One of the few games that made me physically cringe at some of the "hornier" moments, but also kept me oddly interested all the way through with some genuinely great ideas.
My original thoughts upon release was “Yes, we’re finally returning to the roots of the Taroverse.” Then we are given a game that feels like the majority of it is a comedy special. Maybe that was Taros vision all long, who knows. Overall, slightly disappointed, but the better combat, music and additional lore saves it for me. Highly recommend reading the Drag-On Dragoon Utahime Five manga along with playing this game. Gives the characters a little more depth not found in the game or DLC.
The main character comes off as vulgar, violent, mean-spirited, selfish, and just generally unlikeable right off the bat. And I remember many people just bouncing off the game for that reason. When you find out why she's doing what's she doing it's so unbelievably tragic. I've never had such a complete 180 in how I feel about a main protagonist. She's one of my favorites.
Keichi Okabe needs to be mentioned more. The music for NieR & NieR Automata are always praised, but his name rarely mentioned. Anyway, his work on Drakengard 3 is up there with the NeiR franchise.
With regards to the final song, if you have a decent sense of rhythm, you should be able to do it with you eyes closed, apart from the final troll note. It's probably easier to do it that way, so the visuals don't act as a distraction (although they are very pretty). I've enjoyed this retrospective series, but I'm disappointed you haven't talked about the weapon stories. Not only are they fun, but most of them fit into the general theme of "people that resort to violence come to bad endings" that permeate the series.
A thing that is worth noting is the differences in the dub of Zero's character as well. In the english, her anger and irritated exterior is is focused in the voice direction. The japanese dub on the other hand has far less energy and emotion. Like someone saying murderous stuff in a smooth and unmoved tone. Based on how you point out that zero basically had her being divided into the five sisters, it makes a lot of sense. Why they did this is hard to say, both versions have merit, but I could imagine the idea was to make her resemble kaine from nier: replicant. I don't know if you know this already or find this worth using for the full series video.
It never fails to amaze just how much creativity and heart there is in these games (Nier included). I really can't wait to see what modern games will gain this type or cult status later on.
I feel like you missed crucial part of this story, of who zero was before she died, and how her life looked, its crucial part to understand why she acted way she had.
Crucial yes, but part of the side content rather than in the game proper. I think this video wanted to focus on what we learn from the game and its DLC, not from the audio dramas, novellas, and manga. I hope he touches on these in future content, but for now this is what a typical player would know from playing Drakengard 3.
for that final 'boss' i had to pull up a youtube video of someone else doing it with on screen guide of when to press the buttons and sync it up exactly with my game and watch the youtube video rather than my tv when pressing the button, it was so crazy thats the only way i got it done lol
It's hard to understate how important the Ending theme songs are for each route, from Drakengard 1 all the way through here in 3. Ending C pulling out Growing Wings/ Exhausted just to hammer home how royally SCREWED the world is after its events hits like a truck, just like it did back in Drakengard 1 Ending B. And for how hard the Final Boss rhythm game was to overcome, as many hours as I lost... it was worth it. This Silence Is Mine is powerful, and a reward well, well earned.
Zero wanted to die, but was being kept alive by a flower. That's already a horrible tragedy, being unable to end your miserable existence. Then she gets the burden of responsibility of hunting the intoners and raising a dragon to end her, just to earn that silence. Her happy ending is her blissful death. She actually smiles at Mikhail before transforming, because she's actually proud of him, and because she will finally get peace 😭
LMAO! YOU GAVE UP IN THE FIGHT! YOU CUSSING IN THE BACKGROUND HAD ME IN STICHES DUDE! Honestly, the fact that you admitted that makes me love this channel even more!
I just finsished this game not long ago. That final boss is insane I tried so many times over like 5 days and then said fuck it I'm going to use a timing guide, even then it took me a couple days. Anyone that can do that without a timing guide has my respect, theres no way I could lol.
For what it’s worth I only beat the last fight with the aid of a RUclips video. Such an aggravating fight but worth every frustrating second! Also at one point in the video when talking about the flower and her losing feeling in her arm you accidentally said more human instead of less human, but otherwise another absolute banger of a video son, keep up the great work!
