History VideoGame / DarkCloud

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Seda, to the point he has been [[FanNickname nicknamed]] "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sedaroth]]." The bangs, clothing, facial expression and overall personality helps.
* WizardNeedsFoodBadly: The thirst meter.

* WitchSpecies: Humans can learn magic, but witches are defined as not human.

* ForcedIntoEvil: Dran and [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Master Utan.]]

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Master Utan is a highly intelligent giant ape. Starts out as a boss, but turns out to be a nice guy once you beat him and undo his MindControl.

* MadLibFantasyTitle
* MadScientist: Osmond.

* MagicTool: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOntheTin Repair powder.]]

* OnlyOneName: Most of the cast.

* RoarBeforeBeating: Many, ''many'' bosses.
* SealedEvilInACan: The Dark Genie.
* SprintShoes: Dran's feather.
* SquishyWizard: Ruby.
* SteamPunk: Dashes of it.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The Ice Queen, La Saia, can [[StandardStatusEffects freeze]] you ''even if you have an anti-freeze amulet on''!

* UnwinnableByMistake: Possible in Matataki Village. To get past the Level 9 dungeon level here, you need an Odd Tone Flute. To get it, you need to complete Cacao's house. However, it's entirely possible to finish other houses before that, locking the Georama pieces to them permanently. And since you can't get any more Atla because you're stuck at the Level 9 dungeon... well, let's just say you're completely screwed. Moral of the story: don't build ANYTHING until Cacao's house is finished. Placing rivers to revive [[WiseTree Treant]] is fine, though.
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Colonel Flag]].

* DamageOverTime: If a character's "Thirst" meter runs dry during a crawl, their HP begins to drain.

* DummiedOut: The "back" part of the Gallery of Time was made inaccessible in the American release because they forgot to add the key that unlocks it.
** However, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSDL4_3gcdw it is possible to acquire]] the "flapping duster" in the U.S. edition to access the Gallery of Time's back area, albeit with the use of [[GoodBadBugs exploiting an item switching glitch]].

* GameGourmet: What few recovery foods this game features would not qualify alone, but it's clear that the developers had food on mind when all ''six'' playable characters each have a TrademarkFavoriteFood to increase their defensive power with, supplemented by gourds and Fruits of Eden that anyone can eat to increase other stats.

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: In life La Sia was a kind and benevolent ruler. However after being [[WomanScorned jilted by her lover]], on their wedding day no less, in death she has become the cruel and terrifying [[AnIcePerson Queen of Ice]].

* MagikarpPower: Suffice to say that, when leveled properly, Xiao really isn't as useless as she initially seems to be.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler: Goro believes his father, a legendary hunter named Fudoh, was left to die by the rest of the village. Once Toan gives him Fudoh's pendant [[DeadPersonConversation and he's able to speak to his father]], the truth comes out: Fudoh was dying from an incurable disease, [[HonorBeforeReason but his pride as a hunter wouldn't allow him to die as an invalid]]. So he went to challenge the Killer Snake, [[TheLastDance knowing full well he likely wouldn't survive]]. The villagers he brought with him as witnesses kept the truth from Goro out of respect, which sadly resulted in him becoming the jerk he is by the time Toan meets him.]]

* TheFaceless: The Moon People look a lot like [[StarWars jawas]]. One removes its hood late in the game to reveal [[spoiler:[[PettingZooPeople they are anthropomorphic rabbits]]]].

** In Norune Village, completing Gaffer's Buggy before having Pike in the village will [[CrackOhMyBack lead to Gaffer injuring himself setting up his sign.]] His shop inventory will suffer greatly as a result for the rest of the game (no attachments, for instance). While not that big of a deal much later on, it can be irritating in the early stages of the game, particularly since the next town to consistently sell attachments is Queens. The third town. [[CaptainObvious So you have to beat two other towns before it.]]

* OneManParty: Unless you have an unhealthy and masochistic obsession with level-grinding, the ''vast'' majority of your resources will go into building up Toan (understandable as he's the main protagonist) and a long-range combatant (likely Ruby).

* PowerUpFood: Appears in the forms of "favourite foods" for each character that would raise their defense. Also, Gourds that increased the thirst meter and Fruits of Eden that increase the health meter.

* TheFaceless: The Moon People look a lot like [[StarWars jawas]]. One removes its hood late in the game to reveal [[spoiler:[[PettingZooPeople they are lagomorphs, or rabbits if you can't be bothered looking it up]]]].

* BonusDungeon: The Demon Shaft, a massive MarathonLevel Of a dungeon that encompasses 100 floors and of course has a BonusBoss waiting on the last floor.

* BonusDungeon: Demon Shaft.

''Dark Cloud'' is a UsefulNotes/{{PS2}} {{RPG}} developed by {{Level 5}}. It was released in 2000 in Japan, originally as a launch title, but it was delayed a bit and it was released at the end of 2000. It was released everywhere else in 2001.