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" Research Project " is a quest in NieR and NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... . It concerns a woman who used to work at the National Weapons Laboratory that tried her best to be a mother to Emil and Halua .

This quest is only available during the second half of the game.

1 Activation
2 Quest log

Activation [ ]

Prerequisite: " A Tale of the Study ".
The player must also leave the Southern Plains after completing "A Tale of the Study" for this quest to appear.

Quest log [ ]

The butler wants you to explore the manor's underground facility in search of a way to restore Emil's body to normal. A clue apparently waits in the second basement floor.
You've obtained the address of a former researcher, whose residence is located above the entrance to Seafront .
You found a mysterious letter in the ex-researcher's house. Show it to the butler.
The mysterious letter was addressed to Emil. Emil seemed happy to see it.

Rewards [ ]

Fang of the Twins can be found in a crate just before the SA Keycard door in the basement's first floor, if it hasn't already been picked up during Nier's first visit to the lab.

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Nier Replicant: Where to Find Research Clue (Research Project Quest)

Nier Replicant is filled to the brim with plenty of interesting questlines that you’ll have to go out of your way to find, requiring you to complete multiple steps in different locations in order to progress. The research project quest is one of those, as you’ll need to do a handful of things to finish it. Here is everything you need to know about where to find the research clue in Nier Replicant .

Where to Find Research Clue in Nier Replicant

First, head to the second basement level of the underground research facility beneath the Manor. Go into the room at the center of the second to last rectangular section of the map. Once you do, you’ll find an employee list.

After you find the employee list, you’ll be pointed toward the research clue’s location in Seafront. Once you go there, you’ll be told to find the home of a former employee.

This employee can be found above the entrance to the town by taking the first left turn into an ally nearby. Turn left again the first chance you get and head up the set of stairs in front of you.

At the top of the stairs will be a gate you can interact with. An NPC will come out and talk with you, letting you know the employee you’re looking for was their relative. They’ll dig up the clues from their belongings and hand them over to you, ending the quest.

That is everything you need to know about where to find the research clue in Nier Replicant . If you’re still looking for more tips, tricks, and FAQs, be sure to check out our guide wiki .

There should also be some related content down below you may find helpful. For any questions you can’t find the answer to, always feel free to reach out to us in the comment section below and we’ll do our best to help.

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NieR Replicant Ver. Remake (2021) : Research Project (Side Quest) Guide

The Research Project is one of the many different side quests that you can find and complete within NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 Remake 2021

There is a total of 70 different side quests in total and they can be found in various different regions as well as sections of the game.

The Research Project side quest involves trying to find ways to restore Emil’s body

SIDE QUEST: Research Project
REGION: Wilderness
STORY SECTION: Second Section
CLIENT: Butler Sebastian
REQUIREMENTS: Complete A Tale of the Study . Got the Key Fragment from Forest of Myth or Junk Heap
WALKTHROUGH:
After completing the side quest A Tale of the Study and acquiring the Key Fragment from Forest of Myth or Junk Heap , this side quest will then unlock!
As with the previous side quest go ahead and speak to Butler Sebastian
It would seem that Sebastian is trying to find ways to revert Emil’s body back to it’s previous original state, he also thinks that a clue to being able to do this may be hidden in the underground basement
Head to the Manor Courtyard with the water fountain in order to uncover the underground basement
Fight and smash your way through the various different rooms and floors until you reach a room with a small table with a note on it. This note apparently has a list of names and addresses on it. Employee List obtained
Head to Seafront now to continue the quest. From the entrance exit to Seafront basically make a U-Turn up a set of nearby stairs to find a gate and a Resident .
It seems that one of the Resident’s relatives used to work on weapon research, he will also come back with a letter which unfortunately no one can currently read
Lets return back to Sebastian who will end up reading the letter for you
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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... — Side Quest Guide (PS4)

Side Quest Guide (PS4) by WishingTikal

Updated: 05/05/2021 Highest Rated Guide

Next: SideQuests Part 1

SideQuests Part 1
Herbal Remedies
The Gatekeeper's Errand
The Lost Eggs
Old-Fashioned Home Cooking
Shopping List
Book Smarts
The Tavern Keeper's Grandmother
A Return to Shopping
Yonah's Cooking
On the Wings of Eagles
Fragile Delivery
Fragile Delivery 2
The Fisherman's Gambit
The Fisherman's Gambit, Part 2
The Fisherman's Gambit, Part 3
The Fisherman's Gambit, Part 4
The Fisherman's Gambit, Part 5
The Ballad of the Twins
A Dog Astray
The New Merchant in Town
The Postman's Request
The Lighthouse Lady's Wrath
Yonah's Gift
Letter to A Lover
A Signature Dish
Bon Appetit
Fragile Delivery 3
The Tangled Message
Item Unknown
The Runaway Son
Apology from a Fool
The Pride of a Lover
The Littlest Hero
The Missing Girl
SideQuests Part 2
The Masterless Lighthouse
The Scattered Cargo
The Strange Fate of the Jewel
Thieves in Training
Learning a Trade
A Bridge in Peril
Master of the Southern Plains
The Fisherman's Gambit, Part 6
The Fisherman's Gambit, Part 7
The Fisherman's Gambit, Part 8
The Fisherman's Final Gambit
Staying Afloat
Contract for a Contractor
The Creaky Waterwheel
The Faded Fountain
Life in the Sands
The King's Mask
A Child's Final Chance
A Shade Entombed
The Damaged Map
Research Project
A Tale of the Study
The Great Tree
The Despicable Man
A Memorable Knife
Bon Appetit 2
The Shade Army
A City Reborn
Nightmares and Dust
Disturbing the Sleep of Kings
Shadows of the Desert
Search for the Shade
The Magical Stone
The Promised Gift

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 (PS4) Side Quests FAQ by WishingTikal Contact: wishingtikal[at]gmail.com or http://www.youtube.com/WishingTikal

Hi and welcome! This is an updated version of my Side Quest Guide for the original version of Nier. The new NieR Replicant version of the game has a few small differences, which I've changed in this version and I have also updated a few things like better descriptions and corrected a few small mistakes. Since I originally wrote this many years ago, there might still be a few minor errors here and there, so if you see one feel free to contact me.

The best method to contact me is to leave a comment under any of my Nier videos here: https://tinyurl.com/3dw7bsz7

Part of Nier's fun and immersion comes from its numerous fetch quests, which will also be some people's worst nightmare. There is a considerable amount of side quests that you can take from NPCs in Nier; most of them requiring you to run around gathering items and running errands, going back and forth between places and farming for materials. You can choose to ignore them, but you'll miss out on important parts of the game and interactions which help build character developments. Most of the quests are quite tedious, but they are a good way to make money and gain a few levels.

The game being divided into two parts, make sure you complete the first half of the side quests before moving on to the next, or you won't be able to complete them in this run. The point of no return for the first part is when you enter the Manor for the first time.

You should have 50% of all quests at half-point (The Fisherman's Gambit quest is the only one that carries over).

There is also a new missable side quest in this version, The Promised Gift , make sure you complete it as soon as it's available (in Part 2).

Other easy-to-miss quests:

The Pride of a Lover (Part 1)
Shadows of the Desert (Part 2)

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

15 Medicinal Herbs
3 Tulip Bulbs
3 Royal Ferns
3 Bounty Fertilizers
1 Eagle Egg
5 Lizard Tails
5 Mouse Tails
5 Natural Rubber
10 Goat Hides
11 Watermelons
10 Sardines
5 Mushrooms
3 Goat Meat
10 Wolf Hides
10 Blowfish
7 Rainbow Trout
5 Black Bass

10 Broken Lenses
15 Broken Batteries
10 Mysterious Switches
20 Dented Metal Boards
10 Stripped Bolts
1 Memory Alloy
21 Titanium Alloys
25 Broken Motors
30 Iron Ore
10 Severed Cables
10 Giant Catfish
10 Pink Moonflower Seeds
3 Machine Oil
3 Eggplants
3 Goat Hides
3 Royal Fish
2 Blue Marlins

Research Project

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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Guide & Walkthrough

The Lost Shrine
The Junk Heap
Back to The Aerie
The Barren Temple
Emil's Manor
Village & Library
Underground Facility
Stone Guardian
The Memory Alloy
The Memory Tree
Law of Robotics
The Sacrifice
The Wrecked Ship
Loyal Cerberus
Shadowlord's Castle
Herbal Remedies
Book Smarts
The Gate Keeper’s Errand
Fragile Delivery
The Lost Eggs
Old-fashioned Home Cooking
Shopping List
A Return to Shopping
The Tavern Keeper's Grandmother
On the Wings of Eagles
A Dog Astray
The Ballad of the Twins
Fragile Delivery 2
Yonah's Home Cooking
Yonah's Gift
Fragile Delivery 3
The Runaway Son
Thieves in Training
The Creaky Waterwheel
Contract for a Contractor
The Damaged Map
A Child's Final Chance
The Promised Gift
A Bridge in Peril
The Faded Fountain
The Despicable Man
Search for the Shade
The Fisherman's Gambit 1 to 5
The New Merchant in Town
A Signature Dish
Bon Appetit!
The Postman's Request
The Lighthouse Lady's Wrath
Letter to a Lover
The Pride of a Lover
The Fisherman's Gambit 6 to 9
The Strange Fate of the Jewel
Staying Afloat
The Scattered Cargo
The Masterless Lighthouse
The Great Tree
Master of the Southern Plains
Learning a Trade
A Memorable Knife
Bon Appetit! 2
Item Unknown
Apology from a Fool
The Missing Girl
The Tangled Message
The Littlest Hero
The King's Mask
Life in the Sands
Nightmare and Dust
A City Reborn
Shadows of the Desert
A Shade Entombed
Disturbing the Sleep of Kings
A Tale of the Study
The Shade Army
The Magical Stone
The World of Recycled Vessel
One-Handed Swords
Two-Handed Swords
Fishing Guide
Cultivating and Lunar Tear
Words - First Slot
Words - Second Slot
Materials List
Endings Guide

This part of the NieR Replicant Walkthrough is dedicated to the side quest entitled “Research Project”. Here you will find the unfolding of this mission as well as information about its access conditions and rewards.

