Nier for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

When I first considered purchasing Neir, I was skeptical. Frankly, I had not had a lot of good expierences with square enix in the past, and simply wasn't sure what the point would be. I had read only one good review, and it seemed to be written by many monkeys trapped in a room together with a type writer. Long story short, I traded it for another game, and have no regrets.
What caused me to pick up the game at all was one small statement on the single good review. "It's like zelda for adults!" That sold me, and I came to find out that this was very true! The plot was somewhat difficult to follow at first, but after an hour or two I realized this was intentional. The game leads you through the main characters life, the events unfolding before you like a novel. As you go along you travel through a post apocolyptic world full of creatures called shades that seem to be made up of code. You gain companions, weapons, and magic abilities as you go along, and your guide is a magic book (SO not as lame as it sounds) who is often floating around near your head. (Navi?)
The biggest complaint I read was in relation to the "go fetch" style side quests that are around every corner. so many people complained about how desperatly tedious these were. This is true, however, THEY ARE SIDE QUESTS! Most of them are not even a little bit essential to the story. They are an excess source of income, and nothing more. I did some, but didn't feel any trepedition about avoiding most of those needy weaklings.
Long story short, it is a zelda style hack and slash with some of the more incredible graphics I have yet seen, as well as great character dialogue. A warning though, not for the faint of heart. My girlfriend watched me play one mission and nearly cried. It's post apocolypse. It is very realistic. People die, children are orphaned, and sometimes, you are the cause (inderectly). It's very sad sometimes, but if you can handle a little reality than I would recomend it to you.