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- | **//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. | + | **//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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**Harvest Moon series**: You can grow crops and flowers on the land next to your house. | **Harvest Moon series**: You can grow crops and flowers on the land next to your house. | ||
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+ | **Text adventures**: A text-based maze in a horror castle. | ||
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+ | **Visual novels**: Not quite, as there's no visual component to the novel segments, but the writing is in a very Kinoko Nasu style. | ||
**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. |