It also provided updated sales numbers for NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… The version upgrade of Nier Replicant, the Japanese version of 2010 action RPG Nier, has crossed 1.5 million total shipments and digital sales worldwide. The last sales milestone was one million shipments and digital sales in June 2021, roughly two months after it launched worldwide.

Overall, not bad, especially since series creator Yoko Taro didn’t think it would sell very well. Developed by Toylogic, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is available for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. You can check out our official review here. As for the next entry in the series, the wait continues.

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Mass Effect 3

Amid all the controversy that Mass Effect 3’s endings caused, fans still wondered: Had Shepard survived or not? If you had a high enough Effective Military Strength in Extended Cut and went with the Destroy option, then the Earth would be saved, the Reapers eradicated and your squadmates would survive. Just when Shepard’s fate is sealed, a post-credits scene shows an N7 tag amidst some rubble. It slightly moves, hinting at the Commander’s survival.

As for NieR: Automata, which first launched in February 2017 for PS4 before coming to PC and Xbox One, it’s passed six million units in shipments and digital sales. Its last major milestone was in February 2021 when it sold over 5.5 million units worldwide. The title has received tons of critical acclaim since its release – check out our review here to see what makes it special.

As for what’s next, there’s NieR Re[in]carnation, a mobile RPG developed by Aplibot. It takes place in the same universe but within a location called The Cage as a young girl searches for her memories. Currently available in Japan, it’s had over 10 million downloads thus far. An English release is planned but there’s currently no date for the same.

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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… director Yoko Taro recently said he doesn’t expect his game to sell very well, that Automata’s sales were something of a fluke, and though it’s still too early to say how right (or not) he will turn out to be, the remake has, at the very least, got off to a solid start in the UK retail charts (via GamesIndustry).

The action RPG has debuted on top of the weekly charts (though admittedly it was a relatively slow week, with a total of 150,000 software units sold throughout the period for all games combined). Replicant’s sales are still lower than Automata’s though, selling 50% less at launch. 89% of all of these sales were on the PS4, with the remaining 11% coming on the Xbox One.

MotoGP 21 was another new release last week, and it didn’t manage to break into the top 10. It charts at No. 19, with 37% of its sales on the PS5, and 31% on the PS4. Meanwhile, Monster Hunter Rise finally falls out of the top 10 after spending five consecutive weeks near the top of the charts. Cyberpunk 2077, which re-entered the top 10 after a long absence last week, is still hanging in at No. 10.

You can check out the full top 10 for the week ending April 24 below.

1. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
2. FIFA 21
3. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
6. Minecraft (Switch)
7. Grand Theft Auto 5
8. Football Manager 2021
9. Ring Fit Adventure
10. Cyberpunk 2077

Ahead of its launch next month, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… has received some new pre-launch gameplay courtesy of various publications. It showcases the Junk Heap and The Aerie though the focus is primarily on the bosses that players will encounter in these areas. Check it out below.

Developed by Toylogic, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is a remaster of the original PS3 release. It focuses on a young boy and his sister Yonah with the latter suffering from the Black Scrawl. As the protagonist ventures out to find a cure, he teams up with characters like the talking book Grimoire Weiss, the hot-blooded Kaine and the mysterious Emil.

Along with improvements to its visuals and combat, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… also features full voice-acting, rearranged music and new tracks. It’s slated to release on April 23rd for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Free post-launch DLC will also be released which adds new weapons and accompanying stories. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?

NieR Replicant’s existence is as complicated as you’d expect something coming from the mind of Yoko Taro to be. The original NieR released back in 2010, coming out in Japan as NieR Replicant, featuring content that was exclusive to that version of the game, which, incidentally, was never released in the West. This new NieR Replicant is a cross between a remake and a remaster of that Japan-only release, all of which is a long-winded way of saying that it’s a remake/remaster of an alternate version of the original NieR.