I never even knew these games existed until your videos! They've been really fun to watch. I am foaming at the mouth for the Nier:Automana video though! Cannot wait to see what you have to say about it as it's my favorite game of all time ❤
So there is a Manga that explains the events leading up to this game. I would highly recommend picking it up to understand the relationships between the main cast
Took me about 8 hours to finally finish The Final Song. I had to find a timing guide on RUclips, sync it perfectly with the gameplay on PS3 and finally managed to do it. Never again but that sure was exceptional
I did it without and it took me 39 hours. Felt way more satisfying than any "dark souls" boss. I think went on to do it again 2 more times successfully consecutively. It used to be something I would look forward to on the way home. I was so excited to get in and play the final song!
Zero's localization went a bit too far from her Japanese one. The lolcalizers accidentally created female Donte from that cursed DMC reboot due to misinterpreting her disrespectful/cold attitude.
Well you're probably a fair bit smarter then I am. I relate a lot to being alone and neglected, that was most of my life until I was like 14. I was socially inept, and I was put in a special class in elementary school. Not sure what it was for, and it was only a few times. But yeah, growing up stunk but adulthood isn't much better
You forgot to mention 3’s whole elf racism which contrasts this heroine ideal she tries to portray and maybe gives a flaw to Zero too has a human in a world that never seemed to have great race relations
Ive never played this series but this video, amazingly done, makes me want to. So thank you for that, that's a new like and sub well earned. Also as a side note, on the fact that we are conditionned to kill in games : it is funny because it seems to me Taro explored what would become a decade later the core experience of the Last of Us 2. They really amped the empathy for enemies you kill up but I find it amazing Taro had already a good idea a decade ago of how to do it given the npcs seem to be speaking lines of dialog about begging for mercy and such. In the Last of Us part 2, they went as far as giving every npcs names they use to call each other when one is missing, and they display every human behavior when threatened to be killed : scared, bargaining, deceiftul (telling you they wish for mercy then hitting you as soon as you start walking away...) I love it when creators use others ideas and push the boundaries a bit further.
"Five, the slutty one" 😂😂 I hope they remake this game and no not a remaster I was not a fan of the janky gameplay on PS3---the character designs look good and the music too, gameplay needs a bit of an overhaul in my opinion, Square can easily hire Platinum Games or Toy Logic to do it.
Been a little behind on your videos lately. Managed to catch up this weekend so parts 1 and 2 are fresh. Just as your Yakuza videos, which was the first one I ever watched, this was a game I never played, Although I don't think I would have enjoyed these games at the time, I have really enjoyed this review. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for covering DOD3. Zero is my favourite, and what a coincidence; NieR:Reincarnation has its Gala Event, and with one Mama Medal you can choose your one favourite: and one of these characters is also Zero! So happy to see that Square still cares about her, and hope that we get a remake as well. Although I hope that this time the setting will be more serious in tone, as the original is… sometimes just too 4th wall breaky? And I feel like it doesn’t take itself seriously at times ;u;
It took me 39 hours to beat the final song, and it was brilliant. The song and dance and design of the intoners and flower are beautiful. Git gud. I beat it three consecutive times.
Loved the video! I'm glad someone has come along and sung the praises of Drakengard 3 (my favorite across both series besides Automata). The final boss was so difficult, had that BS note at the end, fuck that, 10/10 fight would do again. In case you didn't know, the performance issues can actually be fixed on emulator, if you Google something along the lines of "RPCS3 Drakengard 3 configuration", you'll be told exactly what settings to change to reduce the jank, I did it and had literally Zero (heh) performance issues.
