Drakan is much interesting title for me. The world for the time when it was released felt really fantastic. There are some minor detours and places, where we can find additional items that will help us on our journey. Overall, it feels bigger than it really is but the level designers knew how to keep your interest and not to repeat the same "trick" too much. There is only a small RPG-ish element - weapons and inventory. Different damage, attack speed, extra magic attacks. The bows have normal, fire, magic arrows and you go into FPP mode when you zoom up. The fighting system on ground is really simple, but some new elements like ability to cut of hands or spider legs makes it so much better!. Once you get Arokh you "unlock" a second mode for the game. It changes the perspective, makes easier to navigate through the bigger areas. It's an obvious concept, man plus dragon as a team fighting against evil but it works well here.
The second part is probably one of the best sequels ever made. The continent is much bigger, there are many side quests and stuff to do, that it really sucks that it was Playstation 2 exclusive (the first part was only on PC, go figure Japs way of thinking). It works without any problems on PCSX 2, althought the bow aiming is painful.
The soundtrack is still classy, as the whole game.
