The fact that this whole Nier franchise spawned from the “joke” ending (ending E) of the first Drakengard game and took on this whole other life from there is so hilariously absurd but also fantastic happenstance.īecause of this origin story, there’s an incredible amount of lore to read up on regarding all the background aspects of Nier, such as the White Chlorination Syndrome, Replicants, Gestalts, the concept of Magic, the Red-Eye, and so much more. 12įirst of all, nothing really compares to Nier Replicant when it comes to its world-building and overall background. So, in good fun, let's take another look at their best aspects and make an argument for which of the two master-class games reigns supreme. Granted, they're both very different titles, with one functioning as a relatively sort of basic-combat but fantastic story JRPG and the other being a complex character action game with way too many mysteries, but there's still a mountain of similarities between them. Both Nier Automata and the remaster of the original Nier, Nier: Replicant ver.1.22474487139 are still seeing a lot of new players, and fans can't help but compare the two games. Updated Decemby Jacob Buchalter: With Yoko Taro's next game, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, already out and the mobile game, Nier Reincarnation, doing quite well, it seemed like a good time to take another look back at his more iconic Nier games. But is this remastered first entry better than the sequel that was a success, to begin with, or is NieR: Automatastill the best game in the franchise? RELATED: The Best Weapons And Armors In VoC: The Isle Dragon RoarsĪ new version of the first game was made, known as NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139., and came with a lot of improvements. However, seven years later, a sequel called NieR: Automata came out and is considered to be one of the greatest games of all time by many players. A spin-off to the Drakengard games, the original NieRinstallment was released in 2010 but wasn't received that well due to some odd circumstances revolving around a few different reviews.
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Square Enix has always been known for popular RPGs like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, but one video game series that has graduated from niche popularity to worldwide acclaim in recent years is NieR.