NIER

 PlayStation 3
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 529 Ratings

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  1. YakusokuNoJi
    Jul 30, 2023
    10
    Everytime you hear or read something about the Drakengard franchise the name "Taro Yoko" pops up. Yoko Taro-san was not the single writer of the story of Nier 1 (the story was also written by Sawako Natori and Kikuchi Hana) but he was the director. Nevertheless, the story is probably one of the most emotional and touching stories dragging you into a game world that you will ever get toEverytime you hear or read something about the Drakengard franchise the name "Taro Yoko" pops up. Yoko Taro-san was not the single writer of the story of Nier 1 (the story was also written by Sawako Natori and Kikuchi Hana) but he was the director. Nevertheless, the story is probably one of the most emotional and touching stories dragging you into a game world that you will ever get to know. Whether it is Nier Replicant, the version where Nier is a 16-year old brother of the girl Yonah or the almost 40 year old father of Yonah in Nier Gestalt, the connection between the two will surely get you at some point. I in particular recommend the father version because that in my opinion is the true gold of the franchise and qualifies as the second best game of all time for me. The story about a father/brother doing everything for his daughter/sister to find a cure for her and at the same time being introduced to a world that is overall very much to be pitied, highlighted by one of the best soundtracks you can find in a game will keep you spellbound for a long time. Sure, graphically it might not be the best game or from an overall technical standpoint but in exchange you get a very special game that is unlike others. I could say a lot more about Nier. But truth be told, the more I would say about the story, the more I would have to hold back to not spoil too much. It flat-out is a really good Action-RPG and you should at least give it a chance. And yes, it totally works fine even if you do not know Drakengard. There are only very minor details that you can look up but the main parts of the story are in the game - with very, very few exceptions, such as stuff that for example points that are explained in the book "Grimoire Nier" but overall the important stuff is still told.

