Drakengard - Opening

[@azurebookllet9216]

I like how if you just approach the game with no foreknowledge, you would probably think that the video is where the real important shit is happening, and the intro text is just some cool-looking nonsense. Yet, literally every line either foreshadows those endings or reveals the actual themes of the game. (Spoilers below, obviously.) "The unsuppressed soul lets flow oceans of blood" - the first hint that your protagonist, Caim, is a total maniac. "The Watchers drink and raise high the basin of fire" - Ending C. Watchers laugh at mankind's stupidity, but they don't bother intervening this time because the dragons also got tired of mankind's shit and decided to do the job for them (basin of fire.) "Mighty generals hesitate beneath a crimson sky" - the sky turns to hell in the final chapter regardless of the ending you are in. Both the remains of the Union's troops, and even whatever was left of Empire's soldiers become much less important than the monsters drawn to the seeds at this point. "As the tears of a goddess flow, four lost temples forebode the coming of the queen." - The hint that you'll always lose all the seals because the Union's armies are hilariously bad, your companions keep screwing up and sending Caim in completely wrong places, and Caim himself would rather keep flying around and finding excuses to kill things than to stay and defend at least one seal. The coming of the queen is well, what endings D and E are about. "The dragon plummets from the tower of red thunder, and where it falls no-one has seen." Either you have not seen Ending E and this makes no sense to you, or you have, and this line is extremely painful. Oh, and you obviously have no way to tell from this intro that lovingly shows off the pact abilities of Arioch, Leonard and Seere just what sort of secrets they hold. And you certainly can't tell that the rambling hierarch who cannot fight but still wants to genocide subhumans is nevertheless the only one of them who can actually prevent the apocalypse, rather than fight on uselessly after it already occurred, or sacrifice half the continent or a whole other world in order to stop it.

[@nicoplop154]

Best comment of all time !

[@JV-km9xk]

If anyone is interested, here is an extremely obscure trailer for Drakengard sitting on KZbin for more than a decade kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYikeqmphpZ2rtU

[@kaanaltntas3966]

I always thought the opening lines CHRONOGICALLY refer to the endings. The unsuppressed soul that lays waste to the world is actually Manah. In ending B, Furiae also mentions that a woman burned at the stake shall hold the world in a basin of fire. The crimson sky that gives pause to mighty generals is comprised of the dragon's fire. The queen arrives when all the temples (and possibly the instrument of the Gods?) İs destroyed, but while Furiae was 'supposedly' saved but devastated. The final one really speaks for itself.

[@missmothman]

who else would love a remastered

[@reneh.4883]

@Mammoth Games Me too.

[@muhannabasalem574]

Ma Martin a remake would be better in my opinion

[@beezkneez6373]

Hell yes.

[@ShizukaZetsubou]

Why not both?

[@lelouchstrife1891]

though if they put it in the ps2 games for ps4 that'd be ok too but definitely want this one in there despite all the endings being crap

[@zyzxxinfinity]

"Death from above. Chaos below." Caim's pact sigil on my back, to always remember this amazing game.

[@DaddyJTV]

The goddess the queen We face the broken heartless The angel the tower We see the end this daybreak

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

Are those the actual lyrics? Now I can't unhear it

[@captainkaiju2273]

From this to sad robots. Yoko Taro, never change.

[@lolrus5555]

From a delightfully sociopathic mute to thicc sad androids.

[@awakenow7147]

@@lolrus5555 I don't think hes quite a sociopath. Hes a deeply disturbed child of war who has learned to find pleasure in the thrill of combat, but he still cares for certain people around him.

[@FOREEAL]

“Never change 🥲” [changes]

[@srgShadow]

Gives me the chills every time especially with Caim and the dragon

[@ShadowJax04]

One of my favorite video gaming intros.

[@BordonCordor]

Still one of the most weirdest, yet best games I've ever got to experience. Story was great, and they didn't hold back. The music is beautiful. I went in expecting the ol happy ending and good vs evil, medieval this, dragons, magic, etc. Turns out everyone in this game is pretty chaotic and corrupt and the story gets weirder and more depressing the more you get through the game. You, the protagonist, are corrupt. Everything has simply gone to shit. Every single person in this game has hit rock bottom. Drakengard universe is a world of extremely bad luck. You literally play as a skilled and powerful pact mute sociopath who really enjoys slaughtering literally everything he comes across that is not the Union, even going as far as enjoying his killing spree. He takes on entire armies full of red eyed crazies alone with his dragon. The game is pretty much evil vs extremely evil. Every single companion you come across except for Angelus (Except for one ending) and Seere are either assholes or deranged, there is no in between. One word about this game? Unpredictable. Just wait until you see all of the endings.

