Game Information
Overall Rank: 2361
Average Rating: 3.3/5
# of Ratings: 2
US Release Date: 04/27/2010
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Action RPG)
ESRB Rating: M
Multiplayer: No
Developer: Cavia
Publisher: Square Enix
Also Available On: Xbox 360
Synopsis: In the far future a handful of people struggle to exist as creatures known as shades threaten to attack and mysterious disease known as the Black Scrawl claims lives. Into this life lives Nier with his daughter Yonah. In his small village he hunts and does various tasks for villagers until his daughter comes down with the disease. He goes after the only known source that offers a cure: the Bound Verses. Joining forces with the sentient tome Grimoire Weiss, along with outcast Kaine and a young boy with magical powers, Emil the three will try to save their daughter... and uncover the devastating secret behind their world.
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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 …
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