The Drakengard influence was unfortunate in that regard. There’s a fair bit of combat in the game, and the original’s combat never progressed past the need to mash one button. Cram it Up Your Index, Bookįor one thing, it’s actually fun to play! The original Nier may have been my favorite game ever, but it was always difficult to recommend. Of course it looks considerably better than its previously released version, but so much content has been added or improved upon. Yoko Taro, the creator and director of all things Drakenier (and also my one true lord and savior), has described this as a “version upgrade,” and that’s as good a description as any. It would be unfair to call this version a simple remaster, but it’s also not a full-blown remake. has stepped up to the plate for the re-release.Īnd stepped up to the plate they have. Although the original game’s studio, Cavia, has long since gone out of business (because of Nier’ s failure, actually), Toylogic Inc. 1.22 is far more than just a translated version of that 2010 PS3-exclusive, however. Soapbox aside, getting the Brother version of the story in English is a long overdue piece of the Drakenier puzzle for Western fans. There are as Many Ways to View The World as There are People in It This has led to annoying fan-driven arguments over which version was “canon,” which was extra irritating because it really never mattered which version “counted.” The sequel, NieR: Automata, even went to some lengths to give both fan bases equal attention.
#Nier replicant review ps3
Due to perceived cultural differences, we in the West only ever got the Father version on both 360 and PS3 with the title Nier. NieR: Gestalt was a 360-excluisve game in Japan starring a Father trying to save his daughter, whereas NieR: Replicant was a PS3-exclusive starring a Brother trying to save his little sister. I think most people reading this probably already know this, but Nier was a game split into two versions. Get ready to have your heart broken on more than one occasion, as the story presented here is often brutal, though not without its heartfelt or bittersweet moments. It’s also a universe ripe with melancholy. The fusion of post-apocalypse, sci-fi, and magic is far more seamless than you would imagine, and just really gets your imagination going. Our world died out over 1,300 years ago, and the remnants of humanity have progressed back to a more Medieval state.
Our protagonist is a young man left to take care of his little sister Yonah, who is horribly ill with a deadly magical disease known as the Black Scrawl. NieR: Replicant presents a rather simple story up front. Now that that’s out of the way, we can actually talk about NieR: Replicant ver. The giant forearm tattoo I have dedicated to the original release is a pretty fair indication of my objectivity being thrown right out the window. I won’t promise that this is an objective look at the game, or that it will even read like my normal reviews. For those familiar with the site and our own Scott Clark, this is my equivalent to his Zelda obsession. The whole Drakengard/Nier universe is my favorite thing, well, ever. I just want to state that right up front so you can be aware of my very real bias for this franchise. It’s probably best to get one thing out of the way early on: Nier is my favorite game ever.
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