Condition : Complete “ A Tale of the Study “

Availability : Act 2 Only

Reward : None

Return to Emile’s Manor and talk to the Butler to activate the quest ( picture1 ). At the end of the dialogue, go to the courtyard of the building and open the access to the secret laboratory from the fountain ( pictures2-3 ).

From now on, it will be a matter of progressing through the area to the 2nd basement, there, enter the small room on the south side of the central section and retrieve the documents on the desk ( pictures4-5 ).

Once this is done, leave the manor and go to Seafront, then reach the building at the top of the stairs, just above the entrance of the city ( pictures6-7 ). After talking to the occupant of this house, go back to Emile’s Butler to complete the quest ( picture8 ).

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Not far into Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… — shortly after you meet Grimoire Weiss and return to your home Village — you’ll unlock quests (or side quests). These tend to be fetch quests for the folks you meet on your journey, and usually reward you with gold, items, or even weapons. They’re usually not super complicated, but each comes with a reward that makes them worth the time.

NieR Replicant is broken in two halves — we’re calling them Part 1 and Part 2. Below, we’ve listed every side quest available in Part 1. It’s important to know that Part 1 quests cannot be completed once you move on to Part 2 — they’ll get moved to your Uncompletable Quests list. If you’re going for 100% Quest Completion, you’ll need to make sure every Part 1 quest is complete before you progress into Part 2 of the game.

In this Nier Replicant remake guide, we’ll list every quest in the first half of the game and walk you through completing them. We’ll include screen shots and maps to help you complete every one before continuing into the second half.

Herbal remedies, the gatekeeper’s errand, the lost eggs, old-fashioned home cooking, shopping list, book smarts, the tavern keeper’s grandmother, a return to shopping, yonah’s cooking, on the wings of eagles, the ballad of the twins, lizard tail locations, mouse tail locations, a signature dish, fragile delivery, fragile delivery 2, the fisherman’s gambit, the fisherman’s gambit, part 2, the fisherman’s gambit, part 3, the fisherman’s gambit, part 4, the fisherman’s gambit, part 5, a dog astray, the new merchant in town, the postman’s request, the lighthouse lady’s wrath, yonah’s gift, letter to a lover, bon appetit, fragile delivery 3, the tangled message, item unknown, the runaway son, apology from a fool, the pride of a lover, the littlest hero, the missing girl, nier replicant part 1 side quests.

Once Popola gives points you to The Aerie and you leave the library, you’ll get a pop-up notification that quests have become available.

To help you keep track, we’ve included a table below of all 36 of these quests, their locations, and their rewards.

All Nier Replicant remake first half quests

In the Village, talk to Popola in her office on the second floor of the library. (If you’re still early in the game, you’ll have to wait until you see the quests explainer pop up, and then head back into the library.) She’ll ask you to gather two medicinal herbs . You can go gather them yourself or buy them from a shop (or you might’ve already gathered them). Speak to Popola again to get a reward of 500 gold .

On the north side of the Village, speak to the Guard on the right (east) side of the gate to the Northern Plains. Head to the southern end of the shopping district in the southwest of the Village and speak to the blacksmith’s wife. Your reward is 500 gold .

At the north end of the shopping district in the Village, speak to the Item Shopkeeper . He’ll ask you to return with a Chicken Egg .

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... guide: Every side quest Lost Eggs chicken egg

The egg is on the east side of the fountain in the middle of the Village. There’s no shining spot, so you’ll have to approach the pillar to make it appear.

Return the egg to the Item Shopkeeper and claim your reward of a Health Salve .

In the Village shopping district, speak the woman villager sitting on the bench in the northwest. She’ll ask you bring back 10 mutton .

Head to the Northern Plains , and hunt sheep until you collect 10 mutton. ( Dark Blast is a fast and easy way to take down a sheep.) If you run out of prey, leave the area, return, and they’ll respawn. Make sure you strip sheep soon after killing them — the corpses seem to despawn very quickly.

Return to the villager and claim your reward of 1,500 gold .

Speak to the Florist in the Village ’s shopping district — she’s at the north end on the west side. She’ll ask you to head to Seafront and purchase three tulip bulbs from the Grocery Store . Do so, and she’ll reward you with 500 gold .

Completing this side quest unlocks cultivating plants — planting seeds and bulbs in the field next to your house.

In the Village, speak to the villager in the northwest corner of the Library ’s 3rd floor. Follow her directions and return the red book and blue book to the shelves. Speak to her again and claim your reward of 500 gold .

In the shopping district of the Village, head into the Tavern — the sign out front has a keg, bottle, and wine glass on it — and speak to the Tavern Keeper . She’ll ask you to retrieve three medicinal herbs, three berries, and three royal ferns .

Medicinal herbs and berries are common in the Village and Northern Plains — just pick up any glowing spot you happen across. You can also buy medicinal herbs (100 gold) from the Item Shopkeeper and berries (200 gold) from the Material Shopkeeper in the Village.

Royal ferns are very rare in the Northern Plains. It’s much easier to just buy royal ferns (150 gold) from the Grocery Store in Seafront .

Return all nine ingredients to the Tavern Keeper in the Village, and she’ll turn it into an Old Lady’s Elixir . Take that to the woman by the fountain in the Village and claim your reward of 2,000 gold .

After completing “Shopping List,” speak to the Florist in the Village’s shopping district again. She’ll ask you to buy three bounty fertilizers from Seafront’s Item Shop . Do so, and she’ll reward you with a tulip bulb, bounty fertilizer, and 2,000 gold .

Completing this side quest will expand your field .

In the Village, speak to the old villager sitting on a crate at the northern end of the shopping district — he’s the first person you see on your left as you enter. He’ll tell you to hunt a wild boar in the Northern Plains.

You’ll find the boar in the southwest of the Northern Plains near the entrance to The Aerie. It hits hard, so be prepared to dodge.

Run behind one of the boulders nearby, and wait for the boar to charge. When it crashes into the rock, it’ll daze itself for a few seconds. Run out, deal as much damage as you can, and then hide behind the rock again. Repeat that process until you kill the boar. You’ll automatically pick up the Boar Tusk item.

Speak to the same villager in the shopping district to get your reward of 1,000 gold .

After returning to the Village from Seafront with a shaman fish for Yonah, Yonah will ask for one venison and one wheat the next morning.

Go collect venison from the deer in the Southern Plains . Wheat can be harvested from around the Village (if you’re lucky) or just bought from the Village’s Grocery Store (500 gold) in the shopping district.

Your reward is to eat a delicious home-cooked meal.

After completing “The Tavern Keeper’s Grandmother,” speak to the Tavern Keeper in the Village again. She’ll ask you to retrieve an eagle egg from The Aerie.

Head to The Aerie, and climb up toward the elder’s house (the gold one). Before you climb the ladder to his house, look south and below you. There will be a glowing object next to the house there. Drop down and collect the eagle egg .

Take it back to the Tavern Keeper, and she’ll turn it into an Old Lady’s Elixir+ . Take this to the woman at the fountain to receive another 2,000 gold.

Speak to the villager in the middle of the Village’s Tavern . He’ll ask you to speak to both Devola and Popola .

Speak to Devola in the Tavern , and then go talk to Popola inside her office in the Library .

Popola will ask you for a drink from the Tavern in Seafront . You’ll find the Tavern at the southern end of Seafront’s main road — there’s a wine glass and pitcher (ewer?) on the sign. The Tavern Keeper there will tell you they need five lizard tails and five mouse tails .

Nier Replicant guide: Mouse tails and lizard tails locations

You’ll find lizards running around on the ground in the Northern Plains . Catch them to collect lizard tails. We found three locations — shown on the map above — where we could usually find them. Leaving the area and returning will get them to respawn.

Similarly, you’ll find mice running around Junk Heap: Outside in the Nier Replicant remaster. Catch them to collect mouse tails. There are only two — their locations are marked on the map above. Leaving the area and returning will get them to respawn.

Return to the Tavern Keeper in Seafront once you’ve collected the ingredients. He’ll send you back to Popola. Talk to her in her Library office in the Village.

You’ll fast-forward to the Tavern and get a special performance as your reward.

Speak to the Tavern Keeper in Seafront . They’ll tell you that they need 10 medicinal herbs , 10 bags of wheat , and 10 sardines for their signature dish.

You’ll find medicinal herbs pretty much everywhere — both in glowing gathering spots and as drops from shades. Or you can buy some for 100 gold at any Item Shop .

If you’ve unlocked your Garden by completing “Shopping List,” you can grow your own wheat from seeds. This takes a very long time, though. Instead, buy it from the Village’s Grocery Store for 500 gold each.

