Square Enix' NIER Unveiled

By Brian Crecente

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Square Enix had decided to jump on the pre-E3 game announcement bandwagon, making live their site for their recently announced game, NIER.

Looking over the screens and the college art film trailer, it looks like the game will be Square's answer to Bayonetta, which in turn was Platinum's answer to Devil May Cry.

The game is being developed by Cavia, which also developed Bullet Witch and Drakengard 2. According to the website, players will assume the role of the "unyielding protagonist", NIER, who is resolute in his quest to discover a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the Black Scrawl virus.

The game will feature chain attacks, multiple weapons, magic and a "beautiful, immersive world presented in signature Square Enix style."

NIER

wow, they dropped the ball on this game. i added it to the database a couple of days ago. have they announced the systems yet?

Xbox360

Another God of War clone.

i know its on the 360, but is it on the ps3 as well?

Yes it is.

How is this another God of war clone?

How is this another God of war clone?

Don't you mean DMC clone?

It really weirds me out to see a game come from Square Enix that isn't an RPG.

On a different note, how many different action/fighting games have top come out before they'll stop being referred to as "DMC" or "God of War" clones?

How long did it take for FPS games to stop being referred to as "Doom clones" and actually have individual merit as a genre?