
The voice actors for 2B and 9S also make contributions.

There are additional costumes as well, some of which can be unlocked in game and some NieR Automata costumes that are available to download at launch. As a bonus, once certain conditions are met the soundtrack from NieR Automata can be played. The music has been re-recorded and in some cases extended, with additional compositions added. More English voiceovers have been added from the original voice actors and there’s now an option to play with Japanese voice acting. The script remains mostly the same, but there have been a few tweaks and changes.

The visuals have increased from 720P and 30 FPS to 4K and 60 FPS with the character models and environments being rebuilt, with enhanced lightning and increased draw distance. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is a version upgrade of the original game and not a full-on remake. Fans could forgive some of these issues as the net positive features could elevate the experience above its shortcomings, but more critical gamers were less forgiving. Fans would praise the emotional depth of the story, the memorable characters, entertaining dialogue and phenomenal soundtrack, but if we’re being objective, the graphics weren’t exactly great even by 2010 standards, there were many tedious side quests and the gameplay mechanics were nothing to write home about. The original NieR, on the other hand, could be described as a great game trapped inside a decent game’s code. NieR Automata was largely considered a masterpiece and received nierly universal acclaim.

After the huge success of NieR Automatainterest in the original title increased and for the first time ever NieR Replicant is being released outside of Japan as the reworked NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… NieR Gestalt was released outside of Japan as NieR to lukewarm critical reception, but developed a decent-sized cult following. The player is free to name the protagonist whatever they want, but for the review he shall be called Nier. Aside from the character model, relationship to Yonah and minor dialogue differences, the two games are essentially the same. In 2010 the world was introduced to the Drakengard spin-off NieR. By now this is common knowledge in the fandom, but in Japan NieR was released as two separate versions: NeiR Gestalt, where the protagonist is Yonah’s father, and NieR Replicant, with a much younger protagonist being Yonah’s brother.
