Level 5 developing Dark Cloud 3 exclusively for PS3?

  • Posted October 13th, 2007 at 19:36 EDT by
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According to PSMania, an Italian PlayStation magazine, Level 5 is developing Dark Cloud 3 exclusively for the PlayStation 3.

Here is what the article states (translated into english):

"One of our infiltrates, has revealed that Level 5 is working on a new Dark Cloud exclusively for the PlayStation 3. This title will come out in March of 2009, and will be developed using a new open-technology, the Japanese style "Kumo Engine"."

Currently Level 5 is working on White Knight Chronicles which is due out in 2008 and from the sounds of it, they are already thinking ahead and have set Dark Cloud 3 into full production.

Stay tuned for more information.

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  1. Rolovis | Rolovis

    • 7:39pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    nice.

  2. Nuttah87 | NuttahSupreme

    • 7:47pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    "............is it everything I've dreamed of?"

                                                                       -Dave Chappelle,

                                                                           Undercover Brother

  3. Clover09 | whiteboykyle

    • 7:48pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    I wouldn't be suprised. From seeing WhiteKnightStory its obvious Level-5 is backing Sony as of right now.

  4. Simi | Simi

    • 8:20pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    cool... what is dark cloud? lol

  5. NightStalker

    • 8:29pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    awesome! I can't wait for it.

  6. sorrow880 | Sorrow880

    • 8:43pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    Woot!!!  This would be great--heck, forget Monster Hunter!

  7. gingo | gingo

    • 9:15pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    psn id: gingo... this would be a great exclusive for the ps3 and i cant wait to see what both these games end up being like

  8. sony4life | jimzstar18

    • 9:52pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    why are they mentioning  a game thats coming out  almost 2 1/2 years  from now. Thats totally crazyyyyy. They should be talking about the rest of 2007 and the upcoming new year

  9. Babiloo | XavierHarkonnen

    • 9:55pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    never herd of this game series ne good?

  10. solbaid | Solbaid

    • 10:25pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    2 1/2 years r u crazy maybe 1 1/2 years and yes the series is awesome can check em out on ps2 for very cheap if u cant find 1 and 2 screw capcom and mh3 bring on dc3

  11. Super_Dante | DanteSuper

    • 10:52pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    all right!!! awesome!!!

  12. TH3 GAM3 | GAM3OV3R003

    • 11:58pm BST - October 13th, 2007

    that's cool.

  13. reccodog | reccodog

    • 12:39am BST - October 14th, 2007

    ok? thats coool!

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  14. Lp47PS3 | Lp47

    • 12:57am BST - October 14th, 2007

    I cant complain about more exclusives. also gingo please go get a job or step outside and take a big deep breath of fresh air. You always comment right when news comes out, and you know why that is, its because your glued to your pc.

  15. The Cleaner

    • 1:06am BST - October 14th, 2007

    If you have not played the first two on PS2 - I strongly recommend you do. PAL regions the first title is known as Dark Cloud (instead of Dark Chronicle). This RPG is in my all time top 10 (and Ive played a lot).

  16. Atreides

    • 1:12am BST - October 14th, 2007

    Darkcloud was petty mediocre.  The game featured extremely basic randomly generated levels. 

    I never played the sequel, so  I cannot comment on it, but if #3 is anything like #1, its not even worth renting.

  17. Alpha2

    • 1:16am BST - October 14th, 2007

    ....Not sure how reliable this info is.

  18. tab

    • 1:24am BST - October 14th, 2007

    Wait. Didn't level 5 make something like 6 playstation brand titles. not including white knight.

    I'd say this is pretty reliable. seeing as how the only other consloe they have supported was the DS. oh and they atempted to make "TRUE FANTACY ONLINE" for the original xbox and then cancled it.

  19. Nosferatu

    • 1:35am BST - October 14th, 2007

    Nice, makes sense but glad its mentioned because of how the previous dark clouds were on sonys format. I hope the kumo engine is cool too :).

  20. The Cleaner

    • 1:50am BST - October 14th, 2007

    In addition to my personal feeling that the series is very good; GameSpot rates it as "Great" with an 8.1 out of a possible 10 and IGN gives the second in the series a mark of "Outstanding" with an 9.0.

     

     

  21. Jared

    • 2:06am BST - October 14th, 2007

    I absolutely loved the first Dark Cloud; never got to play the sequel.  Plenty of time to get it before March 2009.

  22. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 2:15am BST - October 14th, 2007

    Aren't Level 5 developers of LAIR.Because then i expect nothing but good things from these guys.

