Nier / Game

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The protagonist had two voice actors; Zach Aguilar voiced the younger version, while Ray Chase voiced the older version after the time skip.

The term "Replicant" was borrowed by Yoko from the 1982 science fiction movie Blade Runner, although Yoko did not cite a particular source for Nier 's name, passing it off as a codename that persisted through development.

Nier was officially unveiled in June 2009 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, [41] to be developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix. This is a game that was playable and great when it was released and will still be 20 years from now. ALL THE FETCH QUESTS; seriously, expect your quest log to a long list of collect 10 of A, 7 of B, 5 of C, and so on. It's a game I adored without really being able to put my finger on why, and even with the heavy-hitter, AAA titles that have come out this year, I'd say Nier is simply one of the most enjoyable and unique gaming experiences of 2010. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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Players assume the role of the unyielding protagonist, NIER, resolute in his quest to discover a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the Black Scrawl virus. The characters will bicker, make jokes and general small talk as you traverse the world, and will often make comments about the quests you've recently undertaken, as well as make remarks about what choices you make when doing said quests, often making you question if you really did the right thing. The soundtrack to Nier was composed by a collaboration of the studio MoNACA, directed by Keiichi Okabe and including Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi, and Takafumi Nishimura from Cavia. The only announcement ended up not being for a new Nier video game, but instead for a live evening concert for Nier's music titled "Nier Night ~ Evening of Madness" which took place on October 28, 2011. In Japan, the game was released as Nier Replicant [c] for the PlayStation 3 with a younger main character, while an alternative version titled Nier Gestalt [d] with an older main character was released for the Xbox 360; Gestalt was released outside of Japan as Nier for both platforms.