Like a lot of people, NieR Automata was my introduction to the world of NieR and the works of Yoko Taro. It’s no exaggeration to say that it quickly earned its place as my favourite game of all time, with its beautiful, heartbreaking story, its sense of humour, its subversive …
Another year, another iteration of The Game Awards, and with it, a whole lot of new trailers and announcements (and also awards, but they seem to take a back seat, despite the show’s name). There was plenty of stuff to see in the three-and-a-half-hour show, from new game reveals to …
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, a remastered version of 2010’s NieR Replicant, has a release date: it’s coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on 23 April 2021. Square Enix made the NieR Replicant release date announcement at Tokyo Game Show 2020. ver.1.22474487139… is described as “a modern re-telling of NieR Replicant“, …
The original NieR is finally getting a remaster for current platforms, Square Enix announced during a concert celebrating the game’s 10th anniversary. It’s called NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, and it’s coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Related: Since NieR Automata‘s announcement I’ve been calling for a NieR remaster—it’s simply …
2B character reveal trailer for Soulcalibur VI. Per Bandai Namco: “A new guest character will be joining the stage of history! Meet YoRHa No. 2 Type B from Square Enix’s NieR: Automata. 2B and her dual blades, Virtuous Contract & Virtuous Treaty, are designed for combat against machine lifeforms, employing acrobatic …
Soulcalibur VI is already the best game in the series since the lofty heights of Soulcalibur II, and the best fighting game in a year that’s been chock full of them. It’s set to get even better in the near future, too, with Bandai Namco announcing that the next DLC character will …
Nier: Automata is one of the best games you’ll ever play, combining PlatinumGames action expertise with the mad genius of Yoko Taro. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is one of the best, most important books ever written. Not just because it gave birth to the science fiction and horror genres, but …
As much talk as there is about 2016 being terrible, it was a fantastic year for games. There was an abundance of fantastic releases, and plenty of good surprises – against all odds, Watch Dogs 2 turned out to be good, and Final Fantasy XV actually came out and was better than anyone could …
I’m genuinely surprised there hasn’t been an announcement of a remastered Nier yet. With Nier Automata on the way, I can’t be the only person with renewed interest in finally playing the original, and Square Enix hasn’t exactly shied away from remasters to date. Nier was, by almost any metric, a dismal failure. It was …
