Why I love Drakengard's Intoners
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Alternative title: Sophie wanted to make something more light after working on several collaborations or Sophie has a lot emotions and doesn't know where to put them all.
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▶️ Drakengard 3 OST - Vacant Noise - Ігри
I love the fact that these characters are written so well. Most strong female characters are written as "guns and fighting i am strong pew pew pew pew" rather than portraying them as a genuine human, who are more relatable than the standard ones we see all the time (i.e Black Widow, Rubi from 'Wet'). It's nice to see some changes in the industry in this contemporary year of 2013
Fraaz Rana Also Kat from Gravity Rush is a fantastic female character
Arausito I never actually played it. What do you mean by fantastic? Not trying to be aggressive but just curious.
Allow another fellow Gravity Rush fan to chime in! Kat's personality is just infectious. Anytime she opens her mouth, she is cute as hell, always cheerful, and lighthearted. On top of that, she is the type who cannot turn a blind eye to those who need help and does her best to save whoever she can. Hope that sums it up for you Fraaz and I also hope I saved you some time typing Arausito.
Hey thanks man! Now I really gotta check these games out!
I thought Black Widow had some human qualities besides being a badass. She felt genuine fear when Bruce was turning into Hulk and had real desires for a normal life rather than be the killing machine she was made to be, as she explained in AoU. She also had regrets with her choice in sterilization which made her give up that chance in having a family like the one her partner, Hawkeye, has. She compared herself a "monster". Many feminists felt this demeaned her for some reason and the impression they got from this was that of her wanting to be a housewife and having kids was all that mattered, when it was just a way to prove her point in how she purposely gave up this chance in normalcy and now feels regret and longing for a redo.
"We need to have confused, frustrated, ugly, and desperate female characters as well."
I literally took notes of this at this point--- well said ;-;
Zero is a strong female protagonist AND an anti-hero, that's what makes her better than most. Strong females are usually Chaotic Good, Neutral Good or Lawful Good and never really given any major flaws in their character.
Uzukii (cough) bayonetta
Zero works because she reconciles those facets of her character in a human way.
She isn’t kind generally, but kind in her own way when it needs it.
She’s murderous and violent and won’t bat an eye at the new Red Sea she’s made, but she never expects to come out of it any better than any of her victims. Her resolve to die is why she can look death head on and give it so freely because she accepts it will be her turn soon.
Her femininity is defined by design and attitude but it’s not an all encompassing attribute.
Ironically what makes her stand out is how like anyone else she can be.
She’s not trying to break some mold or stereotype, she’s not trying to prove anything.
Just a dark past, a grim duty and an impending cataclysm. Doing what needs to be done in as effective, straightforward and simple manner as she can as a person.
She’s a strong female protagonist because she’s a person first, gender is secondary.
T W O D I D N O T H I N G W R O N G
Han Draco Rokan She loved unconditionally... That was her fault. Her love for Cent lead to misstrust in his judgement. And in the end, her love for the children is what broke her.
Nikolas Tye not her fault tho
violentsoonkyu IT WAS HER POWER, OKAY?! I NEED TO RATIONALLISE THIS SOMEHOW!!....
Han Draco Rokan Didn't change the fact that Zero had to end her. Cent made it more difficult.
Two is interesting. Theoretically she could be the strongest one because her raw strength grew with each passing day. Her mistake... was that she lacked wisdom. She put too much trust on her strength, optimism, and ability to love and being loved by everyone, just like your typical cheerful optimistic anime girl trope. She trusted her handsome lover too much and wasn't aware of, or perhaps even chose to disregard his stupidity. In the end, his well-intended decision had ill ramifications that ruined everything she cherished, and as it turned out, she wasn't strong enough to live with the consequences.
So girls, be careful of the guys you pick, alright?
My favorite ending is where Mikhail dies protecting Zero and she goes mad while vomiting and denying she didn't care that he died, the trauma hit her so hard that the attempt of denial surfaced on her body (puking); also showing her fragility,
GrandMasterNigga oh god, when I saw that ending I was all like “ what the fu-.....oh god, why is she throwing up?!”
Yikes 😂
As far as i know puking meant one thing - the birth of Mother (Queen of beasts). Flower would take over Zero`s body completely and turn it into a vessel
@@AM-mx1du but Zero DID care about Mikhail like a mother
Mine is either ending A or D.
