Today, Square Enix kicked off the Lunar New Year with in-depth gameplay for NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139…, the highly-anticipated prequel to NieR: Automata.
The 9-minute video shows our protagonist, the warrior Kainé, and the magical tome Grimoire Weiss visiting the Barren Temple. It features some excellent combat and movement mechanics. Take a look…
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is a modern re-telling of NieR Replicant, a third-person action-RPG which originally released in Japan in 2010, and is the highly anticipated prequel to NieR:Automata™, the post-apocalyptic action-RPG that has shipped/downloaded over 5 million copies worldwide. Players are invited to experience a dark, apocalyptic world as they join a brother’s captivating quest to cure his sister of a deadly disease – a quest which will in turn make them question everything.
In addition to the gameplay video, Square Enix also released several videos for re-arranged tracks from the original NieR Replicant. All tracks released today will be part of the special Soundtrack CD Set included in the limited White Snow Edition of the game.
“NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…: Soundtrack Weiss Edition “Snow in Summer” (Another Edit Version)”
“NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…: Soundtrack Weiss Edition “Kainé” (Another Edit Version)”
“NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…: Soundtrack Weiss Edition Disc 2 Samples”
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… launches on April 23, 2021 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam).