Drakengard 3 - PlayStation 3

If you’re a fan of Nier Automata/Replicant and you’re looking for more games like that, you’ve probably discovered that there’s not many that can give you such a unique experience. While this isn’t on the level of Nier Automata, it’s still recommended that you should try it out. This exists in that same Drakenguard/Nier universe, albeit at a very different place in the historical timeline.Obviously, with this being on the PS3, the performance is not always stellar, but it’s perfectly playable and you would need a powerful PC to emulate the game and get better results than the native version. It’s unfortunate that there is no PS3 backwards compatibility on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5. So many unique titles like this are not accessible on current gen hardware. There is no PC version either, sadly. But at least it can still be acquired for a reasonable price.

I am playing this game, and have been for a while. It is awesome, and I love the hilarious moments between Zero and company, along with Zero and her Intoner Sisters. Mikhail is hilarious, and the graphics and story for the time are astonishing. It is a prequel to the first Drakengard, which is also a precursor to both NieR: Replicant and NieR: Automata.The story also breaks off in the DLCs (which are separate and found in the PS3 store), as you follow the Intoner Sisters and their separate journeys, which is awesome as well. The final boss is quite the kicker as you switch from the fighting mechanics you're used to in exchange for rhythms and going with the flow of the music. Hence why Branch D's final verse ends with "Final Song".It's so good to see such a good game on an almost archaic system as the PS3. And it is a recommend for all the DrakenNier fans out there!

Like many gamers, I recently became a massive fan of Yoko Taro over the last few years thanks to the release of NieR: Automata. I jumped on Nier (PS3) pretty quickly before it occurred to me that I was still missing one of Yoko Taro's games from the PS3/4 library: Drakengard 3. The game has its fair share of criticism, and I'll admit, some of it is justified. The frame rate drops horrendously in ways that could be game-breaking depending on how deep in the level you are. The combat is far simpler than its successors. The side quests are repetitive to the point of redundancy. But despite its flaws, I still give it a 5/5 review for one simple reason: the things I loved the most about Nier and NieR:A are accomplished in spades here. The things I was hoping to see from an earlier Yoko Taro game appear and far surpassed my expectations. It has the same brand of weird, nihilistic black comedy that newbies to his work have come to know and love, as well as a delightfully creepy amount of blatant sex talk. It is convoluted and disturbing for all the right reasons. It makes you question almost immediately if you're the hero or the villain, and those lines don't really become any clearer as you progress through the story. The maps are linear and the combat progression is exceedingly simple, and as someone that's played more than his fair share of convoluted RPGs, this was an almost refreshing change of pace. Each strike on an enemy creates a PS2-esque spray of blood and by the time you've made it through each level, you're drenched in blood. The music is just as gorgeous as you would expect if you were spoiled on entry like I was. In a nutshell, this game has its flaws, but it's easily established itself as one of my absolute favorite PS3 games, and if you know what you liked about the Nier games, you can decide from my review if this game is for you.

