The Dark Cloud games helped make a name for Level-5 and Hino, their producer, and the studio has only grown in visibility in recent years. When Sony introduced PlayStation 2 emulation to PlayStation 4 in fall 2015, Dark Cloud was one of the first to join the library, winning back old fans and attracting new ones to the short-lived franchise. The fantastical action role-playing games met particular critical and commercial success in North America. That seems to be the case with the Dark Cloud franchise, which saw two entries on PlayStation 2 in the early 2000s. ![]() As Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino reminded Polygon during an interview at Gamescom, sometimes there’s too much red tape around something to bring it back, no matter how much fans and developers love the game. We’ve seen the return of several beloved - and not-so-beloved - series in recent years, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to revive one.
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