Topic: Drakkhen

Hi there. I've recently kind of rediscovered what is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated RPGs ever: Drakkhen. I'm celebrating my 20th anniversary of getting the Super Nintendo by playing this and Super Mario World, the two games I got with it when my grandparents bought it for me.

I think Drakkhen was ahead of its time for an RPG. I liked its graphics, it had an easy-to-use interface; a decent variety of weapons and armor (that appear on your character); interesting enemies (dog head FTW), and AMAZING music! Some time before Wolfenstein, it did incredibly well for SNES era at first-person view, and the scenery was beautiful (love the sunrises/sunsets)! The dungeon environments and enemies could be fairly frightening, making it a somewhat darker and scary atmosphere overall than Final Fantasy II/IV that was released around the same time.

If I could pick one lesser known game to receive a sequel (yes, I know about Dragon View... I'm playing it next... still far different from Drakkhen) or have a remake/reboot, it would be Drakkhen. 100%, no question about it. Any other Drakkhen fans here? Would you like to see the series continued (as unlikely as it might be)?

I like Drakkhen on the SNES to be quite honest. Okay, it's no masterpiece and could've benefited itself with a little more depth and some longevity, but I consider it to be fun treat while it lasts. It's not so much a game, imo, as much as a tech demo, and what a good tech demo it is. The soundtrack is really, really good, and I liked its day/night system; and the fact that you could roam around in a 3D world in this RPG was a real visual breakthrough back when it was released. I do understand why people hate it, but for what it is: I think it's very decent. There are also many oddities about it, too, which makes it all the more appealing and interesting for me.

I still have this game, complete, box and all. I played it and beat it years ago. It's been in my chest of collectables for years now and I honestly don't remember much about the game. Other then walking around a semi-3D world. Maybe I'll get around to playing this again someday.