Famitsu has just release some more information regarding the collaboration between NieR:Automata and the rock band amazarashi with their upcoming single and music video entitled “Inochi ni Fusawashii” (Right to Life).
■NieR Pod Skin: amazarashi head product code!
Just in time for Square Unix’s release of the Action RPG “NieR:Automata” on February 23, the rock band amazarashi, helmed by Akita Hiromu, will be entering into a collaboration entitled “NieR:Automata meets amazarashi”. The brand new, CD jacket illustration for amazarashi’s new “Inochi ni Fusawashii” single has just been released!
■“Inochi ni Fusawashii” First Edition Release (NieR themed)
1,800 plus tax (CD + DVD)
Original picture book “Inochi ni Fusawashii” (Author: Yoko Taro / Illustration: Koda Kazuma (PG concept artist)
CD Track 1: Inochi ni Fusawashii (Right for Life) Track 2: Yuurei (Ghost) Track 3: Kazoe Ka (Counting Song) Track 4: Inochi ni Fusawashii (Right for Life) acoustic version
DVD
Inochi ni Fusawashii (Right for Life) Music Video
“NieR:Automata” Movie 119450310
* The cover art is designed by the same illustrator, Platinum Games’ Koda Kazuma * Further details on the amazarashi head Pod Skin will be released at a later date. * Reservations are now open.
■“Inochi ni Fusawashii” Standard Release (First edition, third party case)
1,200 plus tax
Track 1: Inochi ni Fusawashii (Right for Life) Track 2: Yuurei (Ghost) Track 3: Kazoe Ka (Counting Song) Track 4: Inochi ni Fusawashii (Right for Life) acoustic version
* The “NieR:Automata” image on the cover was designed by YKBX. * Reservations are now open.
■Additional Information Regarding the Picture Book
Yoko Taro had stated during the 2nd Live Broadcast that the picture book is merely a spinoff with no direct link to the story in Automata. He says that the atmosphere between the two is relatively the same, however, so it is perfectly safe for anyone to read the book before or after playing Automata. That being said, he also suggested to read the book after playing the game… you may get a different impression.
Additionally, it was confirmed in the 3rd Live Broadcast that this is *not* 9S.
Just a couple days ago, the official Twitter account for the Tower Records store in Shinjuku posted a photo of their nice display featuring many of the NieR soundtracks and more to strike up interest in the release of NieR:Automata. They even made an awesome Emil cardboard mask for people to take selfies with!
Pretty cool, right? So, of course, I had to go check it out for myself! Here’s what the display looked like:
Here’s a closer look at the items that were featured in this display:
NieR Tribute Album -echo-
Piano Collections – NieR Gestalt & Replicant
NieR Gestalt & Replicant – 15 Nightmare & Arrange Tracks
NieR Music Concert & Talk Live Blu-ray
Drag-on Dragoon 3 Original Soundtrack
NieR:Automata new theme song collaboration with the band amazarashi (Akita Hiromu) includes an illustration book specifically designed by Yoko Taro. Reservations for this release scheduled for February 22nd are currently open!
And just like the image that was uploaded to the Tower Records Twitter account, they left a really nice Emil mask next to the display for people to us in their own selfies. xD
I had recently set up a Twitch account to live stream the NieR:Automata demo, but unlike many lets players out there, I’m very retro. I don’t have the proper setup nor the necessary knowhow to make high quality vids like them.
But that’s not really my goal, anyway. All I really want to do is have some fun and connect with the fanbase. In this case, advanced video/audio editing is not necessary, right?
Anyway, I just got the idea to schedule an up-coming live broadcast for anyone who’d like to come laugh at my pitiful gameplay skills, interact with other fans live in the Discord chat, and maybe ask me whatever the hell you feel like live.
I’m thinking this coming Friday at 1:00pm Tokyo time would be good for me.
By now you’ve probably already played through the demo, or have watched others play through it. The goal with this little event is to connect with fans of the series, get some discussions going, and just have fun with a live stream. For the past couple of live streams I’ve done, it was mostly one-sided, me just talking to myself, basically. This time I want to kind of open up the basket for more discussion.
Just a note for those who are new to my channel, I don’t have the best equipment to do nice, HQ live streams. I don’t have a face cam (like who’d really want to see me anyway!), and I can only upload through the PS4 Share option to directly stream to Twitch. If you’re coming here expecting to see the same standards of your favorite lets player, then… *shakes head* I’m really sorry…
So, if anybody’s interested to watch me suck at a game on Normal mode… or chat with other fans on the Discord channel… or just ask me whatever questions you feel like, I’ll stream for around for about an hour or so.
Here’s a recap of the Square Enix Presents 2nd Live Broadcast featuring NieR:Automata. I’m mostly going to translate some of the funny banter that they had throughout the broadcast, but I’ll also try to cover some of the new material that we learned about the game in this broadcast. You can view the broadcast in its entirety below!
