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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

Toylogic, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II

2021•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 39 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramascience fictionfastfresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA fantastical hack-and-slash game that is sweeping, fast and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

211 ratings

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About This Game

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... is an updated version of NieR Replicant, previously only released in Japan. Discover the one-of-a-kind prequel to the critically-acclaimed masterpiece NieR: Automata. Now with a modern upgrade, experience masterfully revived visuals, a fascinating storyline and more!

Summary: IGDB

Story

The protagonist is a kind young man living in a remote village. In order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl, he sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking tome, to search for the "Sealed verses." Experience the NieR Replicant story for the first time in the west through the eyes of the protagonist as a brother.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaScience fictionComplex relationship

Keywords

Multiple endingsApocalyptic

Where to play

Details

Developers: Toylogic, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II
Publisher: Square Enix
Released: 23 April 2021
Series: Drakengard
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 20h rushed, 39h normally, 70h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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