Bring It Back (Incoming): Dark Cloud 2 (2003)

Known in Japan and Europe as Dark Chronicle, Dark Cloud 2 is not connected to the first game in terms of story. However, it shares similar action RPG gameplay and town building mechanics. Players hunt through procedurally generated dungeons, searching for special stones to rebuild the outside world. Along the way, your characters (there’s a whopping two in this game) grow more powerful through their weapons. Max’s wrench and Monica’s sword gain experience and will level up, but unfortunately there is also that pesky weapon durability thing. Ah, the things we thought were fun back in the day.