In the first of the 40 hours I spent with Drakengard 3, I noticed the subpar graphics and framerate. (Yes, I know, every game in the Drakengard series has suffered from these issues, but repeating a mistake doesn’t make it less of a mistake.) There are jagged edges everywhere, the framerate plummets whenever there’s a lot of activity on the screen, the color palette for the world is bland and uninspired, and textures are so undetailed and boring they look like they belong in the PlayStation 2 era. It’s all a terrible strain on the eyes. An entertaining story and interesting characters could’ve made all of that worth suffering through, but Drakengard 3 is devoid of both. The series’ Rubik’s-cube approach to storytelling doesn’t really work here – Drakengard 3 is too slow to reveal its secrets, and relies heavily on fans remembering what happened in the original Drakengard (which came out 10 years ago) in order to understand what’s going on.

It doesn’t help that Zero and her disciples are poorly written, and no amount of rifling through Drakengard’s database or attempts to engage Zero’s Disciples in conversation reveals much about them. Even Zero’s motivation for her quest to kill her sisters isn’t fully explained until quite late in the tale. Again, that’s something that can be done well if the mystery is properly built up, but here it left me feeling directionless. If you really want the full story, you’ll have to go through all four endings (with the last ending only accessible by collecting every weapon). Drakengard 3 has one bright spot: Zero’s combat abilities. I loved being able to dispatch an entire phalanx of enemies with a few quick swipes of a sword, and changing weapons on the fly kept the pace of combat fast and furious. The most exciting combat feature is the Intoner Mode, a special overdrive that makes Zero nearly impervious to damage in battle.

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The scream, thrilling music, and accompanying camera spin as she transforms is impressively dramatic. It’s in these brief moments where Zero is invincible that Drakengard 3 really shines.

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