No. It's very unlike Zelda. There are superficial similarities, like how you have jump and spin attacks that are similar to those in Zelda. But overall, it's completely different. The dungeons are long, randomly generated, and feature no puzzles, just lots of enemies. The setting is much more steampunk-y. You have tons of stats, you can switch between four characters, there are many more minigames... it's really nothing like Zelda at all. Still great fun in its own way though.
Oh, and the art style is not like Wind Waker's. It has much more detail and more outlines, and the backgrounds aren't cel-shaded.
I kind of disagree while Twilight Princess was awful. IMO Wind Waker kills DC 1 &2. But its kind of hard to compare Dark Cloud is a action-RPG series while Zelda is a action-adventure series.
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