Mikhail also has a dash attack that changes to a swipe when he is grounded. The primary attack in these sections is a fire breath, which can be used to target multiple targets at once via lock-on targeting (also like Panzer Dragoon). These come in two styles: forced-progression sections that resemble games like Panzer Dragoon and free-movement sections. Zero can also take up to two of her Disciples into combat, AI-controlled companions who fight on their own.įor certain missions or sections of missions, Zero mounts her dragon Mikhail for aerial combat. Zero also has an Intoner meter that fills in combat activating it increases her movement, attack speed and strength, and resistance to damage. A basic combo system is in place, even allowing players to swap between weapons during a combo for powerful swap attacks. For the ground-based sections, players are given four different types of weapons-swords, spears, combat bracers, and chakrams-to switch between freely in any stage. Drakengard 3 was released on Octoin Japan in North America on and Europe (digital only) on May 21, 2014.ĭrakengard 3 has two types of gameplay: action combat in the style of games like Devil May Cry or God of War and third-person dragon aerial combat sections. Other gameplay elements involve latent Intoner (Utautai in the Japanese version) abilities being triggered when Zero becomes bathed in blood. Like the other games in the franchise, combat is a mix of aerial and ground missions with a focus on 'high-speed' action. Developed by Access Games, the original team from the now-defunct cavia has been reunited, with Taro Yoko reprising his role as director, along with producer Takamasa Shiba, character designer Kimihiko Fujisaka, and composer Keiichi Okabe who previously worked on the soundtrack for NieR. Drakengard 3 is an action role-playing game for the PlayStation 3.

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