#4 – Dark Cloud 2
The Dark Cloud series was touted as a "Zelda killer" in the early '00s, and with Level-5 at the helm, there was always a chance those claims could be true. Unfortunately, the franchise only made it to the second installment. The jump between Dark Cloud and Dark Chronicle was massive. Level-5 implemented a new graphic style, improved gameplay, and just simply created a better game. If the developer had continued on with the series, we might have a Zelda alternative by now.
