
Investigation Report Translated by Defade 4 22:53 Debriefed on the project. Aside from the main character and his relationship to Yonah, both games are identical. America and Europe only got the Gestalt version which was simply titled "Nier" on both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. In Japan, "Nier Gestalt" was released on the Xbox 360 and "Nier Replicant" was released on Playstation 3. Nier was developed by Cavia and released in 2010. In Replicant, you are a younger man trying to save your sister. In Gestalt, you are an older man trying to save your daughter Yonah from the Black Scrawl virus. They are "Nier Replicant" and "Nier Gestalt". The game takes place about a thousand years after these events, in a post-apocalyptic world. The appearance of the dragon causes people to be infected by an unknown disease which spreads and leads to the end of civilization. After defeating the queen, they are shot down and killed by Japanese fighter jets. The player then has to complete a notoriously difficult minigame to defeat the giant queen. In ending E, Caim, Angelus, and the giant queen are teleported to modern day Tokyo. The first ending, ending A is thought to be the canonical ending and led to a sequel, Drakengard 2. They go on to try to destroy the Empire and save Caim's sister Furiae. They decide that the only way for the two of them to survive is to form a pact. Wounded and near death, Caim meets Angelus, a red dragon. In Drakengard you play the role of Caim, a young prince whose kingdom was destroyed by an evil Empire. This game received decent reviews and it became something of a cult classic due to its incredibly dark storyline and foreboding atmosphere. In 2003 Cavia released Drakengard, an action RPG for Playstation 2. This document also contains some spoilers for the game Drakengard on the Playstation 2. If you have not completed at least endings A and B yet you should stop reading now. It should already be obvious but this document contains major spoilers. Many Japanese speaking fans of the game on the GameFAQs message board have been translating different sections of the book and we are trying to collect all of them here.ĭisclaimer Please be advised that some of these stories contain mature themes relating to violence and sexuality.

However, this book is only available in Japanese.

This book contains extensive background info on the world of Nier and many short stories. Introduction The purpose of this document is to serve as companion to the book Grimoire Nier.

3 Concept Works Project "Gestalt" Outline 1 Brief overview of "Project Gestalt" seen from summary picture 2 Initiation, process and changes of "Project Gestalt" 3 The failure of "Project Gestalt" and the future of the world Weapon Story Nameless Blade Iron Pipe Kusanagi Transience Beastcurse Beastlord Beastbain Phoenix Spear Phoenix Sword Phoenix Dagger Labyrinth's Whisper Labyrinth's Song Labyrinth's Shout Fool's Embrace Fool's Accord Fool's Lament Nirvana Dagger Earth Wyrm's Claw Axe of Beheading Vile Axe Dragoon Lance Faith (Nobuyoshi) Spear of the Usurper Rebirth Sunrise Moonrise Lily-Leaf Sword Captain's Holy Spear Iron Will Blade of Treachery The Devil Queen Fang of the Twins Ancient Overlord Emil's Survey Report Letters Creator's Interview Grimoire Nier Credits Short Stories: The Secret And then there were None The Stone Flower (no translation as of yet) Red and Black The Demonic Mountain Banquet of the Witch (summary from Chinese forums and blogs) The Mermaid Princess The Narrow GateĪround the World in 80 Days (translation from Chinese forums) Ending E - The Lost World (summary from Chinese forums and blogs) Ashes of Dreams - English Lyrics Grimoire Nier Drama CD Extra Materials Names In Game Reports Miscellaneous Information from Chinese Sources Famitsu Developer Interview Dengeki Playstation #470: What would it be like if Grimoire Weiss has a Tour Guide section? Dengeki Playstation #471: Q&A with Grimoire Weiss From the Interview カイネの誕生は「男性のヒロインを入れて☆」と言う要望から 『ニ ーア レプリカント・ゲシュタルト』の横尾ディレクターにインタビュー!(前編) Trivia regarding brother Nier's birthday Interview with Emi Evans Credits 7 Devola Popola Grimoire Weiss King of Facade Vier (Fyra) Grimoire Noir Shadowlord Tyrann The Abyss of Vol. Welcome! News Updates The Grimoire Nier Companion Introduction Disclaimer Background Information on Nier Grimoire Nier Translation Investigation Report Characters Brother Nier Father Nier Yonah Kaine Emil No. It contains many extra details about the story of Nier! If you haven't heard of this check it out. If you know japanese and would like to help with the translations send an email to the document maintainer The gamefaqs thread where this document started is here boards/960449-nier/55075347 We could always use more support and more help translating source material. Help spread the word! If you are part of any other community talking about Nier let them know about this project.
