Which is Better: a Drakengard Collection or a New NieR?
Ever since the release of NieR Automata in 2017, Yoko Taro’s peculiar brand of strange, odd, sad and action has enjoyed a healthy amount of popularity. Both Nier Automata and now the remastered NieR Replicant have moved a not insignificant number of units. NieR Replicant isn’t as popular as its pseudo-predecessor, but one could still say it had a strong launch considering that its status as the updated version of a somewhat obscure action RPG.
The important thing is that the wider gaming audience is now aware of NieR and the series that spawned it: Drakengard. In other words, there’s momentum here and Square Enix would do well to capitalize on it. The question is: how exactly should they go about doing that? With Yoko Taro already involved on another project, the most painless thing to do would be to go back to the Drakengard series, but is that enough to keep the train moving?
With the Nier Replicant remaster having recently launched, the series is back in regular gaming conversations again. Considering that another game in the Nier universe, Nier Reincarnation, has already been available in Japan since earlier this year, a North American launch was bound to come up. Apparently, a North American Nier Reincarnation isn’t far off. The mobile spinoff could be up for pre-registration in the very near future.
This information was revealed in a recent update from Nier Reincarnation’s director via the game’s Twitter on May 1, 2021. According to the statement from Director Daichi Matsukawa, Nier Reincarnation’s English localization is complete – the team is simply working on a few last technical matters. After that, that game should be available for pre-registration on mobile devices, the details of which were promised to be coming soon. Nier Reincarnation is a mobile entry under development by Applibot. With Yoko Taro acting as Creative Director on the