Hmm yoko taro has always fascinated me as a person and i think his line of thinking on games is slowly spreading we did get outer wilds after all a game were you don't kill anything
Loving your content, Son! You seem to cover franchises that ive always enjoyed, be it Legacy of Kain or the origins of Nier with this Drakengard series of vids (I treasured Nier back on the PS3). Thank you 🙏
The combat is a lot better than you gave credit. The weapon switching mid combo allows for rrally long aerial combos like devil may cry or Bayonetta, and you can do launchers by pressing jump after light hits, and jump cancel out of spears slow attacks
I will forever be mad that they used Kainé's theme, and not Kuroi Uta, for the final boss in the FFXIV/Nier crossover raids. Thematically, visually, it would've been a perfect fit.
Drakengard 3 is my fav in the series and I really like it... but I do think dragon combat was a bit disappointing, and the juvenile sex humor was just too much for me throughout a lot of the game. I enjoy a lot of scenes. But there was a lot of eyerolling too. I love the fourth wall breaking though!
The more we learn about FFR I'm convinced that it should have been named "Final Fantasy 7: Remade" instead of remake. Subtle difference I admit, but distinct.
for the final battle, I basically had to look up a button timing video for this fight on youtube like this (ruclips.net/video/m9IHeSP71gI/видео.html). Then proceed to sync up the video's audio to my television so that I could time my button inputs while strictly watching the youtube video the entire time. I dare say it's the first and last time I'll ever play a video game that makes me have to completely ignore the game itself to focus solely on a separate monitor in order to beat the final battle (or any battle for that matter).
Geez, as a fan of the first two games, I cannot understate just how much I dislike "Drakengard 3". It might have the best visuals and gameplay (technically) of the three entries but damn did I find just about everything else miserably terrible. From nearly every character being thoroughly unlikable with little-to-no depth past their surface elements, to the story that outright contradicts aspects of the entire series, the performance (brought to us by Access Games of "Deadly Premonition" fame) should be self explanatory, the constant sex jokes and potty humor...I struggled to get through this back when I played it. It is by far one of my most disappointed and disliked games. The only thing I can even say was remotely enjoyable was the OST but even that's been traumatized for me due to the troll-ish final boss. If I ever needed examples to point towards where the developers themselves felt like they actively didn't want to make the games, I'd have two examples: the recent "Redfall"...and "Drakengard 3". I guess that might appeal to some, I do know people love their ironic enjoyment of disasters, but I'm not one of those people.
what are your thoughts of D2 compared to D3? as I know a lot of people hate 2 more than 3 (to the point some don't even see 2 as a drakengard game) for mostly similar reasons you have for 3 except for 'unlikeable' is switched out on the lines of not liking the happy tone D2 has compared to everything else in the series including Nier. To me they feel more on par to the cast of D1 then ones of D2 especially when you throw in Nowe and Eris in there which aren't really as morally grey as the likes as the other main casts of 1 and 3 and most of the cast in those games are either victims caught in a very terrible situation or someone that's has a bit of an edge. To me the cast of d3 feel more like d1 then the new characters that are in D2. D2 was in this weird place when Nier came in and was in this different universe and to many they preffered it over D2 and D3 ended up making it relevant again in the most subtle way. Also add that D2 does contradict an element of the ending it was based on where it's based on ending A but Furaie and Inuard made it to bone casket which is only visbly seen in ending B but it's played out differently.
From my experience of the ps3 version and the emulator, the emulator actually runs better. The ps3 version would be slideshows at times but I never had that same problem on the emulator near as bad.
I wouldn't mind a game that's just the final part of 3. It's just so beautiful even with the extreme lack of color. It adds to it, in my opinion. I will say it is kinda bull with the final note being so far behind the rest. Even if some people can play that section with their eyes close, I am proud of how far you have gone! Edit: Also, it seems emulation is the best way to play, since the game just runs better?
So i played drakengard 3 but i still doesnt undestand why does zero kill her sisters, if someone could explain, especially for four its just so sad she just wanted to have her sister live again..
In the lore, basically the city just kinda appeared out of nowhere and with it came the magical elements seen throughout the Drakengard games. There is a massive theory that it is actually a city from the Nier universe somehow brought over to Midgard essentially turning the main timeline into a time loop, how it would get there? We really don't know but it is an interesting idea that kinda fits the existential themes seen in the games plus the idea of each game being a new game to fit in with Yoko Taro's theme of deconstructing gaming with The Draken-Nier series.
