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As a pretty big fan of the first "Drakengard," I did my best to approach this sequel with some objectivity. I expected nothing more and nothing less than what its predecessor delivered. I was pleasantly surprised, however, by the vast improvements Square-Enix et. al., made with this game. This game has a much more varied soundtrack, and the music is far more lush and pleasing. They tweaked the way you use the additional characters as well. Instead of a limited "summon" of a character with even further limited attacks, they have allowed you to use all other playable characters whenever you want for as long as you want. This, to me, was a huge step in the right direction. Manah's magic is stupdendous. Urick's attacks are brutally strong, and Nowe is like the "Mario" of the group with his all-purpose talents, and "decent" skill level in everything. Although the gameplay CAN be repetitive, levelling up your various weapons and various characters may soothe any irritations you have over this repetition. If, however, the redundant repititious repeating (ha ha!) of the battles gets to you, then feel free to blast away at whatever targets there are and breeze through the levels. Speaking of breezing through the levels, in Drakengard 2, you actually have that option in many of the air levels. The story line picks up eighteen years after the first game ended. It's an intriguing continuation on the original story, and my only complaint is that in a few cases, the character's actions were a bit contrived. Nevertheless, I've seen many games with far worse flubs in storyline, so I overlooked this. Basically, "Drakengard 2" is a vast improvement over "Drakengard." More weapons than you can shake a stick at, tons more super attacks for your dragon, playable characters you can use for more than with weapons specific to them, incredible new spells, killer movie scenes, health and magic potions you can buy and use during battle, and an interesting-enough story line make for a great game. I recommend this game to almost everyone.Read full review
As a fan of straight foward hack N' slash, I am pleased by this game in its core gameplay. The problems I encountered in the first entry, slow movement and long reaction time to enemy hits, have been lessened in this entry. While your character still reacts to enemy hits by standing there dazed the period is much shorter so it isn't as frustrating. Also, attacks movement and button input reaction is faster so you may take on swarms of enemies without taking a blow. While this has been fixed, there have also been implemented "training prompt screens" which pop up on screen during the action to tell you how to do something instead of letting you figure out the controls yourself. The action is paused when this happens and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off. If there were a sequel this should be removed. I haven't played with the camera much but the assist 1 setting doesn't really assist. It just stays where you place it and will only change when you change it. It's not that bad but hopefully one of the other options is better. Overall the biggest thing holding it back from being an enjoyable action title it the prompt screens. Without this I could skip the constant cut scenes and deal with the camera. Otherwise it's still better than the original.Read full review
I picked this game up because i played the first, and that game kept me entertained for a little while. This one is similar to the first, the story is pretty good, combos are a little harder to pull off in some cases, added magic and special abilities is nice. Having to think about what character is stronger against some enemies and weak against others gets annoying, but adds another dimension of game play, some of the platforming elements are awkward mainly due to a strange jump function, but just needs getting used to. Over All a solid game.
First off, I wouldn't really recommend this game to anyone who hated the first one because of the whole battle system. While it has been improved quite a bit from the first game, it is still basically just the hack-and-slash ordeal. However, if you enjoyed the first game for either the brilliant storyline or for the gameplay, you will more than likely enjoy the second even more! While the first game had five endings - five endings which were rather eccentric - the second game only provides three. The storyline isn't nearly as 'odd' as what you would find in the first game, but it has a lot of depth. This is one of the few games where you can actually become attached to the main characters (Nowe, Legna, and Manah) and actually become sad at the twist of fate the plot gives you at the end. It's beautifully crafted. Looking for a good story that isn't one of the normal Square-Enix RPG's? Want something more tragic and not so happy? Pick up this game! It's sure to please!Read full review
Just as described. I loved the games. Great price for the both of them. So happy to be able to play them on original hardware at last.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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