Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- game:nier [2011/05/19 19:29]
gorblax Edited to be in the past tense, because it felt right.
+++ game:nier [2011/05/21 00:22]
the_blueberry_hill unpasttensed; forum thread linked
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-===== NieR ======
+====== NieR ======
-**//NieR//** (alternatively spelled **//NIER//**) was [[company:Cavia]]'s final game, and an action RPG for the [[hardware:Xbox 360]]/[[hardware:PS3]]. It was set in the same universe as the //[[Drakengard]]// series, and had some story connections, though these were not confirmed within the game itself.
+**//NieR//** (alternatively spelled **//NIER//**) was [[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 was known as **//NieR Gestalt//** on the 360, and **//NieR Replicant//** on the PS3. Gestalt starred a father protecting his daughter, while Replicant was about a brother doing the same for his sister. The games were identical otherwise. Gestalt was 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.
 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 saw wider recognition in Japan.
 ===== Games and game genres referenced in NieR =====
+(pics./videos would be nice here)
-**Zelda series**: A dungeon full of blocks and locked rooms, culminating in the acquisition of an item with a very familiar animation and jingle.
+  ***[[the_legend_of_zelda_series|Zelda series]]**: A dungeon full of blocks and locked rooms, culminating in the acquisition of an item with a very familiar animation and jingle.
-**Harvest Moon series**: You could 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.
-**Text adventures**: A text-based maze in a horror castle.
+  ***Monster Hunter series**: Hunting animals and scavenging the land for materials, which are used to complete quests and upgrade weapons.
-**Visual novels**: Not quite, as there were no visual component to the novel segments, but the writing was in a very Kinoko Nasu style.
+  ***Text adventures**: A text-based maze in a horror castle.
-**Arcade racers**: When riding boars, you could drift them like in **//[[OutRun 2]]//** and similar games.
+  ***Visual novels**: Not quite, as there is no visual component to the novel segments, but the writing is in a very [[people:Kinoko Nasu]] style.
-**Resident Evil series**: A haunted mansion with giant spiders, fixed camera angles, and a history of secret lab operations.
+  ***Arcade racers**: When riding boars, you can drift them like in **//[[OutRun 2]]//** and similar games.
-**Twin-stick shooters**: When the camera moved to a fixed overhead view, magical attacks were directed with the right stick.
+  ***Resident Evil series**: A haunted mansion with giant spiders, fixed camera angles, and a history of secret lab operations.
-**Manic/"bullet hell" shooters**: Many enemies fired elaborate patterns of 2D bullets, which could be canceled and absorbed with attacks.
+  ***Twin-stick shooters**: When the camera moves to a fixed overhead view, magical attacks are directed with the right stick.
+  ***Manic/"bullet hell" shooters**: Many enemies fire elaborate patterns of 2D bullets, which can be cancelled and absorbed with attacks.
 =====See also=====
-[[theory:genre_guise|Genre Guise]] (sort of)
+  * [[theory:genre_guise|Genre Guise]] (sort of)
+  * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=27198|NieR....OR....i thought we used to like Cavia?]] - SB forum thread.