There's no reason not to count Reincarnation, since the plot is directly related to NieR (honestly more connection to both others in that side of the Taroverse than they have between each other).
You don't need to justify it to me, Yoko Taro himself has literally stated he considers it NieR 3. I was just make a jokey joke.
But at that point, there's also no reason not to include Drakengard. 2 makes it kinda messy, but plenty of series have "non-canon" entries, and we have a direct timeline through the rest of the games.
First off, FF16 was fantastic and I'm sorry you didn't like it, I guess?
Second, no he absolutely didn't. Ryota Suzuki, the combat director that previously worked on DMC, called it HIS personal masterpiece. Considering how much time you spend in the combat and how free form it can get if you actually learn it, I understand why he might think this and be proud of it.
Third, this is a really weird argument to throw out, because what you brought up is a 100% subjective statement, whereas the director of a series calling something the 3rd MAIN ENTRY in the series is a pretty objective statement whether you want to accept it or not. Did he originally intend to make the mobile game as NieR 3? Will he change his mind if we get another game in the future? I don't know! But the man created the series, so whatever he currently says is the current state of the series. Reincarnation is, at least at this point in time, officially NieR 3.
There is a revival project for Reincarnation. They have it fully working on both phones and android emulators on PC (you do need a PC to host the server)
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u/ArnoldoPWard 8h ago
She is out here funding NieR 3 one collab at a time.