Related reading: NieR: Automata is a strong contender for the greatest game of all time, and Matt’s review is not helping to keep the hype in check.īack in 2004, I was in a very dull moment of my gaming life, I was getting tired of playing the same old pseudo-Disney stories of hero saves the heroine and don’t get me wrong, I love cheesy love stories, but I wanted to experience a new approach in storytelling. No surprises, then, that some members of the now disbanded Cavia team are on board at Access Games, the studio behind Drakengard 3.With NieR: Automata now in the open and receiving critical acclaim (you did it Yoko Taro, you finally did it!) I thought to myself, what better time to write about what makes Taro’s games so special, and specifically my favorite (for now) of them all, the first, the original, the beginning, Drakengard (Drag-On Dragoon in Japan)? So for this week’s retro reflections I will share all of my love for this underrated masterpiece. There's no news yet on a release date for North America beyond a 2014 window.ĭrakengard 3 is a prequel to the original game, and it has a mysterious connection to the Cavia-developed spin-off Nier. According to the YouTube description on Square Enix UK's newly released trailer, the PS3 game will only be available as a PSN download in Europe, while North America is getting a retail release as well. Original story: Drakengard 3, the first main entry in Square Enix's action-RPG series in eight years, is due in Europe and other PAL territories on May 21.
It'll be only available through the Square Enix online store, and just 5,000 units are being produced. For $80, you'll get the game with its Japanese box art, a prequel novella, a game and soundtrack sampler, a two-sided collectible poster, and various bits of in-game content including prequel DLC starring One, the sister of the protagonist Zero. Square Enix also unveiled the action-RPG's collector's edition today.
As revealed on the PlayStation Blog, Square Enix has an appropriately surreal tiered pre-order system in place, in which the earlier you order, the more extra stuff you get.
Update: North America joins the Drakengard 3 party the day before Europe on May 20, with the game priced at $50.
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