D+PAD: In many ways Drakensang is a throwback, a swansong to the party-based RPGs of yesteryear, yet somehow it doesn't feel dated. It revels in its nerdiness, shamelessly flaunting its roots and never shying away from its role-playing conventions. And yet it manages to be fresh and edgy, a seriously hardcore entry into the modern RPG catalogue that defies as many stereotypes as it perpetuates.