The first because Zero’s reaction to her own death rounds off her character in such a potent way that makes narrative sense.
The second because it’s the ending where the tragedy can end, where Mikhail and Zero can finally say goodbye, or rather goodnight, when she finally calls him by name and put closure on the whole tragic story.
Bittersweet but fitting.
And if Accord is right, Zero can still be alive somehow, somewhere. Maybe get a little bit of the life she could have lived.
Can't add much to what's been said already, but an interesting trait in Zero is how, to her, killing is a pain in the ass. Normally that trait is written as a thing to make a character look edgy or cool for no apparent reason. Well, turns out it really is bothersome for her because she needed to do it to stay alive before being infected, and needs to do it to...be dead, I guess, after being infected. It's like mosquitos constantly poking at you. You just want them to go away.
Also, it may reflect Taro's opinion about killing in video games at that point. I remember an interview where he mentions it's common to get achievements in video games where you kill a certain amount of enemies. If you do that in real life, you're a psychopathic serial killer. So, it might also be a reference to how the player is likely desensitized to it as well.
She's rude and dirty, yes, but there's a certain purity in her despite all that, as it's so described in the video, as it's shown in her determination to stop the flower. It's her perfect chance to get back at the world for treating her miserably, to let the flower grow and destroy everything, yet she rejects that.
I'd also say she may be humble in a way. She could have the whole world worshipping her but she can see right through the flower. Pun somewhat intended. It's not some godsend gift. She's not a goddess. Zero is just some girl who got caught up in a fucked up life and death. She can acknowledge that, endure and persevere. Maybe not humble but down to earth. I love this character.
I read Zero's novella and it's amazing. That she was a mass-murder of hundreds, even entire families - elderly and children - just to break into their homes and eat their foods, and yet we still feel sympathy for her because even she isn't sure why she does it.
Read the story on her wiki yourself. It's amazing and heartbreaking!
If I remember correctly she was so afraid of it that it became an instinctive modus operandi.
Leave no survivors to betray her.
And when questioned she’s frightened or at least taken aback by how instinctive it had become.
How can you feel for her after that
It's a shame that my mother passed away cause she loved Metal Gear Solid 3 The Boss and she probably would have liked Drakengard 3. She told me that she hate it how women in media portrayed because they seem too unrealistic or one-dimensional. Also zero reminds me a lot of my mother she curses a lot she's very selfish at times but strong that's the one word that comes to mind she's strong. She's just like zero she went through hell all her life treated like shit and still try to do the right thing.
I can't help but feel that Metal Gear Solid 5 quiet even though she was controversial was not the character she was originally intended to be I generally believe that the fan theory about Quiet being Chico is true and Konami intervene and made them change its.
Wow that’s the sweetest real life story relating to Zero I’ve ever heard
May your mother rest in peace.
I liked this story of yours. May your mother rest in peace.
I feel like I would have appreciated Zero more as a character if she was part of a game that took itself a little more seriously. Unlike Caim, or Nier, the horrible things that she's forced to do are played up for laughs for roughly half the plot. So she just acts bored and angry, making constant sex jokes with the disciples and treating the mass murder like it's an annoyance that she's too lazy to avoid more-so than an emotional burden that she has to undertake.
I actually ended up liking the other intoner's backstory manga and some of the DLC a lot more than the main in-game story. It made me wish that Drakengard 3 treated the intoners as more of an ensemble cast that played around with their group dynamic, rather than cementing things to Zero's perspective.
In the japanese version, your prayers are answered.
@@JabamiLain the English does all that still though
I mean Kane an Lynch s a complex game an all characters are just assholes cussing an having near meltdowns
Since her sisters are born from zero herself, you can pretty much say that the intoners reflect a lot of what exists in zero internally. In a way it's a nicely knit metaphor for illustrating how zero deals with her emotional baggage.
Something that i believe helped this game was having woman be head writers, i like Taro as much as the next person, but let's not forget he doesn't create these characters by himself.
I feel this game, with a bigger budget, could really get people to see these characters for what they truly were written as, I was pretty upset with the games feedback, but can you really blame people?
True Turquoise Platinum Games plz remaster this
Well part of the problem is that Drakengard 3 had a rushed development. And that explains the poor frame rate in the game.
