Drakengard

Drakengard (Drag-On Dragoon in Japan) is a PlayStation 2 action game published in Japan by Square Enix on September 11, 2003 and in North America on March 5, 2004. It was originally developed by cavia, inc. in the Enix name. more...

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Drakengard was scored by Takayuki Aihara and Nobuyoshi Sano.

The game's sequel Drakengard 2 was released in Japan on June 16, 2005. It takes place 18 years after the events of the original Drakengard.

Story

The game's protagonists are Caim, his best friend Inuart, and their companions. The plot revolves around a war between the Union and the Empire. Every playable character makes a pact with a powerful beast, and pays a price for joining the pact. This concept in the Drakengard series is called \"pact pricing.\" In the process of forging such a pact, humans are branded with a mark called a \"pact emblem,\" which appears on a part of their body associated with the price they pay.

Prior to the beginning of the game, Caim's parents were killed by a black dragon sent by the Empire, breeding a hatred in him toward all dragons. During the war against the Empire, Caim is mortally wounded, but comes across a red dragon imprisoned by the Empire. Although neither Caim nor the dragon are fond of each other, they cannot deny that they need each other's help to survive and become pact partners. The price Caim paid to enter the pact was his voice, rendering him mute and causing a pact emblem to appear on his tongue.

Together, Caim and the dragon fight against the Empire with the help of allies they meet along the way, including other humans that have entered pacts with various creatures. Together, they eventually discover that the Empire is led by a six-year-old girl named Manah. Having been driven insane, the young girl has been possessed by the mysterious Cult of Watchers in order to destroy the seals that prevent chaos from overwhelming the world. In the end, Caim and the dragon manage to stop them, though the dragon, whose name is revealed to be Angelus at the game's end, volunteers to become the new seal.

Gameplay mechanics

Drakengard features ground missions, aerial missions, and Free Expedition Mode. It also has two difficulty modes, which are Easy and Normal. The player does not need to erase the game and start over for any reason whatsoever. It is optional to go back to an earlier chapter or verse if the player has missed something. In Drakengard the dragon gains greater attack power as it gains experience and levels up. At certain points of the story the dragon evolves into a different form, which enhances the dragons attack powers, magical attacks and allows to lock on to more enemies.

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.

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