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Drakengard
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Drakengard is the tale of a former prince named Caim and his sister, the goddess Furiae. They both are the only members of their royal family that are still alive. Their family once ruled the land, but has since been overtaken by “The Empire”, a powerful army of unknown origins. The small groups of rebels that remain (known as “The Union”) desperately ask Caim (pronounced “Kyme”) to do what he can to fight off the advancing army of The Empire. Caim agrees, beginning his grim-looking crusade by going off to prevent the usurpation of his sister’s castle. The Empire is attacking their nation with an unknown motive, and Caim will hopefully figure out why.
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The story of Drakengard focuses on Caim (which rhymes with "time"), who is an embittered young warrior who fights for the Union against the powerful threat known as the Empire. Early on in the game, Caim sustains a mortal injury while defending his homeland against the Empire's advances. As fate would have it, he happens upon a dying red dragon in the midst of all the carnage. Though Caim has no fondness for such creatures, the two realize that they are each other's only hope for survival. They perform a ritual, simply called a "pact," which restores them to health but ties their spirits to each other. Now, with this dragon's aid, Caim must defeat the Empire once and for all.
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Drakengard 2 just doesn't have the style or grace or education or expertise or power, to pull it off. Like The Flaming Lips trying their hands at Bohemian Rhapsody you really want the homage to work but, to be honest, it just doesn't.
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While the first Drakengard is probably a better game in terms of allowing you to kill thousands of enemies at a time, Drakengard 2 manages to put itself above its prequel in other ways. The improvement of the party system is definitely one of the best improvements. In Drakengard 1, you can summon a party member for a limited time who has access to a single weapon and a single magic ability. In Drakengard 2, each type of weapon can be wielded by only one character, so this enables you to switch characters and play as any of them so long as you keep a weapon of their type equipped. Another major improvement is that higher attack combos now increase the speed of your character, so you get faster and faster in your attacks as you kill more and more enemies. oh well.
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Drakengard fans should be relieved that all of the major combat elements from the first game remain intact. Gameplay still splits evenly from Dynasty Warriors ground fighting and Panzer Dragoon aerial combat. When fighting in the trenches as Nowe, most attacks are focused on the square button, though you can throw in some triangle to complete combos or initiate a juggle. Holding down the circle button will charge up a devastating magic attack that incinerates tons of enemies at once. Jumping is tied to the X button and can be combined with triangle for a nasty downward slash. R1 and L1 help you get out of sticky situations by providing a healthy dose of side rolls and back flips.
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Drakengard is divided into chapters and subdivided into verses. Missions numbered with Roman numerals lead to endings other than the one merited in Chapter 8, and can only be played if the player meets certain requirements. The Game has four additional alternate endings. Each of these endings, along with the canonical ending, are achieved by certain events in the game. The first ending deals with Furiae resurrected by Inuart using a Seed of Destruction, and then the second has Angelus revoking her pact with Caim and fighting him to the death. The last two deal with the Grotesqueries revealing themselves and the "world of the gods", Tokyo, is shown in one of them.
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