Exactly what you would expect from a NieR title. Amazing!

A great game. Worth a buy if you've into post Apocalyptic games.

I picked this game up on launch as I was very curious to play it. Nier Automata was the game that got me into the Nier Series. (Phenomenal game which I highly recommend checking out!) Never played the Original Nier, but always wanted to. Bought this game and enjoyed every bit of it. Fantastic story, character writing, music, beautiful visuals, and fun gameplay that heavily reminded me of Automata because they brought in the guy who did the combat for Nier Automata who originally didn't work on the Original Nier. After finishing the game I was able to get a copy of the Original Nier on PS3 and I was amazed how much Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139 was improved. I hope in the future they release a DLC to play the whole game as Papa Nier. I would definitely buy it immediately. If you're interested in the Nier Series I highly recommend checking this game out. The story is very engaging and you wont want to put the controller down. Make sure you keep playing the game after finishing the first ending. There's so much more depth to the story and characters as you replay the second half of the game a few times around with a few awesome surprises!

firstly I'm new to Nier series, but have owned previous title Nier Automata but haven't cause I was waiting for this to play first, I know there are previous Nier title before this but I've been told you can start with this one then Automata. First impression....WOW...the music intensify the gameplay in such poetic ways, and the gameplay is SUPER SILKY SMOOTH and its not even playing in PS5 (since that console is lost cause to find in retail store unfortunately, hopefully best buy will be the one to get it). I didn't had any expectations tbh but so far its been mind blowing with graphics, story, gameplay and if ones were to play this then you must play with Japanese VoiceOver it does justice with English subtitle. its highly recommended by any newcomer.

Nier Automata didn't wow me like many others. Probably because I didn't play this game first and appreciate all the throwbacks to the original. This game is amazing. The first few hours can be a slog, but starts picking up momentum. Much like Nier Automata, absolutely DO NOT stop playing after the credits roll the first time. The game has 5 different endings. Your second playthrough has a host of new story content and cutscenes. The new ending "E" is apparently an all new experience, haven't made it there yet. The combat has been revamped to feel more like Nier Automata, The music is probably one of the best scores I've heard, the story is wonderful, and the characters are really likeable. Prepare to cry, I'm serious.