Incgamers' Tim McDonald takes a look at Square Enix's action RPG, Nier, with fairly positive results:
"Nier is not what I was expecting, but then, I kind of think that's the point. Yosuke Saito, the game's executive producer, told me that it was a Japanese game, designed specifically for the western audience by Japanese people. Ignoring the fact that it might be interesting to deconstruct Nier and try to work out what this says about the Japanese gaming industry's perception of us as consumers, you'd think that this would have tipped me off that I shouldn't expect the normal."
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There wasn't that many. Thanks to the west's criticism. It was definitely lacking compared to every other ps system. Dont get me wrong there were a few good ones i know that.
Only gripe I have with Ar Tonelico 3 is that Saki is annoying as hell whether English or in Japanese. Then Saki's English voice actor became Ionasal on Ar Nosurge she was a little annoying but not as bad. Johnny Young Bosch voicing Tatsumi I thought he did a great job. And Akiko Shikata with her vocals and the music from the games just went hand and hand.
Nier and Drakengard are two series that couldn't be more different in their setting and stories, but somehow they are still linked.
Whether intended or not, NieR makes a strong case that good gameplay is not everything, especially if a game has larger goals in mind.
i mean ... it depends right. when i think about drakengard 1s combat .. damn. its god awful. the game is great but its very charring to get through because of it.
good combat helps a game tremendously
Hehe, very interesting. I like the idea to actually deconstruct Nier and try to work out what this says about the Japanese gaming industry's perception of us as western consumers.
The graphics aren't that great but the storyline sounds interesting.
Isn't there a man trapped in a girl's body in this game or something?
Looks good, regardless.
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I can't wait to get my own hands on for this thing!