SETUP

NieR Replicant is set on the same post-apocalyptic world as NieR Automata, only thousands and thousands of years before the latter’s events take place. Players play as a young man living in a remote village with his sister Yonah, but when Yonah comes down with a terminal case of a disease called the Black Scrawl, he has to set out to look for a way to save her. Teaming up with a talking book known as the Grimoire Weiss, they must find a way to save his sister’s life. It’s a story that spans thousands of year, and one that goes to some really surprising places, as those who’ve played the original will tell you all too happily. If you haven’t played the original but enjoyed Automata, you’re gonna want to check out this remake.

VISUAL UPGRADE

So let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way first. Given the fact that this is a remake, it’s obviously going to be updating and improving a lot of stuff from the original release, and that, of course, includes a visual update. And it’s a pretty hefty visual upgrade, honestly. While the camerawork and cutscene direction of the original game have been retained almost exactly as they existed back in 2010, this new NieR Replicant has completely new and significantly more detailed looks for environments, characters, enemies, and more.

RWROEKD COMBAT

NieR Replicant is also making some notable changes where the gameplay is concerned, most notably in the combat area. Essentially, the battle system in this version is going to be a cross between the battle system of the original release and the combat of NieR Automata, with director Yoko Taro having set out to revise it in a way that appeals to fans of both. The mechanics of the original are, of course, being retained, but they’re going to be brought more in line with Automata in terms of style. That said, NieR Replicant’s combat is going to be slower than Automata’s- which makes sense, since you’re playing as humans in this game, not as androids.

EXPANDED AREAS

It’s clear that NieR Replicant isn’t going to stick to the original game as strictly as some remakes often tend to do, and that’s going to be true for the in-game locations as well. Environments from the original release are, of course, being brought over into the remake, but Square Enix and developer Toylogic are taking this opportunity to expand upon them. Several returning areas from the original game will be much bigger in scope, allowing for greater freedom of traversal and exploration.

NEW SCENARIOS

NieR Replicant is also going to have plenty of new story content, which will entail both expansions to existing stuff and entirely new content. As far as the former is concerned, it’s been confirmed that weapon stories from the original game have been expanded upon for the remake. Meanwhile, director Yoko Taro has also confirmed that NieR Replicant also has completely new scenarios as well, fleshing out the original game’s story and adding greater context to its events. It remains to be seen exactly how substantial these will be and whether or not they will have any larger impact on the story, but fans of the series nonetheless have reason to be excited.

FULLY VOICE ACTED

NieR Replicant is going to be a pretty significant upgrade over the original game in the audio-visual department. We’ve already touched on this a little bit, and another example of that is voice acting. Unlike the original game, the remake is fully voiced, with voice overs provided for every line in the game. On top of new voice lines being recorded, voice lines from the original game were also re-recorded from scratch rather than updating them and bringing them over for the remake.

ORIGINAL VOICE CAST RETURNS

If you were a fan of the voice work done for the characters in the original release, you don’t have to worry- it’s been confirmed that the voice actors for most of the characters from the original game will be reprising their roles in the remake. There are going to be a few changes here and there though, with the most significant being the recasting of Grimoire Weiss’ voice.

DLC WEAPONS

Square Enix haven’t really talked about what their plans are for post-launch content for NieR Replicant, but we do know that at least some DLC is planned. We already spoke about weapon stories being expanded upon for the remake, but you can expect further new content here as well, with the developers having confirmed that new weapons and weapon stories will be added to the game following its release as DLC. Specific details on this have yet to be shared, but we can at least be assured of more content for the game post-launch.

PC REQUIREMENTS

If you’re playing the game on PC, exactly what kind of a setup are you going to require? All things considered, nothing too demanding. On minimum requirements (which will run the game at 720p and 60 FPS), you’ll need 8 GB of RAM, either an Intel Core i5 6400 or an AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, and either GeForce GTX 960 or a Radeon R9 270X. Meanwhile, on recommended settings (which will run the game at 1080p and 60 FPS), you’ll need 16 GB of RAM, and either a GeForce GTX 1660 or a Radeon RX Vega 56, with CPU requirements staying the same. Storage requirements, meanwhile, will be 25 GB of free space across the board.