Nier (XBox360)

70%
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Nier (XBox360) (2010)
genre: action, adventure

score: 70%

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'This dreary action role-playing game has its worthwhile moments, but they're separated by countless hours of fetch-quest tedium.'
Read more » Gamespot
'The story is rich and engaging, but gameplay is little more than a chore.'
Read more » Cheat Code Central
'A fascinating mix of varied gameplay, tried conventions and one of the best JRPG stories in a while make Nier a much better prospect than it intially seems.'
Read more » PALGN
'Nier is very difficult to dislike, even as you curse the quality control that lets the game oscillate wildly between the fiercely inventive and the utterly generic. Yet while it's hard not to admire a game that dementedly throws so much at the player in an attempt to make something stick, Nier's faults are too many and too severe to wholeheartedly recommend.'
Read more » Eurogamer
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'A game with split-personality disorder, aiming to please everyone with elements drawn from a raft of sources, but in the process it never excels in any one area.'
Read more » IGN
'As an action-RPG, perhaps there is a better option available if you’ve yet to play through Darksiders, but Nier still manages to stand on its own accomplishments – as varied in mechanics and quality as they may be.'
Read more » Strategyinformer
'The wonderfully designed characters and intriguing plot do just enough to elevate NIER above much of what is coming out of Japan these days. It is, in many ways, the kind of game critics of the Japanese RPG have been calling for: different, fresh, and in parts distinctly un-JRPG. Not all of it works, but it's a commendable effort, and a memorable experience.'
Read more » Video Gamer (Pro-G)
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