The story itself is great, however, the endless side quests and grinds for items, running from A to B constantly is extremely tiring.

It’s not perfect in gameplay, but the emotions and soundtrack make it a masterpiece.

Sorry if i repeat myself heavily in this review or anything, its my first proper one going into depth about my thoughts on a game in a long form setting so i might have some hiccups when writing!



TL DR: 10000/10 story, 6.5/10 game-play, 100000/10 characters. Still thinking about this game daily.

In my opinion, the best story I've ever experienced in a video game, while flawed, still a masterpiece.

Nier replicant is a very difficult game to recommend. I believe its a game i think every single person should play but i completely understand why people would drop it midway or just after the first ending. The game requires a lot of patience to get through and may feel slow/sluggish at times at some parts of the story. But i assure you, it is completely worth it in every aspect of the word. As a fan of the drakennier franchise, I think the series evokes an interesting outlook on morality; how far you are willing to go for someone, and what youre willing to sacrifice along the way.


Having you replay certain bits of the game in order to get different endings sucked. There's no way around this, i think that especially for endings C and D, they did not need to make it so you needed play the 2nd half as many times as you do. I think it was warranted for route B considering the insane new perspective you get on the game but for C and more noticeably D, didn't really feel like it added anything to the narrative other than some closure to certain plot points within the world i guess, which i enjoyed but then i wish they weaved it in more naturally than essentially forcing you to play what you've already played maybe like twice at that point for like a hour sequence. Dont get me wrong, i loved that sequence, but it was too much.

Another thing. the difficulty was extremely poorly balanced. The game from normal to hard is laughable, i went from bashing my head at a wall to just kinda cruising through the game because i just cranked it down by 1 level. Id recommend playing this game on normal, it made for a very enjoyable experience.

Side quests were insanely tedious at times and required genuinely a few hours of grinding to get done, but i understand thats the point since nier is supposed to be a man who goes around helping everyone out for yonah. While i understand it, it did feel like a grinding halt at times but it wasnt enough to ruin my immersion. But the constant back tracking was a real pain in the ass. I will say some are worth doing since it adds some really nice world building but having some required for money to get all the weapons annoyed me.

A minor thing that i find more understandable is for me the forest of myth could have been expanded upon, in the sense of it was too small for just felt like a sub area than an important part of the game, but i understand that this is more due to the low budget of the original and them needing to allocate their budget elsewhere.


The atmosphere/vibe of the game is incredible. I felt like i was playing through an old legend as i played as nier through each area of the game. Its also a wonderful feel of a post apocalyptic vibe of humanity;(minor spoiler) attempting to rebuild civilisation despite the tragic events of drakengard. Each area of the game has a unique setting, with none of them blending together yet still remaining true to the art direction that the game was going for. Going from the traditionalism of facade up holding culture and hope in this era to the complete shut down of the arie was a great way to demonstrate the different approaches people have to going from having everything to zero. This goes without saying, but the soundtrack is unmatched, its better you hear it for yourself.

(this was more focused on the core 4 characters, but i loved the ones you met throughout the game too, fira, the king of facade etc)
The characters in this game are so well written that i found myself loving the the gang so much. They felt to me like a broken family attempting to form connections together and i just felt so bad for all of them. Each one has such a tragic backstory i just felt like rooting for them the entire game. I'm so happy they all got their own segments of the game it helped add so much more depth to them by shifting the focus onto them. Exploring what they went through and how they arrived at this state just made me feel for them so much more. But they did not forget to showcase how they are as a gang, nier having friendly banter with weiss, kaine being completely blunt and rude on the outside but can be sensitive at certain moments, and emils overall happy go lucky attitude despite the hell hes been through all compliment each other throughout the game amplified my experience with the game. Heavily enjoyed how some of the story was told, i felt like the VN parts of the game actually had me enjoy it more since i was using my imagination to form this story into life in my own head, which yes you can argue that it was better if they just actually showed this through a cut-scene or a flashback, but i think this was just as good.

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE STORY BELOW!! TL DR; ITS REALLY REALLY REALLY GOOD AND WORTH ANY HASSLE TO GET THERE!!!!!

The story is one of a kind. The emotions i felt during some pivotal moments of the game are unlike anything ive experienced before. yoko taro is a genius. The cashout just felt so worth it. yoko taros way of completely spinning a 180 on the game was insane. It completely shifted my perspective to what i was doing, and i wasnt sure if it was the right thing, or even the wrong thing and i felt so icky by the end of the game knowing what ive done. the voice acting in some sections, especially popola in a certain part shook my foundation on how far i should really go to save one person. Dooming humanity for good without understanding the full picture and refusing to understanding the picture (nier and kaine) hurt me internally. The grey morality of this whole situation took me back because i was left thinking "am i a psychopath? or do i just want to save my sister." made me think "you dont need to be insane to kill, you just need to believe what your doing is right. This message while simple, its something a never thought about, which is terrifying. I loved how gritty yoko taro wrote how the shades reacted to ruining their peace since it nails down you have ruined them being content with themselves and are willing to end their lives purely because you were taught to "because shades are all bad." In the main areas of the game, i noticed they dont attack you unless you attack them, unless im misremembering.

For the most part, i enjoyed the gameplay of this game. It is a huge upgrade from the original game. it can go from a hack an slash, to a 2d platformer, to an old RE style area to a top down game and finally a VN. I thought it was all unique ways to tell this story keeping each area feeling like a breath of fresh air instead of more of the same, i love it when games experiment with different genres that the game wasnt originally. The reason for the 3.5 lost points though is because it didn't really excel in any aspect in terms of the combat. The combat was good, but thats what is was, good. it was all unique and fun ideas, but never really expanded upon and more there to see if it works rather than a more detail integration. This is completely fine, but its just why i didn't say it was a 10/10 or anything.

Nier replicant ver 1.22 is a major upgrade to the original nier, fixing aspects of the game that were required but keeps true to the original. Much better graphically, pretty character models/ designs overall what a remake should be. An amazing prequel to automata.

I love this game, it has a great story which surprised me. Some very odd choices were made when remaking this game and I don't think it is an improvement on the original games. However, this story stuck with me a lot more than Nier Automata. It really raised the bar for what game storytelling could be for me. I also preferred the setting and gameplay over Nier Automata but I'm for sure in the minority on that one.

played all the way to ending e and cried a bit
great game i wish i could play it the first time again

I played NieR Replicant for about 15 hours, and honestly, I found the experience disappointing.

A large chunk of my playtime was spent running back and forth on the same roads just to reach different villages or cities, which quickly became repetitive. Enemy variety felt low, and the boss fights didn’t really stand out — they were more underwhelming than exciting.

The story was interesting on the surface, but it never really dug deep or elaborated enough to keep me fully engaged. Compared to the first NieR game, this felt like a step backwards. For me, it ended up being more of a waste of time than a memorable experience.

pointless robot horse ♥♥♥♥♥

Same pretty music as Automata, fun companions, but backtracking for quests is a bit of a pain

And YOU can get THE Grimoire Weiss for low price of 24.99$

The mere mention of his name shall bring kingdoms to their knees.

All hussies sold seprately

While the journey was often tiring, relentless, and downright punishing for completionists, if you can look past the ACTUAL boss of the game, ITS RNG, what you'll find is something truly beautiful, thought-provoking, and addicting.