NieR Replicant - Released

The action RPG NieR Replicant has been released today:

Overview

A thousand-year lie that would live on for eternity…

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is an updated version of NieR Replicant, previously only released in Japan.

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Discover the one-of-a-kind prequel to the critically-acclaimed masterpiece NieR:Automata. Now with a modern upgrade, experience masterfully revived visuals, a fascinating storyline and more!

The protagonist is a kind young man living in a remote village. In order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl, he sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking tome, to search for the "Sealed verses."

Experience the NieR Replicant story for the first time in the west through the eyes of the protagonist as a brother.

The original all-star team returns including acclaimed director, YOKO TARO (Drakengard / NieR:Automata), composer Keiichi Okabe (TEKKEN / Drakengard / NieR:Automata), and producer Yosuke Saito (DRAGON QUEST X / NieR:Automata).

Story

• In a distant, distant future, humanity is on the brink of extinction.
• A black scrawl disease and strange beasts threaten the world.
• A young kindhearted boy makes a promise to his little sister.
• A thousand-year lie that would live on for eternity…

Features

• Uncover the truth behind the world of NieR and prepare to question everything in this dark, twisting tale.
• Journey alongside an unlikely group of allies through a ruined world, plagued by sickness and monstrous horrors.
• A mesmerizing iconic soundtrack, newly recorded by NieR:Automata composer, Keiichi Okabe.
• Fight back dreadful enemies with a visceral, uniquely customizable blend of swordplay and powerful magic.
• Customize your character's magic, skills, and weapons with the power of Words.

More information.

I just beat nier, I will definitely be checki9ng this out eventually….

No one told me you had to play nier multiple times and the story changes but has similar ideas.

Apparently there are issues with the frame rate being locked to the refresh rate and some hoops to jump through to get it to work properly.

Personally now no one get mad I never cared about these games.I remember playing the first games that started these spin-offs called Drakengard on the PS2 though.

Even those games you had to replay many times just to get the perfect ending.

Originally Posted by JFarrell71
Apparently there are issues with the frame rate being locked to the refresh rate and some hoops to jump through to get it to work properly.

Yeah, a lot people are raging about it on Steam right now. Personally, I think I'd be more annoyed that they're charging $60 for the remaster of an 11 year-old game.

I was looking forward to this one, but I think I'm going to wait for now, maybe a sale or a discount in a few months. Got good games coming soon anyway.

Oh, goody! More up-skirt pantie shots and . . . bewbies!

Originally Posted by Zephyr
Oh, goody! More up-skirt pantie shots and . . . bewbies!

Well…it's a male pro-tag this time so I doubt it.

Experience the NieR Replicant story for the first time in the west through the eyes of the protagonist as a brother.

Though I'm sure the other characters might flash you.

From what I hear, there's an up-skirt shot later in the game that's quite surprising.

Apparently one of the female characters is transgender/intersex, and there is an achievement/trophy for looking up her skirt, something about "discovering her secret" that is being called out as transphobic and generally tasteless.