Developer Cavia will be the ones responsible for creating the game, which looks rather gory at this point. Apparently, the action will take place "in a crumbling world, plagued by disease and dark, unrecognisable creatures". Players will take control of Nier - hence the title, we'd wager - as he goes around slaughtering the aforementioned creatures, all under the guise of searching for a cure for his daughter's case 'Black Scrawl' virus. It won't be easy, given the fact the virus has run rampant across the entire globe. On the plus side, he does have some allies and a 'mysterious book'. Should be useful.
The gameplay seems to be similar to the Devil May Cry series, with a variety of weapons and magic abilities available to Nier. Chaining attacks for maximum damage appears to be the order of the day.
Square Enix is hoping that Nier will surface on store shelves next year. The screenshots can be found at the game's official website, while the first trailer can be seen below this text, with more information to surface during the course of E3.
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