There is more that is going to crop in this section but let's just get started. Also, I wasn't having fun with it so meh. That thread was considered haunted and there is a certain buffer to be had when dealing with specters, ghouls, and other assorted malevolent spirits. I'll go back and finish Onimusha 3 after I finish this. Hey, what happened to finishing Onimusha 3? Take your pick: Exploding fairies, a stage devoted to killing children, giant magic eggs, a fifty story tall little girl, nukes, apocalypse by evil clones, a variety of the less pleasant "-philia" types, Notspain. What's so "What the Fuck" worthy about this game? Some marketing suit decided that had a negative sound to it and thus the nonsense word of Drakengard was dubbed the new title. The game was titled "Drag-On Dragoon" in Japan. Those familiar with that particular spin-off title ought to know of the depths of we are diving to. Capcom, in particular, commissioned a game which is near and dear to my heart:
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However, the actual development was farmed out to a little company called "Cavia Inc." Cavia is a little development sweatshop which Enix, Capcom, and assorted anime license holders throw games to for a quick buck. Drakengard is a product of the Enix half of Square-Enix (it was developed prior to the merger). So, why should you care? I'll tell you why. It is a muddy hybrid of a half-assed Dynasty Warriors clone meets a poor man's knock off of Panzer Dragoon coupled with an unbearably dull grind fest. Drakengard is a terrible game - absolutely awful. According to him, the game is intended to appeal to gamers looking for a "deeper action game". Jun Iwasaki, president and chief executive officer of Square-Enix USA, described Drakengard as a "perfect hybrid of genres" due to its blend of action, character growth influenced by role-playing games, and a "solid story that binds it all together". At all.) centering around a bloodthirsty sociopath named Caim as he struggles to murder the shit out of the evil Empire and the increasingly batshit crazy forces lurking in the shadows behind them. There is nothing lighthearted to be found in this game. The title in question is a dark fantasy (and I don't mean Bioware's Mickey Mouse definition of the term word. It.somehow.saw a really crappy sequel in 2005 for the same console. It's going to get fucking weird.ĭrakengard is a third person beat-em-up/aerial shooter released in September of 2003 for the Sony Playstation 2.