Una historia increíblemente sólida y turbia con un buen estilo de combate aéreo cuyo estilo es poco realista y con un sistema de batallas en tierra que no es que sea pésimo, sino lo siguiente. Es una pena, porque es un juego que pide a gritos un remake manteniendo la historia y mejorando de forma orgánica lo demás.
Great game, low review because of combat and music (kind of). Definitely worth a play if you can tolerate bad gameplay.
This shit sucks, man.
This game is pretty Bonkers, Story is wild, gameplay is pretty dated and the music will drive you nuts! That being said it is very cool to see how Yoko Taro has progressed since.
Excellent narrative and aesthetic, very dark at points. Wears its influences on its sleeve but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Gameplay is hot garbage, repetitive and at times frustrating. The endings are a bit of a faff to get but are mostly worth the effort. Yoko Taro’s a good weird boy.
I was not expecting this amount of hedonistic japanese-ness from a game when I got into it. And I regret nothing. Thank you, Yoko Taro. Also, controls are pretty disgusting, if I remember correctly. But that checks up for almost all good quirky japanese games.
Having heard a lot of hype for Nier: Automata, I decided to check out it's origins with it's rooted series, Drakengard. Drakengard is kinda regarded as a hot mess due to graphics, controls, and otherwise mechanics being awful for what the story actually tries to do, and well, yeah...exactly.
While I don't remember too much about the game, the fact that it ended facing a giant child with immense powers was certainly a twist that feels very on par with the writer of this game, Yoko Taro. Most of the game though takes place in rather generic settings that just leave little to the imagination, and make me tired just thinking about it. Rest assured that there is still charm in the original Drakengard, but it's just not shown as much compared to the rest of the series. A lot of the game is played completely straight, and while that is usually fine for series that do a lot of twist and turn stuff, the first playthrough just feels like a generic adventure till near the end.
I'd like to say the gameplay is better, but it's really not. Not till Nier did this series get any considerable recognition, and for good reason. A lot of the game focuses on hack and slashing enemies with like 1 combo, and the game can't render a lot of enemies at once which means you have to do more of that hack and slash combo over and over again. To say this game is repetitive is giving the game too much credit. It's honestly a bland-less mess of combat that really should have been worked better to provide anything interesting. It's cool that we get to ride a dragon, but it's novelty wears out immediately as the Dragon combat doesn't add anything more than just a different kinda of repetition. Playing through this game feels awful, it plays awful, and honestly you just feel like you want everything to be over soon.
While I can give credit to the Drakengard starting a lot of what made Yoko Taro a more household name today, the fact is that this game rarely dives into anything interesting both story and gameplay wise. It's not completely devoid of interesting ideas or twisted mishaps, but it's largely just not worth your time to see how twisted this game can be.
While I don't remember too much about the game, the fact that it ended facing a giant child with immense powers was certainly a twist that feels very on par with the writer of this game, Yoko Taro. Most of the game though takes place in rather generic settings that just leave little to the imagination, and make me tired just thinking about it. Rest assured that there is still charm in the original Drakengard, but it's just not shown as much compared to the rest of the series. A lot of the game is played completely straight, and while that is usually fine for series that do a lot of twist and turn stuff, the first playthrough just feels like a generic adventure till near the end.
I'd like to say the gameplay is better, but it's really not. Not till Nier did this series get any considerable recognition, and for good reason. A lot of the game focuses on hack and slashing enemies with like 1 combo, and the game can't render a lot of enemies at once which means you have to do more of that hack and slash combo over and over again. To say this game is repetitive is giving the game too much credit. It's honestly a bland-less mess of combat that really should have been worked better to provide anything interesting. It's cool that we get to ride a dragon, but it's novelty wears out immediately as the Dragon combat doesn't add anything more than just a different kinda of repetition. Playing through this game feels awful, it plays awful, and honestly you just feel like you want everything to be over soon.
While I can give credit to the Drakengard starting a lot of what made Yoko Taro a more household name today, the fact is that this game rarely dives into anything interesting both story and gameplay wise. It's not completely devoid of interesting ideas or twisted mishaps, but it's largely just not worth your time to see how twisted this game can be.
