Was this game any good? I never heard of Nier replicant. I did play nier automata on ps4 though and enjoyed it very much (thought it was a bit overrated from all the hype I read, but definitely loved the game. The music was NOT overrated though. Music was simply beautiful).
edit: nier automata was the only nier game I ever played. I didn’t even know there existed other nier game’s like replicant lol.
So, automata took everything good about NieR and made it better. In this game you can't use your pod and melee at the same time, which means that pod abilities like laser or spears force you to stop and slow down while charging, unable to swing your weapon. The combat system isn't nearly as fleshed out, so not as many combos. The weapon system... is different. Overall, the combat definitely feels clunkier, and the movement as a result feels like a gamecube era game.
The areas are probably about the same; the style of game is like a fledgling of automata, where automata has you seamlessly transitioning from isometric, behind the shoulder, and side scroller, NieR uses them all limitedly and only in certain sections. They're not fluid, and you've basically got loading screens between transitions.
The story is hard to comment on. I personally felt it was just as good.
I'll say it again, I think NieR was a fantastic game. It's mechanics have definitely aged, and Automata is what I would call a perfect sequel: all those ideas that got thrown in but never truly integrated or fleshed out got reworked, integrated, and optimized for a far more fluid game. Every last idea that Automata had, NieR introduced, but just didn't have the maturity to implement properly. Every. Last. One.
They haven't shown shit in the announcement,
