Comment on Drakengard 3 - It's Trash, I Love It
steeznson@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I owned Drakengard 1 on the PS2 when it came out and I was a kid but pretty much bounced off it after 3-4 hours. I wish I’d kept hold of it seeing the prices that physical copies are commanding nowadays!
Always been curious about trying the series again as an adult. Also loved Nier Automata, and to my understanding there is an easter egg type shared universe with the Nier series.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Essentially drakengard has various endings. I’ve if the bad endings leads towards the nier series.
It’s a bonkers (and I mean BONKERS) ending too if you ever look it up.
steeznson@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yeah that sounds pretty dope. Will need to check it out!
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Ending E of the first Drakengard leads to Nier Gestalt/Replicant. I don’t think any of the other ones are directly related (though ending A of Drakengard 3 technically leads to the first game, so there’s that connection). There’s also a side character from D3 that’s briefly mentioned in Nier Automata and shows up in one of the stage plays, I believe.
As for trying out the series… It’s rough. Both gameplay and technical aspects can be a bit tedious to go through compared to its sister series. At the same time, story wise Drakengard games go wilder and weirder than what you’ll see in either Nier (in a good way).
It’s definitely a series worth experiencing, just not necessarily by forcing yourself to play through them. Don’t feel bad about switching to an LP if things get too rough.
steeznson@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I think as a kid I just bought it because ‘dragons’ lol. I wonder what my reaction would have been to the meta weirdness.
Made it through MGS2 around the same time and that was a formative experience. Totally mindblowing.