Nier Gestalt to be PS360 Worldwide

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2009/10/02/nier_two_versions/

http://www.psu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=221824
Xbox 360 owners here in Japan are getting Nier Gestalt. PS3 owners are getting Nier Replicant. What's the difference between these two?

Square Enix hasn't been particularly forthcoming on the differences. But this month's Famitsu Xbox 360 provides some answers.

Executive producer Yosuke Saito told the magazine that Nier Gestalt, the Japanese Xbox 360 version of the game, is basically the international version of Nier. In other words, it's the version that PS3 and Xbox 360 owners outside of Japan will be getting.

In Japan, PS3 players will be getting a unique version of Nier in Replicant. This version was created as Cavia and Square Enix consulted on what would be fitting for the Japanese market.

Screenshots have already shown the main differences between the two titles. Gestalt has an older, more masculine hero, who's out to save his daughter. Replicant has a younger, more effeminate hero who's out to save his younger sister.


Replicant Nier (left) and Gestalt Nier (right).
This wasn't mentioned in the Famitsu Xbox 360 article, but the sister and daughter appear to be the same person. I played the Tokyo Game Show version of Gestalt, and noticed the Yohan character, who was first described in Famitsu's first PS3 preview of the game as being Nier's sister. She's presumably the daughter in Gestalt.

Saito was a bit vague on the actual differences in content between the two versions, saying that players could consider the "game design" to be the same between the two and that it's not the case that you'll only be able to see 100% of the game by playing both titles.

Elsewhere in the interview, Saito said that Nier would not have co-op play . However, download content is under consideration.

Saito also commented on one curiosity of the TGS Gestalt demo. That demo had English voices. The Japanese version of the game will be like this, with English voices and Japanese subtitles.

Have you seen the gameplay footage? This game looks absolutely horrid. Like 5.0/10 MAX.

"Replicant has a younger, more effeminate hero who's out to save his younger sister."

Oh god, lol! Really original!

Have you seen the gameplay footage? This game looks absolutely horrid. Like 5.0/10 MAX.

BioShockOwnz

So basically PS3 gets another exclusive and 360 version becomes multiplatform, chalk up another win for PS3 :P not that Im interested in either game.

Have you seen the gameplay footage? This game looks absolutely horrid. Like 5.0/10 MAX.

"Replicant has a younger, more effeminate hero who's out to save his younger sister."

Oh god, lol! Really original!

I can hardly understand any of that, but If I don't get to play as the guy/chick I'm gunna be super mad.

So that means we're not getting replicant??? Now I am mad...

I swear SquareEnix tries to piss me off, I really really hate this company.

Newsflash. SquareEnix continues to suck. Is anyone really surprissed?

Either make JRPG's or western games, quit all this halfway in between crap. Annalisis comfirmed "by making the game crapper we suspect to sell more to amercans"

... The state of gaming right now is enough to make you quit alltogether. Thank god for Rockstar and Kojima.

Reminds me of The Last Remnant. Was meant to come out on the PS3/360 world wide at the same time. "A JRPG for the world" is what they said (exact quote). Then it got cancelled for the PS3. Then the overseas version got delayed. Then the game dropped and it turned out average.

Morale of the story. Dont trust square when concerning release dates.

what? we dont get futa?funsohng

Futa is in both version and is just a side character I believe.

I think I might just import Replicant... If it gets good reviews, of course.

what? we dont get futa?funsohng

I hate judging games without playing them but this 2 games doesn't intrest me at all.

but I want the young one not the old one.

Have you seen the gameplay footage? This game looks absolutely horrid. Like 5.0/10 MAX.

"Replicant has a younger, more effeminate hero who's out to save his younger sister."

Oh god, lol! Really original!

BioShockOwnz

I'm sure those PS3 fans are super excited for this after that amazing trailer.AAllxxjjnn

Neir and quantum Theory look horrible, what are the Japanese developers thinking now adays.