Drakan's plot is standard save-the-world stuff with a fantasy bent, but the already dazzling graphics and gameplay outshine the story line. Flying the dragon is an effortless, instantly enjoyable experience, and the fun grows as you rain death from above or clamber off the dragon to slice through foes. Gorgeously detailed 3D landscapes only increase the anticipation for this smokin' prospect.
Rynn is a protagonist of the Croft-ian variety meaning female, well-endowed, and scantily-clad , whose brother is kidnapped by a vicious horde of orcs and wartoks. In her quest to rescue him she awakens and then bonds with Arokh, the dragon-hero of the now legendary Order of the Flame. Together they follow the trail of Rynn's brother only to find that it leads to a dark and sinister plot to return an ancient evil to the land of Drakan.
Admit it -- you knew it would. What fan of fantasy games and literature hasn't dreamed of flying on the back of a giant fire-breathing dragon, burning your enemies from the sky or simply feeling the wind in your hair as you examine the beautiful vistas before you? Drakan: Order of the Flame fulfills this desire with a dragon to ride, enemies to flame, exquisite 3D graphics, 3D sound, and force-feedback joystick support.
The only thing they forgot to include was a fan to give that "wind in the hair" feeling. Of course, only part of the game takes place astride a dragon.
The rest is a third-person hack-'n-slash action game with the puzzles and plot of an adventure game. Personally I was just disappointed that it wasn't a role-playing game. But more about that later. Since it's a third-person game, the view is that of a camera from just behind Rynn.
You control her movements through a combination of keyboard, mouse, joystick, or gamepad, and I found that the default controls of keyboard and mouse worked quite well.
The controls for Rynn map well to controlling Arokh. There's very little mental adjustment to playing the different modes, although ground combat is the area where Drakan really shines. Rynn, a female warrior, is easy enough to maneuver and the real time combat is superb. Hand to hand combat is both varied and challenging. You fight enemy warriors and monsters up close, from a distance, and in the air. Some opponent's approach in the normal fashion, others drop down from the ceiling and still others fly in from above.
I have had enemies run or cower down after a potent magical attack and, when shooting with my bow, have had them step behind objects and even laugh at me. Often they will run for or call out their companions when they see you coming and many of them will give chase if you run. Magical spells are invoked with a unique set of hand movements that must be remembered for each spell, making magic what it should be, a learned skill for the character and the player.
Both magic and bow range attacks are made a bit easier with the targeting feature, however, in some cases when you cannot seem to target with the bow, there is a zoom feature that comes in handy for getting enemies in challenging spots. Targeting is also a handy feature when fighting hand to hand as it allows you to dodge attacks without loosing track of your opponent.
On the down side, you have to release your targeting in order to run away from an opponent, which can be frustrating in the heat of battle, at least until you get the hang of it. Drakan also offers a unique aspect that few games, other than its PC based predecessor Drakan: Order of the Flame , can boast at this time.
In Drakan you can ride your companion Arokh, a magnificent dragon of the Elder Breed. From his back you can fly through the skies and battle enemies. His movement is a bit more challenging to master, but well worth the effort. This ability to soar through the sky on a dragon's back is more than most Fantasy Adventure and RPG gamers can resist and is almost worth the investment by itself. Another great feature worth mentioning is their unique way of dealing with limited inventory space.
As you adventure through dungeons and pick up treasure, most of the unusable items, such as gems, that you would have to sell anyway are automatically converted to gold. I tried yesterday to install it but like mentioned it's ISO is of a strange format. But I'll try it another day. Thnx anyways for all the good games you share with us :. Maniaco 1 point. This is one of the most underrated games ever. Should be amongst the classics. I think it was let down by it's horrible ending.
EXE 1 point. To the last guy regarding language: The most likely reason most of these games are preserved in English is because it's the most common language, and most games were developed with english primarily. HanSulu points. Why do you try to only preserve the games in English?
Especially when you think about the little fact that some of these games aren't even English games in the first place. Considering that you can't even play the Gothic version with English dubbing, it's the worst. BDK 1 point. Not iso but mdf. EXE 17 points. Whoever left that last comment, you're an idiot.
These people have done nothing but upload the game to try and preserve it, you have no right to come here and be rude for no reason. Winrar you can literally just download, nobody forces you to buy it. This is an OLD game. If you even remotely know anything about old PC games; it's that most of them either flat out don't work on newer systems or will need patches and tweaks to even get running. That's not the fault of the people that uploaded it here, OR the devs, it's just a problem with how newer operating systems function compared to how older ones did.
Go be an asshole somewhere else, instead of blaming things on others for no reason. Cyrus points. Rohit -1 point. Rivalus 0 point. I remember this. I choose this instead of Tomb Raider and never regret it. It made you a Dragonrider. Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 1 guest. Drakan 2 for PC? Discuss Drakan: Order of the Flame with fellow players and post any technical problems here where an 'unofficial' support team will try and help you.
Gameplay help questions can go here too. That would be so goddamn cool! What do you think? There is no chance of a PC version happenimng now especially seem as Surreal is now part of Midway games as an in house developer.
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