<p><a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/nier-automata">NieR: Automata</a> has easily become one of the best <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/best/hack-and-slash" title="Best PS4 Hack and Slash Games">hack and slash</a> games of recent times, giving <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/square-enix">Square Enix</a> all more incentive to invest in the series. Just in, Square has revealed new gameplay footage for  NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139, a modern-gen update of the classic <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/nier-replicant-ver122474487139">NieR Replicant</a> (or just NieR) which came out back in 2010.
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<p>The video showcases the protagonist as he investigates the Barren Temple in Façade. In the video we get to meet other in-game companions, plus we get a look at the updated gameplay and a boss battle. Watch this:</p>

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<p>If you want a graphics comparison with the 2010 version, you can watch this:</p>

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<p>This updated version of NieR Replicant is said to come with ‘upgraded visuals’ and ‘combat’, but there has also been a re-arranged music track with Square Enix releasing some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RphcLV-QkQ">samples</a> online for fans to check out.</p>

<p>After the success of Automata, it make sense for the studio to get fans to enjoy the game that launched the franchise. After all, that’s what they did with the remake of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/final-fantasy-vii-remake">Final Fantasy VII</a>; <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/capcom">Capcom</a> has also been doing it with their earlier Resident Evil titles.</p>

<div class="direct-quote">NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is a modern re-telling of NieR Replicant, a third-person action-RPG which originally released in Japan in 2010, and is the highly anticipated prequel to NieR:Automata™, the post-apocalyptic action-RPG that has shipped/downloaded over 5 million copies worldwide. Players are invited to experience a dark, apocalyptic world as they join a brother’s captivating quest to cure his sister of a deadly disease - a quest which will in turn make them question everything.</div>

<p>The NieR Replicant remake is set to come out for the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/nier-replicant-ver122474487139">PS4</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/nier-replicant-ver122474487139">Xbox One</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/nier-replicant-ver122474487139">PC</a> on April 23.  Find more games in our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/upcoming/" title="Upcoming PlayStation 4 games">upcoming PS4 games</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/upcoming/" title="Upcoming Xbox One Games">upcoming Xbox One games</a>.</p>


Check Out the Updated Gameplay for the New NieR Replicant

Dive into the updated visuals and gameplay of the 2010 classic