Legend Dragoon Playstation
Drakengard was released in English (it was released under the name Drag-On Dragoon in Japan) in the summer of 2004 and while the game never became very big or sold very much it became a cult hit due to a certain number of factors. Drakengard is an action rpg with gameplay elements very reminiscent of the Panzer Dragoon series but also mixes in Dynasty Warriors into itself and with the help of everything else surrounding the game, it becomes a unique game capable of standing on its own feet.
The story in Drakengard seems like nothing out of the ordinary at first but it quickly takes a turn and becomes intriguing and very bizarre and I'm not going to mention what they changed and censored from the original Japanese release! It starts out by having the main character Caim rushing towards a castle under attack by the empire to protect his sister trapped within. Caim sustains a grave injury on the battlefield but still rushes towards the castles courtyard only to find an injured and chained dragon there. Remembering that his parents were killed by a dragon Caim raises his sword to finish the dragon off when he suddenly yells out to the dragon that they both are going to die very soon and so Caim suggests a pact between them and reluctantly the dragon agrees.
The pact invigorates them both, healing them from their injuries but the pacts mark is found on Caims tongue and thus he loses his ability talk, leaving the dragon to talk for him. From here on he rushes into the castle, finding his sister Furiae and saving her and in doing so manages to save the seal. It is during this cut scene we find out that Furiae is a part of a seal. Should Furiae pass away the seal would be broken and the world will fall. It's decided that the empire, seeking to destroy these seals, must be destroyed to protect the seals and Caim with help from his newfound ally sets out to do just this.
During their travels toward the empire they encounter several allies who agree to help them in their goal. Leonard who is a kind-hearted man, constantly tormented by his faults and past mistakes and is tricked into a pact with a faerie which robs him of his sight. Arioch who was a loving mother and driven mad by the murder of her family which the empire is responsible for and becomes a murder with an obsession for babies. She enters a pact with the elementals Undine and Salamander and loses her fertility. Lastly there is Seere, a 6 year old boy possessed with the gift of prophecy and watched his village get destroyed. Shortly after Seere found a golem and entered a pact with it, losing his "time" and cannot age due to this.
Eventually Furiae get's taken by the empire and Caim rushes after her once again only to eventually find her and learn that his sister is in love with him. Caim looks away in disgust and she cannot bear this. Furiae grabs a close knife and stick it into her heart and so the seal breaks. The sky darkens and crack open and into the world a race called the "Grotesqueries" appear. These grotesque beings resemble giant human infants with teeth. The seal is broken and the world is filled with Grotesqueries. There is no happy ending to this game even though there is five different ones each one is more sad and bizarre than the other.
Drakengard enjoys its status as a cult hit and even received a sequel, Drakengard 2. While the second game shifted somewhat away from the dark story the fans fell in love with in the first one it is a worthy sequel. Drakengard is a game I truly recommend people to play if only for its unique story that is extremely enjoyable on very memorable.
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