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As with the other games in the Nier and Drakengard series, Nier Replicant features multiple endings. They’re critical to understanding Nier Replicant, since these endings provide a more complete picture of its story and offer critical narrative context. While it’s necessary to replay chunks of the game in order to see all the endings, you don’t have to play through the entire game again. However, there are some specific requirements you’ll need to be aware of.

I am going to avoid as many spoilers as possible in this guide, despite this being about the endings–it’s actually quite easy to explain how to get them without giving the pertinent story details away. After all, I want you all to feel and experience these emotional conclusions for yourself, too. (It’s kinda why I’m doing this for y’all.)

If you want to know how the game is overall, be sure to check out my full review of Nier Replicant, or check out our comparison video of the original Nier versus this new version. And especially for getting all the endings, be sure to have our guide for obtaining all the weapons in Nier Replicant on-hand (they are required for the additional endings).

Ending A

To see Ending A, you simply need to finish the game the first time around. Pretty simple, right? Yes. There are a few things you can do during this run to make it easier to unlock subsequent endings, such as acquiring as many weapons as possible and completing the side quests that reward you with a required weapon.

Ending B

At the beginning of your path to Ending B, you’ll be taken to a little bit past the start of the second act–this is basically the halfway point of the game. Continue to play the game as you would normally, but pay attention to the new cutscenes that play during this route. You will have subtitles for dialogue from a certain perspective this time around as well. Once you make it to the end, finish the last boss again and you will see the new ending.

You also now have access to the 15 Nightmares content in Route B (which was previously DLC for the original game). You access this by checking the left-most bookshelf in the protagonist’s house on the first floor. It’s essentially three sets of five combat arenas you need to clear. You earn a total of three weapons (one in each series), which are part of the required weapons to unlock subsequent endings.

You don’t have to finish the last fight in the third set since you’re rewarded with the third weapon before it. However, if you’re having trouble with this scenario, you can come back and do it during Route C/D when you’re a few levels higher.

Ending C And D

For Ending C and Ending D, you will need to have acquired every weapon in the game, which comes out to 33 in total. You can obtain all of them by your second run in Route B and not have to worry about them down the line, since your inventory carries over after each previous ending. For more detail on how to do this, be sure to use our guide on how to get all the weapons in Nier Replicant.

Once you have all the weapons, you need to make it to the end of the game and fight the final boss again. (Make sure you use the save point right before you enter this last dungeon and don’t overwrite it so you can reload it for the next ending).

This time around, there will be a new final boss afterward. After this new finale, you will have a choice to make (light, but necessary spoilers below).

After you defeat them, you’ll be presented with one of two dialogue options: to kill this boss or to save them. Choosing to kill them will reward you with Ending C–we would 100% recommend seeing this one first.

Once that’s done, reload your save data prior to entering the final dungeon and fight through the various enemies and bosses again. Once you defeat the new final boss again, you should now choose to save them. And yes, you will have to give up your save data. It’s okay, do it. You will then see Ending D.

Ending E

Now onto the brand-new content for this version of Nier Replicant. Once your data has been erased, you will have to start a new game from the very beginning. However, you may notice some subtle oddities here and there. Regardless, you’ll need to play through a chunk of the first act before getting to the new content.

This brand-new scenario starts after you defeat the giant Shade and talk to Kaine in The Aerie on your second main quest visit to this location–this is about two to three hours into the game if you’re mainlining it.

This new scenario is about an hour-and-a-half to two hours in length, and it is wild. It’s certainly worth the effort to get to this point. The battles ahead can be challenging, but it’s nothing you can’t overcome. This entire epilogue is great, and not only will you be rewarded with Ending E, but you’ll get a nice bonus at the end of it, as well.

To celebrate 35 years of the Konami Code, a cheat created by the late Japanese developer Kazuhisa Hashimoto, Konami has released some lofi remixes from Gradius, the side-scrolling shooter Hashimoto’s cheat was designed for.

For the remixes, Konami dropped a 33-minute long video of lofi tracks from the game’s soundtrack. It shows a pilot chilling in space, playing some Gradius. And of course, it’s got that signature title most lofi mixes have.

The cheat–up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start–was written by Hashimoto, who came up with it in 1986 to combat Gradius’ difficulty. It functioned like a god mode, giving the player access to the game’s full range of power-ups. Konami learned of the code after launch but choose not to patch it.

Though the Konami Code was created for Gradius, it also appears in other Konami games. This includes some Castlevania titles like the PS4 entry Requiem, various versions of Contra, a few Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games, and non-Konami titles such as Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Dead by Daylight. The Konami Code might even work while on GameSpot. Give it a try! Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start.

