NieR is the worst game ever made. Why? It simply ruined so many other games for me, as I often compare them to NieR. The characters, the story, the OST, the setting, emotions while playing and in particular uniqueness are just SO incredible good, it's hard to appreciate other games for their own traits.
Now, I still enjoy many games, but in the end, I don't get the satisfying feeling I got after experiencing NieR and the unsatisfying desire for more of its kind. That's why I'm in dire need, of another game, that will make my thoughts tremble, leaves me puzzled and yearning for more and the same time.
NieR came out of the blue and I didn't really felt it when I started playing it. However, it took me slowly but unexpected. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I couldn't stop playing it. I couldn't leave it alone. SOMETHING just was magically wooing. In particular the story is a masterpiece.
I played many of highly praised "story/character driven" games throughout my life, like Bioshock, Planescape Torment, Chrono Trigger, Deus Ex, Heavy Rain, Red Dead Redemption, Portal, Gothic, Persona 3+4, MGS, Majoras Mask, Mass Effect, Shadow of the Colossus, The Witcher and many more, and while I really like or even love many of those games and some trump it in different aspects, neither comes close to the experience I had with NieR as a whole. In fact, only FF7 as a whole I'd consider to play in the same league for me. That game as well, has a great story, great characters, unique elements (at least back then), the emotions while playing and one of the best OST. Even the gameplay (NieR's only weak part) is top notch.
Out of this generation, I enjoyed NieR the most, Demon+Dark Souls (for its unique, refreshing approach to tell a story, the gameplay and atmosphere) and Mass Effect 1+2 (for the characters, the ability to "shape" the story and dialogue) the most. I'm a huge RPG fan, for a big part due to the ability to have good stories and deep characters (which I both currently miss in many (J)RPGs for instance).
Please help me out, I feel empty thinking about NieR and realizing that there might be another 10 years until I come across another ingenious game like it. No matter the genre, platform or age. I want a game that fulfills me on the same level.
Thank you in advance.
Now, I still enjoy many games, but in the end, I don't get the satisfying feeling I got after experiencing NieR and the unsatisfying desire for more of its kind. That's why I'm in dire need, of another game, that will make my thoughts tremble, leaves me puzzled and yearning for more and the same time.
NieR came out of the blue and I didn't really felt it when I started playing it. However, it took me slowly but unexpected. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I couldn't stop playing it. I couldn't leave it alone. SOMETHING just was magically wooing. In particular the story is a masterpiece.
I played many of highly praised "story/character driven" games throughout my life, like Bioshock, Planescape Torment, Chrono Trigger, Deus Ex, Heavy Rain, Red Dead Redemption, Portal, Gothic, Persona 3+4, MGS, Majoras Mask, Mass Effect, Shadow of the Colossus, The Witcher and many more, and while I really like or even love many of those games and some trump it in different aspects, neither comes close to the experience I had with NieR as a whole. In fact, only FF7 as a whole I'd consider to play in the same league for me. That game as well, has a great story, great characters, unique elements (at least back then), the emotions while playing and one of the best OST. Even the gameplay (NieR's only weak part) is top notch.
Out of this generation, I enjoyed NieR the most, Demon+Dark Souls (for its unique, refreshing approach to tell a story, the gameplay and atmosphere) and Mass Effect 1+2 (for the characters, the ability to "shape" the story and dialogue) the most. I'm a huge RPG fan, for a big part due to the ability to have good stories and deep characters (which I both currently miss in many (J)RPGs for instance).
Please help me out, I feel empty thinking about NieR and realizing that there might be another 10 years until I come across another ingenious game like it. No matter the genre, platform or age. I want a game that fulfills me on the same level.
Thank you in advance.