After completing “The Fisherman’s Gambit,” you’ll be able to catch your own sardines — use lugworms from the beach at the south end of Seafront’s shopping district. Alternately, you can buy them for 250 gold each from Seaport’s Fish Shop .

Return all the ingredients to Seafront’s Tavern to claim your reward of 5,000 gold . Make sure to stock back up on medicinal herbs at an Item Shop.

In the Village , speak to the guard on the left (west) side of the gate to the Northern Plains . He’ll ask you to deliver something to The Aerie .

The parcel is fragile (hence the name), so you cannot roll or get knocked down until you deliver it. Jumping, attacks, and magic won’t break the parcel. Make sure to avoid sheep (they kick if you come up behind them) and shades as you cross the Northern Plains . If you’ve completed “Boar Hunt!,” your mount will make traversing the Northern Plains much easier. Just make sure you don’t crash it into any rocks.

Return to the guard to get another parcel and try again if you fail. (Depending on when you attempt it, you might have no choice but to break the parcel due to story events in The Aerie.)

Drop the parcel at the chief’s house — the gold house on the highest level of The Aerie — and return to the guard in the Village. He’ll give you your reward of 1,450 gold .

Once you’ve completed “Fragile Delivery,” look for an old man villager near the fountain at the north end of the Village ’s shopping district. He’ll give you another fragile parcel to take to the Tavern Keeper in Seafront .

Again, you can’t dodge or get hit while carrying it. If you have completed “Boar Hunt!,” there is a boar in the Souther Plains. Feel free to ride it, but be careful in the narrow parts.

Deliver the parcel, and return to the old man in the Village. He’ll reward you with 1,500 gold .

In Seafront , after you’ve caught the shaman fish and returned, speak to the resident by the waterfront. He’ll teach you more about fishing.

Different fish respond to different baits. For the 10 sardines he requires, you’ll need to use lugworms . The Tackle Shop in Seafront sells them for 10 gold each. Make sure to buy extra (we went through about 20) to account for lost fish, catching the wrong fish, or the junk you’ll inevitably catch.

Head to the beach just to the west — at the south end of Seafront’s shopping district — to find sardines. Don’t sell any of the other kinds of fish you catch, though. You’ll probably need them in the subsequent parts of “The Fisherman’s Gambit.”

Return to the resident with your 10 sardines and he’ll reward you by improving your fishing skill .

Once you’ve completed “The Fisherman’s Gambit,” return to the resident and speak to him again.

This time, he’ll ask for 10 blowfish . You’ll need to use lugworms again. Make sure to buy plenty extra. You’ll catch blowfish from the same beach you caught the sardines — just to the west of the fisherman.

Bring him the 10 blowfish, and he’ll again increase your fishing skill .

After “The Fisherman’s Gambit, Part 2,” return to the fisherman in Seafront again. This time, he needs 7 rainbow trout .

Head to the Northern Plains and down to the water near the base of the bridge leading to Junk Pile . Use your lure for these. Buy a couple extra just in case, but the lure is reusable, so you won’t be going through them the same way you did lugworms.

Return the fish to Seafront, and you’ll once again improve your fishing skill .

After “The Fisherman’s Gambit, Part 3,” return to the fisherman in Seafront again. This time, he needs 5 bream .

You need lugworms or a lure . You might catch bream from the same beach you caught the sardines and blowfish — just to the west of the fisherman — but you’ll also catch a lot of sardines and blowfish, too. We had more luck fishing with a lure from the stone pier standing directly next to the fisherman.

Return the fish to him, and you’ll once again improve your fishing skill .

After “The Fisherman’s Gambit, Part 4,” return to the fisherman in Seafront again. This time, he needs 5 black bass .

Head to the Village . Right in the middle of the map — directly west of your house and the save point — head down to the water. Use a lure to fish.

Return the fish to him, and you’ll once again improve your fishing skill . This is the last Fisherman’s Gambit quest to complete before the second half of the Nier Replicant remake.

In the Village shopping district, speak to the villager next to the Blacksmith. He’ll ask you to find his dog Max in the Northern Plains .

In the Northern Plains, head straight north and down to the water along the west side of the bridge to Junk Heap . You’ll spot the dog, but you’ll also be attacked by a few large shades. Handle them, and retrieve Max’s Herbs from the dog.

Return to the shopping district. The villager who gave you the quest will be gone, but another will be standing in the same place. Speak to him to receive a very depressing story and 1,000 gold .

In Seafront, head to the far east-southeast and look for a resident on a large boat. Speak to him, and he’ll tell you he wants to start a new shop.

He needs 10 wool , 5 natural rubber , and 10 goat hides .

Wool comes from killing sheep, but it’s a pretty rare drop — it feels like somewhere between a 10-25% chance. Head to the Northern Plains , and just start killing sheep ( Dark Blast is great for this) until you collect 10 wool.

Goat hides come from killing goats, but is a similarly rare drop. There are several goats mixed in with the sheep in the Northern Plains , and there are several along the Eastern Road . Kill goats (Dark Blast is also great for this) until you collect 10 goat hides.

The best way to get natural rubber is from Seafront’s Material Shop for 700 gold each.

Take everything back to the resident . He’ll ask for help loading everything onto the ship, but you won’t actually have to do anything.

He won’t pay you yet. Leave Seafront and come back. Speak to him again, and he’ll give you a reward of 10,000 gold .

Speak to Devola in the Village’s Tavern . She’s got a few quests for you — the other two are “Bon Appetit!” and “Fragile Delivery 3.”

She’ll point you to the Postman in Seafront . Visit him, and he’ll give you a letter for the Lighthouse Lady.

Deliver it to her at the top of her lighthouse. She’ll reward you with 1,000 gold .

After “The Postman’s Request,” speak to Devola in the Village’s Tavern again to pick up the “The Lighthouse Lady’s Wrath” quest. (It doesn’t seem like you can get this quest elsewhere.)

Head to Seafront . Inside the post office , you’ll encounter both the Postman and the Lighthouse lady. After the cutscene, speak to the Postman . Head to the lighthouse and speak to the Lighthouse Lady. Then, head back and talk to the Postman again.

Leave the post office, and then head back inside.

Scoot the boxes around to match the image above, and you’ll open a door. In that back office, pick up the Postman’s Parcel from the desk. Speak to the Postman again, and he’ll give you a letter for the old woman .

Head to the lighthouse again to speak with the Lighthouse Lady. You’ll get the choice to “Give her the letter and perpetuate the lie” or “Tell her that her lover is dead.”

Choosing to give her the letter will complete this quest (and you won’t get a reward).

Choosing to tell the truth will prompt a conversation. Speak to her again after it’s over for another conversation and a reward of 1,000 gold .

After completing “The Lighthouse Lady’s Wrath” — no matter which option you chose at the end — speak to Devola in the Village’s Tavern again to pick up the “Closure” quest.

Head back to Seafront and speak to the Postman . You’ll get an option to lie to him or tell him the truth about the end of “The Lighthouse Lady’s Wrath.”

Either option will complete the quest.

After fighting the huge shade with Kaine in The Aerie, return to the Village and speak to Yonah . She’ll ask for one melon .

If you’ve completed “Shopping List” and have a lot of time on your hands, you can grow your own. Otherwise, buy one from Seafront’s Grocery Store for 1,200 gold .

Hand it over, and she’ll ask for a watermelon . Grow one, or buy one from Facade’s Grocery Store for 800 gold .

Next, she’ll ask for a pumpkin . Grow one, or buy one from Facade’s Grocery Store for 500 gold .

Once you’ve delivered all three, you’ll get a delicious cake as your reward.

Look for a resident wandering near Seafront’s fountain on the west side of town. He’ll give you a Letter to a Faraway Lover and a Potted Freesia to deliver to The Aerie.

Head to The Aerie. Climb up to the top level like you’re going to the chief’s house. As you approach the chief’s house (the gold one), take a left. Your destination is the leftmost house on this level.

The letter’s recipient won’t be home. Start making your way out of The Aerie. On your way out, you’ll get attacked by a large shade. Defeat it to get a Pressed Freesia .

Take that back to the resident in Seafront to claim your reward of 3,000 gold .

Speak to Devola in the Village’s Tavern . She’s got a few quests for you — the other two are “The Postman’s Request” and “Fragile Delivery 3.” (You can also pick this one up directly from the Seafront Tavern Keeper.)

Head to Seafront and speak to the Tavern Keeper . He’ll ask for help finding new recipes.

Go to the Village’s Library . Inside, take an immediate left and examine the first set of shelves. You’ll pick up a cookbook . Return it to the Seafront Tavern Keeper. He’ll ask you to help him get 5 sharks, 5 bags of rice, and 5 mushrooms .

After completing “The Fisherman’s Gambit, Part 5,” you’ll be able to catch sharks with sardines as bait from the beach in Seafront. (Either catch sardines with lugworms or just buy them from the fishmonger.) Sharks are relatively easy to reel in with your improved fishing skills. If you find yourself in a minutes-long battle, that’s probably a blue marlin. They’re worth 1,900 gold at a shop, but you will (eventually) need two for “The Fisherman’s Gambit, Part 8.” Sharks, on the other hand, won’t come up again, so you can sell any extra for 1,250 gold.

Both rice and mushrooms are sold at the Grocery Store here in Seafront (600 and 800 gold, respectively).

