Overly Positive

So Destructoid, among other sites, is reporting some of the pre-E3 news buzz, including the trailer for an interesting little number from Square Enix called “Neir”. Neir appears to be a bloody slashfest of not just beat-em-up but dismember-em-up goodness. It’s clear that the fast-paced trailers are the ones best suited for pre-E3, mostly because they are short, to the point, and frenetic enough to deal with all the ADD-induced gamer folks out there who are looking for the next big shiny.

There’s a fair amount of “meh” going on with this particular trailer, but c’mon, it can’t be that bad. I mean, for one thing, from the brief peek we got at the character in Neir, it seems like we’ll finally get someone who can give that other guy with the big sword a run for his money. Square’s got to let go of that money-maker at some point, right?

And what about Square inching out of their little strategy and RPG bubble? Violent, action-packed games aren’t that difficult to sell to an adoring public, and the equity that Square has given to its fanbase is worth something, right? With Final Fantasy XIII not coming by anytime soon, we need something to whet our appetites, and an action game seems right up the alley of those obsessed with the age of the FPS (Call of Duty, L4D, TF2, Halo, anyone?).

Most of all, though, it’ll maybe, just maybe, help us forget the last time Square tried to get into the action beat-em-up genre. Bouncer who?