Today Square Enix released a batch of new screenshots of the upcoming NieR upgrade NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139.
The screenshots were showcased via the official Twitter account [source: 1, 2] and include bosses and some of the vistas that await us when we’ll finally be able to play the game.
You can check them all out below.
Recently, we heard that the game will be released on April 22, 2021, in Japan and Asia, while the west will have to wait one day longer. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 will come in North America and Europe on April 23, 2021, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
We also saw the first gameplay and learned that the mobile game NieR Re[in]carnation is coming to North America and Europe.
If you’d like to see more, you can enjoy the original trailer of NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, the announcement for the west, and the first screenshots, and another gallery alongside details on the Collector’s Edition.
If you’re unfamiliar with the game, here’s how Square Enix describes it.
“The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with a strange talking grimoire, to search for the “Sealed verses” in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is an updated version of NieR Replicant, previously only released in Japan.
Discover the one-of-a-kind prequel of 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.”
Published: Oct 9, 2020 02:56 pm