[@FatFlamingo]

as a kid I never skipped the intro once I loved it still do so sad I cant find the song anywhere :(

[@RubianGaming]

go to about 3:00 where Caim cleaves like 12 doods. It zooms in on his face, total give away that he's a fucking murderous psychopath.

[@PtolemiosFrost]

Rubian Gaming Yep. That's the face of impending death right there.

[@PtolemiosFrost]

Rubian Gaming Yep. That's the face of impending death right there.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

+Rubian Gaming And yet, THAT'S WHY WE LOVE HIM!!!!!!

[@beezkneez6373]

Completely agree but don't forget that the empire slaughtered his parents right in front of him and Furiau (god i butchered her name)

[@EvelynL.1112]

@@beezkneez6373 Yeah, I don't blame him for wanting revenge.

[@slawdog8]

Still my favorite game as far as storyline goes. What other game actually dissects moral issues and provides profound philosophical insights. This might sound weird but I think game made me a smarter person.

[@198Immortal]

Omg this is so nostalgic.... 2:15 I always thought that that scene was the coolest when i was still a lil kid

[@srgShadow]

198Immortal same gives me chills and I'm crying now because of how beautifully epic it is

[@execubler]

Omg yes

[@JV-km9xk]

If anyone is interested, here is an extremely obscure trailer for Drakengard sitting on KZbin for more than a decade kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYikeqmphpZ2rtU

[@carljohnson3884]

Me to brother

[@zyzxxinfinity]

3:07 That menacing smile. Caim and his bloodlust...

[@alextomazcarvalho7916]

Lord Caim the empire surround the castle!!

[@ryogamestation]

3:07 😈 I love that smile as the enemy soldiers get burn to a crisp.

[@Star-cs3vh]

This opening perfectly sets the tone of the game and it’s chaotic story

[@8304u]

are you sure? i think the true intro fits the tine better, this one is generic

[@JV-km9xk]

If anyone is interested, here is an extremely obscure trailer for Drakengard sitting on KZbin for more than a decade kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYikeqmphpZ2rtU

[@shada0]

Just a question to all who played the game, did anyone else come to the conclusion that Caim is a freaken psychopath! We generally over look how video game protagonist can kill thousands & still be a normal person, but I think they went the opposite direction in this game. I mean few characters where mentally intact in this game & I remember one character begging Caim to stop killing.

[@HigaaraEnd]

There's a very interesting interview from Yoko Taro, the creator of the series, when Drakengard 3 came out where he goes a bit about this. Basically, he was surprised to see beat 'em up games giving you satisfaction whenever you attain a certain threshold of killed enemies. Because if you think about it, that makes you a mass murderer, a psychopath (which is also why the who Empire forces are mad soldiers). However, he figured later than you don't need to be crazy to become a murderer, you just have to believe that you are right. Which is exactly what Yoko Taro had in mind when he made Nier (won't spoil it but you should find out why it is, Nier is great)

[@JV-km9xk]

If anyone is interested, here is an extremely obscure trailer for Drakengard sitting on KZbin for more than a decade kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYikeqmphpZ2rtU

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

Yes, Caim was a complete psychopath, he wanted to kill just about everyone, he only spared the dragon because he knew she had a common enemy with the Empire & he could use her power to kill more of his enemies. To me Caim was the Kratos before Kratos

[@EthVortexShield]

Holy shit, it looks so beautiful now that I can actually read the text and still not understand the lyrics! Great job on this.

[@EthVortexShield]

***** It sounds like "The ending, the tower... We see the end this gameplay" like the song is referencing how depressed the player would be at finding out that ending, lol. Of course it's not english and these people would want us to suffer a little more by never knowing these lyrics anyway.

[@shamanicwolf4495]

My best translation from what I can hear is, "The Goddess, the King. We'll best the world can part with. The Angel, the Tower. We'll see the end just take way. The Goddess, the King, We'll best the world can harness. The Angel, the Tower, We'll see the end just take way.

[@JV-km9xk]

If anyone is interested, here is an extremely obscure trailer for Drakengard sitting on KZbin for more than a decade kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYikeqmphpZ2rtU

[@nerostile333]

One of the games that activated my true self and Taste in Video games. These Characters you grew up With in a game and at some point you just Think: "God you Are so annoying just die already" and then out of nowhere, they actually die Without Further explanation like wtf was that.

[@thelopen2604]

Not even Shazam can tell me what this song is called or who it's by.

[@THEHEADOFTHEPACK]

it was the best game ever such a good storyline . i still remember it and ithats like 7 years on from i played

[@rosewhip889]

My 9 year old just watched the opening the other day, and her jaw was dropped the entire time.