    If you like Nier 2 Automata, get Nier 1. I would recommend it way more actually and Nier 2 is already a masterpiece.    … Expand
  2. Kijen
    May 5, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are games that come out of brilliant minds,Or maybe come from creative studios, but there are also games that come out of Sick minds like Yoko Taro,And Nier is no exception. You start playing thinking it's a standard hack and slash and find yourself with your favorite game of all time! Without a doubt, for 2010 the graphics are terrible and seem to have come out of a Playstation 2, but what it lacks in graphics, it delivers with its OST which for me is considered top 3 in the world (even its remake won the game awards on the soundtrack)A story is also wonderful with a plot twist that would make anyone question their actions in the game. You can beat him between 15 and 20 hours in your first gameplay and I particularly took 70 hours to Platinum him (and I'm writing this review at the exact moment where I platinumed) The game does not cease to amaze with its story and captivating characters, whether playing with Father Nier or Brother Nier the game delivers what the player needs, and yet is not afraid to make the player cry,There are also criticisms of the game, one of which is its Level system where it is almost impossible to gain Levels because the experience required is very high for each level gained (experience that is easily gained by completing the story) also your quests that are tedious and uncreative, and especially the repetition of songs that can make a lost player get irritated by listening to the same song for 30 minutes! But in the end it's a game worth playing, if you want a "Family" apocalipse story even better than The Last of Us, come play,Platinum is not that hard and there are only 4 or 5 trophies that are impossible to get easily!… Expand
  3. megabusterx
    Jan 25, 2023
    7
    This was better than I expected it to be, though it was still just only ok.
  4. ZangBang
    Oct 30, 2022
    4
    47/100
    Nier is one of those rare, special creations that takes full advantage of its artistic medium, telling its story in a way that only a videogame can, often integrating its gameplay, visuals and mechanics into the narrative to enhance the tonal magnitude or dramatic impact of some scenarios. This stylistic heterogeneity doesn't define the gameplay structure alone, but also its    47/100
    Nier is one of those rare, special creations that takes full advantage of its artistic medium, telling its story in a way that only a videogame can, often integrating its gameplay, visuals and mechanics into the narrative to enhance the tonal magnitude or dramatic impact of some scenarios. This stylistic heterogeneity doesn't define the gameplay structure alone, but also its framing, with frequently shifting camera angles even during combat. This gives each setting and battle scenario a distinct flare, amplified by the beautiful tracks perfectly conveying the peaceful anguish of this world. The blend of Action RPG and 3D Bullet-Hell gives combat a unique multifaceted feel, but the extremely limited amount of offensive options and their lack of depth slowly marks a painful repetitiveness in the gameplay flow, aggravated by a disappointing enemy variety and areas that are way too big for their own good, leaving players to traverse great lengths of nothingness. The story, as stated, frequently twists and influences the gameplay to better convey itself, even offering multiple endings to fully flesh out its many tender tragedies. Its fictional concepts are creative and the cutscene direction excellent but the narrative is so unrelentingly focused on its depressing and bleak atmosphere that it eventually ends up making the player mostly numb to it. That, coupled with a fluctuating pacing that often awkwardly jumps into climactic, lore-heavy moments without the proper buildup, ultimately reduces the emotional weight of it all.    … Expand
  5. Sjama
    Sep 6, 2021
    9
    The one game with the best story and music (better than Automata for me), but it's recommended to read about the story as not everything is covered in the game and some things stay unclear. But don't spoil the story. Read about what happened before nier and read a bit during gameplay. Not 10/10 as a bit too much grinding necessary to upgrade weapons and it gets repetitive to get all endings.
  6. JesterTRT
    Apr 23, 2021
    8
    This game was beautiful. Such an amazing story and the characters really grow on you.
    The gameplay was a lot of fun, but there was some parts that really felt like a grind. (fishing... and collecting... ugh) But outside of that, the gameplay was great!
    Fully recommend the game.
  7. RATH23
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece and it's doesn't take it's real scor ,story ,gameplay and soundtrack it take 10/10
  8. Vatt1ghern
    Apr 13, 2021
    10
    Excellent game story told from both side of the perspective. From main protagonists perspective to antagonists perspective
  9. RpgmaniacNo1
    Jan 18, 2021
    9
    Like often, the metascore is by far not comprehensible and shows, people haven't understood the role-playing genre and what's most important for this game category. Nier focuses on character interactions, character depth and story depth, merely delievers the primitive and old form of battle system from the past (Hack&Slash) and beautifully neglects adventure elements like solving demandingLike often, the metascore is by far not comprehensible and shows, people haven't understood the role-playing genre and what's most important for this game category. Nier focuses on character interactions, character depth and story depth, merely delievers the primitive and old form of battle system from the past (Hack&Slash) and beautifully neglects adventure elements like solving demanding puzzles or to find items to forward the gameplay. The group of the protagonists and their character depth promote the gameplay. Considering the different endings, which underline the story depth, the insanely beautiful soundrack and the amazing atmosphere, Yoko Taro created a masterpiece in the role-playing game history.… Expand
  10. XV_
    Nov 8, 2020
    8
    I like to think that it doesn’t matter the patches and errors put into something; if the result is great, then it is great. NIER is not a brilliant work, not by a long shot, yet, the more I played I could catch glimpses of shining diamond light within this raw cut precious stone.

    The premise, if not the lore, is quite simple: we follow the exploits of Nier looking for a way to cure his    I like to think that it doesn’t matter the patches and errors put into something; if the result is great, then it is great. NIER is not a brilliant work, not by a long shot, yet, the more I played I could catch glimpses of shining diamond light within this raw cut precious stone.

    The premise, if not the lore, is quite simple: we follow the exploits of Nier looking for a way to cure his daughter Yonah of a lethal disease from this medieval future called the Black Scrawl. In his adventure, he encounters several and eccentric companions as well as uncover the secret of why the current state of the world is as it is.

    The combat is simple, it has a three attack basic combo, charge attack, and a variety of magic attacks, it is pretty noticeable that the developers took inspiration from action games such as Devil May Cry and God of War, more likely the latter, still, it lacks the depth and impact of those games and it is more of a first stage version of those combat systems. The combat, aside from being simple it works for the most part, it is not that fun, but it is not terrible either, sure is better than those you find in DMC 2 or Dirge of Cerberus.

    The difficulty is sadly another unbalanced aspect of the game, I started playing in normal and it seemed fine at first; enemies did a fair amount of damage and so do I, but pretty soon, I noticed that my attacks were taking big chunks of health from my enemies. I did some side questing in between but nothing too heavy to overpower myself that much, and by the end of the 'first act' I was simply rushing through everything, so I switched to hard difficulty instead.

    Hard mode is peculiar, it certainly adds more challenge but in a very frustrating way. Enemies hit harder but their defense or HP is a joke considering their attack patterns and projectiles are telegraphed is not that hard to evade them. Only a few of the battles were thrilling, and the majority of them were more endurance tests.