Deliver all the ingredients to the Tavern Keeper to claim your reward of 5,000 gold .

Speak to Devola in the Village’s Tavern . She’s got a few quests for you — the other two are “The Postman’s Request” and “Bon Appetit!” (You can also pick this one up directly from the Eastern Road gate guard.)

In the Village , speak to the guard on the left side of the gate to the Eastern Road . He’ll ask you to deliver a fragile parcel to the weapon shop in Facade . Once again, you can’t dodge or get hit while carrying it, so watch out for enemies. You’re going to get attacked a lot crossing the Desert , so be prepared.

Speak to the Blacksmith in Facade . (This is a convenient time to pick up “The Littlest Hero.”) Head back to the guard to claim your reward of 2,900 gold .

In Facade , head to the pillar in the very center of town (it’s the same place you’ll end up if you fall into the sand river). Speak to the Masked Soldier there, and he’ll give you a task. You have to deliver five messages to five people around town. If you screw up, you’ll have to start over.

Nier Replicant Facade The Tangled Message

In order, speak to:

The person guarding the left side of the exit (the guard at the south side of the town entrance gate) and deliver the message, “The Masked People respect their rules.”
He who protects the king’s left (the guard on the north side of the door to the King’s Mansion) and deliver the message, “The Men of the Mask work for the king.”
The person taking care of the children (the woman speaking to children near the sandwheel on the north side of town) and deliver the message, “Child care can be difficult.”
The southeastern guardian (the treasury guard in the southeast on the lowest level of town) and deliver the message, “Only nobility may enter the treasury.”
The long-winded person (a little north of the strange-things shop in the northwest corner of town, look for a Masked Person standing near a sandfall) and deliver the message, “Quicksand.”

Once you deliver the final message, you’ll get your reward of 10,000 gold.

In Facade , look for a Masked Person wandering near the King’s Mansion on the east side. She’ll ask for help getting her daughter a birthday present — “10 round, striped food objects .”

Head to the Grocer in the southeast of Facade and buy 10 watermelons for 800 gold each.

Take them back to the Masked Person to claim your reward of 3,000 gold .

At the south end of the Village’s shopping district , look for a man standing across from the blacksmith. He’ll ask if you’ve seen his son.

Head to Seafront and look for a man near the fountain on the west side of town. He’s the one wearing a pointy hat. Speak to him, and he’ll ask you for 5 mutton and 3 goat meat . If you don’t have that on you, head to the Northern Plains . There are plenty of sheep there that will drop mutton along with a few goats for the goat meat. There are a few more goats along the Eastern Road . (This is a good quest to pair with “The New Merchant in Town.”)

Take the meats to Seafront’s Tavern at the south end of the shopping district. The Tavern Keeper won’t be any help, so head back to the Village to find the villager again. He’ll send you back to Seafront .

As soon as you enter Seafront, speak to the man standing on the right (west) side of the tunnel. He’ll point you Facade . (This part pairs well with “Fragile Delivery 3.”)

In Facade, head for the southwest corner, and look for Masked Persons to talk to. They’ll point you to a nearby house. Speak to the runaway again. After he cleverly distracts you, leave town and head back into the Desert.

Chase the runaway across the desert. Eventually, you’ll have to fight off a pack of wolves. At that point, the runaway will agree to return home.

When you get back to the Village , examine the door behind where the father was standing — across from the blacksmith. After some conversation, you’ll get your reward of … an ending, of sorts, to the runaway’s story.

Speak to the Strange-Thing Shopkeeper in Facade . He’ll ask you to collect 10 wolf hides.

Head into the Desert to hunt for them — this pairs well with “The Littlest Hero” where you’ll fight a ton of wolves.

Return with the 10 wolf hides, and he’ll ask you to speak to his wife. She’s just the northwest a couple floors up.

After a quick conversation, you’ll get your reward of 20,000 gold .

In Seafront , there is a resident standing near the base of the lighthouse.

He’ll have a dialogue bubble over his head, but the first few times you speak with him, he won’t give you this quest. Speak to him any time you pass through until he asks you to retrieve some fluorite from the strange-thing store in Facade.

In Facade, you’ll learn that the strange-thing store is out of fluorite. The Strange-Thing Shopkeeper will point you to the Barren Temple .

Nier Replicant The Pride of a Lover fluorite location

In the Barren Temple, head all the way to the north to the bridge leading to the Barren Temple: Hall . You’ll see the fluorite glowing on that bridge.

Take it all the way back to Seafront to collect your reward of 30,000 gold .

Speak to the Blacksmith in Facade — you might already be speaking to him as part of “Fragile Delivery 3.” He’ll ask you to go help his son in the Desert .

Before you leave, cross to the east side of Facade. Speak to the Masked Soldier on the right of the King’s Mansion to get a Royal Compass .

Head into the Desert to find the wolf den — you’ll probably have to fight a lot of wolves on the way. When you come to the large door at the spot marked on the map above, head inside. Fight off the remaining wolves, and you’ll return to Facade automatically and collect your reward of 10,000 gold .

In Facade , look for a Masked Person in the northwest corner — just a little north of the Strange Things Shop . She’ll ask you to look for her daughter who is wearing a gold ring.

Speak to the Masked Person hanging out by the sand barge dock nearby to learn she was last seen hanging out with her boyfriend. Continue around to north to find another Masked Person near a sandfall who will tell you she was seen on the lowest level of the city.

Nier Replicant Missing Girl Facade bloodstain location

Head down the nearby stairs as far as you can. Not far from the treasury, look for a bloodstain to the west. Speak to the guard at the treasury to learn the boyfriend is standing guard at the town entrance.

Head to the entrance and speak to the Masked Soldier on the right. He’ll point you to a sandspout well outside of town.

Exit the town. The well is the first small structure you’ll see. Investigate it, and then return to the girl’s mother inside Facade for a confusing development and a reward of 10,000 gold .

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Nier Replicant Side Quests guide - quest walkthroughs, locations & rewards

Nier Replicant has a whole lot of very effective world building, and there’s some awesome optional stories - most of which can be discovered by undertaking the game’s many side quests , which are home to impactful little tales you’ll certainly want to discover. Side quests lead to unique side stories and loot, including a handful of weapons and very useful upgrade materials - so you'll want to get involved.

These side quests are broadly the same with minor story differences in both Nier Gestalt and Nier Replicant for the original release, and likewise in the new remaster NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 . There is one all-new quest in the new remastered version of the game, also included here - this is a complete set of side quest list and quest walkthroughs .

Nier Replicant is basically a game split in half by the way its story unfolds - and as a result, there’s two different sets of side quests to suit the two different positions you find yourself in during each half of the story. Because the world state changes somewhat between the first and second halves of Nier Replicant, you’ll want to make sure you complete any side quests given to you in the first half before advancing to the second half; almost all of the part one side quests are rendered inaccessible when you progress to the second half of the game.

For the record, the point of no return is when you’re asked to get Vapor Moss. We have more details in our endings guide .

We’ve structured our guide appropriately, breaking it into halves, listing each side quest alongside where you pick them up and how to complete each quest. Do remember, also, that if you're struggling to activate side quests, try talking to Devola in the Village Tavern; at any stage she'll offer you a smattering of suggested side quests.

Side quests guide - part 1
Side quests guide - part 2

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Nier Replicant Side Quests List & Guide: Part 1

As mentioned above, these quests are available in the first half of the game. You’ll be introduced to side quests early on by Popola, and from there you can pick up quests from a variety of NPCs. Remember, you’ll want to clear as many of these quests as you want before advancing to part two of the story, because aside from one you won’t be able to complete them in part two.

In addition, it’s worth noting that this is a true point of no return for these quests. While Nier Replicant has a New Game+ mode, it starts you after the events that divide part 1 and part 2 - which means that you’ll only be able to tackle these quests on your first time through the game - short of creating an all-new save.

Hit a link of scroll to get to a specific quest. We’ve highlighted some ones we particularly recommend tackling, too:

Herbal Remedies

The gatekeeper's errand, the lost eggs, old-fashioned home cooking, shopping list, book smarts.

The Tavern Keeper’s Grandmother

A Return to Shopping

Boar Hunt! [Recommended]
Yonah’s Home Cooking [Recommended]

On the Wings of Eagles

Fragile delivery, fragile delivery 2.

The Fisherman’s Gambit (Parts 1-5)
The Ballad of the Twins [Recommended]

A Dog Astray

The New Merchant in Town
The Postman’s Request [Recommended]
The Lighthouse Lady’s Wrath [Recommended]
Closure [Recommended]
Yonah’s Gift [Recommended]

Letter to a Lover

A signature dish, bon appetit, fragile delivery 3, the tangled message, item unknown, the runaway son, apology from a fool, the pride of a lover, the littlest hero, the missing girl.

Obtained : Your Village, from Popola
Sidequest Guide : You must search the Northern Plains for 2 medicinal herbs and return them to Poppola. These are common items, and you might even already have them when you get the quest. Alternatively, you can buy them from a store right near the quest giver.
Reward : 500 Gold
Obtained : Your Village, from one of the Guards at the gate to the Northern Plains.
Sidequest Guide : Deliver a message to the Blacksmith’s Wife, who is found in the very same village, in the shopping area by the Blacksmith.

