AggroGamer: “When I first heard about Nier from Square-Enix, I was intrigued. I wondered at what new type of games we could expect from the Final Fantasy giant. Maybe a new franchise or something the like. Which from the below gameplay trailer, I am a bit let down on the hopes of seeing anything truly new and innovative. Then again, I could be pleasantly surprised in the not to distant future, but from the following I doubt it will change greatly before April 22nd when Nier launches.

It looks like a poor mans Final Fantasy when you look at it. It is a “Steam Punk” world full of weird creatures that you need to kill. I’m also no Japanese translator, but I’m sure that you will have to save the world from some weird creature/event that is taking place. All in the manner of what looks like Final Fantasy XII fighting and very low end looking graphics. At least this is my take from this new footage.” Read more