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But somewhat flawed - just irritating things they really should have sorted out. And quite slow - the plot feels all bitty because you've got about 30 randomly generated dungeons to get through before anything else happens.
But you don't need Dark Cloud to understand it - it's a completely unrelated game.
I'd recommend it for sure - in retrospect it's quite enjoyable and it will take you ages and ages to do everything. (You've looking 100 hours here).