I feel that after N:A, they now understand a bit of the formula to success (not the f2p lootbox simulator kind) and the games/remaster/remakes from here on out will get a lot more attention. Also PC releases help a lot too (even if they have flaws that for some reason never get fixed).
Melon Tart VA Ah, so THAT’S why the framerate is so bad. Still loved the game though. The story and characters are more than interesting enough to put up with the questionable performance. To me, at least
I think the first three games need to be remade so that lowly people who can only appreciate a game at a surface level can finally learn to relish this masterpiece of a story. Of course remake means better gameplay quality. Automata set the standard for how good a drakengard game's style of gameplay should be.
This is probably the best video about Drakengard 3 I've seen so far, together with Clemps' analysis.
I hope yoko taro puts out remasters on the PS4
DSoulA3 b i heard this game could have came out on PS4 however due to lack of funding it never did
And PC while they're at it.
Stellacept Tekai automata sells should help right?
pacsmile its possible
Sadly there will be no remaster or remake of drakengard 3 as Yoko Taro never makes the same game twice. The only possibility is if Square Enix will find these games profitable enough to launch on current gen or pc (the probability of that is VERY low)
So Drakengard 3 is my favorite game in the series, and while I agree (as a game designer myself) that certain decisions weren’t amazing, the strength of its story and like you said it’s characters specifically the Intoners entirely carry it for me. Like...Zero is without a doubt one of my single favorite characters and I love her :) great vid.
Coraline Kozun I agree with all of this
Basically Drakengard 3 is good for its story, not its gameplay. I mean when it came out it was so generic that I couldn't find a reason to play it.
Neural Solstice story and characters *
Are you counting Nier and Nier Automata as part of the series? I haven't played the first 2 Drakengard games, but I've played 3, seen the entire story of Nier, and played Nier Automata and this is definitely my least favorite of the 3. I thought the story in both Nier games was far more interesting.
Same boi
You have such great taste and wisdom. You reminded me why I still love Drakengard 3 so much, even more than Nier: Automata.
Don’t get me wrong, Nier: Automata is amazing and I love it too but Drakengard 3 tops it for me personally.
Nothing wrong with that. I love Nier Automata the most, but Drakengard 3 is by far my 2nd favorite. Surprising, despite its technical faults, but the combat, story, characters and humor is just...mmm, very nice.
All we have to do now is to get Yoko Taro to man up AND GIVE US THAT DRAKENGARD COLLECTION
I want a Nier and Drakengard 3 remake so badly
Tragic GothicFag27 You mean you want to experience the final "boss" again? *wink*
Neural Solstice I've never had the chance to play this game, but I'd willingly go through the final boss and complete it if I could.
Another thing is that all the Intoners come FROM Zero, all they feel, all they go through, it's all what Zero feels as well.
The intoners are some of my favourite examples of interesting and strong female characters. Their not perfect in sense of what Goddess should be defined as this divine and infallible being of unprecedented power and beauty but their each corrupted and broken in their own ways because of their distinct personalities.
I honestly love to see a video by you in the future dissecting each intoners backstory, history, personality, flaws, and just the whole deal with them throughly because I feel most people can't see how much depth their is to all the intoners outside of the surface and face values of what's presented
YOUR VOICE IS IMMACULATE.
2:33 "You don't really know a person, until you've seen them at their absolute worst"
I chill went down in my spine a little.
4:08 is unironically the best description for zero
Out of all the yoko taro games I played, zero is the most complex protagonist that taro has ever made so far, it's a very shame that most of the content especially the stories are locked on a DLC, novellas, and even a novel (which reveals the true story and how it connects to the overall series). I think this game deserves a chance of remaster, as it will definitely benefit from the gameplay, writing, and overall experience.
I couldn’t explain why but I fell in love with Zero and the intoners so quickly. This video hit the nails on the head in helping me pin down why
One of my friends I was playing DOD3 with summed it up pretty well when we were talking about NieR/Drakengard
She said something like “regardless of where they are or what they’re doing Zero and Kainé are still INTERESTING.” You could put Zero just about anywhere and I’d say she’d still be interesting to watch even living somewhere mundane because of how complicated she is.