20:40 i dont know about you but for me it improves the enjoyment i get when the fodder is scared of me and blood just makes it just a bit more enjoyable
Yo do Nier Replicant next. I just finished it and could not get over what a buzzkill Nier himself was. The whole world has to stop for you and your sister but you get to decide what conversations are appropriate.
Oh! I love Drakengard but couldn't bring myself to play this entry. Zero's offensive behavior made me feel TOO uncomfortable... not even the humour helps... x_x she's just TOO crass. Yes, by watching your video, I know I'm spoiling the plot to myself. But yeah the plot seams so cruel and mean spirited. Like, unspeakably hateful and evil. Zero is just too abusive and nasty as a protagonist, imo. Even after knowing the full story. This is one of those "Thanks, I hate it" - stories for me... Also, is "coomer" a new term for "pervy" ? Sorry, Son, I can't keep up with the youth's new lingo.. ^^;
I recommend you to read zero's novella... this one explain why she was the way she was... but in a little spoiler... she literaly didnt knew better... also she tryed her best to make easier for Mikhail to kill her, even as Michael she knew that she was asking a lot from him. Other also blame the localization, Zero in japanesse come out as unpolish but caring... but the localization and dub make her come as vulgar and anoying...
Hey Dad, how did you feel about Drakengard 3?🐲
One of the few games that made me physically cringe at some of the "hornier" moments, but also kept me oddly interested all the way through with some genuinely great ideas.
I felt gay about it
The game was good until the gosh darned flower 🌺 bloomed
My original thoughts upon release was “Yes, we’re finally returning to the roots of the Taroverse.” Then we are given a game that feels like the majority of it is a comedy special. Maybe that was Taros vision all long, who knows.
Overall, slightly disappointed, but the better combat, music and additional lore saves it for me.
Highly recommend reading the Drag-On Dragoon Utahime Five manga along with playing this game. Gives the characters a little more depth not found in the game or DLC.
The main character comes off as vulgar, violent, mean-spirited, selfish, and just generally unlikeable right off the bat. And I remember many people just bouncing off the game for that reason. When you find out why she's doing what's she doing it's so unbelievably tragic. I've never had such a complete 180 in how I feel about a main protagonist. She's one of my favorites.
When Mikhail said he could still hear the people he's killed screaming in his sleep, in that childlike voice. I legit got chills.
Keichi Okabe needs to be mentioned more. The music for NieR & NieR Automata are always praised, but his name rarely mentioned. Anyway, his work on Drakengard 3 is up there with the NeiR franchise.
his music with emi evans voice is sublime, creates such a feeling that is hard to describe
@@delitahyral6221yes! I cant wait for the concert coming up near me!
You've made us all quite proud with this one, son.
Thanks Dad
With regards to the final song, if you have a decent sense of rhythm, you should be able to do it with you eyes closed, apart from the final troll note. It's probably easier to do it that way, so the visuals don't act as a distraction (although they are very pretty).
I've enjoyed this retrospective series, but I'm disappointed you haven't talked about the weapon stories. Not only are they fun, but most of them fit into the general theme of "people that resort to violence come to bad endings" that permeate the series.
Saving this for the full series video at the end
I did it with my eyes closed actually, it was indeed a bit easier (after I accounted for that troll note!).
A thing that is worth noting is the differences in the dub of Zero's character as well. In the english, her anger and irritated exterior is is focused in the voice direction. The japanese dub on the other hand has far less energy and emotion. Like someone saying murderous stuff in a smooth and unmoved tone. Based on how you point out that zero basically had her being divided into the five sisters, it makes a lot of sense. Why they did this is hard to say, both versions have merit, but I could imagine the idea was to make her resemble kaine from nier: replicant. I don't know if you know this already or find this worth using for the full series video.
It never fails to amaze just how much creativity and heart there is in these games (Nier included). I really can't wait to see what modern games will gain this type or cult status later on.
