NieR PS3 vs Xbox 360, or East vs West?
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Dec 27, 2009 05:00 JST
- Tags: 3D CG, Character Design, Comparison, Futanari, NieR, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
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…
| 
Top 20 Anime Deserving of a Second Season
Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin Announced – But…
Strangers Fisting For Candy: “A Pretty Sweet Deal!”
Netoge no Yome Grinds Hard
King Of Fighters XIV Trailer Boasts Breasts & Brawn
Yuzuruha Figure Sexy & Sophisticated
IdolMaster: Platinum Stars Trailer Happier Than Ever
Top 10 Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2016
Splendid Abuse Eden “A Heaven of Sorts”
Hatsune Miku Ero-MMD Fit & Tight
Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade Recruits Garland
Godzilla Resurgence Trailer Unsurprisingly Monstrous
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir Mercedes Trailer Super Cute
Suisei no Gargantia Pachislot Unveiled
Rin Hoshizora Nekomimi Seifuku Figure
Top 20 Ecchiest Shonen Jump Manga
Hatsune Mike Ero-MMD Stealthily Sexy
Star Ocean 5 English Battles Boisterously
Dragon Ball Super Quite A Hit
Gainax Selling Tomatoes: “Why?”
Tasha Tracer Cosplay Truly Tantalizing
Witch Craft Works Cosplay by Kagune Intensely Seductive
Kaine Cosplay by Yuricha Flawless
Kasumigaoka Utaha Cosplay Pretty Pure
Goddess of 2ch “Another Bathing Beauty!”
Tantalizing Hestia Cosplay Busts Out
Kashiwazaki Sena Cosplay Pure & Innocent
Minami Kotori Casino Girl Cosplay Takes No Chances
Shimakaze Cosplay by Ema Sakura
Harley Quinn Cosplay by Miyuko Colorfully Crazy
360 version wins hands down for character design.
Getting a little sick of the fairy-cake bad guys.
yeah. i'm with you. The PS3 one seems to have more of a Diabolical Tone to Him while the 360 one seems to have more of a Menacing Touch. Also Diabolical get pretty much Killed after after FFVI, VII, and FFIX (still great games though.) Guess i'll wait and see.
after looking up some info on it. it's going to be 2 separate games set in the same universe. and the 360 one is going to be the only one of the two released in america... Damnit Square.
I know what game I'M not going to be buying. Seriously, that 360 version is horribly ugly.
Is it just me, or does the 360 version look like a brawny Doc Brown?
nocturne: You're right. It does look like Dr. Brow.
1.21 jiggawatts? GREAT SCOTT!
i thought they are brothers, not same person lol
wow. i cant believe people like the xbox version. he doesnt even have eyebrows, and notice the weird shape of his angry eyes. square screwed up on that model. the ps3 model reminds me of the main character of the movie fight club mix with the evil dude from gladiator. his eyes seem to portray a picture to me while the big xbox dude shows nothing. ps3 dude looks like he actually has a past (a somehow disturbing one). it is an rpg so kudos to ps3 for having a person who looks like he has an interesting background.
xbox fans mainly play fps shooters. they dont get into character like how rpgs do. also the xbox dude looks like he came from one of those fps.
I don't care about this shit. I just want to play the original character designs as the big brain behind all this intended us to enjoy it.
Not some marketing bla bla shit.
That's too bad about the 360 version being the only one released in the US. I'd probably check out both.
I am disappoint @ Square Enix. Giving gaijin fugly X360 release is bad form.
*plays middle finger orchestra*
Are you crazy? The 360 edition looks like your typical crude western action game. I'm sick of exactly that.
no, you're just a flaming weeaboo.
I would have liked the ps3 vers if it didn't have the typical anime hair. That's what I'm sick of. Especially in 3D. Looks better in 2D.
And you're an Anonymous Nerd On Net - ANON.
@ 6:19
Ain't you an Anon too... O.o
It's a well known fact that Anonymous is full of self-loathing.
I'm getting sick of both. It's getting harder to recognize characters anymore when they all look the same (America using overly masculine men and Japan using overly feminine men). I'm not saying that these are bad characters but if they're going to keep using the same character arch-types then they should put in more effort to make their characters more distinguishable.
You nailed it.
Everything is growing more generic.
Yes and we need a new body type. I wonder if disfigured or missing 2 limbs would be a hit.
They should start bringing back the classics...
Like that guy who has a absolutely badarse hook in place of a hand, that totally mean eye-patch(even though he has perfect sight with both eyes), and perhaps even a killer wooden leg!
You shouldn't be surprised by overly muscular 360 characters. Look at the 360 exclusives that hit it big in America.
Halo, Gears, Crackdown. Those games' characters share quite a similarity.
This is assimilation
@ 9:34 Anon: NO PIRATES! NO NINJAS EITHER! ONLY SAMURAI AND SCHOOL GIRLS!
@ 07:43
It worked for Raiden (if you've played MGS4, you know what I'm talking about). ;)
And yeah, both of these look pretty bad to me. How about some color?
Hmm. Character with black mask, kimono, left hookhand, right weilding katana and mini skirt? This would be ultimate char. If we add tentacles its rpg+eroge!
To me they just had the 360 character age quicker. It's based on the console, since it's always one step in the grave.
Amen
Because looking more ugly and like you were abusing steroids is better character design right? :rolls eyes:
Who the hell are you guys kidding, they both like crap
Agreed. Both are on the two opposite ends, and look horrible no matter which angle you look at them.
at least the PS3 has a futa
Anon above got this right.
The Ps3 version I would just wait for him to emo /wrists. At least in the Xbox version he looks like someone you would not want to meet on a dark street.
Dont worry, if you meet him in a dark street you only need to say "Hey, Guy. Your shoe's untied. "
And after some hours he gonna say "Upon closer inspection, these appear to be loafers."
It could no have been said any better Pyro
I'm going for 360.Although ps3 chara design is good in its own merit BUT it DOESNT SUIT THE ROLE.So its 360.
By the way ,In japan big muscular characters is also popular or have anyone forget Hokutonoken (fist of the northstar).
I cant see a difference between these two Nier, you guys sure use a magnifier to spot a difference.
Geez...
I dislike both, but I probably dislike the PS3 version the most.
The idea is, apparently, that the 360 one is a father looking for his daughter and the PS3 one is a brother looking for his sister - or something to that effect.
Either way the 360 is where it's at for RPGs, so if it gets good reviews I'll probably grab it there.
I like them both, they should have an option to choose between the two.
Yeah Jeckyl and Hyde style
so is that susposed to be the same guy?
please say no
.................
The bad thing is there will be no sexy panzu in 360 version. That's for sure.
In the first he could be an evil man and skilled fighter...the second looks like a musclebound retard who is a refugee from Hokuto no Ken.
He is too pusy to be from Hokuto no Ken.
Needs a Mowhawk to be in Hokuto no Ken.
The PS3 version looks more delicious. If he can become like that in the 360 version, try imagining his futanari friend
hell yeah,Futanari rules.