I find it quite difficult to give Replicant a thumbs down, even though it may be deserving of one. The game has flaws, however there is absolute beauty to be found beneath its drab sequences, gameplay and side quests. It certainly lured me in, despite its flaws being made apparent. I was determined to see it all the way through to ending E, and it was absolutely brilliant. It made the prior playthroughs worth it because I was on the verge of dropping it after my third run. I felt as though it was all worth while and all those little drags and downs, led to such heights and magnificent moments. Grimoire Weiss is my favourite character. He is very charming, funny and always a joy to listen to speak. The soundtrack is one of the best I've ever listened to, that alone makes this game worth it. To those who haven’t played, please be aware that this game is from a different generation. There are many things to nitpick but if you are willing to persevere, you will be rewarded to a one of a kind experience. I certainly was.

peak

Main game is tedium incarnate. No, I do not want to do yet another fishing minigame, either.

got to ending A and this ♥♥♥♥ already worth the 40 bucks ngl

Nier Replicant ver 1.22 is a cross between a remake and a remaster, at Its core the game is a masterpiece, but some parts feel outdated/weird.

A bit of background, Nier Replicant ver 1.22 is a remake/remaster of Nier Replicant (2010) for PS3, the graphics and gameplay are updated to be closer to Automata, but the core game still is the same.

At first I didn't like the game, the gameplay is a bit weaker than Automata and the story was not as interesting, but after some ♥♥♥♥ happens halfway through the story the game gets good, and just keep getting better going on.

Here are the parts I liked:
- The story starts a bit bland, but It gets good later, I specially like the story for the side characters
- The gameplay starts ok, It gets good after you unlock some skills and level up
- Soundtrack is amazing, just like Automata
- This version has an extra ending that is probably the best part of the game

Here are some of the parts I didn't like:
- The sidequest are weak, most of the time you are just running around or farming items
- You can't pause cutscenes, for a game with so many long cutscenes this is a huge oversight
- You have to replay the same stuff a lot to get all the endings
- Farming and fishing is really annoying
- The game has some optimization problems, so I recommend installing some mods to fix some stuff

Overall the game is great, just has some minor problems.
You can play It before or after Automata, your experience will chance a bit, but the game stands on its own.

省流：不如机械纪元一根毛
家人们谁懂啊，被机械纪元骗得团团转在预售期间就全款拿下结果到今天才打完，要知道当初玩机械纪元我都不肯睡觉通宵玩啊！！！

先说好的：音乐，画面，打斗特效，在我心目中已经算是9/10

镜头与剧情简直一坨，这个莫名其妙的镜头转变特别是打mansion的那部分我玩10分钟就去吐一次，太晕了，我本来就晕3D，这简直雪上加霜，剧情就不说了，没有让人继续玩下去的欲望，从头到尾就是骨科，目标就是拯救妹妹，除了这个没了，就很单一

我也憋不出什么特别的屁来，反正就是不推荐，别买，别玩，不如重刷几遍机械纪元实在

I bought Replicant assuming it would be as great as Automata... but it's inferior in EVERY aspect, even 9S repetitive hacking sequence is more engaging than this entire game.

三百多你就给我玩这个？
豪赤，爱赤😋

还可以

While I still have a hard time connecting Automata and Replicant, its still very much a Nier game.
would recommend if you enjoyed your play through of Nier:Automata.