If there's a word that would describe these games, is special, there aren't many games like this, probably
Drakengard 3 is easily one of my TOP10 favorite games of all time,i love this game,Zero and Mikhail.
50:05 I think you wanted to say that Zero's becoming LESS human by the day
I feel like you missed crucial part of this story, of who zero was before she died, and how her life looked, its crucial part to understand why she acted way she had.
Crucial yes, but part of the side content rather than in the game proper. I think this video wanted to focus on what we learn from the game and its DLC, not from the audio dramas, novellas, and manga. I hope he touches on these in future content, but for now this is what a typical player would know from playing Drakengard 3.
for that final 'boss' i had to pull up a youtube video of someone else doing it with on screen guide of when to press the buttons and sync it up exactly with my game and watch the youtube video rather than my tv when pressing the button, it was so crazy thats the only way i got it done lol
I did it without and it took me 39 hours. Felt way more satisfying than any "dark souls" game nonsense
It's hard to understate how important the Ending theme songs are for each route, from Drakengard 1 all the way through here in 3. Ending C pulling out Growing Wings/ Exhausted just to hammer home how royally SCREWED the world is after its events hits like a truck, just like it did back in Drakengard 1 Ending B.
And for how hard the Final Boss rhythm game was to overcome, as many hours as I lost... it was worth it. This Silence Is Mine is powerful, and a reward well, well earned.
Zero wanted to die, but was being kept alive by a flower. That's already a horrible tragedy, being unable to end your miserable existence. Then she gets the burden of responsibility of hunting the intoners and raising a dragon to end her, just to earn that silence. Her happy ending is her blissful death. She actually smiles at Mikhail before transforming, because she's actually proud of him, and because she will finally get peace 😭
LMAO! YOU GAVE UP IN THE FIGHT! YOU CUSSING IN THE BACKGROUND HAD ME IN STICHES DUDE! Honestly, the fact that you admitted that makes me love this channel even more!
I remember playing a demo of this at a Best Buy when I was a kid.
I thought it looked familiar, but at 1:14:14 it became plain as day.
I just finsished this game not long ago. That final boss is insane I tried so many times over like 5 days and then said fuck it I'm going to use a timing guide, even then it took me a couple days. Anyone that can do that without a timing guide has my respect, theres no way I could lol.
51:40 Beat them quite easily on hard, you're meant clock that if you dont focus on one at a time they'll regen too quick.
For what it’s worth I only beat the last fight with the aid of a RUclips video. Such an aggravating fight but worth every frustrating second! Also at one point in the video when talking about the flower and her losing feeling in her arm you accidentally said more human instead of less human, but otherwise another absolute banger of a video son, keep up the great work!
So you cheated and didn't realise beat the flower and save the world
I never even knew these games existed until your videos! They've been really fun to watch.
I am foaming at the mouth for the Nier:Automana video though! Cannot wait to see what you have to say about it as it's my favorite game of all time ❤
1:14:18 we getting out of cathedral city with this one 🔥
So there is a Manga that explains the events leading up to this game. I would highly recommend picking it up to understand the relationships between the main cast
Took me about 8 hours to finally finish The Final Song. I had to find a timing guide on RUclips, sync it perfectly with the gameplay on PS3 and finally managed to do it. Never again but that sure was exceptional
I did it without and it took me 39 hours. Felt way more satisfying than any "dark souls" boss. I think went on to do it again 2 more times successfully consecutively. It used to be something I would look forward to on the way home. I was so excited to get in and play the final song!
Zero's localization went a bit too far from her Japanese one. The lolcalizers accidentally created female Donte from that cursed DMC reboot due to misinterpreting her disrespectful/cold attitude.
Last fight: are you winning, Son?
Well you're probably a fair bit smarter then I am. I relate a lot to being alone and neglected, that was most of my life until I was like 14. I was socially inept, and I was put in a special class in elementary school. Not sure what it was for, and it was only a few times. But yeah, growing up stunk but adulthood isn't much better
"best game in the drakengard lineup"
the bar wasn't that high my guy
😂😂😂
You forgot to mention 3’s whole elf racism which contrasts this heroine ideal she tries to portray and maybe gives a flaw to Zero too has a human in a world that never seemed to have great race relations
aside from the frame rates, the gameplay was really fun. thanks for this son!