    Nier (the character) starts at first somewhat as a blank slate, he doesn't seem to be very opinionated in any regard but the more you play the more you get to know that he is a pretty sweet guy that just happens to be big and muscular, he knows what rough life is like and for that reason he likes to help people if it is in his possibilities, one could say that he's simple-minded. But with the same ferocity he chooses to help people he annihilates his enemies without a second thought. It may look that narratively these two sides don't get well, but in the context of the game, it makes all the sense, this is a cruel and cynical world after all.

    In your adventure, you'll encounter a wide variety of eccentric and interesting people and some of them even join you in your journey to save your daughter. Although they start somewhat dull at first, the more you advance, the more you'll get to know them and the interactions get more interesting, and they offer more points of view to the side questing, I don't want to spoil or sound repetitive, but I liked a lot how the game questions a lot of conventions from RPGs and adventure games in general.

    The world-building is one of the game’s positive points, as I told you it is a cruel world, so NPCs alike will have motives to their backstories that range from depression to revenge in the rawest of ways, at times you’ll question yourself if helping somebody out was the right call. Although there’s sometimes a ray of hope, one can only feel pessimistic about everything even when you’re on the same page as the always positive Nier. The game has an experimental side to it also.

    Overall the acting is OK at its best, bad on average, and pretty awful on its worse. After beating the game I look for the Japanese audio for some events and it was heartbreaking to see how everything was almost different in a good way, as always with this kind of issue, I felt robbed from my experience.

    Although not everything related to sound in this game is bad, the music for a change is incredibly good. NIER’s world is depressing but it has a wide variety in regards to levels, and the music accompanies them beautifully, it has no right being this good but here we have it.

    NIER can be rough around the edges; its combat might not be that polished and the voice acting takes away too much from the experience, but after everything is said and done, I’m glad that I did play after all. Its themes and characters give me a lot to think about, and while maybe you need to do some meta-research to get the full grasp of everything, you can have quite the journey even with the bad aspects and all. I think this Yoko Taro rawly cut diamond can offer you a lot, maybe he and his team didn’t achieve the heights they achieve with NieR: Automata, not by a long shot, but there is certainly a brilliant aspect to NIER if only by glimpses.    … Expand
  11. Shaw2266
    Oct 23, 2020
    9
    This game is a hidden gem, as i only know one other person who has played it. He is also the one who suggested it to me. The graphics are dated and gameplay is a bit of a button mash, but the story is unbelievable with multiple endings. I don't want to put any spoilers in here, but there are parts of this game that I still think about from time to time. If you do decide to pick it up makeThis game is a hidden gem, as i only know one other person who has played it. He is also the one who suggested it to me. The graphics are dated and gameplay is a bit of a button mash, but the story is unbelievable with multiple endings. I don't want to put any spoilers in here, but there are parts of this game that I still think about from time to time. If you do decide to pick it up make sure to give it a couple hours of play time, it starts off a bit slow, but really gets going. Also make sure to do some of the alternate endings as some of them are great. I wish i could just be picking this up for the first time now, but guess ill just have to settle for a second playthrough.… Expand
  12. aosan
    Aug 10, 2020
    8
    This game is good. I like characters, story is great, music is awesome. But some game features are controversial (the passage of the same fragment with minimal changes and Forest of Myth on second playthrough, lol).
    All in all, this game is a prime example of that a good game can be created without huge budgets.
  13. Kinokee
    Aug 3, 2020
    6
    A lot of good ideas which all mostly fell short. This is a good example of where less would have been more. The requirements for upgrading weapons borderlines offensive. Loading in and out of screens and suicide to harvest the same nodes for 5 hours to gain one of the ingredients to partially upgrade one weapon is no fun.
    Having allies with massive hitboxes around them so you cannot walk    A lot of good ideas which all mostly fell short. This is a good example of where less would have been more. The requirements for upgrading weapons borderlines offensive. Loading in and out of screens and suicide to harvest the same nodes for 5 hours to gain one of the ingredients to partially upgrade one weapon is no fun.
    Having allies with massive hitboxes around them so you cannot walk into them is one thing. Having that hitbox obstruct and slow down your movement is another. Consistently teleporting the allies in front of you as you're trying to run through a hallway is another thing. It forces me to have to jump everywhere to maintain some speed because otherwise they'll stop in front of me and do crap all and halt me in place.
    The controls do not feel tight. There's driving controls for humans as well as attacking. That means all your attacks will attack in a circle instead of reflecting the angles you push on the stick. The majority of weapons are also useless.
    The game is very short. You can very easily beat it within 15 hours. You can probably run through the game in 8 hours if you stick to the critical path without any speed run tactics.
    The game has multiple endings but unfortunately they don't really add so much for what they ask in return and mostly felt like padding fore more playtime in the end. As does most of this game. I don't need an 80 hour scrawling RPG, but if the game is built to be 15 hours, I'd appreciate the systems respecting that time frame.
    I do like how the teammates are useful in combat and cut-scenes though and can actually kill things. I also like the overall art direction and sound. Except for the shades. The shades are lame. Soundtrack good, shades lame.