Now, there’s not too much meat to this post as much as there is translations for the fun and interesting bits that the guys said during the broadcast, so this will be pretty bare bones. First of all, let’s introduce the MCs for this broadcast!
▲ Saito Yosuke ▲ Taura Takahisa
▲ Yoko Taro ー “People kept telling me that you can’t hear me when I’ve got the mask on, so I’ve decided to stop wearing it for all eternity.”
▲ Isobe Keiko ▲ Negishi Isao
Yoko: I haven’t cleared the Very Hard mode yet, either. It’s impossible.
▲ Yoko: If I remember right, Operator 6O is the one on the bottom right of this image.
Saito: It’s a rule for these androids to not express emotion, but Operator 6O is a relatively emotional character.
Isobe: I thought I had many lines that sounded pretty human in terms of emotion.
Taura: The section of the game that I worked on included a lot of her lines (Operator 6O), so from the beginning of the day as I worked and listened to those lines, I thought, “Alright! I can do this!”
Saito: What lines were they, for example?
Yoko: “I will destroy you!”
Isobe: I never said that!
Taura: Whoever would get off listening to that is a freak.
Saito: So, what was the actual line?
Taura: It was a line where she says, “Hang in there!” Just the nuance or intonation of that line felt really good to me.
Yoko: Okay, I’ll be sure to delete those lines, then. I’ll change it to something like, “I’ll fucking kill you!”
Saito: But who really cares if they were pants? It’s alright.
Taura: No, it’s a leotard…
Isobe: Wow, it’s like… You [Taura] really know how to play!
Saito: Of course.
Yoko: I’d be really surprised if he didn’t…
Taura: Okay, I’m going to take out some of these enemies.
Isobe (in Operator 6O’s voice): “Taura, hang in there!”
Taura: Stop that! Stop it! I’m going to die…!
Yoko (in a deep voice): “Taura, I will make you wish you had never been born!”
Taura: Okay, now I’m back to normal…
Yoko: I’ve seen it here and there on YouTube, but some people have made it to some weird location that I’ve never seen by dashing and jumping and stuff.
Saito: It’s really something.
Yoko: Who at PG was responsible for that?
Taura: That was me.
Saito: That’s different from the script that I’ve got here… It was you? You made that blunder?
Taura: Well, not me exactly. There was another guy who did it. And we’ve called him in today: Platinum Games, game designer, Negishi.
Negishi: Hello, everyone, I’m Negishi. I just stopped by after working out a couple bugs.
■ Sub Quests
Saito: We’re progressing a little fast here, so you can totally go through this part slowly.
▲The above conversation with Anemone, who is a returning character from the YoRHa stage play, is HUGE in giving us more information to prove who A2 really is. You can view my speculation on that here. But beware of potential spoilers!!
???: You people…… No2……
9S: Huh? Do you know 2B?
???: ……No, I got word from the Bunker. My name is Anemone. This area is a safe haven for those in the Android Resistance. I’ve heard everything from the Bunker. It seems as though you are in charge of investigating this area. I’m sure there are others around with more knowledge than me. You don’t need my permission to come through here, so ask whomever you like.
Weapon Shop: Ah…… You’re the YoRHa Squad, huh? I’ve heard about you. I collect weapons. What would you like to sell? I also like to tinker with old weapons and make them shiny and new. Just right now, some of my tools are broken. If this one tool in my tool box could be fixed, I’d be able to open my shop to you guys, but……
Look in the tool box…
9S: Yeah…… This is pretty well broken.
Weapon Shop: I know, right? As you can probably tell, I’m not great at fixing complex devices like this.
Help.
→Ignore.
Weapon Shop: Hmm… If I can’t fix this device, there’s no way I can stay in business.
→Help.
Ignore.
Weapon Shop: Wha-what…… Are you serious? Man, that’d really help me out!
9S: It looks like a mechanism inside the devise has shorted out. We’ll just need to scavenge four “Complex Robotics” to fix it. Is there a place around here where we can find the necessary parts?
Weapon Shop: Yeah…… I think I’ve often seen them around the inner area of the Factory Ruins, but there are all sorts of crazy machines running around in there…… It’s dangerous in there, so you can’t get very close.
■ Sub Quest Status
Sub Quests have been updated.
For more information, access the Quest tab from the System Menu.
＊ “Weapon Shop’s Request” has been updated.
▲ Weapon Shop’s Request
The Weapon Shop in the Resistance Camp is having a rough time since their maintenance device is broken. If they could gather the necessary parts to fix it from the inner area of the Factory Ruins, it could be fixed, but… Due to an infestation of dangerous Bio-machines in that area, no one can go near it.
Gather the following items in the inner area of the Factory Ruins for the Weapon Shop: ― Complex Robotics:0/4
▲ These screens show you where to go to complete your quest.
▲ 9S: This area is overrun by vegetation now, but at one time this used to be a sprawling city, huh? This is the area the Weapon Shop told us to check out, but… I’m only registering Bio-machines here. In fact, it looks like they’re preparing to attack.