Zanyotaku omg ikrrrr they’re so lovable
This game broke my fucking heart a million times over in the end
The first time I dove into Drakengard 3 and really understood Zero’s character and what this game was trying to say, I couldn’t help but find it beautiful in it’s interpretation of killing the past and killing the ego. Zero gave up everything, practically her very being, only to then have to go on a sacrificial pilgrimage and lose not only her pride but also everyone she cared about to ultimately achieve what she saw as right.
It was incredibly fitting and therapeutic to find that in the end, One was the only Intoner to not only understand exactly what Zero was doing, but fully sympathize with her as she aimed to do the very same in her own way. One was the most like Zero now, in her centered, cold, yet resolute nature so I like to think that part of Zero she represented was the most motivated and where Zero pulls the majority of her strength of will.
sending the Disciples away as Birds scene
What I love so much about the intoners so much is that my feelings towards these characters, be it love or hate (looking at you four), are true feelings. Everything about them, from writing to voices, are so well done that it feels like I'm emotionally reacting to actual people
I wish they'd make a ps4 remake
Hopefully with nier: automata’s big successes game studios will realize yoko taro’s potentials & talents as a story writer!
Well, Yoko Taro stated in an interview that he would make HD remasters of the Drakengard trilogy and the original NieR if Square Enix provides the funding.
I think Drakengard 3 deserves it the most, since it had the biggest potential.
Melon Tart VA SAME BROOOO
Ooh, all the videos are back up! Umm...if you see this, thank you Valkyrie for putting all the videos back, and for making them. I especially loved all your videos on Drakengard 3 so it was sad that they were gone. Again, thank you
Even though Four is a little shit...I really identify with her the most. Especially, after reading her novella.
Zero, even though her potty mouth can get annoying. I appreciate how she takes responsibility for the conflicts that happened in the story. She doesn't try to blame the whole flower thing on the world or try to run away. In her novella She doesn't even blame her mother who treated her like garbage. She tries her best to get shit done!
Kaine in NieR does similar to Zero by being abrasive an crual as her way of showing affection an fending for herself
When people try to write a strong female character they usually just write a man and call it a woman and it's usually pretty obvious that it's supposed to be a man.
Astolfo I find it entertaining that you're Astolfo while making this comment.
I disagree. There are strong female characters that remained feminine. Kat from Gravity Rush is silly, lazy, bashful and kind; but she is also determined, protective and physically strong
But this logic is part of the problem, you're defaulting "badass Alpha McChad" to "male". Women are just as varied as men, and there are ultra butch Chad Thundercock women out there. That doesn't make them any less female. There is no one singular way to write female characters. A female character who does badass shit without crying or having motherly instincts or being feminine doesn't mean she's just written to be a man.
a cat I think what he's trying to say is that writers will default to writing strong female characters as the stereotypically hyper-masculine beefcake to satisfy their audience, with emphasis on "default to." Ultimately, that doesn't encourage writers to make complex characters, as that archetype always was pretty one-dimensional. You can certainly have female characters in that archetype, but we need more complex, more human female characters to also populate the category of strong female characters if we want to push proper female representation in media forward.
Pretty much what Stella said, hyper masculine women are the outliers in society but in games media they seem to be to the norm whereas male characters more closely resemble average men, ok they may be idealized versions of the average man but I've met plenty of men like that.
This is part of the reason that female protagonists tend to be mostly sexless as well, it's very difficult to write a masculine woman with a male love interest. There is nothing wrong with allowing female protagonists to be feminine in games.
This is THE game i really wished to be good, all elements for a good game are there but the execution is SO poor, god dammit Square, why did you did this?
LIONREV7 well, the game was rushed and I think that Final Fantasy XIII was released around the same time.
Thankfully, Yoko Taro has said in an interview that he would make hd remasters of the drakengard trilogy and nier if Square Enjx provided the funding for it.
@@MelonTartVA Which, considering how successful NiER: Automata is, may be something they are considering.
@@MelonTartVA PLS THEY NEED TO PROVIDE IT OMG
@@Humaricslastcall Not just remaster, but remake actually. Drakengard needs updated gameplay that fits today's standards, as technology had already advanced by leaps and bounds since DoD3
I haven't even played Drakengard 3 and yet it is the best game (story wise) in a series that I consider to be one of the best of all time. Wow. Incredible. I really do hope that a remake is coming for all the games and Drakengard 4!
Thank you so much for this video. 😊♥️♥️♥️ I love love love in depth analysis on stories and characters!