    TLDR; Lots of ideas that didn't come together well and then ridiculous RNG based drop rates to pad out the length of the game.    … Expand
  14. MonsterLex
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nier es un juego maravilloso, su narrativa te atrapa, tiene una jugabilidad muy buena, yo recomiendo poner el juego en difícil para que sea más complicado el juego, sus finales son increíbles, vale la pena repetir el juego para llegar a ver los cuatro finales, el último final creo yo que es el canon de la historia y también es el más emotivo final, sin ninguna duda yo le doy un 10 de 10 a este juego.… Expand
  15. MTaguchi
    Jul 2, 2020
    8
    A great game forgotten by media. It has many flaws in the gameplay, but while the story is hard to understand, it’s easily one of the greatest in years of gaming. Yoko Taro made some amazing characters in this game, and my personal favorite is Kainé, a truly strong character. It’s 35 hours of a depressing narrative, but every second of it is worth the time.
  16. egoBorder
    Jun 13, 2020
    9
    NIER is a masterpiece that is sorely underrated. Many people say the game is clunky and dated, but only a couple of these flaws are actually beyond the developer's design. Seriously: every second you play this game your experience will improve. And while it is awkward to suggest that you must put about 25 hours into the game before it fully comes into its own, there is no doubt in myNIER is a masterpiece that is sorely underrated. Many people say the game is clunky and dated, but only a couple of these flaws are actually beyond the developer's design. Seriously: every second you play this game your experience will improve. And while it is awkward to suggest that you must put about 25 hours into the game before it fully comes into its own, there is no doubt in my mind that if you make it that far you will always remember this game.… Expand
  17. Rukru
    Apr 8, 2020
    10
    When I played this game it became my most loved game on the PS3 and in general ever, the music is transcendent, the game play is fun af and the bosses are some of the best I have ever experienced and the story is so powerful, although I understand that japan has "replicant" in which the main character is a brother but I am honestly glad I got "gestalt" in which the main is the fatherWhen I played this game it became my most loved game on the PS3 and in general ever, the music is transcendent, the game play is fun af and the bosses are some of the best I have ever experienced and the story is so powerful, although I understand that japan has "replicant" in which the main character is a brother but I am honestly glad I got "gestalt" in which the main is the father because a father daughter bond is more powerful than a brother sister one.… Expand
  18. Jaro89
    Apr 6, 2020
    8
    Rather mediocre graphics. Most side-quests are boring and requires grinding. But plot, characters, music and gameplay mechanics are just great. If graphics is not that important to you, I highly recommend Nier.
  19. Steyraus
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    The game looks average , is a bit long and can be a bit dry at times, but so what . A game should not be judged on it individual parts, but the experience as a whole. And as a whole Nier is amazing. I've heard people complain about hte combat, I don't know why, there's dozens of weapons and abilities to mix and match and smash the enemy to dust Feels good, variety and satisfaction, what'sThe game looks average , is a bit long and can be a bit dry at times, but so what . A game should not be judged on it individual parts, but the experience as a whole. And as a whole Nier is amazing. I've heard people complain about hte combat, I don't know why, there's dozens of weapons and abilities to mix and match and smash the enemy to dust Feels good, variety and satisfaction, what's missing???
    The crowning achievement is of course the mature, non compromising story, or stories, because as you play through Nier you uncover many fascinating characters and get drawn into their live and their stories and every one is enjoyable and compelling. The character have unfortuatly been tainted a bit by centain fans of the games over the years , making them out to be something they are not in the game and for this reason I really hope the game is never updated or remade. This is a game that was playable and great when it was released and will still be 20 years from now. If people want to experience this masterpiece they should experience the original vision , it's a game that was bold for its time and times have changed for the worse, censorship and offended snowflakes would destroy what makes Nier great.    … Expand
  20. Anivice
    Mar 9, 2020
    8
    Nier is a story-driven adventure role playing game. After years of gaming experience and then come back for this I would say I'm not expecting that much. The graphic looks very terrible even by the standard of 2010. Let alone some wired game design and hardly good combat system. However, the unique story telling is the only thing that cavia had once offered, and they did a good job. ThisNier is a story-driven adventure role playing game. After years of gaming experience and then come back for this I would say I'm not expecting that much. The graphic looks very terrible even by the standard of 2010. Let alone some wired game design and hardly good combat system. However, the unique story telling is the only thing that cavia had once offered, and they did a good job. This game is still outstanding in some aspects and I think I actually enjoyed this game, so it's not that bad.… Expand
  21. jhollis977
    Feb 27, 2020
    8
    I bought this game because I played Automata and wanted more NieR-verse. The graphics are a little dull, the mechanics aren't anything special and it's not as polished as N:A, as Platinum wasn't apart of the project. I still enjoyed the game though. The characters, plot, and boss fights were very enjoyable.
  22. Lochrine
    Feb 25, 2020
    10
    A game that reminded me that sometimes this medium can truly give rise to a work of art in a way that other outlets cannot.