My son loves this game

Un proto nier autómata, alta calidad para un juego de PS3, mucho humor negro

...And I love it for that. After playing the first Drakengard, I eagerly awaited this one, because it looked so much more polished and, most importantly, fun. The first game was tedious, monotonous, and randomly difficult. This game fixes the first two, but not the last. Read on...When you play the game, the story is split into chapters. Each chapter is split into verses, and each verse is split into parts, such as cutscenes and levels. This makes it easy to go back to any part you want, which is a standard in the series. In addition, you will unlock mini-quests as you progress through the story. More on these later.The story is absolutely brilliant, and the best part of the game. Every character is well-written and weird. So weird. The main character, Zero, is best described as barbaric. She's completely uninhibited, rude, vulgar, powerful and loves to kill things. Her dragon partner, Michael is killed while protecting her at the beginning, and is resurrected as a baby dragon, Mikhail, who is the exact opposite as Zero: pacifistic, playful, cheery and not very bright. Zero is on a personal mission to kill her sisters. Her exact reasons aren't known to the player most of the game, so it would seem that she's a terrible person at first, which may be kind of off-putting to some people who may want to play this. However, despite the game's sick, serious and twisted nature at heart, it does not take itself seriously. At all. The game is absolutely hilarious because of the personalities of each character, especially the four disciples (Dito is my favorite). Each character will banter with each other throughout each levelGameplay is a mixed bag, depending on what part you're doing. For the most part, D3 is tons of fun. Ground missions in story mode are no longer tedious, boring slaying of armies who barely move. Instead, enemies actually fight back, and if you're not quick enough, you will get slayed. Zero can use four different weapons, swords, spears, bracers and chakrams. Each has their own specific use: swords are all-around balanced, spears are for penetrating defensive enemies, bracers are for racking up combos, and chakrams are ranged. You will usually find yourself fighting small groups of enemies at a time, or one to three large boss enemies. The boss enemies are very well made. When you first meet one, it's pretty difficult, and you may need to retry several times, but once you figure out their movements and are used to the controls, you will be able to figure out ways of defeating them without taking a single hit. Ground fights are fast-paced and fighting is more complex than typical beat-em'-ups, but once you get used to the controls, they are incredibly satisfying. However, the game's camera is pretty bad, but not nearly as bad as Drakengard 1. There's an option to make the camera follow Zero from behind, but in all honesty, it doesn't work correctly at all. The levels themselves are pretty linear, with three treasures hidden throughout.Missions with Mikhail are either on-rail shooting/flying levels, or ground/aerial battles. The flying levels are, with the exception of one boss, pretty easy and forgettable. If you've played Drakengard before, you know what to expect with these.The ground/aerial battles are a lot more fun, but the controls are a bit funky. Mikhail jumps/flies with X, and he can shoot fireballs or dive bomb the enemy in the air. On the ground, he can shoot fireballs and unleash a sweeping flame breath, which is devastating against enemy soldier hordes. Most of these levels are pathetically easy once you get the hang of the controls, which is kind of a letdown since most of them are very key boss fights, but they are still satisfying because of how action-packed they are.Then there's Accord's requests, and this is where the game is ridiculously and randomly difficult. You unlock these as you play through the story, and they involve collecting items from enemies or treasure chests they are guarding in a time limit. Collecting the items from enemies is pretty fun most of the time, and the later missions become extremely chaotic to the point where it's difficult to tell what's even happening on-screen. The treasure chest levels on the other hand are incredibly aggravating, because in most of them, you are forced to use a weapon of a certain type only. The chests require many hits to open, and some weapons, especially early-game spears and chakrams, are horribly slow. In order to beat these levels, near perfect timing and even good luck is a necessity (because enemies will knock you away otherwise), making them unreasonably difficult and frustrating. To make things worse, when you lose, you have to wait for the game to re-load the whole stage each time. You will also unlock survival mini-games, which are pretty self-explanatory and difficult, but in a way that's actually fair to the player. If you lose, it's usually your own fault here.Like other Drakengard games, this one has multiple endings and secret levels to unlock. I won't spoil anything, but I felt like this was portrayed in a strange way, and some of it didn't make much sense to me.The music and voice-acting are superb, and keep the experience engaging. The same group that composed for Nier also worked on this one, so you may know what you're getting into if you've heard that one. This game's music is more bombastic and energetic compared to Nier, making it unique.The game does suffer from framerate issues. When lots of enemies are on screen, or a lot of explosions or magic bloom effects are going on, it will dip as low as 10-15 FPS, which is VERY low, and it may render some controls unresponsive for a brief period. The game's graphics are not nearly as detailed as other PS3 games either, which is pretty disappointing considering these issues. I've read that this can be fixed by setting your PS3 to 480p (low resolution mode), but it looks blurry on a HDTV. Using a 1:1 pixel-compatible screen allegedly makes it look better if you do this.Music from Drakengard 1 and Nier are available as downloadable content, and you can switch to these themes for battles, which is a welcome add-on. There are also cosmetic upgrades for Zero and Mikhail that give small bonuses. Future DLC will come out later, unless you ordered the limited edition from Square-Enix, which includes all of it (I think).Overall, this is a very fun and entertaining game with a few technical issues, which is a little disappointing this far into the PS3's life cycle. Despite that, they aren't bad enough to render the game unplayable, and if you enjoy chaotic gameplay, twisted humor and an engaging mythos, you will love this game like I did.

Drakengard 3 is a masterpiece it is the last game of the Drakengard Trilogy and the beginning of everything that startet the lor of the Nier games

Hasta la vista baby.

Sobre el juego, este es bueno y tiene muchas horas de entretenimiento, sus DLC's los puedes comprar en la PlayStation Store aún.Como comentario extra diría que este juego es algo escaso en muchas tiendas, pero lo pude encontrar aquí y nuevo :D. El precio me pareció muy razonable, deberían aprovechar si lo estás buscando tal vez después no esté disponible.Sobre la entrega, esta llegó en tiempo y forma. El juego estaba muy bien protegido y funciona correctamente ¡Gracias!.

tres bon jeux

I am rediscovering Japan games once more and decided to catch up with all those gems I missed previously. Seriously guys I lost all hope for western medium - big budgets games after Blizcon. I think only Japan is still genuinely passionate about games and not only about money. Fun to play? Sure is! Gorgeous looking psychopath sweet girl with sword and blood everywhere. It is awesome!