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Obtained : Your Village, from the Item Shopkeeper.
Sidequest Guide : Find a hidden chicken egg and return it to the quest giver. Speak to the boy (now with the quest icon over his head) by the fountain right in front of the Item Shopkeeper. Then speak to the villager with a quest icon by the pigs right outside the marketplace area. The egg is located at the base of one of the structures surrounding the fountain out in the open in the Village, towards the northern exit. It’s not as clearly marked as most item pick-ups.
Reward : Health Salve
Obtained : Your Village - from a woman sitting near the fountain in the market area.
The quest will remain marked as complete, but you can continue to sell bundles of 10 mutton afterwards to grind out cash.
Reward : 1500 Gold
Obtained : Your Village, from a woman in the market area.
Sidequest Guide : This is a simple quest; you have to pick up 3 Tulip Bulbs and bring them back to the quest giver. The Tulip Bulbs are sold by the Grocer in Seafront, which is the north-western most vendor. Bring them back to your village to complete the side quest.
Reward : 500 Gold, and the ability to plant Seeds in the Garden next to your house.

Obtained : Your Village, from a Girl on the upper level of the Library.
The first book is directly behind you, on the left side near the stairs down from the second floor.
The second is on the right-hand side of the ground floor from where you enter the library.

The Tavern Keeper's Grandmother

Obtained : From the owner of the Tavern in Your Village.
Medicinal Herb: common in the Village & Surrounding Plains, and in shops.
Berries: found in the Village & Plains, and also some stores - the Material Shopkeeper in the Village sells these
Royal Fern: a much rarer drop in the plains, but you can also buy it from the Grocer in Seafront.
Reward : 2000 Gold
Obtained : The Florist in your Village, but only after completing the ‘Shopping List’ quest.
Sidequest Guide : Retrieve 3 Bounty Fertilizers for the florist’s seeds. You can buy them from the Seafront Item Shop.
Reward : 2000 Gold, Tulip Bulb, Bounty Fertilizer, & additional Garden Space

Obtained : From a man near the Item Shop in Your Village.
The easiest way to do this is use Dark Lance, your magic move that’s on L1 by default. Even one charge of this can interrupt the Boar’s charges. So just charge up, unleash as it charges, maintain distance, repeat.
Alternatively, you can hide behind the rocks in the northern plains; the Boar will get downed briefly when it charges into a rock, giving you a window to attack. Do not just rush in!
Reward : 500 Gold, Boar Tusk, and the ability to ride Wild Boars

Yonah's Home Cooking

Obtained : From Yonah in Your Village.
You can get Venison from the Deer found in the Southern Plains just outside the village.
You can harvest Wheat, or just buy it from the Grocery Store in your village.
Reward : Dialogue Scene
Obtained : From the Tavern Keeper in Your Village, but only after completing ‘The Tavern Keeper’s Grandmother’ above.
Sidequest Guide : Even more ingredients are required; this time an Eagle Egg. Think of this as a cross between the Egg and Medicine quests we encountered earlier. The Eagle Egg is found on a pathway beneath the Elder’s House in The Aerie. Take the egg to the Tavern, then take the resultant potion back to the old lady near the marketplace fountain.
Obtained : Your Village, off a guard at the gate to the Northern Plains.
Sidequest Guide : You have to deliver a parcel, but it’s fragile. If you get hit, dodge roll, fall from a height, ride into a wall on a boar, etc, it will break. You can get into combat - you just can’t get hit. Run over to the Aerie, and deliver the fragile package to the Elder’s house. If you do get hit, return to the guard for a do-over.
Reward : 1250 Gold
Obtained : From an old man near the Marketplace Fountain in Your Village. Only after completing ‘Fragile Delivery’.
Sidequest Guide : This is the same as the previous quest; if you get too rough, the package will break. This time, you have to deliver it to the Tavern in Seafront Village.

The Fisherman's Gambit

This quest actually comes in five parts - The Fisherman’s Gambit, and then The Fisherman’s Gambit Part 2, 3, 4, and 5. While these are counted as separate quests, we’ve listed them all here in one entry, as they follow sequentially, one after the other.

Additionally, this quest line is the only one that is available in both parts of Nier’s story - it’s available all game from when you first go to Seafront. So you can save these for the second half of the game if you want - but if you do so, you’ll miss out on another quest, ‘Bon Appetit’, that is only in the first part of the game but can’t be completed without first finishing Part 5 of this quest line. In the second half of the game, the quest adds parts 6-9 , too.

Obtained : From the Old Fisherman NPC found on the docks of Seafront.
The Fisherman’s Gambit: Catch 10 Sardines, which are available on the Seafront beach using Lugworms as bait.
Part 2: Catch 7 Blowfish, best caught with Lugworm from the Seafront Pier, right by the old fisherman NPC.
Part 3: Catch 7 Rainbow Trout - find them in the water off the dock that’s in the Northern Plains, beneath the bridge leading to the junk heap. Use a Lure.
Part 4: Catch 5 Bream - right on the Seafront Pier, next to the quest giver. Use a Lure this time.
Part 5: Catch 5 Black Bass - which can be caught in the lake of your Village by using a Lure.
Reward : Each quest completed in this line improves your fishing ability, and adds the fish you had to catch as part of the quest to the Fish Shop.

The Ballad of the Twins

Obtained : In Your Village, talk to Devola in the Tavern and then Popola in the Library.
5 Mouse Tails can be found around the entrance to the Junk Heap, and only there.
5 Lizard Tails can be found around the Northern Plains or Eastern Road. It looks a little weird as you’ll be actively picking up the creatures, rather than slaying them. When the drink has been made, take it to Popola.
Reward : A Story Scene
Obtained : In the Merchant area of Your Village, from an NPC near the Blacksmith.
Sidequest Guide : The dog you need to find is in the Northern Plains, beneath the bridge that leads towards the Junk Heap. Report back after finding the dog.
Reward : 1000 Gold

The New Merchant in Town

Obtained : From an NPC on the Boat in Seafront Town’s port.
Wool is a rare drop from sheep in the Northern Plains. You’ll probably have to kill many, many sheep to get it, collecting many Mutton along the way.
Likewise, Goats rarely drop Goat Hide - what a shocker. But, again, it’s uncommon, so expect to slay many goats, collecting many useless Goat Meat at the same time. You can find Goats in the Northern Plains too, but it’s better to farm them on the Eastern Road, as there’s no Shades to bother you.
Natural Rubber can be purchased from the materials specialist shop in Seafront Town.
Reward : 10,000 Gold. You may need to speak to the NPC more than once, reloading the area, to get your reward.
Note : This quest’s completion unlocks a follow-up quest in the second half of Nier Replicant, ‘ Learning a Trade ’.

The Postman's Request

Obtained : Seafront Town, from the Post Office.
Sidequest Guide : Deliver the letter; it has to go to the old lady on the top of the Lighthouse, which is reached from a side-street in Seafront.

The Lighthouse Lady's Wrath

Obtained : Can come from the Seafront Postman, or from Devola at your home Village tavern after clearing many other quests - but only after completing ‘The Postman’s Request’.
Sidequest Guide : This is a story-driven quest; you’ll need to visit the old lady in the lighthouse, then the postman multiple times, then sneak to the back room of the post office, solving a block-pushing puzzle along the way. Examine the item in the hidden back room, speak with the postman, and return to the old lady.
You’ll be faced with a gut-punch decision during this quest; what you choose doesn’t affect anything other than the story of this ongoing side story. Go with your conscience.
Obtained : From the Seafront Post Office once again, or from Devola in your home Village Tavern after clearing many other quests.
Sidequest Guide : Go to the Post Office in Seafront and chat to the Postman.
Reward : Story Scenes

Yonah's Gift

Obtained : From Yonah in your Village, after Kaine joins your quest.
Sidequest Guide : You can find the items you need from Grocery stores; Melons can be had from Seafront’s Grocery, and Watermelons/Pumpkins from Facade’s Grocery. Or, you can harvest them yourself using seeds.
Note : You'll want to try to take on this quest early, before the normal cutoff point for Part 1. Try to knock it out before heading to the Manor.
Obtained : From a man near the Fountain in Seafront Village.
Sidequest Guide : Act as postman again, delivering the letter. The recipient lives in The Aerie, in a house to the left of the Elder’s House. The house is empty, but as you leave town you’ll enter combat. The combat yields a key item - take that back to the quest giver.
Reward : 3000 Gold, Unlocks ‘ Freesia ’ quest, in the second half of the game
Note : This quest was known as 'The Belated Letter' prior to Nier Replicant 1.22474487139...
Obtained : Seafront Tavern, from the Tavern Keeper.
Sidequest Guide : Fetch back ingredients again; 10 Medicinal Herbs, which are common. 10 Wheat can be purchased in your Village or grown yourself. 10 Sardines can be fished from Seafront Beach with Lugworms, or purchased if you’ve completed ‘The Fisherman’s Gambit’.
Reward : 5000 Gold

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Obtained : From the Tavern Keeper in Seafront, but only after completing ‘A Signature Dish’
Rice and Mushrooms can both be purchased from Seafront Grocery Store, if you don’t want to harvest them.
You can catch 5 Sharks by using a Sardine as bait and fishing at the Pier in Seafront Village. However, to catch Sharks you must have first completed ‘The Fisherman’s Gambit Part 5’.
Note: Completing this will much later unlock ' Bon Appetit! 2 ' in the second half of Nier Replicant.
Obtained : In Your Village, from a guard at the Eastern Gate.
Sidequest Guide : Another fragile package - you know the deal. No taking damage, no falls from great heights, no dodge rolling. Deliver it to the weapon shop in Facade.
Reward : 3000 Gold

Obtained : In Facade - grab the side quest from a soldier in the middle of the city.
Message #1 “the person guarding the left side of the exit” - “The Masked People respect their rules.”
Message #2 “the king's right-hand man” - “The Men of the Mask Work for the King.”
This NPC can be found on the north side of town on the upper level.
Message #4 “the southeastern guardian” - “Only nobility may enter the treasury.”
This NPC is found on the northwest side of town.
Reward : 10,000 Gold
Obtained : In Facade, from the Masked Person near the King’s Mansion.
Sidequest Guide : She asks for 10 “round, striped food objects”. She’s talking about Watermelons. Harvest them or buy them - they’re nearby, in the Facade Grocery Store.

