Dark Cloud

Dark Cloud is an 2000 action role-playing game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Originally intended as a launch title for the system, the game was eventually released in Japan in December 2000, in North America in May 2001, and in Europe in September 2001. A second installment, Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2 in North America), was released in Japan in 2002 and worldwide the following year. Combining the mechanisms of action role-playing games with elements of city-building games, Dark Cloud tells the story of a group of adventurers who band together to fight against the Dark Genie, who has attacked and destroyed many villages.