10 Most Overlooked Video Games Of 2021
3. Nier Replicant
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... was a game always destined to be overlooked this year. What with a title like that and it being a remake/reimagining of a game nobody played in the first place, the deck was stacked against it.
And as a result it's not really gotten a look in on many game of the year lists so far, and that sucks because Nier Replicant polishes an already good game and turns it into a great one.
Set before the events of breakout franchise hit Nier Automata, this new release nicks that title's more polished hack-and-slash combat system to help modernise the experience for new fans. As a result, it's a tighter, more tactile experience with gameplay that now compliments the epic fantasy story that drew players in in the first place.
Nier Replicant is a weird game (as you would expect from this series), but it has a huge amount of heart and imagination. If you thought Automata got everything right, then you owe it to yourself to check this one out.