Earlier this evening (JST), the Final Fantasy XIV collaboration with NieR:Automata went live and everyone that I’ve talked with seems to be rather pleased, saying that this raid genuinely feels a lot like NieR:Automata! Excellent news!
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Anogg – White – Elder Sister Konogg – Black – Younger Brother Keeper of the Mine – Red – Brother (?)
The following section is undergoing further additions. “T” merely designates my text placeholder until I’m able to retranslate the displayed Japanese text. These will be replaced when I’m able to make more updates.
Special thanks to Linda Vonree for helping me get screenshots of these pieces of dialogue!
Dialogue Comparison
Quick explanation on how I’m displaying these images:
Left: English Localization
Right: Original Japanese
Below: Alternate Translation
Konogg: You suddenly collapsed as soon as we got back from the ruins.
Knogg: Even so……after such a horrific battle like that, you showed no fear and continued defeating enemy after enemy…… Perhaps we shouldn’t consider the “foreigner” as merely a simple “envoy”…
Knogg: Yes, from now on, I will treat you with respect.
Anogg: Are you okay? There are so many things I want to ask you.
Anogg: First of all, who was that controlling all of those machines back there? Please explain.
Long-time NieR veteran vocalist and lyricist Emi Evans will finally be able to express her love and musical prowess in her home country of England (and her family!!) on this tour! What an absolute dream come true!
My life as a singer just gets more and more exciting thanks to NieR Automata and the unwavering support of you music fans! Can't wait to sing my gratitude to you in London, Chicago and Bangkok!https://t.co/zxHdUgHlfS
Also worth nothing is that both J’Nique Nicole and Nakagawa Nami will not be in attendance for these concerts. Nakagawa-san hasn’t been involved in any official NieR concert since her initial performance during the NieR:Automata Memory of Dolls concert in 2017, but at least to J’Nique, this news seemed to be a bit of a shock.
To everyone asking me if I’m doing the NieR world tour. The answer is no. Unfortunately I was already booked on the days they chose for the tour. I was told that they would try to work with my schedule but I guess they were unable to do so 🤷🏾♀️
As anyone involved in the music business, we all know how difficult it is to schedule big events like this, not to mention multiple international performances, but as a NieR fan, it would have been nice for SQEX to have worked a little harder to get the main performers (Emi -and- J’Nique) involved on this tour. I’m both upset for J’Nique as well as all the international NieR fans that won’t be able to experience her amazing musical talent on stage for themselves, but I realize that there are a lot of moving parts involved in this decision. At the end of the day, it’s very unfortunate.
Regarding tickets, I’m not all that knowledgeable about how to get tickets to these venues– It seems as though some people have been able to reserve tickets already although the “GET TICKETS” link from the official site doesn’t seem to like to anything specific yet. I will continue to update this page with additional information to help people get tickets!
For anyone interested in the original run of the concert in Japan, I went to half of the performances in Yokohama and wrote about it here.
This event is especially important to me because it was the last time to hang out with my buddy Allyn before he was relocated. It’s been about a year and I still miss his company. It was beyond liberating to be able to express my geekiness with a fellow fan. I will always be thankful for getting the chance to meet such a great friend.
This series is special. It has a way of connecting people beyond national and cultural borders. I have met so many amazing people through it and the other related works by Yoko Taro. It’s this authentic, creative passion that keeps me engaged and excited for any and everything new to come.
Here’s to all the amazing people involved with this series, as there are many integral folk that tend to shy away from the spotlight! Without all of these people and circumstances lining up just right, we wouldn’t have such opportunities as this!
Thanks to Square Enix, MOMACA, ILCA, and anyone else involved that I’ve failed to mention here for their continued support for Yoko Taro and NieR in general. Especially, thank you to Saito Yosuke!! Without you, I honestly doubt NieR would have made such a comeback as it did through NieR:Automata in 2017.
To all the international fans who will be able to attend the concert: ENJOY!! It will definitely be a night to remember!!
In a recent tweet by NieR:Automata Producer Saito Yosuke, he references a joint interview with Tsukumo and ASCII in which he discusses details for an up-coming release of a NieR:Automata collaboration PC. It’s within this article that he also mentions some interesting things regarding NieR in general.
