Some rather bold differences in character design between the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Square Enix’s new “NieR” franchise have been noticed.
With the PS3 version apparently having effete character designs and even a hermaphrodite heroine, Square appears to be making an unsubtle, perhaps even crude, bet on the demographics of each market, with the Xbox 360 version in their eyes most probably the “American” version.
Just whether this bet pays off will be interesting to behold…
Both look fugly, can we call it a day?
Bishounen > Macho kthx.
ZOMG RAIDEN!
Anon think the game with the muscle man is the occidental one, both US & Europe, on XBOX 360 and PS3.
just visited the IGN page of the Nier game for both the Xbox360 and PS3… and guess what? both have the same ugly character on the cover art!
360 version: http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/761/761551.html
PS3 version: http://ps3.ign.com/objects/774/774976.html
look like this is not a 360 vs PS3 game design, but east vs west game design. I still would rather have the Japanese version art.
the question now is: will the main character design be the *ONLY* difference between the 2 version? Or would they modify the sister or even modify some scenes to fit the western audience?
*sigh* I was looking forward to purchasing the PS3 version when it hits the states….