The World of Recycled Vessel, also known as 15 Nightmares, is the first and only downloadable content for NieR. It is available by default in NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139....

Released on May 11, 2010, it was available on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace for $6.99/6.99€/¥864.

Store Description[]

The diary of Nier's wife opens a gate to a strange world where an unnamed warrior battles powerful Shades. Engage in 15 nightmarish battles to unlock bonus costumes, weapons, and a special quest.^[1]

Content[]

The DLC includes three battle mission packs, two new outfit sets, three new weapons, new types of Shades, and new remixed tracks.

Depending on the version of the game, players get access to the diary of Nier's wife (Gestalt) or mother (Replicant), who died of the Black Scrawl. As the chapters of the diary progress, it shows how she slowly succumbed to the disease, and in turn, went insane.

In NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., it is accessible by default as extra content. The weapons found in the diary now also count towards earning the Weapons Collector achievement.

Description[]

To start the DLC in NieR, players have to approach the diary sparkle point in Nier's house once Grimoire Weiss has joined their party. To start it in NieR Replicant ver.1.22..., players have to approach the same location after viewing Ending A.

It will take both "into" the diary. In NieR Replicant and ver.1.22..., the player will then play as the "father" version of Nier, whereas in NieR Gestalt and the original English release, they will play as the "brother" version.

In this dimension, they enter a white room that contains nothing but a large white door and the exit back to Nier's house. When opened, the door leads to various old and new places filled with powerful Shades. After all enemies of an area are defeated, they'll be transported to the next level. Upon completing all areas of the door, Nier is brought back to the white room and another white door will appear, which again unlocks a third white door if all levels are beaten.

In total, there are 15 challenge maps—five behind each door. If Nier loses all of his HP during one of the levels, he is thrown out of the diary and his progress of the current door is lost. Should this happen, the game will save automatically, and unlocked doors will remain open.

At the end of the third level of the first door, Nier will acquire the one-handed sword Fool's Embrace, then the Kabuki costume set after the fifth level. In the second door, he receives Fool's Lament, a two-handed sword, and unlocks the Samurai costume set, for beating the third and fifth level respectively.

Upon clearing the final door, Nier will obtain the spear Fool's Accord. Further, the third level also features a vast amount of boxes, which can contain different types of rare crafting materials. Beating the fifth level only yields experience.

Clearing all doors unlocks a special quest where a grieving man demands that Nier ride a boar and run over hordes of sheep in the Northern Plains, as retribution over the death of the man's wife at the hands of the fluffy animals. The man can be revisited at any time provided all doors have been cleared, and he will pay 100 Gold for every sheep slain.

Locations[]

The First Door[]

• Shadowlord's Castle - Staircase*
• Manor - Entrance
• Village - Library
• Lost Shrine - Chamber to the Castle
• Barren Temple - Broken Hallway*

The Second Door[]

• Barren Temple - Challenge Room
• Junk Heap - B2
• Junk Heap - Weapons Testing Area*
• Shadowlord's Castle - Basketball Court*
• Facade - Sand-skiff road

The Third Door[]

• Seafront - Floating Harbor*
• Manor - Library
• Underground Facility - B3/Depths
• Barren Temple - Sealed Hallway
• Barren Temple - Broken Bridges*

* - Indicates a new or altered area

Costumes[]

After unlocking the costumes by completing the first and second doors, they can be toggled in the Options menu in the title screen of the game.

Both costume sets alter the appearance of Nier, Kainé, and Emil during gameplay and non-CGI cutscenes. They'll also replace Yonah during the loading screen with Kainé and Emil respectively. Further, both change the skin of magic orbs, shot by enemies, to Emil's face.

Notes[]

• Referred to as the "Recycled World" quest in-game, "World of the Recycled Vessel" in the game credits, and "15 Nightmares" when viewed from the Xbox 360 file browser.
• This is the only way for owners of NieR Replicant to gain the ability to play as the older incarnation of Nier. Likewise, this is the only way for owners of NieR Gestalt to gain the ability to play as the younger incarnation of Nier.
• The remixes can be found on the album NieR:15 Nightmares & Arrange Tracks.
• The DLC is aimed towards higher level characters. On Normal mode, even smaller Shades kill in one hit if the player is low-leveled (<10). On Hard mode, it is advisable to be around Level 20+ for the first door, around 25 for the second door and 30 to 35+ for the third door to avoid being a one-hit for some of the enemies.
• In ver.1.22..., the 15 Nightmares remixes are the only tracks in game to not have gotten rearranged for the remake's soundtrack.

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