The PC release saw a mixed response due to technical issues that were not officially addressed.

Criticism was leveled at some visual and technical problems. The game was praised for its story and themes, gameplay, and music. The localization was handled by 8-4, translators of the first Nier. The story, written by Yoko, references several philosophies and explores themes of finding value in life and the reasons people kill.Īnnounced at the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nier: Automata received media expansions to its world and narrative, and both downloadable content and crossovers with other games post-release. As a project entirely new to PlatinumGames, its staff faced multiple challenges when developing the gameplay and open world environment. The goal was to make a Nier game true to the spirit of the original, while simultaneously crafting a better combat system. Production began in 2014, with series creator Yoko Taro, producer Yosuke Saito, and lead composer Keiichi Okabe returning to their respective roles, and artist Akihiko Yoshida taking charge of character design. Gameplay combines role-playing elements with action-based hack and slash combat, and features switches between video game genres similar to that of Nier with elements ranging from shoot 'em up to text adventure. The story requires multiple playthroughs, each unlocking additional story elements.

Set during a proxy war between alien-created machines and human-crafted androids, the story follows the trials of combat android 2B, scanner android 9S, and rogue prototype A2. The game originally released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam, with an Xbox One port being published the following year with the subtitle Become As Gods Edition. It is a sequel to the 2010 video game Nier, itself a spin-off and sequel of the Drakengard series.

7.Nier: Automata is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. They're chosen randomly or preset by the player from a list of options. Corpses each come with a message about their fate, though don't expect them to be particularly useful. You get to keep your other gear and the game is generous with plug-in drops, but duplicate chips can be fused into more powerful versions so it's usually worth the trek back. Likewise, when you die you'll have your memories uploaded in a new body that pops out of the nearest access point (ie save point), but you'll need to get back to your corpse to recover your own plug-in chips. You can also attempt to repair the android body and get a temporary ally. The game is littered with the corpses of fallen players, and you can pray over them to get a bit of gold and a buff based on what plug-in chips they had equipped when they died. As with Dark Souls, death in Nier: Automata is a social affair. You don't have to be connected online to play Nier: Automata, but doing so will make the game a little bit easier and more fun.

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