When
NieR Re[in]carnation was
announced, we got a glimpse of a girl who some speculated to be Kainé from
NieR. Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito say it isn’t the case in this week’s issue of
Famitsu magazine. Here are some tidbits from the
Famitsu interview:
- The girl is not Kainé. Just what made you think that?
- The thing that looks like a small ghost floating behind is named ‘Mama’. It is kind of like a mother who takes care of you.
- Yoko Taro: “There’s a number of protagonists.”
- Yosuke Saito: “There are many.”
The new
NieR Replicant was
first announced as an upgraded version and the developers explained more on that in this week’s
Famitsu.
Here are some highlights on
NieR Replicant from the interview with the developers:
- Since the developers put in a considerable amount of work on the upgrade, it began to feel much more than a remaster.
- The camera work for the event scenes will be the exact same as the original game. In that sense, the developers feel like it feels more like a remaster, but they’ve also applied various revisions.
- As for the additional elements, the developers are working hard at making everything completely new.
- The original game had a bit unrefined which was a charm in itself, but the developers feel that they should change it if it brings any negative feelings. The gameplay must feel good for the fans of NieR: Automata.
- Lastly, the developers say to look forward to the voice acting performances of Yui Ishikawa and Natsuki Hanae.
Yoko Taro also mentioned that Takahisa Taura of PlatinumGames is working on checking the action parts of
NieR Replicant. And according to Taura, he is checking strictly.