The Nier group is presently aflutter after what some are taking to be a tease for Nier 3.
The obvious tease comes from the current Nier: Orchestra Live performance in London, the place the phrase R3PENT was apparently displayed on the finish of the present.
“Anecdote from the Nier London live performance however Yoko Taro took the stage on the finish, instructed the viewers that the Sq. Enix president was within the crowd and that if we wished an Automata sequel to present the loudest applause of the night time,” mentioned ResetEra consumer SanTheSly.
“The room instantly erupted into claps, cheers and yells. How a lot of what Taro mentioned is true is up for debate however the case was made abundantly clear in particular person to Taro himself, on the very least. Gentle live performance content material spoilers comply with.
“Additionally at one level through the story of the present; the phrase REPENT was proven repeatedly as a part of some dialogue. The ultimate occasion was spelled as R3PENT. Each me and the particular person I might gone with picked up on it and puzzled if this was a tease.”
That ResetEra put up was picked up elsewhere, and now Nier followers are questioning if it’s all main in the direction of the reveal of the much-wanted third sport within the sequence. However as many followers have identified, R3PENT could also be nothing greater than part of the live performance. In any case, Yoko Taro is understood for having enjoyable with Nier followers.
Earlier this month it emerged that writer Tencent had cancelled an unannounced Nier cell sport that was in improvement for almost two years. This adopted the announcement that cell sport Nier Reincarnation would shut down in April. Nier franchise proprietor Sq. Enix has but to remark.
Nier: Automata is seven years outdated with no new mainline sport introduced thus far. Sq. Enix producer Yosuke Saito mentioned in November 2023 that whereas Nier chief Yoko Taro is alive, one other entry within the Nier sequence will likely be launched in some unspecified time in the future.
Motion role-playing sport Nier: Automata launched in 2017 and wowed critics and followers with its huge places and zany fight. It was a shock breakout hit for Sq. Enix and went on to promote a formidable eight million copies. There have been many crossover occasions since, plus Nier-related promotions, a remaster of the primary sport, and even a Nier anime.
Nier 3, then, would make loads of sense. It appears a matter of when, not if.
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