Una jugabilidad de mierda sumado al soundtrack más estresante que se haya hecho y una historia escrita bajo los efectos de las drogas más potentes que existen dan como resultado el mejor peor juego que haya probado. Que hijo de puta y que crack eres Yoko Taro 10/10
Mira el juego en youtube o simplemente pasa de él si quieres evitar algunas de las horas más estresantes de tu vida pero te perderás la experiencia única y probablemente irreproducible de haber pasado los finales de este juego de mierda mientras te preguntas si el director hizo este juego en serio o solo fue un intento de arruinar tu salud mental y sumirte en un estado de depresión y desesperanza.
Mira el juego en youtube o simplemente pasa de él si quieres evitar algunas de las horas más estresantes de tu vida pero te perderás la experiencia única y probablemente irreproducible de haber pasado los finales de este juego de mierda mientras te preguntas si el director hizo este juego en serio o solo fue un intento de arruinar tu salud mental y sumirte en un estado de depresión y desesperanza.
I cannot accurately portray this game with a score. It has atrocious game design, but it fuels the game's main themes. The story is bizarre, yet gripping. Ending E might not be worth grinding all the weapons, but it is incredible. Welcome to Yoko Taro's Wild Ride. I hope you enjoy your stay.
Drakengard
The only game ever made that is brutally honest with how much it hates you.
#DRAKENGANG
This sure was an experimental PS2 game that has cool concepts and bits, but is also bad to just fine in the rest of it.
This sure was an experimental PS2 game that has cool concepts and bits, but is also bad to just fine in the rest of it.
This review contains spoilers
this game was fucking miserable to play
the main party is an absolutely incredible collection of irredeemable shitheads, the story is misery-inducing, the music is designed to drive you insane, the combat is horribly tedious, not to mention the requirements for getting some of the 65 weapons in the game (all of which are needed for the final ending). have fun sitting completely still for a whole 25 minutes for one single weapon, asshole. have fun spending 40+ minutes killing literally 2000+ enemies for one single mission you fucker
nothing about this game feels good. was it all worth it in the end? i don't know.
but it was memorable in just how horrible it was in every possible way, and i think that's what really matters to me personally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1gVwUDz0Ts
the main party is an absolutely incredible collection of irredeemable shitheads, the story is misery-inducing, the music is designed to drive you insane, the combat is horribly tedious, not to mention the requirements for getting some of the 65 weapons in the game (all of which are needed for the final ending). have fun sitting completely still for a whole 25 minutes for one single weapon, asshole. have fun spending 40+ minutes killing literally 2000+ enemies for one single mission you fucker
nothing about this game feels good. was it all worth it in the end? i don't know.
but it was memorable in just how horrible it was in every possible way, and i think that's what really matters to me personally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1gVwUDz0Ts
pain
This game just feels terrible and repetitive. I honestly never want to play this game again. It felt like I was just trying to get through the game and I only ended up getting 2 endings.
A bizarre game with unique and memorable gameplay, but its greatest accomplishment is its unforgettable mood and depressing world aesthetic. A fever-dream I'll always be able to recall in my mind, even though I didn't necessarily like it.
Drakengard es un juego pobre. No todo será su culpa ni todo se lo puede perdonar por los problemas presupuestales o directivos. Hay varias decisiones cuestionables mas enfocadas en la planificación de misiones (como tambien los bloques entre cada una de ellas, para conversar o conectar con una cinemática), escenarios y combates que son sumamente erróneas y agobiantes (depende de cada uno verlo proyectado por los desarrolladores para contribuir al "high concept" del juego, que es lo que hizo, para la mayoría seguramente, seguir hasta completarlo) personalmente no puedo concebirlo como un juego recomendado o bueno. Aun así quiero decir que Drakengard es único y que muy pocos en su momento habrán jugado algo como esto antes. Posiblemente sea el mejor juego de Yoko Taro, no estoy seguro. Por eso mismo me encantaría verlo en un remake gracias a lo famoso que ha vuelto el director en el ultimo tiempo, de verdad seria, sin dudas, uno de los juegos mas grandes de la historia. O capaz me equivoque, y eso le quite toda la magia al juego con la idea de" Que hubiera pasado si...". Quizá Drakengard tuvo que salir así y no necesite ser reedificado, al fin y al cabo se gano todos sus méritos tal y como es.
