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-===== 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. 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 ===== ===== 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.
  
-**Monster Hunter series**: Hunting animals and scavenging the land for materials, which were used to complete quests and upgrade weapons.+  ***Monster Hunter series**: Hunting animals and scavenging the land for materials, which are used to complete quests and upgrade weapons.
  
-**Text adventures**:​ A text-based maze in a horror castle.+  ***Text adventures**:​ A text-based maze in a horror castle.
  
-**Visual novels**: Not quite, as there were no visual component to the novel segments, but the writing ​was in a very Kinoko Nasu style.+  ***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.
  
-**Arcade racers**: When riding boars, you could 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.
  
-**Resident Evil series**: A haunted mansion with giant spiders, fixed camera angles, and a history of secret lab operations.+  ***Resident Evil series**: A haunted mansion with giant spiders, fixed camera angles, and a history of secret lab operations.
  
-**Twin-stick shooters**: When the camera ​moved to a fixed overhead view, magical attacks ​were directed with the right stick.+  ***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 ​fired elaborate patterns of 2D bullets, which could be canceled ​and absorbed with attacks.+  ***Manic/"​bullet hell" shooters**: Many enemies ​fire elaborate patterns of 2D bullets, which can be cancelled ​and absorbed with attacks.
  
 =====See also===== =====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. 
 +  * [[http://​blog.hardcoregaming101.net/​2011/​07/​nier-status-messages.html|Nier Status Messages]] - HG101 blog post listing the game's PSN status messages.
 
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