YoRHa PC, pictured item not for sale – KADOKAWA ASCII Research Laboratories, Inc.
Here are a couple interesting sections of the interview:
Editor: Can you tell us briefly the flow of how a NieR:Automata PC collaboration came to be?
Saito: It all came about when I wanted to make a new PC for myself and I asked Tsukumo to make me a “YoRHa model”. When I posted images of it to Twitter, people went crazy over it, expressing how much they wanted one like it, too. That’s generally how this project came about.
Editor: What sort of machine will this collaboration PC be?
Saito: It’s a shame I can’t show it to you yet, but I’m very particular that the design should resemble NieR. Tsukumo suggested to add something as a bonus, so I’m thinking about a mouse pad. Definitely stay tuned for the details when we can make the announcement.
Editor: I think maybe you’ve received a ton of requests for a remastered version of NieR Gestalt / Replicant, but are you planning to release a remastered version in the future?
Saito: On a personal level, I want to work hard to release a remastered version and do something new, but…
NieR Gestalt / Replicant was for the PS3, so it’s not easy for people to play it these days, even though it would be nice if people could play it. Actually, the demand for a remake/remastered version from the world-wide fanbase is rather significant. Won’t somebody please say “I’ve made the remaster!” and hand me the disc? lol
Editor: You’ve released DLC in the past. Might it be possible to release additional DLC in the future?
Saito: New DLC isn’t feasible at this point. I know a lot of people would like additional content, but if it costs money, I want to do something new. Regarding NieR:Automata, we’ve been able to have various concerts and stage plays, offer a ton of new merchandise, so it would be really nice if all players could experience the world of NieR:Automata through these things. I can’t really say anything specific right now, but as far as development goes, I’d like to try something new.
Editor: Does that mean we can expect something big for the 10th Anniversary in 2020?
Saito: We’re not releasing anything physical or whatever else, but I’d like to start working on at least discussing something.
So it seems like we won’t get anything physical like a NieR Gestalt / Replicant remaster or remake in 2020, but we’ve known that Yoko and the gang have been working on a new game; I would still like to think that we’ll get some new information about that by the end of the year or early next year. I doubt they’re looking for a 2020 release for that, though, especially since they haven’t even dropped an official announcement for it yet.
The latest rendition of the YoRHa state play featured two new remixes of the classic YoRHa themes, “Normandy” and “Guadalcanal”.
Just today, the official Gems Company YouTube channel released a music video that utilizes the typical vTuber style of animation for the group. Although I’m not a fan of this sort of CG style, it is still very nice to hear an updated version of this song after 5 years.
Be sure to check out this new version below!
Additionally, you can hear the original mix below:
With the release of the next installment in the Ys series looming just a week a way from today, let’s take a look back at this year’s Tokyo Game Show and the awesome mini-concert by the Falcom jdk BAND! Since Falcom didn’t have their own booth at the event, the band performed at the Konami booth on both Saturday and Sunday at TGS! The photos shown here are from the concert on Saturday!
First of all here’s a quick break-down of the current band members:
Ys IX -Monstrum NOX- is scheduled for release on September 26, 2019 for the PlayStation4!
Ys IX takes place after the events of Ys Seven as it follows Adol’s adventures to the “Prison City” of Balduq, a major city located in Gllia-Erdlingen, a Romun province located in the northeast Esterior peninsula.
After their adventures in Altago (Ys Seven), Adol and Dogi find their way to the “Prison City” of Balduq and are quickly apprehended as suspects in the sudden disappearance of the Romun fleet in the Atlas Ocean. Although they proclaim their innocence, the solders lock them away in the city’s prison.
Eventually, a mysterious girl with a prosthetic arm and leg comes to their rescue. She introduces herself as Aprilis, a so-called “Monstrum”. She explains how she and the other Monstrum like her are feared by the city folk for their mysterious appearance and supernatural powers. It is from this chance encounter that Adol’s adventure in Balduq begins.
What is and what is not real…? How do you know what is a dream or what fantasy…?Maybe they are both the same.
