![]() ![]() ![]() You see, NieR originally launched on PS3 and Xbox 360 all the way back in 2010 and gained quite the cult following. ![]() Like many fans, I came to the series with 2017’s NieR Automata, and have been endeavouring to work my way backwards ever since. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Credit: Square Enix What followed was a truly mind-blowing bit of storytelling that shouldn’t be spoiled here, but I hope that gives you an inkling of what makes NieR so special. I knew that my character’s mood had darkened and that his partner Grimoire Weiss was startled, but I, the player, had lost control. The mayor and the protagonist’s actions and dialogue then started to be laid out on screen as text, as if I was reading a play. I could feel an unsettling pit in my stomach as my brain tried to parse what was happening. Slowly, my screen started to fade out until there was nothing but black. He warned me about a contagion of words, and as I spoke to him about it, the mood shifted dramatically. Here I met the mayor of this place, who seemed distant, caught in a trance. READ MORE: ‘NieR’ composer Keiichi Okabe: “I always conveyed the tragic fates that the protagonist and characters are burdened with”Īn expressionless shade of the game’s protagonist mouthed words that drew me to a misty forest, just one peculiar pocket of the game’s endlessly interesting world.After spending hours engaging with the game’s unique take on RPG gameplay – roaming the melancholy plains, meeting endearing characters and fighting monsters that drop schoolbooks and broken watches – I was met with a terrible dream. N ieR Replicant is full of moments that are bursting with intrigue, but one that has really stuck with me was my first trip to the Forest of Myth. ![]()
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