Drakengard (PS2)

When Japanese gaming giants Squaresoft and Enix merged in April 2003 to become the company we now know as Square-Enix, there was more than a hint of surprise in gaming circles. The two companies rivalry stretched back to the eighties as their RPG franchises battled for supremacy on the NES format; Enix's Dragon Quest series bucked the role-playing trends and remains insanely popular in Japan; whilst Squaresoft's Final Fantasy games followed its lead in terms of gameplay mechanics and added complex storylines and glossy visuals for good measure – as well as becoming the more-recognised of the two series worldwide. It seemed a match made in heaven for RPG fans, which makes ...  Read the complete review

Drakengard is an action game developed by Square Enix for the Playstation 2. The story follows the main character a soldier called Caim, he has a hatred of dragons as his parents were brutally murdered by one but he is forced to accept a pact to bond with a Red dragon who is imprisoned by the Empire which would save both their lives, his new companion is quite a good fit as she shares a dislike of humans. With a power dragon as his ally he fights against the Empire that killed his parents. The story is really compelling and it has a satisfying conclusion and twists along the way and you will definitely be shocked when you find out who was really controlling ...  Read the complete review

So what do you get when you take mad generic story line, painful to listen to wretched music, linear as hell gameplay, voice acting that could have been done via computer synth, and mentally challenged AI? You may realize that my next word is Drakengard. If you did, you are correct. I was impressed by the visuals at the beginning of this game, but the cinematic clips aside, everything else about it is so below par I often have to restart the game to make sure that Square-Enix actually had some kind of involvement with the project. They did, oh my god, they did! If I were Square-Enix, honestly i'd have taken off my logo and handed full ...  Read the complete review

This game allows you to play as several different characters, each with their own class of weapons and magic. The game takes place in several different environments including vast open spaces, towns and villages, caves and in the air (see below) The main character that you play makes a pact with a dragon and they effectively become one. If one of them dies, then so does the other. You play two paths throughout the story of the game, one on the ground with your character who is handy with a sword and other weapons; and in the air, riding on the back of your new best friend breathing fire upon enemies on the ground as well as air targets. When playing a ...  Read the complete review

This game caught my interest mainly because of the main character and the big dragon, since then I wanted to play it. It is quite a fun game but it can get extremely hard later on. The game allows you to fight on foot as the character where you can wipe out armies of enemies, the majority of the time this is how I played, I preffered using the character more than the dragon, however sometimes the dragon was needed and was a great way to escape dangerous situations. It saved my back a few times when I was close to dying. You can use the dragon to fly away to safety and use it to wipe out many enemies at once by targetting large groups and burning ...  Read the complete review