<s>
Nier	B-Application
Reincarnation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Applibot	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Nier	B-Application
:	I-Application
Automata	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
making	O
an	O
accessible	O
mobile	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
Nier	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nier	B-Application
Reincarnation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Nier	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Nier	B-Application
:	I-Application
Automata	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
at	O
an	O
unspecified	O
time	O
within	O
an	O
infinite	O
area	O
of	O
towers	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Cage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
Nier	B-Application
Reincarnation	I-Application
included	O
a	O
minigame	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
shoots	O
at	O
targets	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Nier	B-Application
Automata	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
mobile	O
title	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nier	B-Application
universe	O
was	O
pitched	O
by	O
series	O
owner	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
external	O
developers	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
bring	O
in	O
new	O
casual	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nier	B-Application
Reincarnation	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Applibot	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
carry	O
over	O
the	O
established	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
musical	O
style	O
of	O
Nier	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
the	O
automatic	O
mode	O
of	O
Nier	B-Application
Automata	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
Nier	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
Yoko	O
wanted	O
to	O
separate	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
others	O
so	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsukawa	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
Yoko	O
had	O
not	O
finalized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
placement	O
in	O
the	O
chronology	O
of	O
Nier	B-Application
beyond	O
a	O
rough	O
outline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
Nier	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
writing	O
was	O
handled	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
other	O
writers	O
,	O
with	O
Yoko	O
's	O
role	O
being	O
to	O
take	O
their	O
ideas	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
coherent	O
plot	O
out	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mama	O
's	O
companion	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
compared	O
by	O
Yoko	O
to	O
the	O
Grimoires	O
in	O
Nier	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Pods	O
in	O
Automata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiple	O
protagonists	O
and	O
story	O
structure	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
progression	O
of	O
Puzzle	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
short	O
story	O
structure	O
was	O
built	O
around	O
short	O
stories	O
to	O
alleviate	O
Yoko	O
's	O
frustration	O
at	O
needing	O
to	O
extend	O
his	O
earlier	O
mobile	O
game	O
SINoALICE	B-Application
beyond	O
its	O
planned	O
finale	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
,	O
also	O
meaning	O
it	O
could	O
end	O
prematurely	O
despite	O
him	O
having	O
an	O
overall	O
finale	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
muted	O
color	O
palette	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
it	O
fitted	O
the	O
overall	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
the	O
Nier	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Keiichi	O
Okabe	O
,	O
lead	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
Nier	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okabe	O
's	O
contribution	O
was	O
around	O
twenty	O
songs	O
,	O
all	O
original	O
and	O
not	O
incorporating	O
music	O
from	O
earlier	O
Nier	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Yoko	O
's	O
request	O
,	O
each	O
song	O
covered	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
styles	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
established	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
Nier	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
alongside	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nier	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
8-4	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
handled	O
the	O
previous	O
Nier	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
launched	O
with	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Nier	B-Application
:	I-Application
Automata	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
collaborations	O
appeared	O
with	O
the	O
Nier	B-Application
Replicant	I-Application
remaster	O
,	O
Drakengard	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
,	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
SINoALICE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
