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NieR - Run, Kill, Repeat
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/28/2012
Square Enix has long been associated with the RPG genre. From Final Fantasy to Dragon Quest, their influence on the history of gaming in undeniable. Yet this generation has been hampered by a lack of generally good RPGs. There are games like Fallout 3, Borderlands and Mass Effect that combine RPG elements into their games, but traditional RPGs have been hard to come by. Nier is an action RPG, which mainly means you'll be doing a lot of running around and killing things with your weapon of choice or magic. However, it's all spectacularly average in every way.
Presentation: If you're looking for something that takes advantage of next-gen graphics, this is not the game to impress with. The colors are muted and while the cut-scenes look good, they are in no way the top-of-the-line quality …
