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Availability: Out on PC, Xbox One and PS4 on April 23rd Nier Replicant begins with a scene in which protagonist Nier tries to defend his sick sister Yonah from a large number of encroaching monsters called Shades, before an abrupt timeskip takes you over 1000 years into the future. The young man you control now shares his name with his counterpoint from the past, and he too has a sick sister he wants to save. Before you can find out how these two things are connected, you have to follow a rudimentary JRPG story for around ten hours. Nier (or whatever name you decide to give him) spends his ti...

Yoko Taro has been one of the most enigmatic figures in the gaming industry for a number of years now, always seen with a full mask covering his head in public. He is best known for Nier: Automata, which served as one of two spin-offs of his initial Drakengard series. While Automata was reviewed exceptionally well, the original NieR flew under the radar with mediocre reception upon its release in 2010. Since that time, NieR has received a cult following that has really come to appreciate the game, and now the game is getting a second lease on life as NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…

After a few hours of table setting, establishing Nier Replicant as a standard action adventure, the game begins to warp into something stranger. Slowly, at first imperceptibly, the quests deviate across unexpected genres, such as shoot-’em-ups, Resident Evil-like horror, and Diablo clones. Image: Toylogic/Square Enix Rather than recreate its inspirations on a one-to-one basis, Nier’s pastiche is closer to a hurried tour through the halls of video game history, winking and nodding with each new locale. Like Automata, Replicant’s adventure doubles as a critique and parody of its cont...

Weapons Collector – You found every weapon. Go-To Guy – You completed 30 quests. Call Her Back – You viewed the first ending (Ending A). Lingering Memories – You viewed the second ending (Ending B). Thank You – You viewed the third ending (Ending C). A Round by the Pond – You caught one of every type of fish. Forging Master – You upgraded 33 weapons to their maximum level. Lightspeed Fighter – You completed the game within fifteen hours. A Dirge for the Hero – You defeated Goose within two minutes. Soul Crusher – You defeated Devola and Popola within three and a half minut...