PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will be pleased to know that Square Enix has just announced the availability of the highly-anticipated Action-RPG known as NIER, where it will hit North America retailers nationwide. Nice to know that there is life apart from the usual Final Fantasy series, and for those who are not in the know, NIER is about the despairing story of a world afflicted by an apocalyptic plague and a father’s desperation to protect his daughter from the dark denizens of this frightening future. As with any decent RPG, you will be able to arm yourself with mighty weapons and powerful magic as you play the role of the protagonist, Nier, while having formidable allies aid your quest against waves of enemies and giant bosses as you start to find out the truth behind the plague, your daughter and yourself.

The latest offering from the RPG-masters at Square Enix, NIER is an Action-RPG that blends traditional RPG gameplay mechanics with intense, bloody combat and powerful magic to create an action-packed single-player experience where players explore and discover a future lost to a shadowy past.
Developed by cavia inc., NIER delivers on Square Enix’s renowned pedigree for creating unique storylines coupled with deep character development – a pedigree that has kept gamers around the world enraptured for decades.

Some of the key features include :-

• Utilize more than 30 weapons, including quick one-handed blades, powerful two-handed swords and far-reaching spears as well as hand-to-hand combat techniques to vanquish hordes of enemies
• Cast dozens of powerful offensive and defensive magic spells, including Dark Execution, Dark Hand and Dark Wall to supplement your martial skills
• Discover more than a hundred mysterious Words throughout the game, and attach them to the names of Nier’s weapons and spells to gain significant enhancements and new abilities
• Fight alongside and interact with several companions throughout your adventures, including the enigmatic Kaine and the dry-witted Grimoire Weiss
• Interact with dozens of NPCs, including shop owners and quest givers. Purchase new weapons, crafting supplies as well as city and adventure maps. Discover dozens of side quests and secondary storylines throughout the world

Expect to fork out $59.99 for this regardless of the platform you’re getting it for.

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