    Gameplay has some flaws, but the whole experience will blow you away.
  23. vahn
    Feb 17, 2020
    8
    I never managed to finish this game when I bought and for almost a decade it stood there taking dust: it was after playing Nier Automata that I got the will to try again, managing to clear it once and for all. I guess Nier automata wasn't so bad if it made me want to play this one!

    Either way, Nier - or its actual name Nier Gestalt - is an action RPG where you play the role of, well,    I never managed to finish this game when I bought and for almost a decade it stood there taking dust: it was after playing Nier Automata that I got the will to try again, managing to clear it once and for all. I guess Nier automata wasn't so bad if it made me want to play this one!

    Either way, Nier - or its actual name Nier Gestalt - is an action RPG where you play the role of, well, "Nier" whose task is to save Yonah from a disease called the "Black Scrawl". While in Gestalt you play the role of a father, in Replicant you'd play the brother but both games are identical no matter what.

    Anyway, the game is an action styled RPG which means you have weapons to take and use, initially starting with 1h swords and eventually adding 2handed and spears to the mix. You also have magic to use alongside weapon attacks, split into normal and "special" which is different for each type of weapon (1h does a small nudge that can push back, spears do a lunge and 2handed does an AoE attack around you). You can dodge and parry and overall the magic you have is plenty enough to let you experiment, including words that augment your weapons and magic.

    What doesn't work in the end is the lack of polish: graphically this game is terrible and chugs frames, the combat is sluggish and there's not even a lock-on option, enemies are all the same and only have 2 variants (armored and not armored) magic is good but only a few spells are worth the effort, leveling is grindy and uneventful, the world is small and only has a few areas with no dungeons (there are only 5 cities) and overall it's mediocre on many levels.

    However, it's the story that makes it all the worthwhile: the story starts very slowly and will take you a while to enjoy it to its fullest, but once things start it gets intriguing and you want to see the end. Characters are all likable and they get some very good screentime of their own - I especially enjoyed Kainè's story after the first ending - and the music is SUPERB, probably one of my favorite music of all time and I constantly listen on repeat.

    And one thing that I love about this game's story is that it doesn't try so hard to be interesting: the story is all about how humans can easily fail because of their emotions and how not everything can go to plan and they have to cope with it. It's deep but not pretentious like automata, where half of the sad scenes were so shoved in that it was hilarious and often made no sense. In Gestalt I was legitimately sad because characters you knew and loved from quests or the story could disappear at any time - in that regard, the quests are really good too, many good and bittersweet stories that were legitimately enjoyable to do - and none felt that pretentious or forced in: **** happens", that's what I thought....even though some deaths still felt forced and not all that fleshed out, but overall they were all pretty good.

    Do I recommend the game? Absolutely: Nier Gestalt was quite an enjoyable trip and unlike Automata, which was a chore from start to end, here you aren't required to replay the entire game 3 times but only from the middle end.

