A sad fairytale that clings to you long after the ending.

When the community picks on pure gut feeling, Nier Replicant lands just above the middle of the pack, still on few votes, so take it with caution. But look closer and the contrast jumps out. The soundtrack ahead of 94% of all games, the longing to rediscover it for the first time ahead of 93%, the feel in your hands sitting very high too. The early votes hint strongly: what stays with you here is the emotion and the music, not the instant pull. The game grips you when you think back on it, more than in the raw moment of choosing.

Among Japanese RPGs, it's one of those titles you don't forget, carried by a Keiichi Okabe score that gets under your skin, where others bet everything on their combat system. Here the heart comes before the mechanics.

So, who's it for? For you if you love a story that tightens your throat and music you replay for its own sake. A lot less if you mainly want a sharp, fluid action-RPG, the movement isn't what you'll remember.