[@Nephlimgames]

Wish they remade this for newer consoles such a good game

[@Star-cs3vh]

My favorite ps2 game I love yoko taros games and universe so much

[@ViennaCihan20]

14 Years still one of the best games of all time qho played it knows 😭❤️

[@FenixLites]

What is a world without Furiae

[@ericonmarzs]

someone who feels the same way as me, I was devastated when she doesn't live in a single ending

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

A possibly incestuous one. Maybe.

[@bingusshlingus1442]

@@ericonmarzs I mean, in ending b she technically lives. Just as an eldrich abomination

[@Siegberg91]

@@bingusshlingus1442 its pretty much just the watchers using her as flesh puppet. Probaly not much soul of her left at that point.

[@JV-km9xk]

If anyone is interested, here is an extremely obscure trailer for Drakengard sitting on KZbin for more than a decade kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYikeqmphpZ2rtU

[@Friendlysociopath]

Man this is some sweet work, nice job; thank you

[@deadmanhades8909]

Best intro ever

[@caim4611]

music opening looks like Demon souls

[@BattleCattleSA]

ah, it told the end from the beginning

[@tipology]

Those bass knocks when hes fighting...music epic as fuck bro

[@oro2play]

The very first image you see upon starting the Drakengard franchise... the Three Eyed Gemini Is now tattooed on a newly revealed character in NieR Automata Oh what are the connections?

[@wobblefoot7607]

Unsure of any newly established connections but one of the endings of Drakengard end up in what would become the NieR universe.

[@abbysaito5348]

You mean the watchers tattoo? Lol so much lore behind thr watchers

[@ignaeon]

Apparently he just saw it in history books and thought it looked neat.

[@Fem_Witch]

This is definitely one of the best video game openings ever

[@Wolf10media]

3:08 Do it Dragon... (This is before the end)

[@carljohnson3884]

That smile

[@TadakatsuHondaful]

Jeez, I wonder why they never released this song?

[@Serbz03]

Honestly I would rather have it totally overhaul. This is square enix we are talking about.

[@Issen_Mode]

It would be awesome if Yoko Taro remade the whole trilogy, but I doubt he'd ever want to lol

[@GStar7441]

BEST PS2 GAME EVER !!!

[@astaran]

Masterpiece

[@soniamaria-od8rn]

please remake this game.

[@zaredsilverlake8170]

i love this game even though it gets weird in the end

[@GramoChopin]

Morbid is a more accurate word I think.

[@zaredsilverlake8170]

i little yes also how far have you got in it? (what endings have you got i mean.)

[@GramoChopin]

I've beaten it a long time ago, I think I got two of the endings

[@zaredsilverlake8170]

i Never really got a lot my self but my brother did and heres a bit of a spoiler the final final final boss is really hard to kill, even with cheats she can kill you with one hit and she shoots out the attacks like mad when you get further into the battle. like up to the point where you weld your door shut and you have hand gel to remove the cramping of your muscles as you go and mash the X,O, [ ], and /\ buttons. just to die for the seventh time only 30 sec in to the battle. (Im not joking it's that hard.)

[@zaredsilverlake8170]

yep but even then you will die alot

[@pupinator98]

how much of the game's budget you figure went into the opening? lol. especially the bit at the end where the guy who got dragonbreath'd turned to a skeleton

[@themanaken0001]

This sounds like Demons Souls

[@ChaosXUnleashed]

Great quality, thanks for uploading. :D

[@iKnowYourWay]

2.24 - 2.27 why is aeroplane sound ?

[@coralinekozun7325]

This intro reminds me of the intro from Demon's Souls. Which is not a bad thing. And while I don't think Drakengard does quite as much with its subject matter as the later entries (Drakengard 3, Nier, and Nier Automata specifically) it still is an astoundingly strange, wonderful story :)

[@codman4372wx]

Glad I'm not the only one picturing demon souls. I actually got a ps3 for demon souls and drakengard 3, and literally just got a ps2 for drakengard 1

[@rokasuglovas45]

Remaster on ps4 would be my dream lol

[@Mrdarkblackknight666]

Not going to lie, whenever I played this game I always turn it off then back on just to listen to that opening.

[@Militia_Captain]

Hebrews 4:12 [12]For the word of TMH (The Most High) is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

[@Militia_Captain]

In the making 😁🐺🦊🗡

[@simo_delux.]

I'm only at the third chapter but it's all so impossible!!😭😭😭 and I stopped it two days ago, I already know that I'm definitely missing out on a masterpiece because I understood it right away....but I'm not giving up....sooner or later ( I have only 3 weapons...) Ops....I finished the game....100%....with 100% weapons...😍

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

My favorite part is at 1:56 when Seere's golem rises up & begins marching

[@youngkappakhan]

The expectations that this gave me are very, very different from what the game has in store, especially with that soundtrack that sounds like nothing else in the game.