Obtained : Back in your home Village, from a man in the Marketplace area.
In Seafront, talk to a Resident in the Town Square, near the fountain.
Investigate in the Tavern. The Tavern keep wants 5 mutton and 3 goat meat; gather and turn these over.
Return to the Village and speak to the quest-giver again.
Head back to Seafront and talk to the man at the entrance to the town.
Go to Facade. Talk to the two villagers above the weapon shop, then check the nearby door.
Chase the son through the desert. Defeat the wolves. Then return to his father.
Reward : n/a
Obtained : From the Strange-Thing Shopkeeper in Facade.
Sidequest Guide : You just have to kill Wolves out in the desert and loot them until you have 10 Wolf Hides. Return them to the quest giver, and then talk to his wife.
Reward : 20,000 Gold
Obtained : From Seafront - though easily missed. After visiting Facade for the first time, speak to the Resident at the base of the Seafront Lighthouse 3 times. You’ll have to exit & re-enter Seafront to force his conversation options to progress.
Sometimes, Devola will point you towards this side quest if you’ve cleared most others.
Sidequest Guide : You need Fluorite. Try the Strange-Thing Shopkeeper in Facade; he’ll direct you to the Barren Temple. There’s Fluorite throughout the Temple, such as on the bridge before the room where you fought the boss. It can also spawn in the side rooms with spiders -- it will look like a normal white item pickup, often next to broken pillars. Return it to the quest giver.
Reward : 30,000 Gold
Obtained : From the Facade Weapon Shop Owner.
Sidequest Guide : First, you’ll need the Royal Compass, which you can get off the guard to the right of the King’s Mansion. Then go into the Desert and Sandstorm. You'll find an NPC (marked on your map) near the Sandstorm, but he'll run off. Make your way through the Sandstorm. When you find Wolves, you know you’re in the right place - go down the stairs and through the door, and kill the wolves.
Reward : 10,000 Gold.

Obtained : In Facade, from a woman near the Strange Shop.
Speak to a Masked Person outside the King’s Mansion.
Then talk with another Masked Person near the Strange-Thing Shop.
Your third target to speak to is on a roof, again not far from the Strange-Thing Shop.
The bloodstain is on the northwest side of town, just below the Strange-Thing Shop.
Talk to the masked Treasury guard, then go talk to the watchman to the right of the town entrance.
Walk out into the desert, run towards the first sandspout just outside of town, then return to the NPC north of the Strange-Thing Shop.
Note : This is required to unlock Shadows of the Desert in Part 2.

As stated in our endings guide , you'll want to make sure to complete all the quests you want to in Part 1 before picking up the Vapor Moss for Popola. The Quests menu will list 50% completion if you've completed everything in Part 1.

Nier Replicant Side Quests List & Guide: Part 2

The second half of the game takes place after a little time skip, and unlike the first half of the game you can pick these up in New Game Plus - NG+ starts you off here, at the start of the second half of the game, meaning all of these quests will be reset and ready to be done.

A handful of insignificant quests here require you to have completed certain quests from the first half of the game, however, and all five parts of 'The Fisherman's Gambit' side quest will be available here too - they're the only part one side quests that carry over.

A few key side quests here have weapons as rewards - and these weapons are vital as they’re required to see three of the game’s endings . We’ve noted those below. Hit a link or scroll to see the quests and their guides:

The Masterless Lighthouse

The King’s Mask

The Scattered Cargo

The strange fate of the jewel, thieves in training.

The Fisherman’s Gambit Part 6-8 & The Fisherman’s Final Gambit

Staying Afloat

Contract for a contractor, the creaky waterwheel, the faded fountain, life in the sands.

The Damaged Map [Vital, Weapon Reward]
A Bridge in Peril [Vital, Weapon Reward]

Master of the Southern Plains

A Child’s Final Chance

A Tale of the Study

Research project, the great tree, the promised gift, learning a trade, bon appetit 2, a memorable knife, the shade army.

A Shade Entombed [Vital, leads to Weapon Reward quest]

A City Reborn

Nightmares and dust.

Disturbing the Sleep of Kings [Vital, Weapon Reward]

Shadows of the Desert

Search for the shade, the despicable man.

The Magical Stone [Recommended]
Obtained : From a resident NPC outside the Lighthouse at Seafront town.
Broken Lenses are rare to drop or find, but can be purchased from the Two Brothers Weapon shop near the Junk Heap, once it reopens.
Broken Batteries drop from the flying robot enemies. They can be found in a hallway on 1F.
Mysterious Switches drop from the boxy red-eyed robots you fight throughout the dungeon.

The King's Mask

Obtained : In Facade, from the guard hanging out on the right-hand side of the entrance to the King’s Mansion.
Sidequest Guide : Another fetch quest; the NPC needs Titanium Alloy and a Crystal. Get the Alloy from the robots in the Junk Heap, and the Crystal from inside the Barren Temple - or buy it from the Facade Material shop.
Obtained : From an elderly NPC near the Seafront Town fountain - but only after getting Emil’s Letter from Popola.
On the Larger Beach in Seafront
At the edge of the lake near the market in your Village,
In the Northern Plains, on the shore at the lower level, below the bridge that leads to the Junk Heap.
If you return to the Client, you’ll get 20,000 Gold, a Discount at Seafront Item Shop, and a bunch of useful items added to that shop’s inventory.
If you return to the Authorities, you’ll get 50,000 Gold.
Obtained : From a woman at Seafront’s port, but only after getting Emil’s Letter from Popola.
First, talk to a woman near the Seafront Fountain.
Then go to the Lighthouse - inside there are two letters relevant, left by the Lighthouse Lady.
Now visit the Postman. Go into his back room by solving the crate puzzle. Examine the back of the room to Find the Mermaid Tear!
After learning about the history of the Jewel, you’ll have a choice: bury it forever, or return it. This impacts your reward, but either way completes the quest -- it’s a question of conscience.
If you bury the jewel and act as if you didn’t find it, there will be no reward other than the quest being marked as complete.
If you return the jewel, you’ll be given 10,000 Gold.
If you sell the jewel to a store, you’ll also get 10,000 Gold for it, and you can then act as if you didn’t find it to the quest giver.
Obtained : In your Home Village, from the Item Shopkeeper NPC, after getting Emil’s Letter from Popola.
Speak to the 3 villagers with quest speech bubbles in the marketplace. Each gives a clue.
Go to the Waterwheel area behind the market; there’s two kids. Talk to them.
Now speak to the father of the children in the tavern, and return to the shopkeep.

The Fisherman's Gambit, Part 6 - 9

The Fisherman returns with more quests for those of you (there have to be some of you, right?) that love Nier Replicant’s glorious fishing mechanic. If you didn’t finish The Fisherman’s Gambit parts 1-5 in the first half of the game, they’ll still be available here. After they’re completed, The Fisherman’s Gambit parts 6-9 become available here in the second half.

Note that unlike the fish so far, in order to catch the sandfish you need to hook the fish after the first bob/wiggle of the lure, not when it goes completely under. If you wait too long, you'll fail instantly.
Part 7: Catch 3 Royal Fish - find them at the little Pond in the Eastern Road. Clear the area of goats before trying to fish, then use Earthworm bait.
Note that this is caught like the Sandfish. That is, try to hook the fish with the first movement of the lure.
The Fisherman’s Final Gambit (Part 9): Catch a Legendary Fish. You’re looking for a Hyneria. Catch one by using a Sardine as bait and fishing from the fast-travel boat in the Desert.
Obtained : From a resident at Seafront’s port area.
In the Junk Heap, simply go on in and kill enemies and break open crates; you’ll get Stripped Bolts and Dented Metal Boards as fairly common drops.
For the Logs, go to the Materials Shop in your home Village - you can buy them there.

