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Square Enix Seems To Be Hiring For a New NieR Game

Square Enix has just announced that they are hiring on their recruitment page for Business Division 6 for NieR.

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PhoenixUp2835d ago

Nier: Automata is Nier 2 noob

Berenwulf2835d ago

He's just posting to be the first and to get some upvotes. Ignore him and some other people here on N4G ;)

DarXyde2835d ago (Edited 2835d ago )

NieR: Automata is no more NieR 2 than Metal Gear Rising is Metal Gear Solid V. Canonical, but not quite a sequel.

It's a spinoff. In this case, a spinoff of a spinoff.

PhoenixUp2835d ago

@ Berenulf

Indeed

@ DarXyde

That's a really shoddy example to damage control on his behalf.

Nier is a spinoff to Drakengard, but Automata is still a sequel

DarXyde2835d ago

PhoenixUp,

NieR: Automata is a sequel to NieR. On this, we agree. But it's also set very far in the future so as not to interrupt any story Square wants to place between that. It uses themes, some characters, and references to NieR in the same way that Metal Gear Rising does. That was originally supposed to take place between 2 and 4, but ultimately it was decided that it would be after the fact to avoid influencing games taking place after 2 chronologically. Automata is similar in that it subscribes to the events of the series, but it doesn't even play the same, nor is it numbered and includes a subtitle ("Automata"). Not really different from Metal Gear Rising.

Call it what you will. It IS a sequel (I dont deny that), but I wouldn't call it NieR 2 either.

PhoenixUp2835d ago (Edited 2835d ago )

And Drakengard 3 is set in the past. That doesn't stop it from being called Drakengard 3. A game's place in the timeline doesn't effect its numbering.

Your MGR comparison falls flat since it uses drastically different gameplay from MGS so obviously it couldn't be considered MGSV, especially since an actual MGSV was being made at the time. Not to mention that Kojima once considered Peace Walker to be MGSV before actually making MGSV. Nier: Automata is a new NieR game true to the spirit of the original with better gameplay rather than being a downgraded title(PW) or something made to be entirely different(MGR:R).

Nier: Automata isn't officially numbered because its subtitle has a similar meaningful naming scheme to its predecessor. The two Japanese versions of Nier were named Replicant and Gestalt in reference to significant entities in the game's story. The sequel continues the trend with a title referring to automatons.

Nier: Automata is basically as close to Nier 2 as you're going to get.

_-EDMIX-_2834d ago

@DarX-what are you talking about? Metal Gear Rising is called that because it is not Metal Gear Solid...

Just like metal gear acid had one in two because it's not actually a continuation of another series that is seen as a side game. Smh there's so many examples that actually prove this that I'm not really sure how you don't understand.

Neir Automata is Nier 2, like Red Dead Redemption is the sequel to Red Dead Revolver.

But clearly it would be called Nier automata 2 , like how Red Dead Redemption 2 well....has a 2

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plmkoh2835d ago

Square Enix are smashing it these days.

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bigmalky2835d ago

As long as it's direction is left in the hands of Yako Taro, and the clever suits who have managed to bugger up Final Fantasy and Kingdom hearts over the past 10 years keep their grubby mitts off of it...

I'm ready to pay for it, day one.

PhoenixUp2834d ago

After Drakengard 2 Square Enix has decided to leave the entire franchise in Taro's hands

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Rematch is "chasing credibility" but not realism like rival EA FC

Pocket Tactics sits down with Rematch’s creative director, Pierre Tarno, to discuss why Sloclap moved away from Sifu to chase something new.

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Sony Faces Class Action in the Netherlands Over Allegedly Inflated PlayStation Store Prices

Mass Damage & Consumer Foundation in the Netherlands has filed a class action against Sony for inflating PlayStation Store prices.

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dveio1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

My personal opinion:

Manufacturers and publishers have indeed inflated the industry.

From $700 million development costs for games like Call of Duty, to digital (store) prices for games and DLCs, online multiplayer fees on consoles (why can you play Helldivers 2 online for free on PC but not consoles?) or still preventing sell/lend digitally purchased games.

Sometime in the future, this bubble will collapse.

They should know better, but they just can't help themselves and suck even the last penny out of our wallets.

BeHunted1d 2h ago

Because Sony knows people will be forced to pay those prices for single player and multiplayer games, not everyone prefers PC gaming. Sony also has a monopoly on PlayStation digital games. In 2019, they stopped allowing retailers and game key sellers to sell PlayStation digital games, making them available only through the official PlayStation Store

anast1d 4h ago

The Dutch gov. wants a piece of the pie.

Eonjay1d 3h ago

They should be suing the individual publishers increasing the prices to $80 instead of suing the store. There are plenty of publishers still selling game for like $50 with much success (like E33). But this proves that the publishers are the ones setting the prices.... so again nothing changes because they aren't even going after the main offender. How is suing Sony going to make Microsoft not charge $80 for the next COD? Sony being the number one store in the market doesn't mean that publisher have to charge us an arm and a leg. Again the industry is laughing at us because consumers never get real representation. Just these fake platitudes that are meaningless.

BeHunted1d 2h ago

"How is suing Sony going to make Microsoft not charge $80 for the next COD"

Because Microsoft doesn't have a monopoly, I can purchase Call of Duty at a huge discount from CDKeys or other gaming retailers. The only way to purchase digital PlayStation games is through the PlayStation Store.

djl34851d ago

Weird, I swore GoW, Stellar Blade, Horizon Zero Dawn, TLoU, etc. were on the steam store....uh.....

BeHunted21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

@djI3485

I'm talking about PlayStation games that you can only purchase on PlayStation. I can purchase Steam and Epic games from 3rd party retailers and key stores.

"Sony to stop selling full-game download codes at retailers"

https://www.videogamer.com/...

Killer2020UK1d 2h ago

About time. There is zero fair reason why digitally distributed products that you cannot recoup any value when you want to dispose of them, should be priced higher than that of physical copies that entail all of the costs and the benefits of owning.

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Cancelled Batman Game Featuring Damian Wayne Character Designs Surface

"Project Sabbath" was a cancelled Batman game by WB Games Montreal where Damien Wayne was set to take on the mantle of the Bat.

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Terry_B3d ago

Its time Damian ...and his mother too & how his son came to be will be a big part in a background story of a Batman movie, series or game.

-Foxtrot2d ago

I'd have rather seen Terry than Damian especially to see what they could have done with Terry in the Arkhamverse

excaliburps1d 10h ago

No, WB doesn't want anything fun since suits want live service garbage for max revenue. LOL!

Shame. If we are getting any Batman games like these, it'll be years away.

LordStig23h ago

YES! make an Arkham game with Terry as Batman and call it Batman Beyond Arkham.

Green-Smurf1d 6h ago

Damian doesn't follow his dad's code. He kills

Babadook71d 6h ago

Not to be confused with Damon Wayans.

jznrpg1d 6h ago

I’m not a big superhero fan but I do enjoy the Batman and SpiderMan games. Too bad this one got cancelled. WB has been mostly shite live service.

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