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What it does show is some of the other characters the Girl will encounter on her journey, including the white-haired Prosthetic Hunter, who is on the lookout for replacement limbs, or the white-haired Wanderer, who’s a young boy who travels with a mechanical clockwork soldier. It’s a Nier game, so expect plenty of white-haired characters, along with the occasional dark-haired figure to try and balance things out. The game features a gacha-style mechanic for recruiting new characters to your party, so there will be plenty of bizarre Yoko Taro creations to glom onto.

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You’ll also be able to collect and upgrade weapons for use in the game’s turn-based battles, which take place inside recovered memories. Battles play out automatically, with special attacks activated by tapping on-screen icons when they’ve charged.

A turn-based battle scene from Nier: Reincarnation, the first mobile game in the Nier universe.
Battle looks chaotic, but probably isn’t.
Screenshot: Square Enix / Kotaku
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Nier Re[in]carnation is a free-to-play mobile game, and I know how many of you feel about those. It is, however, set in the same universe as Nier Automata and Nier Replicant, so a chance to catch up with old friends might just override the natural urge to flee. You can pre-register for the game at the official website for the opportunity to get additional in-game resources at launch. Or just hit up your phone’s app store on July 28. It’ll be there.