard RPG fair, and its the story in all its cartoonish glory, really takes a backseat to the rest of the game.

I assume you went in expecting a JRPG though, since you classified it as such, and when the story wasn't compelling enough to drive you on(because you have to do a ton of actual work to even advance to the small meaningless story scenes, you were finished with the game.

Let me suggest a much better JRPG, but a much worse adventure game, which is Tales of the Abyss.

...and his last sentance refers to the game as "terrible."

 

Other than that, the vast majority of the "n00b" in this post happens after he finished talking.