Drakengard 2

Drakengard 2 (2005)

by Cavia, Square Enix Product Development Division 10, Square Enix
Genres:Role-playing (RPG)
Themes:Action, Fantasy
Game modes:Single player
Story:Drakengard 2 is a direct sequel to the original Drakengard: the story revolves around Nowe, a boy raised by the dragon Legna, fighting against a tyrannical faction of Knights, encountering characters from the previous game and becoming entangled in the fate of the world. Like the original, Drakengard 2 combines on-foot hack and slash with aerial combat stages and RPG game mechanics. The previous game's producer, writer and character designer returned to their respective roles. The game was designed as a more mainstream game in light of the previous game's dark aesthetic and story. The game sold 206,000 copies by the end of 2005. Western reviews praised the story, but gave mixed opinions about the graphics and widely criticized the gameplay.Show more
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user avatar@Dracullinauser avatar@Dracullina
February 01, 2025
This is one of my favourite games ever made I am just like Manah and my boyfriend is also the New Breed we have to save this dog gone world speak not the watchers am i right gamers
user avatar@martin1176user avatar@martin1176
February 02, 2025
Drakengard 2 may not be as canonically relevant to the NieR series as Drakengard 1 however I think it is worth experiencing especially if you want more story for the characters from the first game, even if they may be flawed. The gameplay has the same formula but is improved with far better control, more balanced difficulty and a party system which requires you to switch between members to do a different types of damage against enemies. The soundtrack again is incredible (best version of Growing Wings??) I think the storytelling is a bit clearer and although it doesn't have the same impact of the first game, I think it's worth experiencing afterwards!
I loved the romance between Manah & Nowe. It felt so nice to see Manah achieve a redemption arc & being able to find some semblance of a healthy relationship. What's more, seeing a continuation to my favorite hack-n-slash game was so uplifting.
user avatar@dotrakiuser avatar@dotraki
April 01, 2025
Addictive game at the time with great boss battles, the first game is also good, I miss this DR 2. The new version that came out for the PS3 was not as good as this one...
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