Nier / Game

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Some side quests are related to each other; there are quests that will offer closure to an earlier quest.

A pretty big mistake, considering it went out of print a year later, making it quite a hassle to get my hands on. Other than changing the protagonists appearance and modifying a few lines of dialogue to fit with him being a father rather than a brother to Yonah, the developers made no changes between the two versions; [8] [35] it was initially believed that the older protagonist was the character's original design.

The game has a level system like any RPG, stats matter to a certain point (like how many magic attack you can pull off, how much HP you got), but player skill still dictates the battle outcome. And I learned something about myself, as well: It takes a lot more than sassy books and hermaphrodites to keep my interest these days. a b スクエニ、「ニーア レプリカント/ゲシュタルト」開発チームインタビュープロデューサー齊藤氏、ディレクター横尾氏に、ゲームに込められた独特の工夫の数々を聞いてみた [Square Enix, "Nier Replicant / Gestalt" Development Team Interview We asked producer Saito and director Yokoo about the unique ingenuity of the game. After clearing the first ending, you can load your save file to restart from the second half of the game.

Although you won't get tons of cutscenes in game (like Metal Gear Solid 4) for character building, there are still plenty of dialogues/monologue for you to really dive into the character's mindset; some happened naturally as you progressed through game, while others happened in side quests.The Famitsu reviewer that viewed the game the most favorably said that he was "blown away" by the multiple endings, and that "nothing like it's been done in gaming".

Emil's character was derived from a female character named Halua, while Kainé was originally a far more feminine type who hid her violent nature. Nier was released to mixed reception; reviewers praised the story, characters and soundtrack and were mixed in their opinions of how well the disparate gameplay elements were connected. The story follows the main character as he is trying to find a cure for Yonah, his daughter, who is suffering from the fatal Black Scrawl, a curse that overtakes the body bit by bit, making painful black symbols and runes appear on the skin, until the victim eventually pass away. Project Gestalt Report 0923] […] Our role as surveillance androids to prepare for when the incurable bacterial disease eventually dies out is also underway. 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 original Yonah, however, tells the Gestalt protagonist that she can hear the new Yonah inside her, who she knows loves the Replicant protagonist and deserves the body just as much. The localizations for the game—in English, French, and German—were produced during development so that all of the versions could be released at the same time, and so that Cavia and Square Enix could solicit feedback from North America and Europe on the game so that it would appeal to players outside Japan.

Quillen said that the plot "takes some fascinating and truly original turns" and that Nier has "a supporting cast of genuinely interesting folks," and Schilling said that the story made the game "difficult to dislike".Driven to protect his only family Yonah, he was the first Gestalt, and has combined her with the Replicant Yonah.