Noticed this game pop up on the site I check for new TV episodes. Grabbed it and have been pleasantly surprised.
First and foremost, this is put out by Square Enix. I need to comment again at how fucking awful FFXIII Lightening Strikes was. God Awful.
I mention that because this game is from Square Enix and is very entertaining. The art is interesting and story, while nothing special, is funny (quotes later). I don't know what the fuck Square is doing with Final Fantasy but they can still put out fun games.
In Drakengard, you play the sixth sister (or first, zero sister) of six and you want to kill the other five sisters so there can be only one, a little highlanderish.
It's action based with combos, dodging and stuff. You have a dragon you can have do stuff and there's weapons, upgrades, etc.
At least with the pirated version, you can download a 9GB Japanese voice pack (probably included with retail) but I like the english voices because the dialog cracks me up.
Some early quotes:
my eye hurts like a bitch
How many times have I told you? Don't roll around in the fucking mud!
Quit pissing yourself and let me kill you!
Positives (early on)Zero: Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!
Michael (dragon): Don't say that Zero. It makes my tummy queezy
Zero: Oh really? DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIEEEEEE!
-Play evil character that wants to kill everyone and likes it. No morality issues here.
-Graphics are last gen (resolution) but look nice with that in mind. (not generic and rust ugly like FFXIII Lightening Strikes, but low res textures)
-Swords and weapons are unique and cool looking. Four different types of weapons can be equipped.
-RPG elements, levels, upgrades, various sword abilities depending on what's equipped
- Nice presentation between chapters/levels. Cool way it gives overview of your past chapter, gold.items receives, exp, etc. Also nice database of people/weapons.
Negatives
- camera is a little wonky. It chases you but takes awhile to move behind you when fighting. You also have free 360 camera and motion but the fights are fast paced so can be disorienting at times.
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Not sure if the same people that developed Neir made this game but there is a downloadable Nier outfit (I suppose you purchase it or it's a bonus pre-order) There are a few outfits that give you some bonuses.
Story is funny in a bad dialogue kind of way. The blood spattering on your character is worse than Dragon Age. I thought that impossible but this lady gets drenched in blood. Blood flies all over the place in this game.
Here's a trailer for the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DphzJNaE1Yo&hd=1
The main character has a flower sticking out of her eye. Maybe try it when it comes to PS+ or the bargain bin.