Both series have been largely praised for their complex characters and storylines, although the gameplay of the Drakengard games has been criticized.īoth Drakengard and the original Nier were long considered popular in Japan, selling well and gaining a cult following, and resulting in multiple adaptations and additional media such as books (including several novelizations), manga, comics, and a stage play. The setting of the Drakengard games is a Northern Europe-like dark fantasy world where humans and creatures from myth and legends live side by side, while the Nier games are set in the distant future of a different ending to the first Drakengard from the one Drakengard 2 follows, leading to 2017's Nier: Automata taking place in a much different, post-apocalyptic science fiction setting. Dark or mature plot and character themes and multiple endings have become a staple of the series.

The stories of both Drakengard and Nier generally focus on the fortunes and personalities of a small group of protagonists either directly or indirectly connected to and affected by the events of the story. Yoko directed every game in both series, with the exception of 2005's Drakengard 2 on which he only had minor involvement. A spin-off series titled Nier, taking place in an alternative timeline, was started in 2010 with the eponymous game. The eponymous first game in the series was released in 2003 on the PlayStation 2, and has since been followed by a sequel, a prequel and several spin-offs. Drakengard, known in Japan as Drag-On Dragoon, is a series of action role-playing video games created by Yoko Taro.

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