  23. NY_Young1 | NY_Young1

    • 2:22am BST - October 14th, 2007

    Thats great news. Never played any of the Dark Cloud's though.

  24. LittleBigPimp

    • 5:08am BST - October 14th, 2007

    @PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    No, that's Factor 5. Level 5 is known for their fantastic cel-shaded JRPG's. Dark Cloud / Dark Chronicle, Dragon Quest and Rogue Galaxy.

  25. The Cleaner

    • 9:04am BST - October 14th, 2007

    That reminds me LittleBigPimp - Rogue Galaxy is hardly meantioned and is sadly an underrated game. Again this is another RPG worth playing if you have not tried it. With all this waiting for games to find there way to PS3 we might have to go back and revisit some of the PS2 titles. All the more reason to have backward compatibility.

  26. Deldwen | Deldwen1

    • 10:37am BST - October 14th, 2007

    that 1st game was a big step in my gaming history it really drew me in and i like became a part of the game/world around me in it =D

    deff want this game my 1st rpg is making a 3rd sweeeet!

     

  27. Talisman

    • 11:50am BST - October 14th, 2007

    Dark Cloud was a good game, so hopefully DC3 will be good as well.  I'm more focused on WKC, though. :p

  28. stennex | stennex

    • 1:58pm BST - October 14th, 2007

    Dark cloud 3 is probably going to be great on the PS3. A lot of RPG games that were on the PS2 were not fully justified by its lack of graphic power, hence jagies. But they were good. P.S. I would like to see a PS3 version of Vagrant Story, Chrono Cross, and Castlevania. Worth investing in.

  29. nastanley

    • 4:33pm BST - October 14th, 2007

    Yep this is going to be awesome. Dark chronicles on the ps2 was a hit. And seeing how far L5 has gone with sony i am pretty sure they will do a great job. Nevertheless I wish they could increase the in-game speed of White Night Chronicles.

  30. debamf

    • 3:46pm BST - October 15th, 2007

    I've always wanted Dark Cloud and still do, just never got around to buying it and I had had forgotten all about it. It must be a rare game as I never see used copies of it at retail.

    If I'm not mistaken, in Dark Cloud you could build your own villages so they appear in the game as you built them for you to explore?

  31. Dreamerdude26

    • 3:35pm GMT - November 8th, 2007

    YES the ps3 is finally showing to the world just how bad-ass it is.

  32. Mecha_Daddy | mecha_daddy

    • 9:33pm GMT - December 9th, 2007

    I loved the first couple games, don't know how many hours I wasted on them!

  33. BD_BLACKAZZ | BD_BLACKK

    • 7:48pm GMT - January 5th, 2008

    YES...... another slam dunk for the PS3 community ......

  34. mantyke

    • 10:01am GMT - February 8th, 2008

    i love dark cloud i have been waiting for a LONG time for the 3rd instalment ... but ... i have no PS3 :( ... WHY NOT WII OR 360!!! ............. but its coming out in 2009 i have plenty of time to get a PS3 :D ... but i have to perswade my parents ... witch i have a feeling ... its gonna be a no :S

  35. Xyzuber

    • 9:49pm BST - April 5th, 2008

    Sweet!!!!!!, but is the realease in march for japan or NA?

  36. Arkbennett | Arkbennett

    • 11:38am BST - June 25th, 2008

    I have a feeling Dark Cloud 3 is gonna be the big bang of the series.

  37. mewpudding101

    • 7:43pm BST - July 7th, 2008

    Well FINALLY! I have the official Dark Cloud 2 art book from Japan, and at the back, it says, "Dark Cloud/Chronicle fans! (chronicle is Dark Cloud 2, the English changed the title) A new title is coming!" or something like that. There was a sihlouette of a girl who looked like a nurse, and a weird looking guy who uses swords... Yeah. That's all I got, and I read a little in hiragana. It looks good! X3 Also looks very modern, which is OK, I guess... I can't wait!!!

  38. davrosmiddleton

    • 10:04am BST - July 18th, 2008

    WOOT! Now, if they make DK3, I'll be happy and die in peace!

  39. XboxAllTheWay

    • 10:59am GMT - December 5th, 2008

    sweet i just wish i could get it....i had to go get a 360....i loved dc1 and 2 all i can do is hope that they make it for 360 (1 in a 1000000 chance)

  40. tylermbell

    • 11:41pm BST - May 22nd, 2009

     awesome, while dark cloud was awesome, and dark cloud 2 was good too. 2 didnt fix the flaws of the first, kind of added more...but yay no matter what.

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