Collaboration between Yoko Taro, MONACA, and DearStage.This story later became the basis for the game NieR:Automata. “YoRHa” originally was the brain child of Yoko Taro with an association with MONACA and DearStage. He had the idea to “do something new” by getting involved into the “idol” scene in Akihabara. So, with his connections with Okabe Keiichi at MONACA and Iwasaki Takuya at ILCA and DearStage, they selected three idol vocalists, Aino Eri, Ichikura Yuna, and Sakurai Tamaki, who were already performing in other groups produced by DearStage and created the group “YoRHa”. They performed the “First ACT” in May 2012. The group continued to meet an additional 6 times throughout 20. In 2014, they performed the “Second ACT” and also released a single CD of two songs: Normandy and Guadalcanal. This same trio of vocalists is accredited by the name “YoRHa” for the boss battle themes on the Drakengard 3 soundtrack. The music for the YoRHa CD was composed by Okabe Keiichi (MONACA) with lyrics written by Kikuchi Hana. Mysteriously, a version of the Normandy song appears embedded in the data on the Drakengard 3 game disc. The YoRHa single CD came with a booklet containing a detailed storyline which was written by Yoko Taro, creative director of NieR and the Drakengard series. Because of this, I originally speculated that there could be a connection between YoRHa and NieR. This was in January of 2014. Yoko Taro later worked on creating the story for a stage play based on his YoRHa idea. This play was performed by an all-female cast managed by the production company Alicein Project. YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ – March 12-15, 2020 (Cancelled, Livestreamed on March 29)Īfter the success of NieR:Automata, Yoko Taro penned a brand new YoRHa themed stage play in the form of an all-boys cast in YoRHa Boys.YoRHa Ver.1.1 – May 23-31, 2015 – Alpha & Delta Dual Casts.YoRHa Ver.1.0 – October 1-5, 2014 – Heaven & Earth Dual Casts.The original YoRHa vocalists, who sang the boss battle themes in Drakengard 3, performed the songs “Normandy” and “Guadalcanal” live at these shows.Īs of October 2020, there have been 5 versions of the original YoRHa story depicting the Pearl Harbor Descent Mission on December 8, 11941. This story depicts the M002 mission in Madagascar in May 11942. YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0 – January 31-February 4, 2018.This story will be reprised in an “alternate” version with YoRHa Girls Ver.1.1a in December 2020. YoRHa Ver.1.0 was released on February 28, 2015. There was no commercial release of Ver.1.1. 2020 has been a rough year but it's also been a year that's been mostly marked with replays of some of my most beloved games.Both the YoRHa Ver.1.2 Musical and YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0 were released together on Blu-ray on July 27, 2018. In a year where most publishers released remasters and remakes, it only felt appropriate to look back on some of the series that defined my taste.įrom crowd pleasers like Pokémon Platinum to more niche entries like Mistwalker's The Last Story, I've replayed a lot in an eager attempt to fill in the gaps in my nonexistent backlog. And what better way to start than one of my personal favorites of all time, Cavia's 2003 cult classic Drakengard. My relationship with the Drakengard (or Drag-on Dragoon as it's known in Asian territories) series is a long one and I'm no stranger to replaying these games in general. Yet this year's replay felt different, somehow more engaging probably due to my knowledge of how far the series has gone since then. While its spin-off series, Nier has found much love in the west with the release of 2017's Nier Automata opening up the rest of the series to the public eye, Drakengard's success was mostly domestic while remaining in cult classic obscurity internationally. The final batch of downloadable content for Drakengard 3 is set to release today, allowing players to "complete their inventories" with a variety of premium items up for purchase. Available through the PlayStation Store, this latest drop of content includes many of the items previously available only through pre-order or Collector's Edition means. Zero’s Garb Variety Pack: A retailer exclusive pre-order item, this DLC contains three alternate costume color schemes for Zero. ($2.99)Ĭaim’s Garb: A previous Collector’s Edition exclusive, this DLC – from the original Drakengard – halves the player’s stamina use when performing heavy attacks. ($2.99)īeautiful Child: Originally included in the Collector’s Edition as a pre-order bonus, this is a cosmetic headwear for Mikhail in the shape of a Giant Baby head.
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