Obtained : From a man near the north gate of your Village, any time after you get Emil’s Letter from Popola.
Broken Motors are a common drop. One place to get them are from the flying enemies on 1F.
Titanium Alloy & Memory Alloy drop from the larger enemies - but very rarely. They’re a more common drop from the same enemies on the 2nd floor of Junk Heap, which will open up later in the game. So you may want to leave this quest until then.
Obtained : From a woman standing near the item shop in your home Village. Only available after getting Emils’ Letter from Popola.
Go to Facade’s Strange-Thing shop. The shopkeep asks for 10 Iron Ore and 10 Logs to make the parts you need.
You can get Iron Ore in the desert, or just buy it from Two Brothers Weaponry at the Junk Heap.
Logs can be purchased from the Materials Shop in your Village.
Return these items to the Strange-Thing Shop, get the parts, and then return to the quest giver.
Obtained : From a guard in your home Village - he’s near the marketplace fountain. Only available after completing ‘The Creaky Waterfall’ above.
Go to the Strange-Thing Shop in Facade for the materials. The shopkeep needs materials to make the materials. Of course.
Both of these can be found from the swarm of flying robots on 1F.
Return to the Strange-Thing Shop, get the items you need, and then return to the quest giving NPC.
Obtained : From a Masked Woman near the mailbox at Facade’s Entrance, but only after getting Emil’s Letter from Popola.
To get Hybrid Flowers, you need to plant seeds next to each other in the same row. Watering and Fertilizer will impact the number of seeds, but not the outcome in general.
First, plant Blue & Gold seeds in a row, alternating. Blue-Gold-Blue-Gold, repeat. As these grow, you’ll have a roughly 20% chance to get Indigo Seeds.
Now, plant a row of Red & Indigo Seeds in the same way, alternating. This gives you a 5% chance to get the Pink Moonflower Seeds you need. You may have to repeat this several times to get what you need.
Flower planting is based on the real world time on your console clock, but in the classic version of Nier Replicant/Gestalt you could game this by changing the console clock/system time to trick the game. Otherwise, you might be waiting for real-world days to pass.
If you missed it in the first half of the game, you can get the ‘Cultivator’s Handbook’ item to unlock the garden from the Florist for 5000 Gold.

The Damaged Map

Obtained : From the Blacksmith NPC in your home Village. Available any time after you free Kaine.
First, try the Library. Among the bookshelves on the 2nd floor you’ll find a Treasure Map.
Take the map to the Strange-Thing shop in Facade. The shopkeeper, as ever, needs some materials to repair the map: 3 Machine Oil, 3 Eggplant, and 3 Goat Hide.
Eggplant can be purchased from the Village Grocer.
Goat Hide can be obtained by slaughtering goats on the Eastern Road.
Machine Oil drops from the flying robots in the Junk Heap dungeon. They are unfortunately quite a rare drop; we've got a guide to show how to get the Machine Oil you need.
Return to the Strange-Thing Shop, hand over the materials, and have the Damaged Map restored to its former glory.
Now go to the Blacksmith’s wife in your village. She sends you to find the treasure. Check-in with Popola, so she can read it.
The treasure is a glowing object to the northwest side of 2F. It's the opposite direction of the string of rooms with blue cubes leading to the ladder to 3F.
Return this treasure to the Blacksmith’s wife. She trades it with you for a Hair Ornament.
Sell the Hair Ornament to Facade’s Strange-Thing shop to get a Gold Coin.
Trade the Gold Coin with the Blacksmith for another treasure map, the Marked Map.
Have Popola decipher the Marked Map at the Library.
Head to the Northern Plains, where the bridge starts out. Under the bridge, there’s a glowing spot - this is your reward.
Reward : Labyrinth’s Shout , a weapon which is required for the later endings of Nier Replicant .

A Bridge in Peril

You can actually accept this quest as soon as you take the boat to the Lost Shrine's rear entrance. Simply return by speaking to the ferryman at the dock.
Sidequest Guide : Kill the Large Shade that shows up near the Northern Plains Bridge. The shade doesn’t always spawn - it usually only appears in Cloudy Weather. You can keep exiting and re-entering the area to force its appearance. Time may play a factor, too, so it may be better to simply leave and try again later on.
Reward : 30,000 Gold & Labyrinth’s Whisper , a weapon that you’ll need to see some of Nier Replicant’s endings .

Sidequest Guide : Slay another large shade. This appears in the Southern Plains, but again, isn’t always guaranteed to spawn. Overcast weather appears to make its appearance more likely, and sometimes leaving and re-entering the area can force a spawn. Generally, we recommend you grab the quest and just keep playing - and kill it when you happen upon it.

A Child's Final Chance

Obtained : From the Grocer in your home Village, once you take the boat to the Lost Shrine's rear entrance. Simply return by speaking to the ferryman at the dock.
Talk to the three kids in the Village - two around the market, and one on the bridge by the Waterwheel.
Go to the Forest of Myth. Examine the glowing spot at the large tree, you'll discover Poisonous Berries.
Try to leave for a cutscene.
Take the resultant Antidote back to the quest giver.
Reward : 10,000 Gold, discount at the Grocer
Obtained : From Sebastian the Butler at Emil’s Mansion, the Manor. after you get the key fragment from the Lost Shrine in the main story.
Sidequest Guide : Make your way to the study of the mansion (marked on your map), and defeat the shade there. Simple.
Reward : 15,000 Gold
Note : Consider equipping a weak one-handed sword to get the trophy for a 100-hit combo here, though you might get it just in the effort of beating him.
Obtained : From the Butler of Emil’s Mansion, but only after you’ve completed ‘A Tale of the Study’. You'll have to leave and re-enter the building if you haven't.
Sidequest Guide : You must explore the underground basement of the Manor. Return to the dungeon, heading down to the B2F level; check the rooms down here in the center section to find a list as a glowing loot item. From here, go to Seafront and check a house above the entrance - speak to the NPC inside to get a letter. Return that letter to the Butler.
Reward : Story scene
Obtained : From an NPC in Seafront standing right by the Item Shop - but only after you acquire the Lost Shrine key fragment.
Sidequest Guide : This guy wants a piece of the root from the Lost Shrine’s great tree. Return to the Lost Shrine, engage in some battles, and grab the tree root piece.
Obtained : From the ferryman after you acquire the Lost Shrine key fragment and have visited either the Forest of Myth or Junk Heap.
Sidequest Guide : The ferryman will want to get a gift for his wife, and you'll go through some dialogue options to arrive at needing to fetch a Red Jewel from the Strange-Things Shop in Facade. Talk to that shopkeeper, then return to the ferryman and go to Seafront. The man's house is near the Item Shop.
Reward : 3,000 Gold and a scene
Note: It's best to do this quest soon as soon as you first accept it because the ferryman will be unavailable shortly thereafter . Also, in order to take the boat again afterward, you'll have to leave and re-enter Seafront.
Obtained : From a man aboard the ship that’s docked at Seafront. However, this quest has two prerequisites; you must one key fragment and have visited the Junk Heap B2, and you must have completed ‘ The New Merchant in Town ’ in the first half of the game.
Sidequest Guide : Acquire a Mandrake Leaf for the quest giver. This can be purchased from the Strange-Thing shop in Facade. Then, he’ll ask for Toad Oil. Buy this from the brother in the Junk Heap shop - keep in mind that he’s absent from the shop in the early part of the game’s second half, so you might have to wait for his return.
Obtained : From the Seafront town Tavern Keeper once you have two key fragments. You also must have completed ‘ Bon Appetit! ’ in the first half of the game, however.
To get 10 Catfish, fish at the pond on the Eastern Road, using Carp as your bait. You can get Carp from the Village Lake using Earthworms, which are an easily buyable bait item. Catfish is like the Sandfish and Marlin in that you have to hook it after the first bob, which will be a harder tug at the lure.
To get 10 Bags of Rice, buy it from the Seafront Grocery Store. Alternatively, you can buy at the Village Florist and harvest it yourself.
Obtained : Speak to Gideon at the Junk Heap - only available after getting the Law of Robotics key fragment.
Sidequest Guide : You need to get Broken Batteries and Broken Motors to repair the Elevator. You know where this is headed… go into the Factory and gather the loot by killing robots. Go back to Gideon, and then go up to 2F of the factory. Kill all the shades, and return. Once again, head to your favorite hallway in the Junk Heap .
Obtained : Speak to the Seafront Tavern Keeper, after you’ve acquired the Law of Robotics key fragment.
Sidequest Guide : Go to the Junk Heap Weapon Shop to purchase the weapon the Tavern Keeper wants. The brother needs items to make it - 10 Titanium Alloys, which can be had off the large robots on the B2 floor of the factory dungeon as a rare drop. Hand them over to get the Elite Kitchen Knife, then return it to the Tavern Keeper.

A Shade Entombed

Obtained : From a guard standing near Facade’s entrance, but only after you get the Loyal Cerberus key fragment during the story.
Sidequest Guide : There’s a bunch of Bandits in the Barren Temple. Return to the temple and work through it again, only this time in combat arenas. At the end, defeat a boss Shade.
Reward : 20,000 Gold, unlocks the ' Disturbing the Sleep of Kings ' quest.
Obtained : From a guard at the King’s Mansion in Facade after getting the Loyal Cerberus key fragment.
Buy the Iron ore from Gideon at the Two Brothers Weapon shop near the Junk Heap. You can also collect it from the desert, if you want to waste time.
Logs can be purchased from the home Village Material Shop, or collected in the plains.
Clay can be purchased from the Facade Material shop, or found in the desert.
Reward : 50,000 Gold
Obtained : From an NPC near the entrance of Facade, after getting the Loyal Cerberus key fragment.
Sidequest Guide : You’ll need to investigate disappearances by heading to the sandstorms in the desert. Walk around until you find a Shade. Defeat it, and report back.