[@azurebookllet9216]

It's funny that with these intros, you usually think that the cinematic and music are the real shit, and the text crawl is just filler, but here it's the opposite. "The unsuppressed soul lets flow oceans of blood" "The Watchers drink and raise high the basin of fire" "Mighty generals hesitate beneath a crimson sky" "As the tears of the goddess flow, four lost temples forebode the coming of the queen." "The dragon plummets from the tower of red thunder, and where it falls no-one has seen." So unnerving how all of the above sounds like any other cool but filler nonsense, yet it directly foreshadows all the endings that go to hell, including Ending E. Oh, and the intro shows these cool supporting characters (especially if you have no idea of their secrets) and gives you not a hint they all have far less dialogue than the uncool rambling tyranical priest, who is nevertheless the only one of them who can actually save the world.

[@wikipediaintellectual7088]

The weird part is that this song was probably still done by one of the two composers that went full sicko mode on every other track. They've both got a lot of variety under their belts.

[@youngkappakhan]

@@wikipediaintellectual7088 Incel

[@wikipediaintellectual7088]

@@youngkappakhan Numale

[@TheAncientMysteriesBeckon]

Is there a song for this???

[@_.dead_anarchist._]

I PLEASE WHO KNOWS TELL ME THE NAME OF THIS TRACK

[@gravelordnito6247]

didn't like the game cause of the gameplay, but the opening, the atmosphere, some forbidden topics and especially the endings are fantastic. Though, i prefer Drakgengard 2's opening. All 3 games need a remake/remaster, and to be something like a collection, but more than that (like after an ending the next game would have some changed details). Sad that probably even Yoko Taro doesn't care anymore about his (and not only) old games(((

[@dindundanadventure5650]

amazing game, amazing song!!!

[@distortish]

they should make HD ver for this fro PS3 ಥ_ಥ

[@delvoyekylleros6004]

What is song for the choir

[@TheRedRaven_]

Whoa what the hell? The music is awesome why did they cut it out in the original?

[@superbroly2286]

Remake this game please

[@ErFeti_]

Me encanta el momento en que entra en el castillo con el dragon *-*

[@azamifeltonyt7122]

Te entiendo, a mi igual

[@DarkMProductions]

Good news, Square-Enix just announced Drakengard 3 for the PS3!

[@orangesprite]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

[@mirkodolci2919]

"Lost Godess, last seal" I think is the first verse.

[@wilykat]

You couldn't be more wrong. Its: "The Darkness...The Queen...We face the broken heartless"

[@mtsauryberliannoor8252]

WHO. Else World love a remas tetes

[@TechMiser0001]

20 years...

[@aaronloossonaaronloosjr.8630]

My favorite dragon of any video game, looks more like a demon

[@Luxfero1000]

Does anyone know the lyrics to this opening's song,i think it's latin,it sounds so epic!

[@Pcj18]

What is the song playing in the video called?

[@shadylemur]

does anyone know the name of the song used in this opening

[@No0Metter0What]

I was always get scared from the last scene! x_X to be honest , Missed lots of old video games ! it much better than the new one! WE WANT REAL STORY THAT MAKE US CRAZY ABOUT!

[@EthanTodd-s5r]

Awesome and great🐉 🤩🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@surfinshinji6845]

The sfx 2:24 and 2:29 sounds like a jet... Nice foreshadowing.

[@superbroly2286]

Remake pls

[@5mvillian5]

Anyone else notice and/ or is bothered by the fact that they missed the "R" when they spelled out Dragon?

[@MarcCifuentes]

PS2?

[@Cipher991]

fucking loved this game the 2nd was good too, now there's rumor of a 3rd one coming out to PS3 cant wait

[@skelly2476]

can anyone tell me the name of this song?

[@sharulsamsul]

I really2 hope this drakengard can play in ps3 , not only de drakengard 3 .

[@IMPER1ALDRAGON]

youtube2mp3 is your friend bro. 1. keep this tab open 2. open up another tab and google youtube2mp3. 3. copy the url (in the address bar) 4. paste into youtube2mp3 and click convert 5. download when it is completed. Have a nice day. :)

[@locoluka567]

What's this released on?

[@enderboy6491]

🎶 🔥

[@BattleCattleSA]

...Uh huh.

[@cocododo4733]

This is the most fucked game I've played.

[@07plokoon]

fucking weird-ass game

[@superbroly2286]

Remake pls

[@superbroly2286]

Remake pls

[@superbroly2286]

Remake pls

[@superbroly2286]

Remake pls

[@superbroly2286]

Remake pls