Keichi Okabe is amazing.
Ive never played this series but this video, amazingly done, makes me want to. So thank you for that, that's a new like and sub well earned.
Also as a side note, on the fact that we are conditionned to kill in games : it is funny because it seems to me Taro explored what would become a decade later the core experience of the Last of Us 2.
They really amped the empathy for enemies you kill up but I find it amazing Taro had already a good idea a decade ago of how to do it given the npcs seem to be speaking lines of dialog about begging for mercy and such. In the Last of Us part 2, they went as far as giving every npcs names they use to call each other when one is missing, and they display every human behavior when threatened to be killed : scared, bargaining, deceiftul (telling you they wish for mercy then hitting you as soon as you start walking away...)
I love it when creators use others ideas and push the boundaries a bit further.
Mikhail = best good boi
Oh wow, I can't wait to see how son explains the story in this one... proud of you son.
"Five, the slutty one" 😂😂 I hope they remake this game and no not a remaster I was not a fan of the janky gameplay on PS3---the character designs look good and the music too, gameplay needs a bit of an overhaul in my opinion, Square can easily hire Platinum Games or Toy Logic to do it.
Thank you for appreciating Drakengard 3 and for this whole video! It is one of my favorite games of all time and a good game, actuallyTM
Loved your drakengard retrospectives, eagerly waiting for nier next!
Everybody gangster until the final boss. 😂
We're at a point where this game runs better on the steam deck than on the ps3.
Quite shocking how poor the performance is
I think if someone put their mind to it they could make it run better on a fridge than the original PS3, it is that poorly optimized
Been a little behind on your videos lately. Managed to catch up this weekend so parts 1 and 2 are fresh. Just as your Yakuza videos, which was the first one I ever watched, this was a game I never played, Although I don't think I would have enjoyed these games at the time, I have really enjoyed this review. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for covering DOD3. Zero is my favourite, and what a coincidence; NieR:Reincarnation has its Gala Event, and with one Mama Medal you can choose your one favourite: and one of these characters is also Zero! So happy to see that Square still cares about her, and hope that we get a remake as well. Although I hope that this time the setting will be more serious in tone, as the original is… sometimes just too 4th wall breaky? And I feel like it doesn’t take itself seriously at times ;u;
It took me 39 hours to beat the final song, and it was brilliant. The song and dance and design of the intoners and flower are beautiful. Git gud. I beat it three consecutive times.
Damn I recently just picked this up for my ps3 and now I see this video
Loved the video! I'm glad someone has come along and sung the praises of Drakengard 3 (my favorite across both series besides Automata). The final boss was so difficult, had that BS note at the end, fuck that, 10/10 fight would do again.
In case you didn't know, the performance issues can actually be fixed on emulator, if you Google something along the lines of "RPCS3 Drakengard 3 configuration", you'll be told exactly what settings to change to reduce the jank, I did it and had literally Zero (heh) performance issues.
I'd quite like to see the entire interview with the incredible director talking to... * checks notes * ...the crafsman?
Hmm yoko taro has always fascinated me as a person and i think his line of thinking on games is slowly spreading we did get outer wilds after all a game were you don't kill anything
I was waiting for this, thanks! 👌👌
Never realized how much I hate the term coomer until this video, but good stuff regardless.
You are amazing its good to see someone besides clemps talk about these games
The other two Drakengard games NEED to be remade in Drakengard 3’s engine!
Loving your content, Son! You seem to cover franchises that ive always enjoyed, be it Legacy of Kain or the origins of Nier with this Drakengard series of vids (I treasured Nier back on the PS3). Thank you 🙏
Happy SonDay!! Thanks for giving us another amazing vid. Also how uncomfortable did you feel upon realising the guys were all birds
Just slightly more uncomfortable than the rest of the game.