I like drakenier series more than ff universe
and then my friends call me weird and dark lol
A2mata You have a better taste as your friends ;)
Well these 2 series are actually reeeeealy different in what they want to deliver as an experience, so we basically can't compare them.
But I'm more Drakenier too, even if FF9 and FF6 are both in my top 10 best games of all time.
Same ik the pain
A2mata Better than 15's story, thats for sure
The first drakengard's masterpiece
We need a Dragenkard 3 remaster on PS4 ! Come on Yoko Taro !
Ghoul 17 that’s probably more of a square enix thing than a yoko thing
It should've been there at launch, the game came out in December 2013 in japan (What's Wrong With You Square!?, Did You Want This Game To Fail!?) and March 2014 in the west
Dont need yoko for a remaster. Same as microsoft doesnt need bungie to port halo to pc. im waiting on both fronts
Remaster Collection of all Drakengard would be convenient.
First Nier game also needs a PS4 remake.. with Platinum Games developing it.
im SO happy these are back thank you so much!
Great video! I felt the same way playing through the game. At first it felt like the sisters were just the kinda tropes of various different archetypes, but knowing how drakengard was in the past, i knew there would always be layers and mroal complexities added. And by the end i loved each and every one of them especially zero. And you said it so well, that we need female characters who are ugly, desperate and selfish. We need characters who are somewhere in the middle. Again amazing video!
It’s an amazing video. I really like the details you told about the characters, especially about Zero. I find her personality even more interesting than before watching!
One best girl
Ariss second to zero but out of the sisters? Ye one the best
Two?
THREE
this is why i keep watching your channel, you see the reasons i love this game so much.
One is probably my ideal waifu. I'd be her Disciple in a heartbeat.
...Except, you know, for the fact that whispering sweet nothings would probably make her ears bleed, and touching skin would probably cause intense disgust if not excruciating pain for her, and even just breathing the air around her would make her want to vomit. Or that she would probably just not care in the slightest for a mere human's existence. Or that the entire romance option would be a hopeless path to ruin and despair, no matter how smoothly things (probably wouldn't) go beforehand. Or that I'd probably earn the scorn of an entire nation just for daring to exist beside their goddess. Or...
Oh shit! All the videos are back?! Thank you for putting these back up; these vids got me into Yoko Taro in the first place.
Damn,I was about to cry. You hit the feels real good Valk.
Awesome video again, i love how you compare videogames or videogame characters with aspects of the real world, just awesome
I haven't completed the game yet but once you play through it the nicest thing in my opinion is how the story unravels. Playing through it right now it is kinda always on my mind of what, why and how things are happening. The game is always making me question the motives of the characters and why certain things are happening. That to me is smart story telling.
I just began playing the series, I'm glad to see that your videos explain a lot
Agreed on all points, the Intoners were quite possibly my favorite part of the game(and possibly, my favorite product of Yoko Taro and his wonderfully dark mind). His portrayal just made them, well...Whenever you can make me think one thing, then add in something seemingly completely contrary, and yet that STILL makes sense and fits so well with the character...It's just a beautiful thing to behold.Anywho, nice video! Looking forward to the next one, whatever it is you decide to do.
Your videos are absolutely fantastic.
Ayy a new upload
I love that you added English subtitle for all videos you made, that helps a lot for people suck at English like me.
amazing video as always Valkyrie
Here from bun’s channel & this video is pretty impressive, great in-depth analysis! Never played this game before but I want to after this video :-)
subscribed and notified. I really like your topics on my favorite games and the way you present each video.
Also, we should stop looking for strong female characters. Instead focus on good written characters overall. The reason why these women succeed in being complex and well, "strong", is because the were written as *people* first.
Exactly. Good character writing is the most important thing. For nearly any writing work, write the role and only THEN consider things like gender, or ethnic background, religion, sexuality or whatever the buzzword happens to be. Ellen Ripley, like every other character in Alien was written without regard to gender and then cast with the actor or actress who's audition seemed best.
Aye.
Ironically strong originally referred to well written, not physicality.
Sure, but the reason why people want "strong female characters" is because most female characters in media are solely written as "love interest to the male character". There are already plenty of well-written, complex male characters - I want to see well-written, complex characters of other genders too.
