Dragon View

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Dragon View (also known as Drakkhen II or Super Drakkhen) is a video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in November 1994. Although it bears little resemblance to its predecessor, Drakkhen, it utilizes the same pseudo-3D overworld system for which the series is most famous. Other features of Dragon View are its side-view Action RPG hybrid gameplay (used when exploring more detailed areas such as towns and dungeons), its well-translated second-person storyline, and its emphasis on player-driven "free" exploration.

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Dragon View provides tropes such as:

• All Deserts Have Cacti
• Beef Gate: Sssssssort of. Travel too far in the wrong direction, and you'll find yourself on the wrong side of the curb.
• Big Bad: Argos the Wizard.
  • The Man Behind the Man: Until you meet Giza.
• Bullfight Boss: Piercia and the Efreet do screen-clearing charges in retaliation for being damaged.
• Dead Little Sister: For Giza.
• Distressed Damsel: Katarina
• Early Bird Boss: Piercia, with her habit of ramming you almost every time you hit her. You're going to need good reflexes.
• Face Palm of Doom: Administered to Alex, care of Giza.
• Fire, Ice, Lightning: The magic rings.
• Goddamn Bats: IMPS. Flying, capable of knocking you back during platforming areas, and the best time to hit them? When they're laughing at you after a successful attack.
• Hopeless Boss Fight: Giza in Keire Temple.
• Improbable Weapon: The Hyuza, which resembles the drunken love child of a boomerang and an axe.
• Level Up Fill Up: Did you just barely make it through that last Random Encounter, and need a quick breather? Sucks to be you.
• Let's Play: An in-depth one by a one "My Name Is Kaz".
  • This Troper found Sir Eldric IV's play through of Dragon View to be absolutely Hysterical.
• The Hero: Alex.
  • Heroes Prefer Swords
• Lady Land: Miraj.
• Nintendo Hard
• Mirror Match: The first enemies in the Sektra Temple are water clones of Alex. Thankfully, they only use the sword.
• Precision-Guided Boomerang: The Hyuza again.
• Roar Before Beating: Most of the bosses.
• Scary Scorpions: There are Mook scorpions on the very first dungeon, and their extensible stings are very annoying.
  • There's also the dungeon's boss, Piercia.
• Second Person Narration: Arguably an effective use.
• Shout-Out: To Airplane! of all things:

As Alex finishes a training regimen Damme: Since you're in such a good mood... How 'bout 30,000 more! Alex: Your jaw drops, and your smile fades, "Surely you jest!" Damme: Ha ha... gotcha! And don't call me 'Shirley'!

• The Starscream: The Demon Knight is not very giddy about having to serve a human.
• Sword Plant: Used during Alex's casting animations and, by proxy, as a Blade Brake when you first encounter Giza.
• Underground Monkey: A lot of the enemies past the halfway point in the game are, sadly, palette swaps.