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Disturbing the Sleep of Kings

Obtained : From the King of Facade, who can be found on the roof of his mansion after getting the Loyal Cerberus key fragment in the story. You also must have completed ‘A Shade Entombed’ from earlier in this list.
Sidequest Guide : There’s a bunch of Shades in the Barren Temple; you need to go and kill all of the shades within. Travel through the whole dungeon and beat the shades. You won't have to reclear the rooms from the prior quest, at least. There's a more in-depth Disturbing the Sleep of Kings walkthrough if you need it.
Reward : Labyrinth’s Song , a weapon which is required for the later endings of Nier Replicant .
Obtained : Speak to the masked person standing near the Ferry in the Desert - but only after acquiring the Sacrifice Key Fragment in the story and completed The Missing Girl in Part 1. Keep in mind, this quest doesn’t appear in Grimoire Weiss until after it is completed.
Sidequest Guide : After speaking to the girl near the boat, if you leave and re-enter the desert you’ll now find the woman in front of Facade. Try entering the desert fro, Facade to get her to show. Leave and re-enter the area again, and talk to her one last time. She’ll turn into a shade, and spawn a bunch of friends. Defeat them all.
Obtained : At your home Village, talk to the guard that’s near the southern exit. We could not accept this quest until getting the Sacrifice fragment.
First, go check the mouth of the village river, straight north from the north gate to town.
Now go back and talk to the little girl, who sends you to the front of the library. Go there.
Head to the market, and chat to three villagers there - then back to the little girl.
Through deduction and a spot of reverse psychology, you’re now sent to the hill atop the village - there’s stairs near the market entrance. At the cliff edge, you’ll find the shade. Then return to the guard.
Obtained : In Seafront Town, from a man on the roof above the Blacksmith. Only available after acquiring the key fragment found at The Aerie as part of the story. You also must have completed ‘Letter to a Lover’ in part 1.
Sidequest Guide : You must deliver a Freesia Flower to the Facade Material shop. Take the flower there, and return for a reward.
Obtained : From a woman in the market of your home village, after you’ve got three or four key fragments in the main story. We had the Law of Robotics and The Memory Tree fragments.
Speak to people in the village to gather clues, in particular the guard at the northern gate.
When suggested to head there, go to the Forest of Myth. Talk to an NPC near the big tree here.
Now go to Seafront town, and speak with a female resident standing near a barrel on the east side of the town.
Next, talk to the Apprentice Postman, who can be found right outside the Post Office; he’s in a red hat.
Now got to the main high street of Seafront. There’s an NPC sitting on a crate above the Materials Shop - talk to him.
Finally, go to the Junk Heap and speak to the brother in the Weapon Upgrade shop.
Return to the woman in your home village.

The Magical Stone

Obtained : From a Fortune Teller NPC in the Forest of Myth - but only right towards the end of the game, after getting all 5 key fragments in the story.
After talking to the quest, giver, go to Popola in the Village about the task at hand.
This directs you to the Lost Shrine; you’ll need to make your way back to the roof.
You can use a blue box that’s on the right-hand side of the Shrine's roof- push it towards the big root against the broken wall and climb up to find another block and some shades.
Kill the shades and jump on the block to get higher.
Kill the big shade that you find to get the Eye of Power. Double back to the woman, and enjoy the following scene.
During the scene, you can pick up the Iron Pipe weapon in a familiar place from the very start of your adventure.
Reward: 10,000 Gold

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Quests for NieR Replicant are the different tasks that follow the adventure of the Protagonist . Just like any ARPG, quests are usually divided into two categories which are Main Quests and Side Quests. Main Quests focuses on the plot of the game and it further advances the story until you are able to reach the end, Side Quests, on the other hand, are optional tasks that are usually tied to the supporting features of the game such as the lore and NPCs.

Completing a quest usually unlocks certain features, such as new locations, information to the lore of the game, but the highlight of it all is acquiring various rewards that can aid the player throughout their journey. This page covers a list of all the quests featured in NieR Replicant.

Nier Replicant Side Quests

Upon finding out about the Song of the Ancients from Devola and Popola, NieR will receive a prompt to start some quests.

Some Villages may ask you to perform jobs for them. To view any such requests, open the menu then choose the Quests tab

NieR can then decide to take the time to do some side quests for rewards or continue to progress in the story. Most NieR quests begin in the Village or the Seafront, but a few quests take place elsewhere.

Quest availability will be indicated with a "speech bubble" marker above an NPCs head.

The Village Quests

act ii, seafront quests, facade quests.

All Facade Quests can only be started after NieR's first trip to Facade in the main storyline. The quests will appear after returning from the Barren Temple with the King of Facade.

Other Location Quests

The Quest The magical stone is missing as well

The quest "The Promised Gift" is also missing for Seafront in act 2. It starts at about 25% of act 2 and has a cut-off point at about 50% (I'm trying to avoid spoilers here).

This guide is missing the "shadows of the desert" quest in act 2 for facade

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Nier Replicant features many optional sidequests and many of them are really worth your while as they reward you with a decent amount of gold or even some new weapons. However, not all of the quests are straightforward to complete, and some only give you the smallest of clues in regards to what to do next.

RELATED: Nier Replicant: Life In The Sands Quest Walkthrough

The quest called "The Despicable Man" is a perfect example of this, where you are asked to find someone's boyfriend with the only clue being that he wears a gold chain necklace. Fortunately for you, we have a full walkthrough of this quest right here.

The Despicable Man Quest Walkthrough

You can begin this quest in Part Two by speaking to the woman sitting down kind of opposite the Weaponry Store NPC in Nier's village, in the location shown above. This quest becomes available after collecting two key fragments (not including the one from the Lost Shrine).

She will tell you that her boyfriend has been missing for five years and asks that you find him, but the only information she can give you is that he wore a gold chain necklace.

For your next clue, head to the gate leading towards the Northern Plains and speak to the guard there, as shown above. He will tell you that someone saw the man heading towards the Forest of Myth.

Head to the Forest of Myth and speak to the man in the location shown above. He will tell you that the man with the gold necklace ran off with his wife. He continues to say that someone has apparently seen the guy you're after in Seafront.

Your next stop is Seafront. Find and speak to the woman on the eastern side of the map (in the location shown above) , but she hasn't seen the man in five years.

Next, go to the Seafront Post Office and speak to the postman outside (shown above) , who tells you that the man you seek apparently headed north after he was caught with counterfeit goods.

Your next visit is just above the Material Shop vendor in Seafront, there you will see a man sitting on some crates (shown above). Speak to him and he will tell you that the man with the gold necklace was last seen heading for the Junk Heap.

Go to the Junk Heap and speak to Gideon in the Two Brothers Weaponry Store. He'll tell you that his mother used to spend time with the man with the gold necklace, which you should recall ties into an earlier plot point for the main game.

Head back to Nier's village and let the quest giver know the fate of the man and she'll reward you with 15,000 gold.

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Nier Producer Teases New Game

Yosuke Saito has reunited with Nier's director and composer for a new project which he slyly teased "might be Nier, might not be".
The last Nier game released was Replicant in 2021, a remake of the first game which was originally only released in Japan.
He's also working on a second project which we don't know much about right now, though he says it's something that "does not yet exist".

Square Enix executive officer and Nier producer Yosuke Saito has reunited with Nier director Yoko Taro and composer Keiichi Okabe for a new project. As reported by Gematsu , Saito coyly teased that "It might be Nier, it might not be Nier".

The latest release was Nier: Replicant in 2021 , a remake of the first game which only launched in Japan originally. The last entirely new instalment was Automata in 2017, so it's been seven years since a brand-new game.

I'll have something a bit more put-together to say in the not-too-distant future, so please stay tuned.

"I've been talking about wanting to do something with Yoko and Okabe for some time now," Saito said in a talk with former Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi. "I'll have something a bit more put-together to say in the not-too-distant future, so please stay tuned. It might be Nier, it might not be Nier. That's about all I can say for now."

Yosuke Saito Has A Second Project In The Works

Not only is Saito bringing the Nier gang back together for a game that may or may not be another entry in the series, but he is also working on a second project. We don't know much about it yet, but he did hint at it being a completely original IP.

Saito also worked as an executive producer on Drakengard and Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. He even dabbled in Dragon Quest as a producer on Awakening of the Five Tribes and Echoes of an Elusive Age.

"I'm doing various things with the idea of creating something that does not yet exist," Saito said. "I can't devote my time to that fully, so most if has been left to the staff, but it's turning into something quite interesting. I'm looking forward to the day we can announce it."

While we wait for Schrodinger's Nier, there's always Stellar Blade , a brand-new action RPG that has drawn countless comparisons since it was first unveiled. It even got Yoko Taro's stamp of approval when he said that it is "much better" than Automata .

"Stellar Blade is a really amazing game," Taro said. "I'd say that it's much better than Nier: Automato. I have been acquainted with Mr. Kim's works since Magna Carta: Tears of Blood. Your illustrations are of a very high quality."

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A fter you have completed all of the Act 2 quests, you can proceed to the final mission of NieR Replicant.This mission takes place in the Shadowlord's Castle and features a series of boss fights ...
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Act 2, After Returning from the Lost Shrine. After Finishing ( A Tale of the Study ) Simply Exit the Manor, get some extra dialogue, then re-enter to begin t...
Nier Producer Teases New Game
Yosuke Saito has reunited with Nier's director and composer for a new project which he slyly teased "might be Nier, might not be". The last Nier game released was Replicant in 2021, a remake of ...
Research Project Quest (Emil's Past)
Research Project Quest Reaction (Emil's Past) - Let's Play NieR Replicant Gameplay Playthrough Walkthrough | Reactions https://YouTube.com/NinjaKumaReacts | ...