NieR Replicant Ver.1.22 Remaster Release Date on Steam, PS4, Xbox One

Square Enix will be finally launching the remaster of the start NieR game by Yoko Taro, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 this April, with many new changes to make the game more comfortable, well-nigh notably with NieR Automata fans – Nosotros detailed the release appointment, and numerous changes revealed and then far, cheers to our past coverage of the NieR remaster, and courtesy of several Japanese outlets' new previews, most notably Game Spotter.

NieR Replicant remaster release appointment on PC via Steam, PS4, Xbox One

Get-go off, Square Enix will launch NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… on Apr 24, 2022, worldwide, on PS4, PC via Steam, and Xbox One. Still, it'due south of import to note that only in Nippon, the NieR Replicant Remaster will instead launch on April 22.

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If you're really impatient and can speak Japanese, you lot'll be able to grab the game two days in advance, so be sure to continue that in mind.

NieR Replicant remaster – All changes detailed and then far

Overall, producer Yosuke Saito, creative director Yoko Taro, managing director Saki Ito, composer Keiichi Okabe, and PlatinumGames' Takahisa Taura explained several things almost the NieR Replicant remaster ahead of release.

The near important matter to note is that it'southward not a simple remaster but a true upgrade.

Battle system

Takahisa Taura is supervising the new battle arrangement, which is now closer to NieR Automata. There's a lockon system, and as seen in by gameplay videos, we can at present concatenation magic and concrete attacks.

For those who aren't good with action games, NieR Automata remaster adds an Easy mode that includes an auto battle manner. The mode has several features players tin turn on or off. Including Auto Attack, Auto Magic, Auto Evasion / Defence, Auto Weapon Switching, and more. You lot can activate or deactivate each 1 in the menu seen in the screenshot above.

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Monsters now drib many more items, most notably recovery herbs. You lot"ll reach the maximum amount you can carry, so information technology'south best to regularly sell them for coin.

NEW SYSTEMS – NieR Replicant remaster volition also include a "mountain" of Weapon Stories, as explained by Yosuke Saito.

Graphics, BGM, vox acting, story

As for the BGM and sound aspect: Every song in the game was rerecorded. Moreover, NieR Replicant remaster different the original, is fully voiced.

The game has several make new parts, scattered through it. With new lore on the story and deeper details on some of the characters revealed.

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Lastly, the graphics have been reworked and vastly upgraded to it current gen. It'southward important to notation though: In the by, director Saki Ito explained the staff did its best to reproduce the original game'due south feel and graphics in the remaster. The character design was as well redone past Akihiko Yoshida.

As a side note, the previewer from Game Watch, in a specially funny way, pointed out: "The original game already managed to portray the beauty of Kaine's outfit, but the upgraded graphics of the remaster really emphasizes her lace underwear and barrel, and information technology was the biggest daze of the preview". They added that it's a shame there weren't immune to share screenshots of Kaine'due south full ingame 3D model. In a sense, this too is now more than catering to NieR Automata fans' taste.

Extra content, DLC (April 20, 2022 Update)

Square Enix held on April xix a livestream revealing several new details on the extra content and DLC of NieR Replicant Ver.ane.22. We covered everything here.

Japanese release date (Apr 21, Update)

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 is at present out in Japan on PS4 and Xbox Ane, as the game launched on April 22, 2022. We're past midnight in Japan, and so those who preordered the game'south Japanese version digitally can play information technology correct now.

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