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Drag-on Dragoon 3 (Drakengard 3) announced for PS3 [Details in OP]
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eh, kind of. Even split apart, it's all pretty fantastic. The music stands alone and emotionally impacts lots of people who haven't played the game. The gameplay is solid, switching between 3D, 2D and shmup stuff with lots of good spells. The characters and story stand alone as impactful, regardless of the gameplay (one level is literally just text with no gameplay, and it still works well).
Really the only thing is that the game doesn't have absolutely cutting edge graphics. The rest is all AAA, as a whole, or individually.
Yoko Taro has also worked closely with S-E recently. He is the co-director for Demon's Score iirc, and also worked on some of their social games.
This wins the cake for the most unexpected announcement in a long time. What a random franchise to suddey resurect. Fantastic news though, this is exactly the kind of RPG I missed. Not exactly A-tier but without the moe fluff seen in so many other b-tier RPGs.
However, could this be the UE3 game SE has teased a year ago?
However, could this be the UE3 game SE has teased a year ago?
Well I love basically everything about it but I wasn't sure if other people agreed. I can totally understand someone not being a big fan of the gameplay but still loving it.
RSLAEV
Member
Literally my reaction right here.
Square Enix Gangan site says Yoko Taro is supervisor for the Drag-On Dragoon manga.
So perhaps he is involved with DOD3 after all? http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/
So perhaps he is involved with DOD3 after all? http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/
Yeah, he recently worked on Monster×Dragon.
Femmeworth
Banned
Okay, I lied. I'm getting hyped imagining how this will tie into
Nier. If we get to fight Legion, I will hyperventilate.
I would be pretty surprised at this point if Taro wasn't involved with this at all. If they went as far as to get him for the manga, then it seems pretty clear to me that Squenix values his involvement.
Well one of the characters can use their singing power when they bathe in blood supposedly. I'm pretty sure it's going to be fucked up.
Well one of the characters can use their singing power when they bathe in blood supposedly. I'm pretty sure it's going to be fucked up.
I can already picture the dramatic cut scenes!
theSlacker
Member
Well one of the characters can use their singing power when they bathe in blood supposedly. I'm pretty sure it's going to be fucked up.
Just being edgy and being Cavia levels of fucked up are two different things.
Well one of the characters can use their singing power when they bathe in blood supposedly. I'm pretty sure it's going to be fucked up.
And she's got a god damn flower growing in/out of her eye. We're headed to crazytown, people.
If Taro in involved there'll be no need to question whether it'll be fucked up.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Not Nier 2, so not sure if want.
NieR is just Drakengard 2B, spanning off an alternate ending in Drakengard 1 (Drakengard 2 goes off a different ending). So yeah, I'm sure you'll probably still like it.
It says it's all ground combat too.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I want the Nier characters to return though :/
theSlacker
Member
And that "if" is still the thing stopping me from getting excited about this.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
That one was about vampires and had a Gothic setting, so it's not especially likely.
That one probably isn't too far off from reveal though.
Poor tri-Ace; they're probably doomed to being a FF workhorse from now on.
Not that it isn't undue punishment for Star Ocean 4, but still.
theSlacker
Member
Caim died in every ending. Don't worry though, he's up in heaven killing angles now.
Dead Prince
Banned
Poor tri-Ace; they're probably doomed to being a FF workhorse from now on.
they can come back to ps4.
Believe!!
Poor tri-Ace; they're probably doomed to being a FF workhorse from now on.
Not that it isn't undue punishment for Star Ocean 4, but still.
What if tri-Ace is working on this?
Thanks.
I don't know how I'd feel about that. True neutrality, I suppose?
Are we fairly certain that they're working on LR:FFXIII right now?
CielTynave
Member
As long as they're not working on the story.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Even better. He in Lord of Vermilion killing all at the behest of the MC.
They employ over a hundred people and they're still recruiting fresh staff each year. They have to be working on more than one thing at any given time.
As duckroll already mentioned though he's supervising the story to the manga that appears to have ties to this game. It would be odd if he had nothing to do with the game.
Like Kagari said, as long as they have no input on the story, I'd be down. I would prefer them to reach out to Marvelous AQL just for the staff reunion, but if Taro is involved, that would make me approximately 75% less worried for the game.
ARR is basically done now.
Acquiescence
Member
Well that came out of nowhere. I really had gotten the impression that the Drakengard franchise was done and dusted by now. Always been hugely curious about the first game, due to how twisted people say it is, but the fact that it's bogged down by average gameplay put me off.
Tears For Fears
Banned
Nier and drakengard 2 were both shit, color me pessimistic about this.
theSlacker
Member
Still not going to let myself get too excited before it is for sure.
Don't worry bro, wasn't really a spoiler, or fully truthful, but explaining why it isn't would be. Was more of a joke to just picture Caim continuing to kill forever.
Please go.