Nier (PS3)

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Critics praised the game's story, themes, gameplay, and music; but drew criticism for some visual and technical problems. Nier: Automata greatly exceeded Square Enix's sales expectations, and made them consider Nier as a franchise.

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Kainé's status as intersex caused some "commotion" in western territories, which is something the team did not actively intend. The music was designed for different motifs to appear in various arrangements throughout the soundtrack, and also to convey a sense of sadness even during the "thrilling" tracks. The scene then changes to Gestalt Nier scrunched up, weeping to himself—alone in a white void—as he regrets all the hardships he put Yonah through. Thomas Whitehead, writing for Nintendo Life, was positive about its presentation and design but noted some gameplay elements did not work as expected and lack depth. While the games had not been as popular in Japan as in North America, the two felt that the idea of having boss fights with different combat styles than the regular battles was an idea that would appeal to players in both regions.After the files are erased after Ending D, the game does not let you choose the same name for another playthrough. The first-print copies of the soundtrack include an additional sixteen-track album subtitled Hacking Tracks that contains musical variations for hacking segments.

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Composer Keiichi Okabe, who worked on both Nier and Drakengard 3, worked on Nier: Automata as lead composer with other members of his studio band Monaca; Keigo Hoashi, Kuniyuki Takahashi, and Kakeru Ishihama. The company 8-4, which had localized Nier, also localized the English-language version of Nier: Automata.The three-dimensional world is divided into areas separated by loading screens, and the player can move freely throughout these areas by walking, running, jumping, and climbing ladders. Okabe created a score with a more-open world in mind, composing songs that segue into each other depending on situation and environment. Well, if you want the whole experience, you should definitely start with Drakengard and play until you reach the end where the Giant and the Dragon fight in Tokyo. The PC release drew a mixed response due to technical issues that were not officially addressed until 2021.

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Saito stated that the release of a version for Xbox One was being considered, [74] but later said it would not be developed due to low Xbox hardware sales in Japan and the wish to focus on a single console. Ending 2: After the second fight with Inuart, Caim and the dragon follow the latter who wants to put Furiae in one of the Cocoons of Rebirth, regardless that this could lead to the end of mankind.

Nintendo World Report 's Matthew Zawodniak, giving the game a perfect score, described it as one of the best games ever made due to its narrative and gameplay design. Initially, Yoko said they planned to build a FarmVille (2009)-inspired game for mobile platforms or the PlayStation Vita. At the end of this pitched battle, the true Emil stopped his dopplegangers[ sic] with heartfelt words before annihilating them with a final strike. Development was handled by Cavia with help from Square Enix, who had previously provided development support for the Drakengard games. The original PS4 release of Nier: Automata received "generally favorable reviews" on review aggregator Metacritic based on 107 critic reviews.