    The game has also 4 endings, ABCD, but ending D is the infamous one where it deletes your save file AND UNLIKE NIER AUTOMATA ENDING E this isn't optional and will require you to delete your save file for good...and considering I spent nearly 70 hours completing this game to 100% it was pretty tough to see all my progress being wiped out.

    Still, if you enjoyed Automata, this game will definitely make you enjoy it even more and if you come from Automata you'll enjoy all the references you'll see.
    And maybe I'll get to enjoy Automata a bit more, who knows....    … Expand
  24. Ryuail
    Feb 1, 2020
    9
    NieR is not a perfect game, regardless it is so brilliantly written, constructed, and scored that it becomes something far greater than the sum of its parts.

    The only spoiler/protip I'll give is when you get the fishing rod, go to the other beach to get the fish you need to progress. The mechanical depth of the game is hidden behind an odd twist of the JRPG trope of over    NieR is not a perfect game, regardless it is so brilliantly written, constructed, and scored that it becomes something far greater than the sum of its parts.

    The only spoiler/protip I'll give is when you get the fishing rod, go to the other beach to get the fish you need to progress.

    The mechanical depth of the game is hidden behind an odd twist of the JRPG trope of over tutorializing everything. Which leads to the player being able to through just mashing the attack button, but there is more fun in using charged attacks, perfect blocking, and wall teching to make the combat more dynamic for yourself.    … Expand
  25. OldCrotchety
    Jan 7, 2020
    10
    NIER far exceeded my expectations going in. I only played it to get some background info on the world before playing NieR: Automata, but I was sucked in by the wonderful score, likable yet flawed characters, visually and conceptually interesting world, and compelling narrative. It can be a bit confusing at times, and the gameplay isn't anything to write home about (though it is pretty funNIER far exceeded my expectations going in. I only played it to get some background info on the world before playing NieR: Automata, but I was sucked in by the wonderful score, likable yet flawed characters, visually and conceptually interesting world, and compelling narrative. It can be a bit confusing at times, and the gameplay isn't anything to write home about (though it is pretty fun most of the time IMO). Still, the positives of the game far outway the negatives. Those positives make NIER well worth playing, not just as a tool to better understand Automata, but as a masterpiece in its own right.… Expand
  26. Solaris123
    Dec 21, 2019
    10
    Japan Torment , weiss like morte it's very funny characters with kaine and emil relationship, story is very dramatic and depressing
  27. haven_hell97
    Dec 11, 2019
    10
    Este juego es una joya escondida Este juego es una joya escondida Este juego es una joya escondida Este juego es una joya escondida Este juego es una joya escondida
  28. germanik
    Nov 27, 2019
    10
    Идеальная игра! Жаль, что такую низку оценку поставили
  29. Junior_Max
    Nov 5, 2019
    9
    El juego no es perfecto, tiene muchas fallas graves propios del estudio CAVIA, desarrolladores de los primeros Drakengard, la jugabilidad es tosca y el apartado gráfico deja mucho que desear. PERO, si combinamos estos puntos negativos con sus puntos positivos, historia, personalidad, banda sonora, disposición del mapa y sus misiones secundarias, estamos ante una obra maestra, con un oreEl juego no es perfecto, tiene muchas fallas graves propios del estudio CAVIA, desarrolladores de los primeros Drakengard, la jugabilidad es tosca y el apartado gráfico deja mucho que desear. PERO, si combinamos estos puntos negativos con sus puntos positivos, historia, personalidad, banda sonora, disposición del mapa y sus misiones secundarias, estamos ante una obra maestra, con un ore muy interesante. Este juego es el puente perfecto antes de aventurarse al excelente Nier: Automata.

    Recomendado.    … Expand
  30. Kaijyuu
    Oct 9, 2019
    10
    Ost? Perfect. Story? Haha hard to find something better these days. Gameplay? No too shabby. And of course. It's a game from Yoko Taro, so expect weirdness and sadness I suppose.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 58
  3. Negative: 3 out of 58
  1. GamerNode
    Feb 9, 2011
    80
    Nier won't wow players with its basic mechanics, but in the story it tells, the characters it develops, and the themes present throughout play, it will easily win over anyone seeking something emotionally exploratory and well off the beaten path.
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  2. Metro GameCentral
    70
    A bizarre mix of influences and a great script still can't save this inventive but flawed role-player.
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  3. 3DJuegos
    78
    Nier comes with a bizarre mix of influences and its own accomplishments. Not all of it works, but it's a commendable effort, and a great experience.
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