alright so i see a lot, lot of reviews for this game with this same opinion. i May Be Stupid, but i've just finished branch a + all 5 dlcs and so far this game has been nothing but dopamine shot into my brain through my controller. what are the "bad on purpose" aspects of the game or however you spin it

@personperson while that's a common take for drakengard *1* (whether intentional or not, the gameplay being mind numbing goes well with a soundtrack that's designed to convey madness) i don't actually believe drak 3 is "bad on purpose" at all. i just think it's bad lmao. i liked how chunky the combat felt initially, but it certainly overstayed its welcome by the time i got to the final ending

though honestly i'm not sure if i'd even take much issue with the repetition as long as it ran at a reasonable framerate, but it chugs like a motherfucker despite looking like a ps2 title and it kinda gives me a headache on a physical ps3 (rpcs3 literally runs this game better than a real console)

oh maybe the fact that i'm playing this on rpcs3 factors into my enjoyment
btw just out curiosity how long are the next 3 branches compared to the first?

@personperson 100% definitely a factor. you can skim around here and see how frequently it dips. i wouldn't even care if it was a consistent 20, probably, but it bouncing all around the 15-30 range is frustrating as hell

it's been a long time since i played this so i don't remember exactly how long the routes are, but i wanna say ending A is roughly halfway through the game