In my lifetime I’ve played a lot of video games across a wide variety of genres. I usually can find my way around a game and its mechanics fairly easily.
But for some reason, occasionally there will be an element I just cannot understand or mind will just completely black out. For the majority of Dark Cloud, I had no idea that you could craft new weapons.
I recall arriving at the last dungeon and finding an NPC who sold raw materials. I was incredibly confused. Dark Cloud’s progression is largely based around making new weapons, so I have no idea how I just completely missed it.
Maybe I’m just not observant enough, but I don’t think crafting has ever been my thing. Level 5’s later PlayStation 2 RPG, Rogue Galaxy, also relied heavily on crafting. I dabbled in it a bit, but never bothered with the more complicated aspects.