Didn't even know it was linked to "Hatoful Boyfriend" /jk
this game deserves a remaster/remake
Nier and Drakengard have such unique soundtracks they just stand out so much among the crowd.
Youve never been my favorite son.
Youre OUR favorite son.
The combat is a lot better than you gave credit. The weapon switching mid combo allows for rrally long aerial combos like devil may cry or Bayonetta, and you can do launchers by pressing jump after light hits, and jump cancel out of spears slow attacks
The best Drakengard game, and I think it’s the best game in the entire series even including NieR
Even over Nier Automata?
@@Road_to_Dawn oh yeah
@@Road_to_Dawnautomata looks like it sucks balls
God blessed us with another one of your videos.
I've been looking forward to watching this. I am SO ready!
I'm hoping this game gets remade for the newer gaming platforms, I've really wanted to play it but don't own a PS3 and a copy of the game.
yoko taro and trediousness goes hand in hand
You could play the Dangeon Siege series next, it could be fun.
I just finished drakengard 3 and its a flawed masterpiece now my second favorite game behind nier automata
i am so glad you went over these games, thank you for your hard work and deduction son!
I will forever be mad that they used Kainé's theme, and not Kuroi Uta, for the final boss in the FFXIV/Nier crossover raids. Thematically, visually, it would've been a perfect fit.
I still like the story and branches of 1 more lol. Both 1 and 3 need remakes, but I worry about what content could be cut due to modern trends
Drakengard 3 is my fav in the series and I really like it... but I do think dragon combat was a bit disappointing, and the juvenile sex humor was just too much for me throughout a lot of the game. I enjoy a lot of scenes. But there was a lot of eyerolling too. I love the fourth wall breaking though!
0:02 paused *BETTER NOT BE CHANGING THE SUBJECT BOY*
One day when you look back on this day, remember this is your fault son. Now, I’m going out for a pack of cigarettes and a gallon of milk.
the ''f'' part was the best :D
great review! thnxs
Nier next?
The dreaded rythm game
Square should have made a remake on PS4 -PS5 by now.
Im very proud of you son
The game: Sad.
The DLC: Sad 2: Sad Harder
Let's go son!
The dragongard series is super interesting
The more we learn about FFR I'm convinced that it should have been named "Final Fantasy 7: Remade" instead of remake.
Subtle difference I admit, but distinct.
Drakengard 2 is not canon. The real Drakengard 2 is Nier.
you say that but D3 comfirms the universe has a multiverse which which makes all the games including D2 canon
Hm nr 1 looks familiar, where have I seen her before lol
Yoko talking about a game without violence makes me wonder what he thinks of undertale.
for the final battle, I basically had to look up a button timing video for this fight on youtube like this (ruclips.net/video/m9IHeSP71gI/видео.html). Then proceed to sync up the video's audio to my television so that I could time my button inputs while strictly watching the youtube video the entire time. I dare say it's the first and last time I'll ever play a video game that makes me have to completely ignore the game itself to focus solely on a separate monitor in order to beat the final battle (or any battle for that matter).
Geez, as a fan of the first two games, I cannot understate just how much I dislike "Drakengard 3". It might have the best visuals and gameplay (technically) of the three entries but damn did I find just about everything else miserably terrible. From nearly every character being thoroughly unlikable with little-to-no depth past their surface elements, to the story that outright contradicts aspects of the entire series, the performance (brought to us by Access Games of "Deadly Premonition" fame) should be self explanatory, the constant sex jokes and potty humor...I struggled to get through this back when I played it. It is by far one of my most disappointed and disliked games.
The only thing I can even say was remotely enjoyable was the OST but even that's been traumatized for me due to the troll-ish final boss.
If I ever needed examples to point towards where the developers themselves felt like they actively didn't want to make the games, I'd have two examples: the recent "Redfall"...and "Drakengard 3". I guess that might appeal to some, I do know people love their ironic enjoyment of disasters, but I'm not one of those people.
what are your thoughts of D2 compared to D3? as I know a lot of people hate 2 more than 3 (to the point some don't even see 2 as a drakengard game) for mostly similar reasons you have for 3 except for 'unlikeable' is switched out on the lines of not liking the happy tone D2 has compared to everything else in the series including Nier. To me they feel more on par to the cast of D1 then ones of D2 especially when you throw in Nowe and Eris in there which aren't really as morally grey as the likes as the other main casts of 1 and 3 and most of the cast in those games are either victims caught in a very terrible situation or someone that's has a bit of an edge.
