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| ===== NieR ====== | ===== NieR ====== | ||
| - | **//NieR//** (alternatively spelled **//NIER//**) is [[company:Cavia]]'s final game, and an action RPG for the [[hardware:Xbox 360]]/[[hardware:PS3]]. | + | **//NieR//** (alternatively spelled **//NIER//**) is [[company:Cavia]]'s final game, and an action RPG for the [[hardware:Xbox 360]]/[[hardware:PS3]]. It is set in the same universe as the [[Drakengard]] series, and has some story connections, though these are not confirmed within the game itself. |
| The Japanese version is known as **//NieR Gestalt//** on the 360, and **//NieR Replicant//** on the PS3. Gestalt stars a father protecting his daughter, while Replicant is about a brother doing the same for his sister. The games are identical otherwise. Gestalt is the version that the West got on both platforms. | The Japanese version is known as **//NieR Gestalt//** on the 360, and **//NieR Replicant//** on the PS3. Gestalt stars a father protecting his daughter, while Replicant is about a brother doing the same for his sister. The games are identical otherwise. Gestalt is the version that the West got on both platforms. | ||
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| Due to poor marketing by publisher [[company:Square-Enix]] and the game's failure to meet players' expectations of a tarted-up brogamer epic, **//NieR//** was a critical and commercial failure in the West, but has seen wider recognition in Japan. | Due to poor marketing by publisher [[company:Square-Enix]] and the game's failure to meet players' expectations of a tarted-up brogamer epic, **//NieR//** was a critical and commercial failure in the West, but has seen wider recognition in Japan. | ||
| - | ===== Games and game genres directly referenced in NieR ===== | + | ===== Games and game genres referenced in NieR ===== |
| **Zelda series**: A dungeon full of blocks and locked rooms, culminating in the acquisition of an item with a very familiar animation and jingle. | **Zelda series**: A dungeon full of blocks and locked rooms, culminating in the acquisition of an item with a very familiar animation and jingle. | ||
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| + | **Harvest Moon series**: You can grow crops and flowers on the land next to your house. | ||
| **Arcade racers**: When riding boars, you can drift them like in **//[[OutRun 2]]//** and similar games. | **Arcade racers**: When riding boars, you can drift them like in **//[[OutRun 2]]//** and similar games. | ||