This game sucks and that's incredible. There is so much bad here that alone could warrant a 1/10 score for a lesser game, but here I genuinely just adore the whole package, and those familiar with Yoko Taro's other games know full well that the bad design is just part of the experience. It's repetitive, maps suck, some of the music makes me want to burn my ears and it repeatedly overstays it's welcome, but proceeding through it just nets you with a sense of satisfaction I have hardly experienced elsewhere. You might love it or hate it but I would definitely say it's worth at least a try from any gamer who enjoys character actions and j-media in general.
Despite how weirdly Yoko taro may design his games especially this game in particular, he has a habit of being able to rip my heart to shreds. This game was no different. I love you Zero and MikhailðŸ˜ðŸ’”. Thank you Yoko Taro
This is the only game in the series that I have played and I both loved and hated it. The music and the odd story are something that I have never seen before but playing it is very tedious and repetitive along with the true final boss is just not it. I know the game had a ton of development issues but that does not take away from how boring it is to actually play. This is one of those games that could really use a remake.
If I could sum up my thoughts on my Drakengard/Nier playthrough so far, I could honestly summarize every game in the series with the sentence "Kinda shitty and unfocused game that's frustrating to play but eventually brings it all together at the last minute". Graphics look awful, the characters are all annoying (we get it, you fuck and you kill people, please talk about literally any other subject now thanks), and gameplay is really only marginally better than previous entries. I was fully ready to give this game below 2 stars before the ending, but the execution really does come together better the further you play on. Unfortunately we all have a limited amount of time on this Earth, and if I'm going to recommend a game to anyone, I'm going to suggest titles that are fun to play the ENTIRE way through.
Also I'm going to have to pay like $36 dollars to get the story DLC for this game which is.......definitely a mark against it, considering I'll have to also navigate the headache that is loading money onto the PS3 store.
Also I'm going to have to pay like $36 dollars to get the story DLC for this game which is.......definitely a mark against it, considering I'll have to also navigate the headache that is loading money onto the PS3 store.