To me the cast of d3 feel more like d1 then the new characters that are in D2. D2 was in this weird place when Nier came in and was in this different universe and to many they preffered it over D2 and D3 ended up making it relevant again in the most subtle way. Also add that D2 does contradict an element of the ending it was based on where it's based on ending A but Furaie and Inuard made it to bone casket which is only visbly seen in ending B but it's played out differently.
Yo, it's my favorite son
From my experience of the ps3 version and the emulator, the emulator actually runs better. The ps3 version would be slideshows at times but I never had that same problem on the emulator near as bad.
I wouldn't mind a game that's just the final part of 3. It's just so beautiful even with the extreme lack of color. It adds to it, in my opinion.
I will say it is kinda bull with the final note being so far behind the rest. Even if some people can play that section with their eyes close, I am proud of how far you have gone!
Edit: Also, it seems emulation is the best way to play, since the game just runs better?
So i played drakengard 3 but i still doesnt undestand why does zero kill her sisters, if someone could explain, especially for four its just so sad she just wanted to have her sister live again..
jeeeezuz i've never laughed so hard at a video game before XD 45:00 minute mark
Idk what this game is but i like you so guess I'm about to find out
I don't understand something. Why are there so many modern buildings in the last fight against the flower?
In the lore, basically the city just kinda appeared out of nowhere and with it came the magical elements seen throughout the Drakengard games. There is a massive theory that it is actually a city from the Nier universe somehow brought over to Midgard essentially turning the main timeline into a time loop, how it would get there? We really don't know but it is an interesting idea that kinda fits the existential themes seen in the games plus the idea of each game being a new game to fit in with Yoko Taro's theme of deconstructing gaming with The Draken-Nier series.
the ps3 was a nightmare to develope on. its why its 1 of the shortest lived playstations.
Will you be reviewing Nier Gestalt or the Replicant remake?
20:40 i dont know about you but for me it improves the enjoyment i get when the fodder is scared of me and blood just makes it just a bit more enjoyable
"four represents the innocence of zero" she is racist my dude😭
Thank you son. Please call your mother. She misses you
Yo do Nier Replicant next. I just finished it and could not get over what a buzzkill Nier himself was. The whole world has to stop for you and your sister but you get to decide what conversations are appropriate.
I wait Nier Automata, son. Good Job.
Weeb trash, TWU toobz
Drakengard 3 never clicked with me, alas. I like the troll rhythm boss and that is it. Even then it is only because that boss is so fucking barmy.
Oh! I love Drakengard but couldn't bring myself to play this entry. Zero's offensive behavior made me feel TOO uncomfortable... not even the humour helps... x_x she's just TOO crass.
Yes, by watching your video, I know I'm spoiling the plot to myself. But yeah the plot seams so cruel and mean spirited. Like, unspeakably hateful and evil. Zero is just too abusive and nasty as a protagonist, imo. Even after knowing the full story. This is one of those "Thanks, I hate it" - stories for me...
Also, is "coomer" a new term for "pervy" ? Sorry, Son, I can't keep up with the youth's new lingo.. ^^;
I recommend you to read zero's novella... this one explain why she was the way she was... but in a little spoiler... she literaly didnt knew better... also she tryed her best to make easier for Mikhail to kill her, even as Michael she knew that she was asking a lot from him.
Other also blame the localization, Zero in japanesse come out as unpolish but caring... but the localization and dub make her come as vulgar and anoying...
Hey Son, I must thank you again for making my Workday a Bit better.
I Wish I could Play These Games but thats Not really possible i guess.
Thanks Son, I always enjoy our time together.
i kill in games because if i don't the npcs kill me and thats how the devs made it. It's really not that deep.