This is the most thoughtful video I’ve seen on UA-cam tbh
So many waifus.
I always get excited when you upload! I really hope they do a remaster of the Drakengard games for PS4.
Awesome video!! Love it! :3
im so glad i subscribed to this channel.
As much as I loved playing both Nier's, Drakengard 3 is my favorite Yoko Taro game and beating the branch D boss was probably one of the most exhilarating moments that I've had playing video games. I would love to see Zero come back in Drakengard 4 if there is one and before someone says that isn't possible, recall what Accord said in the end game video. Never say never.
I'm still waiting for her return in nier/drakengard world
I was about to say that Emil is a pure boy and I remembered: oh right, the mass murder and breakdown over existential terror
He's pure
gets near 100% in Automata
"Pain the Agony" *proceeds to nearly crush you a ton of times
I can literally ate 7 bowls of white rice with ur voice as the side dish :) Loves the videos, keep it up!
Someone who has conections to Disney and Hollywood better send this analysis inn as soon as possible!
THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW!
Can't Zero be called mother instead of sister, they were born from her.
Code951 yeah Zero says that at one point herself
Japanese version seems to have Zero acting more of a Mother to the Utahime 5 actually.
I was on the fence but will definitely pick it up as soon as I can find it now.
wouldve been cool to see the cut ideas for them: each having an extra
theme: hair that doesnt stop growing, nails that dont stop growing, etc.
I love Drakengard 3, it's my favorite game of all time. I'm glad some people are actually making more videos on this game. People need to appreciate this game more cause it's a prequel not a sequel.
You've definitely made me very heckin interested in this series and yoko taros work in general as well as the atelier series
I saw ayesha on sale for switch and I got it because along with nier the dusk series has piqued my interest given that they both deal with very end of the world scenarios... Automata captured a lot of the things I've been feeling in the current situation in its own way and definitely became special to me but I don't think I would have pursued it if not for your videos and same for haunting ground I related in my own ways to some of the feelings you described though I lacked the traditional female upbringing as a trans woman aspects of it still felt very relatable and it made me curious to try to view that perspective that I obviously have an interest in but missed in the exact ways it is portrayed therein your channel has helped a lot the past few sleepless days and I hope you are doing well in all of this!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
You might also like the comic series monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda it also has very complex female characters and awesome art as well as variations on the themes of gender conformity!
I hate how so many people(especially in the west) find female characters that have flaws or who aren't perfect goddesses inherently sexist
Lord Blue Balls
The females characters in Game of Thrones are looked upon positively despite being very flawed
Jenkins You have a point but it still does receive a lot of criticism just for having the gull to have characters like that and that aspect has lessened over the years(see Aria or Danny), Rey from Star Wars almost never makes any mistakes or loses despite her just being some desert scavenger
Lord Blue Balls How long has it been since Rey took her wraps off and had a bath/shower? I bet she stinks.
Awoken Genius so did Jesus
Awoken Genius she's basically space Jesus
You should totally make a miniseries talking about the intoners(with both lore and opinion).
5:16 someone send this to Kathleen Kennedy please
Really want to play this!
Bad gameplay, but awesome story, characters and development. If Nier stops being interesting, here is a solid story and remake.
This is really fascinating. I'll need to check out Drakengard 3 some time.
1st? Also, great video. Good explanation of what constitutes a strong character.
I love the sound of your voice! I’m sure you’d be a great voice actresses 👍
Someday.... drakengard4....... damm it
Thanks for this video.
Welp, I'm subscribed.
Sign me up for more analysis like this. It's great to hear more about Drakengard and what others take is.
Now that i think of it, in route a theyre in their "castles" waiting for the battle, like classic bosses
On the other routes theyre in random places totally crazy
THIS NEEDS MORE VIEWS
I know you're inactive now but... I just want to say... Zero's journey was very influential to my life. This game actually got me out of a bad place. Thank you Yoko Taro. Thank you.
Oh boy a midnight video!
I love the way drakengard 3 has such interesting characters because without them then our story is pretty pointless
I find them all very deep and textured characters, though some are more well done and others are somewhat half baked
5 seems very one dimetional and isn't as much as you first think probably do to her short stay in plot
4 looks like a angel at first then zero kinda hints at her being a "little" off
3 is interesting I find octa more interesting but still she's a neat little... seamstress?
