Let's see if you should tell the brothers the truth and tell them she's in heaven or lie to them and tell them you couldn't find her
Nier Replicant fleshes out the source material really well. With side quests and some tweaks to the main story as well. In this version, you have to choose what you want to tell the brothers, Jakob and Gideon, who run the weaponry. You can tell them the truth “She’s in Heaven” or lie to them and tell them “I Couldn’t find her”. This emotional dilemma adds gravity to the story of the game as it is a part of the main storyline. Let’s see what happens when you choose either of them.
You go to the brothers to get your weapons upgraded. The Brothers ask you to get some materials and in turn, upgrade your weapon for free. After this conversation, you see how one of them is worried about their mom and offer help in finding her. After looking for their mother for days and fighting robots you find 2 dead bodies. One of them is their mother. You identify her by her rose perfume bottle. When you return to the brothers you get 2 choices on the screen, “She’s in Heaven” or “I Couldn’t Find Her”.
Both the choices have different reactions. If you tell them the truth by choosing “She’s in Heaven” both of them will break down immediately. After some time one of them will say it’s okay as their mother barely stayed with them and was juggling between her new found love and her children.
If you select the “I couldn’t find her” choice they won’t behave any differently than earlier. Both the brothers will continue leading their lives as they were. The choice doesn’t impact the storyline much. Even if you tell them the truth Jakob comes to his senses and promises to keep helping Nier in the future. If you lie to them things go as they were. This choice only adds to the emotional gravity of the story and not the outcome of it so players need not worry about it.
That’s all for this guide. If you need any more help with other choices, check out our Nier Replicant guides on Gamer Tweak!