Zero Punctuation: Nier

[Tanzka]

The whatnow game?

 

[ewhac]

"But it's flown completely under the radar. I asked everyone I knew, and neither of them had heard of it, either."

Dude, after opening the bar/pub, I expect you'd have increased your friend count by at least 50%.

 

[Tonimata]

So, basically, Yahtzee can only describe Nier by doing this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HM9tyNkUAg

IT HAD TO BE DONE! DON'T HIT ME!

 

[daxterx2005]

Haha, that bit with naming him Twattycake made my day.

Great work as always.

agreed, seeing "twattycake" made me literally lol

 

[Legion]

I almost suspect he has been reading the forums, noticing the large amount of praise for Zelda games and decided to take them down a peg or two. If so I am very amused.

I also like the terrible Nier death experience joke because of the "boosh!" afterwards.

 

[standokan]

I didn't see nier coming, just like the robin hood movie, it just came out of nowhere and i knew it was carap the second i saw it. Actually i had to reconsider Nier as it's a sQuare eniX game.

Trivia, nier is dutch for kidney

 

[Moon Man]

.....................................

 

[Dr. wonderful]

So, basically, Yahtzee can only describe Nier by doing this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HM9tyNkUAg

IT HAD TO BE DONE! DON'T HIT ME!

Crack knuckles....Oh you so going to get it.

"The funny thing is...I had that in my other tab."

 

[Jeffrey Jambu]

The original is the one we got (Nier:Gestalt for the Japanese 360)
The other look is a Japan PS3 only alteration called Nier: Replicant.

Again, the character we got in the West IS the original. Get it straight.

But then again if you look at the sales of Gestalt and Replicant, it was a smart decision to alter the main character for sales in Japan. So in a way, Replicant has become the primary model. And don't bring about the PS3 has more consoles in Japan because regardless, Replicant would have sold more if released on both consoles.

 

[The Geek Lord]

Did I just spot an ILLBLEED reference in those credits?

It seems that ILLBLEED should be added to my list of things that stalk me wherever I go. By the way, has anyone seen my Jimmy?

 

[Mattteus]

Zork, wow, that brings back memories

 

[CatinHat]

Sounds like a game that should have never been made. I wonder if the first game you went in the store for would have been a better buy.

 

[rkimbal45]

The actually masculine character design for the main character that seems odd for a Square game was apparently designed for the sole purpose of the non-Japan release.

Spoiler: The original character design is very much what you would expect from Square

See this, this right here, is incorrect information. The "grizzled old man" is the original character design, whereas the effeminate prettyboy was created later on, in order to appease the japanese audience.

I hadn't heard that. I assumed it was the other way around, in which case Yahtzees' comment would be quite ironic.

 

[BloodyThoughts]

A....A....A JRPG that Yahtzee kinda liked?!
EVERYONE IN THE BOMB SHELTER!!!

OT: Great review Yahtzee. That pun at the end choking on my own laughs.

 

[Erana]

Thanks erana for the link!



Looks like I got 33 videos to watch (hope to god I don't go insane, yaaaaaaaaaay)!

Don't do it!
If you must satiate your curiousity, drink an unhealthy amount of alcohol, watch the last video, and hope you pass out during your watching it.
Also, bring a blindfolded friend; when intoxicated, it is best to have someone nearby to make sure you're breathing, hydrated, etc. Drinking too much is dangerous!

 

[Weaver]

hahaha I love a good pun!
Nice one, Yahtzee

 

[Mrsoupcup]

The pun at the end was the best thing ever to grace to universe. Seriously.

The boosh thing seemed like it was from Frisky Dingo.... Hm....