 Nier received mixed reviews . Reviewers criticized the graphics , with Ryan Clements of IGN saying that " one of Nier 's greatest flaws is its visuals , " while GameSpot 's Kevin VanOrd bemoaned the " flavorless visuals " and " lifeless environments " . Dustin Quillen of 1UP.com said that the game " looks downright primitive " , while Adriaan den Ouden of RPGamer , who awarded the game a higher score than most , said that " the environments are bland and poorly rendered " . The music and voice acting , however , were praised ; Clements said that " both are quite excellent " , den Ouden called the soundtrack " absolutely fantastic " , Chris Schilling of Eurogamer said that the music was full of " memorable themes " , and one of the four reviewers for the Japanese Weekly Famitsu termed it " a cut above " . 
