—Will there be any changes from the demo leading into the actual release of the game?
Saito: We released the demo version with the intention of gaining some important feedback from players. The main purpose was to allow players to experience the action part of the game and let them tell us what they thought.

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—In the demo, we’re only able to explore the area on foot. Will there be other modes of transportation in the official release?
Saito: In the official version there will be

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aerial vehicles and also animals

that you can ride on.

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—What significance does the content in the demo have to do with the official release?
Saito: In Japan, it was discussed whether or not the demo depicted the ending of the game. We can reveal here that what you see in the demo occurs roughly at the half-way point of the game. We selected that part so you can get a nice chunk of the game to experience. The story in the demo is not an independent story from the rest of the game.

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—How many different characters can we expect to play?
Saito: Right now we can confirm that 2B and 9S will be playable.

—We know there’s a connection between NieR and the Drakengard series. Should people play the previous games to prepare for this one?
Saito: There is a connection between them all, but there’s absolutely no problem if you haven’t played them. Simply, if you are familiar with the other titles, you may notice some interesting things. For example, the voice actor for 9S, Hanae-san, has played all of the previous games.

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Although it doesn’t depict the very beginning of the game, it still takes place roughly during the beginning. I hope you look forward to the official release of the game to see the resolution of this cliffhanger!

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S: So far, we've only stated that 2B and 9S will be playable. There's also A2, but whether she's playable or not is a secret, so look forward to that reveal! Maybe she won't be a playable character. (haha)

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LotusHD said:

Why he messing with us:

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Dominator said:

Halfway? That's interesting...

Can't wait for this game, demo fucking rocked.

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LotusHD said:

A pic from while back that pretty much indicates A2 should be playable. And also, pretty sure I've heard multiple times that all 3 of them are playable, so them suddenly trying to play coy about it is odd to me lol

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