Nier Replicant
NieR RepliCant is a Japanese PS3 version of NieR Gestalt with a younger main character. Both games are based in the same world, but differ only in the lead character's design, relationship with the character…
Nier Replicant is an adventure developed by Cavia, released 22 April 2010 on PlayStation 3.
What Nier Replicant is
Nier Replicant is an adventure game developed by Cavia and released in 2010. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story of Nier Replicant begins in the summer of 2053 in the ruins of an unidentified city. A prolonged snowstorm envelops the region, trapping the few survivors in a gripping cold with little shelter and minimal food. Two who have made it through the onslaught of climate change lie hunkered down in the remains of a grocery store - a boy and his sister. The girl suffers from an uncontrollable cough, while her weary brother weighs a fateful decision. The mysterious book lying on the ground between them taunts the brother with its power to help. He only needs to hand over his soul to receive the tome's power. A number of monsters known as Shades appear and the brother fights them off to…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Drakengard series
Nier Replicant is the fifth of 35 entries we hold in the Drakengard series. The next entry was NieR: The World of Recycled Vessel in 2010.
What it launched against
Nier Replicant launched on 22 April 2010, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter and Skate 3.
Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, Skate 3.
Official trailer
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