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Drakengard 3 release date announced, opening movie released

So Nier, yet so far.

News by Wesley Yin-Poole Former Editor-in-Chief

Updated on 5 Feb 2014

PlayStation 3 action role-playing game Drakengard 3 launches in Europe on 21st May 2014, Square Enix has announced.

Drakengard 3 is a prequel to the original set in a medieval world. It fuses RPG systems with hack and slash combat. Oh, and there's a dragon.

In Europe and other PAL territories Drakengard 3 is a digital-only release. In North America a physical version is also available.

To coincide with the release date announcement Square Enix published the game's opening movie in the video below.

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