NieR Replicant
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| Developers | |
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| Toylogic[1] | |
| Original | Cavia |
| Publishers | |
| Square Enix | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 23, 2021 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| OpenCritic | 83 |
| IGDB | 84 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Hack and slash, RPG |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Post-apocalyptic |
| Series | NieR |
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| NieR | |
|---|---|
| NieR: Automata | 2017 |
| NieR Replicant | 2021 |
NieR Replicant is a singleplayer third-person action, hack and slash and RPG game in the NieR series.
The game is an upgraded port of the original console game from 2010, and predecessor to NieR: Automata.[2][3]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Publisher website | |
White Snow Edition is also available. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| Amazon.co.uk | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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- All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[4]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139\Steam\<user-id>\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1113560/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139\Steam\<user-id>\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1113560/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Referred to as Camera Distance (Standard/Combat). | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen also available. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Referred to as Texture Filter. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Available as On/Off toggle. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | The game automatically Vsyncs to the monitors highest available refresh rate. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Gameplay is bound to framerate. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Camera settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Separate settings for normal camera and magic available. Referred to as Camera Sensitivity (Horizontal) (Vertical) (Magic). Setting also affects controller input. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Referred to as Horizontal Orientation. X-axis inversion is also available which is referred to as Vertical Orientation. Setting also affects controller input. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Seven pre-configured presets (Default, One-Handed (Left/Right) 1-3) and custom bindings available. The shoulder buttons can only be remapped to other shoulder buttons. Additionally, you can swap confirm button from A to B. | |
| Controller sensitivity | Separate settings for normal camera and magic available. Referred to as Camera Sensitivity (Horizontal) (Vertical) (Magic). Setting also affects mouse input. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Referred to as Horizontal Orientation. X-axis inversion is also available which is referred to as Vertical Orientation. Setting also affects mouse input. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | No native support. |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Keybinding options
Gamepad preset (exemplary for all seven presets)
Gamepad rebinding options
Audio
Audio settings
Language settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Settings for Music, Game Sound Effects, System Sound Effects and Voice volume. | |
| Surround sound | Mono, Stereo and 5.1 Surround are available in the menu. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Referred to as Inactive Sound. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
Sped up gameplay
- The game automatically vsyncs to the highest available refresh rate. This causes the game to speed up above 60 Hz. Setting a manual FPS cap to 60 solves the issue. [5]
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Wwise |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6400 AMD Ryzen 3 1300X | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 26 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 270X DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 DirectX 11 compatible |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX Compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1113560/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1113560) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Rock Paper Shotgun - NieR: Replicant vers.1.22474487139... is bringing the cult 2010 RPG to PC - last accessed on 2020-03-29
- "With original developers Cavia out of the picture, development is being headed up by Toylogic – with no sign of NieR: Automata co-developers Platinum Games."
- ↑ Rock Paper Shotgun - NieR: Replicant vers.1.22474487139... is bringing the cult 2010 RPG to PC - last accessed on 2020-03-29
- "10 years after its console debut, NieR is heading to PC with the elegantly-titled Nier: Replicant vers.1.22474487139… – not a remake or a remaster, Square Enix insist, but a spruced-up re-release that’s polishing up the audio, sprinkling in some new content, and finally bringing the cult-classic RPG to Steam."
- ↑ Twitter - @NieRGame - March 29, 2020 - last accessed on 2020-03-29
- "#NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., an upgraded version of the original, is now in development for #PS4, #Xbox One and #Steam!"
- ↑ Steam Storepage - last accessed on 2020-07-06
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-04-23
- Manually disabled Vsync on my 60 Hz screen to test uncapped frame rate. Frame rates above 60 FPS cause the game to speed up.