Publisher Square Enix recently revealed the new opening cinematic, “Attract Movie,” for NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139. The cinematic trailer features the game’s new upgraded visuals, voice-over, soundtrack, as well as a sneak peek of the story to come.

Square Enix describes the upcoming game in detail below:

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 5.5 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. Developed in collaboration with Toylogic, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… brings together an all-star team including acclaimed director YOKO TARO (Drakengard® / NieR:Automata), composer Keiichi Okabe (TEKKEN / Drakengard / NieR:Automata), and producer Yosuke Saito (DRAGON QUEST® X / NieR:Automata). NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… will release for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X, and PC (Steam®) on April 23, 2021.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 will launch on the PlayStation 4, Xbox consoles, and PC via Steam on April 23, 2021. Additionally, on the recent 4th anniversary of NieR:Automata’s release in Japan, Square Enix announced the critically acclaimed title had surpassed 5.5 million shipments and digital sales worldwide.

For those unfamiliar with NieR:Automata, it is developed by Platinum Games and features a mix of action and RPG gameplay in a beautifully desolate open world as players battle as androids 2B, 9S, and A2 in the fight to reclaim the world for their human creators.

NieR:Automata is available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox consoles, and PC via Steam.