Awful combat but a crazy plot and that is worth watching a LP of.
the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me
Great story but holy shit this was some of the most unbearable gameplay I’ve experienced in a minute
Dolor
this game plays as if you are walking on a ground of legos in wet socks. good story tho, wouldn't recommend. cried, Angelus,,,,
From a gameplay perspective this is probably the worst game I've ever played. I thought it wouldn't bother me since I play so many musous but this is the most monotonous combat I have ever seen and it feels awful. The story and tone are great and all but frankly I don't think it's worth 10 hours of that.
I rarely give anything the gravitas like this but. This. Is a most-play videogame. Only if, you can forgive the sub-par combat, and get far enough for the story to truly extend its wings, and then you will be enveloped by its grandiose nature.
Unless you might just find it incredibly pretentious.
Anyway. How the hell do you rate this?!
Unless you might just find it incredibly pretentious.
Anyway. How the hell do you rate this?!
Con todos sus finales.
He dado mis primeros pasos en la obra de Yoko Taro y he de decir que, aunque haya sido duro, me alegro de haberlo hecho.
Es un juego mediocre, pero tiene algo especial que me impide rechazarlo e incluso hace que le haya cogido cariño.
He dado mis primeros pasos en la obra de Yoko Taro y he de decir que, aunque haya sido duro, me alegro de haberlo hecho.
Es un juego mediocre, pero tiene algo especial que me impide rechazarlo e incluso hace que le haya cogido cariño.
trilha sonora foda
gameplay agonizante
historia schizo desconstruida
gameplay agonizante
historia schizo desconstruida
Absolutely fantastic game, except for the actual gameplay of it. It just plays terrible. But the story and the... "music" save it for me. Still the best story Yoko Taro wrote, but that might be my Berserk bias speaking.
Nice Story and Mindbreaking Soundtrack, the gameplay is repetitive but tries to say something through it. Originated NieR so I'm glad it exists.
Still my favorite Yoko Taro soundtrack.
drakengard é um jogo que usa de seus defeitos para seu proveito
Sim esse jogo é ruim, roda porcamente e além de ter varias quedas de fps junto dos seus gráficos horríveis e das 2 animações que tem no total que além de travadas são reutilizadas pra tudo, sim esse jogo controla extremamente mal e eu nunca vi uma câmera que chegasse tão perto da não câmera do gta 3, sim esse jogo é repetitivo ao extremo e muito simplório em diversos pontos
Todavia mesmo com todos esses pontos o Yoko Taro deu um jeito maluco de usar tudo isso em prol da narrativa que é muito boa. Desde de seus temas, personagens e rumo que transbordam o infame nome de seu diretor. Em suma drakengard é uma das experiências mais notórias que eu ja tive com videogame que se utiliza da frustação e da sua falta de orçamento pra contar uma das historias mais únicas que eu ja vi em um videogame
Sim esse jogo é ruim, roda porcamente e além de ter varias quedas de fps junto dos seus gráficos horríveis e das 2 animações que tem no total que além de travadas são reutilizadas pra tudo, sim esse jogo controla extremamente mal e eu nunca vi uma câmera que chegasse tão perto da não câmera do gta 3, sim esse jogo é repetitivo ao extremo e muito simplório em diversos pontos
Todavia mesmo com todos esses pontos o Yoko Taro deu um jeito maluco de usar tudo isso em prol da narrativa que é muito boa. Desde de seus temas, personagens e rumo que transbordam o infame nome de seu diretor. Em suma drakengard é uma das experiências mais notórias que eu ja tive com videogame que se utiliza da frustação e da sua falta de orçamento pra contar uma das historias mais únicas que eu ja vi em um videogame