2 she's a sympathetic character and has more interesting stuff in the main game like how did this mess happen
Zero is fascinating given her horrible beginnings you'd expect her to want to watch the world burn but nope she's a paradox lots of killing now but it's the only way to stop this apocalyptic orchestra
One seems like one of the weaker ones to me she's memorable but as a character the others outshine her the "evil" book worm does some interesting stuff but she's one of the more bland in game
They are all good character's it's just they are in a game that isn't all there, the story is awesome and so are the characters but the game it's self doesn't hold up with them
Zero and her sisters are the best characters ever ! Thanks for making that video, the world need to know !
I wish Square Enix would make a PC remaster of it... (Why do i love games that will never have sequels?(and with the sames characters....)
Cool video. i have always had problems with Zero's personality. I read her novella and the manga, and i barely understand how she develops her sense of responsibility. before her resurection she killed so many innocents without understand why. Of course she is capable of caring and loving people who can accept her such as Michael/Mikail, Accord and the disciples but in the end there is nothing to justify her actions. she doesn't know how to solve a problems except by killing. This is her main problem and the reason why there is a story: because she never tried to explain the problem to the other intoners. because in the end none of 6 sisters is evil (except maybe 3). the story was more comprehensible with Caim in the first game because we saw him go through a lot of tragedies. but when the 3 game came out, we received poor informations about the characters and have to wait until the novella.
wait so she is worthless for having past moments
when your life is nothing but fear and people wanting you dead while a curse is on you your vison of the worlds not gonna stay sane the whole time I mean generals in war have done so many things they regret so many battles that ending in near death of every person they lead an half the time its for BS reasons from that moment
Interesting interpretation, you showed me a side from some of the intoners I didn't see before.. I do think there is much more depth to One's character though, at least than what that sentence lets on.
Despite this game's flaws, which are numerous, it's still one of my favorite games on the PS3. Largely due to Zero herself, who I feel is one of the best and most interesting protagonists in all of video games. Excellent video.
I really like hearing about the good aspects of Drakengard 3. I've put only a few hours in and I still really like it, despite the technical issues. I think there is merit to the attempts made in this game that shouldn't be ignored because the game is a very mixed bag. Also, on the topic of strong female protagonists, I'd recommend Tales Of Berseria. Velvet Crowe is one of my favorite game characters ever and is a really great protagonist, at least from my point of view. Awesome video as always! I really enjoy learning more about NieR and Drakengard from someone who genuinely loves the games.
drakengard 3 was amazing for me too. Until you have to fight branch D's final boss anyways... lol
I saw it as one of the best examples of telling through gameplay out there, Zero is on this seemingly impossible mission that she has failed time and time again at completing so it makes sense that the boss is also seemingly impossible
@@lordblueballs7293 that's like the ending of nier automata then
Hooray drakengard 3 videos!
I love your video, it will help me a lot. At school, I'll have to do a speech about feminism and the place of women in medias. I think Drakengard 3 is one of the most important example about the evolution of the females' role in medias, fictions, and video games.
Two was too pure for this Taroful world
@ValkyrieAurora has anyone told you how calming and amazing your voice is when your Narrating?
The narrator of this video maybe the embodiment of the ideal character being discussed
One day I will find that intro song because it is giving me life
This looks cool
I never liked drakengard 3, but the characters were always excellent, and your video goes to prove that the characters are indeed fantastic! Great video!
Yeah it's definitely the strongest female cast in any game. Barring visual novels.
An additional to the Drakenguard series. How wonderful! It's really nice to see someone appreciating the game even years after. This is my favorite game. I am been dying to grow older just to play this game. It contains some content I am not able to watch but I still did anyway. Everything is perfect for me. This is what I look in for a game. It may not seem to be a masterpiece compared to the the older Drakenguard series , but I love this one the most. It may seem weird to name this as a masterpiece , but this is my opinion.
The humour is just hilarious , even if it's sexual. The gore and stuff... It works fine I guess. The whole plot behind it is the most impacting for me. Zero though , I love her.
Honestly what I love about this game is the rich cast of colorful characters (figuratively and literally), and it's nice to finally see a set of interesting females as the main cast in a video game. A lot of media (especially western) can't seem to pull that off without seeming cheesy or forced.
Its baffling and amazing how this games leads to the events of Automata