The two main types of aerial combat are rail shooter-style missions and free-roaming combat which enables both aerial and ground-based combat. The player's performance during them earns special items and the number of items you earn increases with the number of enemies killed.įor aerial combat, Zero mounts her dragon Mikhail. Zero can also complete sidequests as the player progresses through the game: these sidequests place within areas of normal levels and limitations on the player's abilities. While exploring levels, Zero can collect items from chests and fallen enemies which earn money for buying potions, as well as buying and leveling weapons. Each weapon has different effects depending on enemy-type and combat situation, with spears being useful against heavily-armored or shielded enemies and swords being a default weapon. Each weapon has a four-level cap and can be leveled up either through combat or by spending money acquired during levels. Zero can switch between four weapon types: swords, spears, combat bracers and chakrams.

Unlike previous titles in the series, the player does not have to pause the games to switch weapons, instead being able to do it at any time without pausing. Each weapon type produces a different set of attacking moves. As Zero levels up, weapons grow more powerful and Zero gains access to multiple weapon types as the game progresses. When the gauge is filled to any degree, Zero can temporarily enter Intoner Mode, a hyperactive state which enables her to move quickly and deal high damage to enemies while also making her immune to attack.

These can be combined into combos, which fill up Zero's Tension Gauge. In ground-based combat, Zero performs multiple attacks on various enemies. The player controls the main protagonist Zero during the entire campaign and for most levels is accompanied by up to two AI-controlled companions. Drakengard 3 features hack-and-slash gameplay and aerial combat on a dragon, as with previous entries in the series.

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