PS4: Nier Automata Is Phenomenal

[Azuren]

outlawauron said:

Azuren said:

The "true" ending of Drakengard is the first one, since that's the one that segues dirtectly into Drakengard 2. Until the release of Nier, the ending that led into it was referred to as mostly a joke ending.

I don't agree.

Drakengard 2 whether rightly or not has been pushed almost into a spin-off or non-canon title. It wasn't developed by Yoko Taro and is the least important game in Drakengard/Nier universe by far.

You can argue it's been ret-conned this way, and you have room to argue, but ultimately that's where we are now.

Canon isn't something decided by whether or not the same director was involved. Drakengard is an IP owned by Square, and Drakengard 2 is a numbered sequel the branches from the first (and arguably least devastating) ending. Nier, regardless of quality, is the spin-off series. This doesn't make it worse, though. But the status of Drakengard 2 as a full-on sequel is held by it's name alone; Drakengard 2. Not Drakengard: The One Not Directed by Taro.

 

I look at the whole thing as seperate timelines anyway. If Zelda can get away with it, then why not?