▲ 9S: That’s all of them. Let’s get these back to the Weapon Shop.
― Deliver the gathered items to the Weapon Shop.
9S: ……Great, you can fix your tools with this, right?
Weapon Shop: Oh! Thank you! I can finally open shop with this!
9S: That’s great to hear. We look forward to it.
Weapon Shop: Leave it up to me! I will make the best weapons to protect my friends! But, you know…… I get to thinking sometimes.
■ The Cypress Stick from Dragon Quest!
▲ With the Cypress Stick equipped, it will change the design of all the treasure chests to resemble those in Dragon Quest. This color scheme may be handy to help you spot hidden treasure chests in hard-to-see areas, too!
Negishi: Why is it that when you equip the Cypress Stick that the treasure boxes change?
All: ……
Saito: It has a mysterious power.
Yoko: Did you make 2B kick the treasure chests open them because that’s what you like?
Taura: …not exactly.
Saito: It’s just the particular movement.
Taura: It’s nothing that strange, so…
Yoko: It seems like she’s a little on the violent side.
■ The Engine Blade from Final Fantasy XV!
■ The NieR Novel Included in the Japanese Black Box Edition
The Boy’s Chapter ー Page 36
The first time he was called to work at the Seafront was about half a year ago. He helped deliver urgent letters, tulip bulbs to the flower shop, and buy natural rubber for the material shop.
With the thought of leaving Yonah alone at home weighing heavily on his mind, he quickly slipped passed a large Shade visible in the distance. The first time he set eyes upon the ocean he thought it was such a beautiful sight, but he was utterly dumbfounded how the entire town reeked of fish so putrid. Just by walking around for a short while, his hair and skin grew sticky from the fishy air that it often made him feel ill. It was the girl at the flower shop that told him this was because of the salty sea breeze.
After purchasing the bulbs and materials he was asked to fetch, he set upon a large house that spanned an entire city block. The path leading there was always packed with pedestrians, making it difficult to reach the house itself. Finally succeeding in the task he set out to do―to deliver the letter―he hardly had the energy left to find his way back.
Maybe it was due to the time of day, or maybe it was the people who lived in that area who didn’t particularly care to have discussions with strangers walking through town, but he felt like he couldn’t even ask for directions. He was so completely lost, with no inclination on how to get anywhere, that he didn’t even know what to do. With fatigue setting in, he decided to rest near the front gate of a nearby house.
“Hey, what are you doing over there?”
Entirely startled by the voice, Nier jumped to his feet and moved slightly away from the front gate.
“You’re not from around here, are you? Are you lost?”
▲ As it turns out, a portion after the segment that I translated above had to be cut from the novel due to…reasons. If you have read the novella “The Red and the Black” you will know that brother Nier was selling his body to someone in Seafront in order to get money to care for Yonah. It is highly probable that this is what the publisher wanted to remove from the novel.
■New NieR Merchandise!
▲ Presenting the new Emil head pillow! It’s apparently really soft and squishy! The actual design may change a little for the final product.
Yoko: This is a great item for your to throw when you’re pissed off girls in order to feel better.
Taura (to Negishi who’s apparently doing something on his phone): What do you think you’re doing on your cell phone at a time like this? We’re live, you know?
Negishi: Yeah, you’re right… But have a look at this!
How to obtain Plug-in Chips ● Buy them at shops
● Find them in treasure chests
● Defeat enemies that drop them
● Complete certain Quests
Create Plug-in Chip ● You can create chips that will be given a random cost value. You can have fun trying to create your own chips for the perfect total cost value.
Miscellaneous Info ● There are lots of hidden items and areas all around. You may discover some stronger enemies in these areas. ● There’s a Plug-in Chip to automatically pick up items on the field when you walk near them.
● When you leave and come back to an area, enemies will respawn.
During the 2nd Live Broadcast tonight, we were shown some new merch available through Lawson’s online shop:
12 piece Limited Cookie Set, 2,250 yen [Loppi #214267]
Mini Emil Table, 4,320 yen [Loppi #214266]
Smart Phone Case, 4,536 [Loppi #214263]
Emil Pillow Cushion, 4,104 yen [Loppi #214262] Diameter: 300mm, Width: 100mm Polyester cover with stuffed beads
Yoshida Akihiko Reproduction Genga Illustration, 16,200 yen [Loppi #214258] Acrylic, with unique serial number, Size: 328 x 415 x 22mm
＊ I’ve already ordered these items and it looks like they’re planning on shipping things out on May 9th for free! Cool! No shipping fees!! 😀
This is what the display looks like for ordering the cookies on the Loppi system at a Lawson convenience store:
So, it looks like the delivery box that the cookies will be packaged in is the same design as the smartphone case!
In other news, Yoko Taro was asked to make a comment regarding the new Fantasy RPG in development from Atlus*.
* I was a little quick to write about this, so I apologize for getting your hopes up that he would be directly involved. It does not appear that is the case at the moment.
