Tag: Dark Cloud

Playstation Favourite ‘Dark Cloud 2’ Is Coming To PS4 Next Week!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: It’s about damned time.

Dark Cloud 2 is arguably one of the very best RPG’s of all time (it’s certainly one of my favourites), and while I’ve been itching to replay the game since I first completed it all those years ago, doing so is about to get far easier, as the game is slated to hit the Playstation 4 next week.

Sony hasn’t sent out any information about the upcoming re-release just yet, but the title was revealed via the latest episode of the Playstation Blogcast. It’s expected that the title will follow suit with the already-released PS2 classics and cost $14.99, be upscaled to 1080P, and feature trophy support.

I think that Dark Cloud 2 may actually be one of the only games in which I actually enjoyed building a settlement. If you’ve yet to play the title, it’s fantastic, and the cost of admission will net you hundreds of hours of playtime.

Are you looking forward to the release? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

8 PS2 Favorites Coming To PS4 Tomorrow, More On The Way!

by Matt Rodriguez

We knew that PS2 emulation was headed to PS4 in one form or another, but we certainly didn’t expect something so soon!

Are you as huge a fan of PS2 classics like as Grand Theft Auto III, Twisted Metal: Black, and Dark Cloud as we are… AND happen to own a PS4?

In a tremendous announcement made by Sony, starting tomorrow, PS2 Classics are headed to the PlayStation Store!  This isn’t like their traditional emulation tactics in the past, either, as they will be adding trophy support, the games will be up-rendered to 1080p, they’ll offer Remote Play, Live Broadcast, Share Play, Activity Feeds, and Second Screen support as well!  In other words, all of the games will be taking FULL advantage of the many benefits the PS4 has to offer (aside from much of that extra power, of course).

For those unfamiliar with these benefits, Remote Play allows you to continue your PS4 gameplay on specific devices, such as the PlayStation Vita, as long as it’s connected to your home Wi-Fi network, Live Broadcast allows you to use a streaming service, such as Twitch, to share your gameplay with others over the internet, Share Play allows you to share your screen with one of your PSN friends so they may help you throughout the game, Activity Feeds are a social media-like tool that shows what games your friends have been playing, and Second Screen allows for other functions, such as a game manual, to appear on the PlayStation Vita or PlayStation app.

The full list of games available, starting tomorrow, are:

-Dark Cloud — $14.99
-Grand Theft Auto III — $14.99
-Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — $14.99
-Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — $14.99
-Rogue Galaxy — $14.99
-The Mark of Kri — $14.99
-Twisted Metal: Black — $9.99
-War of the Monsters — $9.99

The following are all the games that will be available to play at the PlayStation Experience at San Francisco this weekend.  Notice there are others on this list?  This means there are more on the horizon!

-Dark Cloud
-Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
-Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
-PaRappa the Rapper 2 (coming soon)
-Rogue Galaxy
-The King of Fighters 2000 (coming soon)
-The Mark of Kri
-War of the Monsters

What a wonderful year the PlayStation 20th anniversary is turning out to be!  Which PS2 titles would you like to see on the PS4?  I, for one, can name a few, such as X-Men Legends, Musashi Samurai Legend, and Culdcept!

Source: Playstation Blog

Watch The First 30 Minutes Of ‘Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch’

by Derek Kraneveldt

Remember the Level-5 developed PS2 classic Dark Cloud? How about Studio Ghibli’s wonderful line of animated films like Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away? Wouldn’t it be incredible if the two collaborated and made a video game?

 

Well, they did; Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch released in Japan (to much fanfare) all the way back in 2011. Now, in 2013, the PS3 version of the acclaimed JRPG is just a few days away from hitting North American shores (and just a couple weeks away for European gamers).

 

Popular YouTube channel Dealspwn has just revealed the first 30 minutes of the game (including the opening cutscene and some gameplay). If you weren’t already insanely excited for Ni No Kuni, watching this for just a few minutes should do the trick, it looks absolutely incredible.

 

Seriously, this looks like it could be one of the best games of the year, and it’s only January. Watch the game’s opening below, and let us know what you think!

 

 

Again, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch hits North America THIS Tuesday, January 22nd.