Drakengard 3 - PlayStation 3

The game runs great. No issues at all so far. I'm glad I bought a refurbished PlayStation 3, because this game is fun, hilarious & exciting.

I am playing this game, and have been for a while. It is awesome, and I love the hilarious moments between Zero and company, along with Zero and her Intoner Sisters. Mikhail is hilarious, and the graphics and story for the time are astonishing. It is a prequel to the first Drakengard, which is also a precursor to both NieR: Replicant and NieR: Automata.The story also breaks off in the DLCs (which are separate and found in the PS3 store), as you follow the Intoner Sisters and their separate journeys, which is awesome as well. The final boss is quite the kicker as you switch from the fighting mechanics you're used to in exchange for rhythms and going with the flow of the music. Hence why Branch D's final verse ends with "Final Song".It's so good to see such a good game on an almost archaic system as the PS3. And it is a recommend for all the DrakenNier fans out there!

If you’re a fan of Nier Automata/Replicant and you’re looking for more games like that, you’ve probably discovered that there’s not many that can give you such a unique experience. While this isn’t on the level of Nier Automata, it’s still recommended that you should try it out. This exists in that same Drakenguard/Nier universe, albeit at a very different place in the historical timeline.Obviously, with this being on the PS3, the performance is not always stellar, but it’s perfectly playable and you would need a powerful PC to emulate the game and get better results than the native version. It’s unfortunate that there is no PS3 backwards compatibility on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5. So many unique titles like this are not accessible on current gen hardware. There is no PC version either, sadly. But at least it can still be acquired for a reasonable price.

Like many gamers, I recently became a massive fan of Yoko Taro over the last few years thanks to the release of NieR: Automata. I jumped on Nier (PS3) pretty quickly before it occurred to me that I was still missing one of Yoko Taro's games from the PS3/4 library: Drakengard 3. The game has its fair share of criticism, and I'll admit, some of it is justified. The frame rate drops horrendously in ways that could be game-breaking depending on how deep in the level you are. The combat is far simpler than its successors. The side quests are repetitive to the point of redundancy. But despite its flaws, I still give it a 5/5 review for one simple reason: the things I loved the most about Nier and NieR:A are accomplished in spades here. The things I was hoping to see from an earlier Yoko Taro game appear and far surpassed my expectations. It has the same brand of weird, nihilistic black comedy that newbies to his work have come to know and love, as well as a delightfully creepy amount of blatant sex talk. It is convoluted and disturbing for all the right reasons. It makes you question almost immediately if you're the hero or the villain, and those lines don't really become any clearer as you progress through the story. The maps are linear and the combat progression is exceedingly simple, and as someone that's played more than his fair share of convoluted RPGs, this was an almost refreshing change of pace. Each strike on an enemy creates a PS2-esque spray of blood and by the time you've made it through each level, you're drenched in blood. The music is just as gorgeous as you would expect if you were spoiled on entry like I was. In a nutshell, this game has its flaws, but it's easily established itself as one of my absolute favorite PS3 games, and if you know what you liked about the Nier games, you can decide from my review if this game is for you.

Glad to have a physical copy of an awesome game

Honestly, just get the game. If you've seen or played Nier Replicant/ Gestalt or Automata, I highly recommend you pick this up. Combat is fun, characters, story, cutscenes, dialogue, it's all excellent, and the soundtrack... the soundtrack is freaking beautiful. Now these are most of the pros and I've said nothing about the cons. Quite frankly the only con I really think Drakengard 3 has is sometimes you'll notice a drop in framerate. Nothing game breaking or terrible mind you, it's just worth mentioning. All in all, 10/10 would happily buy again.