Drakhen
SCORE: 67
I played Drakhen on the Evercade and the Super NES. Back in the day I
played Drakhen on the 16-bit Super NES. Then when Drakhen was released
on the Evercade I played it again. The second time I played Drakhen I
wound up doing it on a live stream and then made a video out of that
recording. If you are looking for Drakhen on the Evercade then look at
the Piko Interactive Collection 1. I struggled with Drakhen both times I
played it.
The scrolling and rotation was the big selling point back in the day for
Drakhen. We can walk around with four characters and fight monsters.
There are also puzzles to solve within Drakhen. My biggest problem with
Drakhen is it is difficult to figure out what to do in this retro role
playing video game. I had to look up how to do this and how to do that.
After awhile Drakhen makes you feel like you can never figure out
anything. At least that is how Drakhen made me feel.
The graphics are okay for the era and the day. The lack of detail on say
the faces of the characters sticks out for me. The music in Drakhen is
pleasant to listen to. There is violence, and false gods within Drakhen.
The lore of this fantasy world is deep. Certain characters have magical
abilities in Drakhen. The scrolling and the rotation may look bad now,
but back then it was actually pretty decent. This was one of the major
selling points of the Super NES. Drakhen was developed back in an era
before video game companies offered gamers assists to be able to play
the game. Drakhen is one of those where you need to figure it out for
yourself, stay stuck, or die.
If you can get into Drakhen and keep your characters alive then you may
find lots of replay. There are plenty of places to explore in Drakhen.
Grinding is very important in this role playing video game. I am not big
on how Drakhen controls personally. I wish there was more interactivity
from the player. The characters go off and do their own thing quite
often. We can give them some limited commands, but Drakhen really needed
improvements in this portion. If you are a historical gamer and
interested in how RPGs were from the past then Drakhen may interest you.
I enjoyed the struggles with Drakhen personally.
- Paul
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 75%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: Evercade/Super NES
Publisher: Piko Interactive
Developer: Infogrames
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated
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