Well, we’re finally down to the final 2-week stretch before the Japanese release of Drag-on Dragoon 3 aka Drakengard 3!  There hasn’t been much in terms of new info out there recently, but there are a few bits that are worth mentioning.

Today’s issue of Famitsu ought to have something in it about DOD3.  I tried to pick it up late last night–just before midnight from my local convenience store–but they said it wouldn’t be for sale until tomorrow.  It was like 30 minutes early! -_-;  Anyway, so I will pick that up on the way to work today and see if there’s anything DOD3 related in it.

As far as Famitsu Online goes, they have another article written about a few impressions after completing the game–Yes, apparently they were able to play the game ahead of all of us!  Lucky journalists!  xD

I will write up a translation for the short article later today, but here are the main points:

Written by Giant Kuroda, Edited by S
http://ex.famitsu.com/dod3/2013/12/05/62/

*  Fast paced battles
*  Changing weapons are easy and don’t upset the flow of battle
*  Missions last around 20-30 minutes
*  Difficulty level is well balanced – Even if you die or find it difficult to complete a stage, it’s easy to level up in extra missions or save strong Utautai attacks for difficult enemies.
*  Fans of the original series or Nier will be quite pleased with this game.

*  Mikhail provides a nice contrast with Zero’s tough personality.
*  Mikhail (probably female) appears to be a great, nobel beast of a dragon… but she’s quite innocent and young-spirited.  She always wants to help Zero when she’s in trouble.
*  Sometimes she is more engrossing than the Utautai sisters.
*  You can freely switch between ground and air battles with Mikhail;  air battles feel more like a shooting game.
*  The freedom of the battleground with the high-speed nature of battles keeps the game interesting and fun!

I will edit this post to add any additional information later. 🙂