Shops available in hub locations allow the player to purchase items, including consumables that recover health. The player can complete side quests for non-playable characters (NPCs) found throughout the world. Some areas also include platforming elements, requiring the player to navigate by jumping between platforms or over obstacles. As with Nier (2010), during navigation in some environments, the camera shifts from its standard third-person perspective to an overhead or side-scrolling view. In addition to standard navigation on foot, using a special item allows the player to summon a wild animal to ride, and in some scenarios pilot a flying mech to fight enemies.
Nier: Automata is an action role-playing game (RPG) in which players take the role of combat androids from the YoRHa units across an open world. Sales surpassed expectations as of July 2021, the game has sold over 6 million copies worldwide.Īn in-game screenshot of Nier: Automata, showing one of the main characters, 2B, in combat. 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 androids 9S, 2B and 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. Nier: Automata is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix.
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