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NieR Re[in]carnation Delayed

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The official Twitter account for the upcoming NieR Re[in]carnation smartphone game released the sad news that the game has been delayed.

Translation:
[Notice About the Start of Service]

From the beginning, we have been working on development with the goal of officially starting service within 2020, but this date has been pushed back to the first half of 2021.

We deeply apologize to everyone who has been looking forward to the release. (See the official website for more details.)

Translation:
[Notice About the Start of Service]
We would like to inform everyone who has been waiting for the release.

From the beginning, we have been working on development with the goal of officially starting service within 2020, but this date has been pushed back to the first half of 2021. We deeply apologize to everyone who has been looking forward to the release.

Additionally, let us discuss the current development status.

Regarding the development, most of the work on Ver.1.0.0 of the game has been completed. Currently, we are focusing on preparing additional content after the service starts, stabilizing and optimizing the game so it can be played smoothly.

When the new official release date has been decided, we will inform you again.

As the first smartphone game in the “NieR” series, the management team continues to devote themselves to making a game that will “surprise” many of those who play it.

We kindly ask for your patience until the official service starts.

The NieR Re[in]carnation Management Team

Yoko Taro, the creative director, also shared the news on his Twitter in usual Yoko fashion:

Translation:
Maybe I told them to fix too much, saying “fix this” and “fix that.” Now the service has been delayed until next year… But, I think it will be for the best… Please hold on a little longer…

Saito Yosuke, the NieR series producer, also mentioned the delay:

Translation:
We are aware that you’ve been waiting for this, but we’d really appreciate it if you could give us a little extra time to improve the quality and debug the game further. m(__)m

And Matsukawa Daichi, the NieR Re[in]carnation director at Applibot, also mentioned it:

Translation:
We’re very sorry to keep you waiting…

The development team will continue to do their best so everyone can play as soon as possible…!!

So, in terms of game development during the days of COVID, this really isn’t much of a surprise, or is it really much to worry about. Applibot makes some really nice, quality smartphone games (like BladeXlord), so I’m not really worried about this delay. We’ve just gotta wait a little bit longer until we can get our hands on the official release of the game!

Let me know what your thoughts are about the game!

YoRHa Girls Ver.1.1a Stage Play

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YoRHa Girls Ver.1.1a Stage Play – yorha.com

Check out the link below for my YoRHa Girls Ver.1.1a stage play recap! It includes information on the creators and performers, details about the story, new insights into the world of YoRHa, and much more!

YoRHa Girls Ver.1.1a Stage Play

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020

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As part of the NieR 10th Anniversary, the NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 was scheduled to be held earlier this March, but unfortunately due to the Coronavirus outbreak, all concerts with a live audience were cancelled. The concert was performed and broadcast live on NicoNico and YouTube, however, and just the other day, the Blu-ray recording of that performance has been released.

If anyone is a fan of the original NieR:Orchestra Concert 12018 from summer of 2018 or the later international performances of the same setlist earlier this year, let me reassure you… this version is by far superior in almost every way.

This version also featured two unique recitation dramas (朗読劇 / roudokugeki), one for each segment of the concert which featured NieR:Automata and NieR Replicant.

The Blu-ray features English subtitles throughout the entire concert, for both spoken dialogue on the stage and for the backdrop screen. I would highly recommend this concert Blu-ray to any NieR fan.

If you are interested in purchasing the Blu-ray, you can order it from Amazon here.

YoRHa Ver.1.3aa Stage Play Blu-ray Premium Box

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October 9, 2020 marked the release of the YoRHa Ver.1.3aa Stage Play Premium Box, recorded with an empty theater on March 14, 2020. The release comes in two versions, Standard and Premium. This post will take a closer look at the contents of the Premium Box.

YoRHa Ver.1.3aa Blu-ray Premium Box

The blu-ray box has several layers. When you first open the box, we have two little YoRHa goodies…

YoRHa patch & mask

The next layer we have the actual blu-ray discs…

3-disc blu-ray set
  • Disc 1: Multi-camera
    • Stage Play with & without Maintenance Time (179 minutes)
    • NicoNico Douga Live – NieR 10th Anniversary Livestream – Stage Play Talk (78 minutes)
  • Disc 2: Fixed Camera
    • Stage Play with & without Maintenance Time (179 minutes)
    • Family Mart Preview (1 minute)
  • Disc 3: Bonus
    • YoRHa Ver.1.3aa – Backstage Footage (103 minutes)
    • YoRHa Ver1.3aa – Location Making Footage (42 minutes)
    • YoRHa Ver.1.3a – Backstage Footage (108 minutes)
      • Includes the curtain call for the final Tokyo performance!
    • YoRHa Ver.1.3a – After Talk (128 minutes)
    • YoRHa Ver.1.3a – Osaka Daisenshuuraku – Curtain Call, July 15, 2019 (47 minutes)

I will be doing a livestream chat tonight discussing various stuff, but I will also include an unboxing of the Blu-ray Premium Box! Check it out!

  • Checking In With Rekka, Vol.01
  • October 11, 2020
  • 9:00pm (JST)

NieR Schedule for Tokyo Game Show 2020

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Tokyo Game Show 2020 will feature new information on at least 3 NieR titles!

Last week Square Enix dropped their schedule for the completely online Tokyo Game Show (TGS) this year, but there were several time slots that remained empty. This usually their way of keeping some things a secret for a while just for the hype!

And by-golly, have we got some HYPE now!

Here’s the current schedule:

Thursday, September 24, 10:00pm (JST)
NieR TGS 2020 Special Programming
The “We Have a Decent Amount of New Info” Special
Japanese Audio / English Subtitles

  • NieR Automata – 3rd Anniversary
  • NieR Replicant Ver.1.22…
  • NieR Re[in]carnation

Other likely topics of discussion related to NieR may include:

  • NieR Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Blu-ray
  • YoRHa Ver.1.3aa Stage Play Blu-ray

Friday, September 25, 7:30pm (JST) – SINoALICE

SINoALICE will be featured in a presentation on Friday, September 25 at 7:30pm. Guests include Aoki Tact (writer) and Himiko (illustrator/mangaka). This will be discussing some “secret” stories and highlights about the SINoALICE comic that will be released through SQEX’s Manga & Books label on the Manga Up app.

Saturday, September 26, 10:00pm (JST)

There will also be a talk show type of panel with NieR related folks, discussing “almost no new information” apparently, according to the title.

Those who will be appearing at this panel include:

Sunday, September 27, 8:30pm (JST) – FFXIV

The FFXIV panel about YoRHa:Dark Apocalypse will likely be similar to the event last year. Yoko Taro, Saito Yosuke, Yoshida Naoki, and Murouchi Toshio will be in attendance. The presentation is scheduled for Sunday, September 27 at 8:30pm (All times are in JST).

Any further updates will be posted here!