Hashimoto worked at Konami for a number of years, first joining the company in 1981. Alongside Gradius, he worked on Gungage, ISS Pro Evolution, The Goonies, and The Legend of the Mystical Ninja. He died in February 2020 at the age of 61.

The new Mortal Kombat movie is in theaters and out on HBO Max now, for all of your fatality needs. The movie introduces a number of iconic characters, is loaded with familiar special moves, and doesn’t skimp on the blood. However, there is one pretty significant departure from the fighting video game franchise’s history. There’s a reason for that, though, according to director Simon McQuoid.

Warning: The following contains spoilers from the new Mortal Kombat movie. If you’ve yet to watch it in theaters or on HBO Max, you should probably steer clear for now.

While we see a number of fights between a variety of characters–and several definitive winners–none of it takes place in the actual Mortal Kombat tournament. After all, that’s the original point of Mortal Kombat, these fighters are battling to the death to become the tournament’s grand champion. And while the tournament is mentioned quite a bit in the movie, we don’t actually see it. Unlike the original Mortal Kombat film, all of the fighting in this new movie takes place before it can even start.

“We didn’t want to just do the same the movies again,” McQuoid told GameSpot. Just as important, though, the movie’s creative team wanted to reflect how the game franchise has changed over the years. “If you look at the way the games evolved, and the storylines within, it’s kind of moved away from that as well,” the director explained.

McQuoid continued, “We weren’t just recreating [the] original film, we weren’t recreating the first five years of its existence. We had to consider its entire history, coupled with the fact that when you have a tournament structure for a film, it really informs your structure, it becomes a very specific structural element within the script itself. And that then informs a rhythm within a film that we didn’t really feel like we wanted to be locked into. So if you look at both of those things, we needed to talk about it because it’s an essential part of what Mortal Kombat is, but we didn’t want to be locked into it.”

Of course, shying away from showing the actual tournament doesn’t actually hurt the film. After all, it’s loaded with fights to the death–and those deaths are particularly bloody and vicious.

For more on Mortal Kombat, don’t forget to check out GameSpot’s review of the movie. Then take a look at the best Easter eggs in the new film, as well as an explanation of the ending with McQuoid.

We’re only a few months away from the release of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Nintendo Switch and PC. A sequel to the 2016 3DS game, Monster Hunter Stories 2 is a spin-off featuring turn-based combat and a loop that can be compared to Pokemon in some ways. If you’re looking forward to Monster Hunter Stories 2, preorders are starting to pop up at multiple retailers. There are several editions to choose from as well as a cool preorder bonus and new Amiibo that interact with the game.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Preorder Bonus

If you preorder any edition of Monster Hunter Stories 2, you’ll receive the Kamura Maiden outfit for Ena.

As a new Rider with a legendary namesake, you quickly find yourself in a precarious situation. Your character meets a Wyverian girl named Ena who possesses a Rathalos egg. You help Ena protect the egg while uncovering the mystery of why the Rathalos species is disappearing. Throughout your adventure, you tame monsters (dubbed Monsties) that you can then ride and lead into battle. The traditional turn-based battle system is a huge departure from the mainline series, but the original entry for 3DS was quite fun.

Pokemon Sword and Shield players can claim another free item for a limited time. The Pokemon Company is distributing a free Weakness Policy via Mystery Gift until April 26. When a Pokemon holding this item is hit by a super-effective attack, its Attack and Special Attack stats are each raised by two stages.

To claim the free item, you’ll need to fire up your copy of Pokemon Sword or Shield and follow these steps:

• Open Mystery Gift from the menu screen
• Select Get with Code/Password
• Follow the prompts to connect online
• Input WPF1NALSPC3

The free code was revealed during the Players Cup III Global Finals, which run this weekend. The competition is being broadcasted on Twitch, with separate streams devoted to the video game finals, TCG finals, and Pokken Tournament DX finals. You can find the full schedule on the official Pokemon website.

That’s not all that’s happening this weekend. In honor of World Penguin Day, an Eiscue Max Raid event is underway in Sword and Shield until April 25. Eiscue is appearing in Max Raids more frequently than normal throughout the event, and you’ll have a chance to encounter a Shiny Eiscue in five-star Max Raids.

In other Pokemon news, New Pokemon Snap launches on Nintendo Switch on April 30. Pokemon Go is celebrating that game’s launch with a New Pokemon Snap-themed event from April 29 to May 2. As part of that event, Shiny Smeargle will make its debut in Pokemon Go, and you’ll encounter increased spawns of Lotad, Cacnea, Ducklett, and other monsters that appear in New Pokemon Snap.