NIER - Xbox 360

NIER - Xbox 360
alaScore 80

47 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 47 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the story and graphics. There are some mixed views about the gameplay, and there are some critical opinions about the action.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Xbox 360 Games the NIER - Xbox 360 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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(Based on 47 reviews)

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NIER (Xbox 360)

 

Nier is stuffed with ideas. It is first and foremost a role-playing game, but it incorporates elements from hack-and-slash swordfests, top-down shoot-'em-ups, two-dimensional platformers, and puzzle games. These elements coalesce nicely in the four or...

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Nier on Xbox 360

 

So Nier...Yet So Far

There are a lot of novel ideas in this game with the seamless blending of multiple genres, but just not enough time spent making them fun. It feels like if the game was a bit more polished, it could’ve been special. Instead, it just shows a lot of...

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NIER

 

The quality of the work coming out of Square Enix seems to have taken a dip significantly in recent years, with even the mighty Final Fantasy succeeding in polarising opinions, not to mention a number of other recent misfires. It is hardly the end of...

A mixed bag of a game, but one that is worth persevering with, as some of the set pieces are truly worth the price of admission alone. There are certainly niggles along the way, and they threaten to derail the game entirely at times, but it somehow...

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NIER Review for the XBOX360

 

Trying to go the distance.

Interesting characters; Good voice-acting; Decent combat; ...but you can skip most sidequests

Visually bland; Grinding...; Second half backtracks through the first; Not a lot of enemy variety

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NIER

 

NIER is Square Enix's latest effort at producing a game that isn't called Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. Two versions, Nier Gestalt and Nier Replicant, were announced in Japan for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 respectively. The lead character differs in...

NIER is a game that tries too hard to do everything. The pacing of the game suffers from boring quests and wildly inconsistent gameplay. It switches gears often from being an RPG to an action title to a platformer all at once. In the time spent playing...

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Nier

 

Competing for the best not-very-good game we've played in a while

Fun adult language ; Unpredictable tone ; Weird, fun twin-stick shooting

Plenty of boring lulls ; Too many fetch quests ; Frantic action becomes overwhelming

Like Suda51, Cavia tread a dangerous line between mad and bad, but misstep too often to forgive. Those innovative highs only make the inevitable drops more painful.

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NIER- Xbox 360

 

If you're still the type to rent or borrow a game and you have a free weekend, you can get through Nier in about 20 hours or so. I'd say it's worth it, despite the game's faults -- especially when you consider the endearing cast contained within.

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NIER- Xbox 360

 

Some of Nier is so messed up that it would quickly be resigned to the bargain bin of history were it not for its unique approach to design. But because of that, it's practically a must-play.

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NIER- Xbox 360

 

There's enough going for the game that it remains strong despite its shortcomings, but the fact remains that if you fail to stick with it beyond the first few hours, you simply won't see the sparks of excellence behind the curtains, and the potential...

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NIER- Xbox 360

 

For those who do set out on this journey, I urge you to finish it, but for those wondering if you should bother to begin at all, well, sometimes ignorance truly is bliss. Nier is not a bad game; it's the sort of game that makes you angry because it's...

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