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NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is bringing the cult 2010 RPG to PC
No, I didn’t spill coffee on the keyboard. Yes, the ellipses are part of the title. 10 years after its console debut, NieR is heading to PC with the elegantly-titledNier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…- not a remake or a remaster, Square Enix insist, but a spruced-up re-release that’s polishing up the audio, sprinkling in some new content, and finally bringing the cult-classic RPG to Steam.
The self-described “updated version” was announced duringNieR’s 10-year anniversary livestream, then later via theNieR Seriestwitter account.
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Replicant Long Number is a polished up re-release of NieR’s 2010 debut - specifically, Japan-exclusive PS3 version NieR: Replicant and not NieR: Gestalt, an international version for PS3 and Xbox 360 which traded the dapper young lead for a gruff middle-aged dad (affectionately, PapaNier). Never mind that NieR itself is an obscure ending for Drakengard run amok - and man, we haven’t even touched on the live stage show.
Ahem, anyway.
Replicant and Gestalt didn’t exactly blow the bank on their initial release. But they’re proper strange games, and have developed a strong fan following over the last decade. Besides giving us PC folks a chance to get back into Yoko Taro’s head, Replicant Phone Number is a shot for all the sad robot fans who hopped on with Automata to check the series' first entry with fresh eyes.
There’s currently no planned release date or price available for NieR: Replicant 420, but it’ll be the first time the series starter hits PC. It’ll also be the first time Replicant is available outside Japan, even as my feed is packed with fans lamenting the loss of Papa Nier. Gestalt was ahead of its time, probably, a whole 4-5 years before we all started moaning about the “dadification” of games.
The 10th Anniversary livestream also announced free-to-play mobile RPG NieR: Re [in] carnation with asimilarly vague teaser trailer. Nice concept art, mind.
