@ryuken: That is fine I guess. It's your opinion, and thereby I have no say in it. I would however be slightly interested in what exactly you find good about Nier's story. Because I came out of it thinking that it was one of the worst paced and set up stories I've seen in a while, and I'm a hardcore JRPG and manga geek, so I've seen my share of horribly bad stories. I just think that they never actually flesh out any of the characters or pace the action according to the story. If you list the melodramatic events that occur throughout the game on paper, I would probably say that it looked just fine, but everything that belongs in between is lacking in this in my opinion. The characters are just thrrown together and develop a bond where they are willing to risk their lives for each other after having met once. None of the "dramatic" occurences in the game had any emotional effect on me as a result of this. There's jsut nothing in the story except for clichés that are loosely strung together. And I simply can't stand how they try to make an intricate web of mysteries in their story that they keep hinting at towards the end but cut off without ever developing. And I have to say that Popola and Devola are the dumbest couple of characters I've seen in a while. Their motives are not explained, and from their actions earlier in the game their actions make no sense. There is too much that I find borderline depressing because it is so bad, but I have no intention of listing it all. It would, however be interesting to hear why you find the story to be good, and if you're too lazy to answer in full at least you can link me this review of yours.
@ryuken: I do see that you guys find it annoying that a reviewer quit on a game you like because he simply failed at a very simple aspect of the game as a result of his own retardation. What I find annoying with what you people are doing here is that you're using him to defend what many people would regard as a bad game. You disregard comments against the game with saying that what people say is bad about the game is the graphics and the fishing minigame. The game is more flawed on a story level. Specifically because it has horrible pacing. I wrote a 2,5 page user review on the game just yesterday so I really can't be bothered with listing the things I find bad about the game, so if you want to know why I am stating that it's a bad game you can read that instead. If you do; please keep in mind that I am displaying as objective of an opinion as I can in that review. I found many of the bad points to be bad to the point of hilarity and I found some comfort in the JRPG clichés, so I did get some enjoyment from the game, but as a game; I could not consider it as anything but bad.
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