NieR: Automata

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  1. Cypherous
    May 9, 2017
    4
    So, currently sitting at 6 hours playtime so far, i have a few opinions, you won't like them but i'm not worried by downvotes

    Nier is overhyped, everyone knew that though, some people will love the game, most people will find it fairly generic The first portion of the game up until defeating the first boss, i had to use my melee attack a massive 3 times, and those 3 swings were    So, currently sitting at 6 hours playtime so far, i have a few opinions, you won't like them but i'm not worried by downvotes

    Nier is overhyped, everyone knew that though, some people will love the game, most people will find it fairly generic

    The first portion of the game up until defeating the first boss, i had to use my melee attack a massive 3 times, and those 3 swings were during the boss battle, for the first portion of the game i could have used electrical tape to hold down my L1 button and not had my experience diminished

    Graphically speaking the game is ok i guess, as a PC gamer its hard to be "impressed" by graphical quality that you've seen in numerous places before, level design was pretty bland for the section i played but i apreciate that this is mostly a tutorial section, that being said its all you had to win me over and it didn't, and thats before you mention the horrid 30FPS during cutscenes, what is this, 2006?

    Audio, the music, what little i've heard was fairly decent, noting stood out as bad and the sound effects seemed ok, someone actually put some work in to that so i'm impressed, the voice acting, well i get that they are robots but even for robots the acting was bland, i couldn't tell if it was just the voice actors being bored or not

    Gameplay, having only experienced the first section of the game i can't comment on the rest, but it must have changed genre about 6 times, there was 3rd person, top down, sode scrolling shooter, vertical shooter, twin stick shooter and platformer that i counted, the constant changes between genres was jarring, on top of that it didn't really do any of them particularly well, it wasn't engaging and it makes it feel like nobody could settle on what this game was meant to be

    All in all i would probably give this game a 5 out of 10, if you can pick it up for cheap during the christmas sale then its alright, but at £40 i expect a little more, although considering square-enixs love of mediocre games recently, i can't say i'm overly surprised

    If you like constant transitions between genres and generic gameplay then you might enjoy this game, if you're expecting something more engaging then you probably should look elsewhere    … Expand
  2. terence
    Dec 30, 2019
    10
    NieR: Automata is an artistic triumph. At first, playing this game feels like playing a well-executed sci-fi action adventure game. But after a while, it slowly dawns on you that this is a unique take on interactive story-telling using a video game as the medium. No game, including the vaunted MMOs like World of Warcraft, have created the kind of immersion that Nier achieved. Thank you soNieR: Automata is an artistic triumph. At first, playing this game feels like playing a well-executed sci-fi action adventure game. But after a while, it slowly dawns on you that this is a unique take on interactive story-telling using a video game as the medium. No game, including the vaunted MMOs like World of Warcraft, have created the kind of immersion that Nier achieved. Thank you so much to the creators of Nier. I will be rooting for your future projects!… Expand
  3. Arki
    Nov 18, 2018
    9
    It's a very good game, simple story but strong enough to want to continue, even with some surprises.

    It knows how to change between action and story and can make you to start thinking who is the wrong one, you or your enemy. It's a great beautiful world but some times feels empty just before surprise you and some side-quest are really boring in my opinion. It worth to play and    It's a very good game, simple story but strong enough to want to continue, even with some surprises.

    It knows how to change between action and story and can make you to start thinking who is the wrong one, you or your enemy.

    It's a great beautiful world but some times feels empty just before surprise you and some side-quest are really boring in my opinion.

    It worth to play and enjoy it, but start to move those gears in your brain, you gonna need it to understand all the history and even you miss some details and need to go to find an explanation out of the game    … Expand
  4. Krzych
    Jun 29, 2018
    9
    In 10 years of playing games I have never seen a game that would be so impactful. It's been over a week since I finished the game and I still think about it, I still feel intense emotions everytime I think about it, I still hear soundtrack ringing in my head. This essentially makes me unable to play the next game or watch the next movie, because I still think about Nier and wouldn't beIn 10 years of playing games I have never seen a game that would be so impactful. It's been over a week since I finished the game and I still think about it, I still feel intense emotions everytime I think about it, I still hear soundtrack ringing in my head. This essentially makes me unable to play the next game or watch the next movie, because I still think about Nier and wouldn't be able to give full attention to the next content piece. The existence oriented theme of the game and story combined with the direct and pure form in which machines are expressing their feelings and self awareness developed progressively throughout the game is so emotionally striking that is triggers the deepest and most genuine emotions and thoughts, it is like watching a life developing from anew, like watching the child grow. And if this wasn't enough, everything gets intensified even further with wondrous soundtrack, the best one I have heard to date. I've never forgiven technical issues so easily...… Expand
  5. Critics2017
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Favorite game of our time. Passed it more than once on STEAM, I spent 70 + hours. Gameplay is very dynamic and does not get bored.

    Yoko Taro is a Г Е Н И Й
  6. Antohadance
    Jun 22, 2022
    7
    Красивый слэшер с сильным сюжетом и хорошей музыкой, но с очень слабым геймплеем
  7. Violett
    Oct 5, 2018
    10
    One of the best games I ever played! Really strong story! Graphics? Well, screw it - why do you need graphics with such A+ class gameplay, music and story? Simple genius. Story is really tangled and sad, but this makes the game even more amazing. Finally a real competitor to Bioshock Infinite. I still cheching my screens I made during the game and listening the music on youtube. HighlyOne of the best games I ever played! Really strong story! Graphics? Well, screw it - why do you need graphics with such A+ class gameplay, music and story? Simple genius. Story is really tangled and sad, but this makes the game even more amazing. Finally a real competitor to Bioshock Infinite. I still cheching my screens I made during the game and listening the music on youtube. Highly reccomended for anyone (xcept graph nerds prolly)… Expand
  8. Kayla45
    Sep 8, 2017
    9
    I sincerely wish I could afford to buy every one of my friends a copy of this game.

    1. To give them a chance to experience what could be Platinum's best game yet 2. To give Yoko Taro all of my damn money. So, yeah, Nier: Automata. Sequel to 2010's Nier, which was a spinoff of the Drakengard series. Announced during Square-Enix's bizarre E3 conference in 2015, this game went under    I sincerely wish I could afford to buy every one of my friends a copy of this game.

    1. To give them a chance to experience what could be Platinum's best game yet

    2. To give Yoko Taro all of my damn money.

    So, yeah, Nier: Automata. Sequel to 2010's Nier, which was a spinoff of the Drakengard series. Announced during Square-Enix's bizarre E3 conference in 2015, this game went under the code name Nier: New Project until its full reveal at the Paris Games Week show later in the year. It was delayed from its initial release window of November 2016 to give the team more time to work on improving gameplay balance the overall quality. Finally releasing in March of 2017, it has gone on to sell well over a million copies, making it one of Platinum's best-selling titles.

    I admit I didn't know much about the game until I noticed the demo available on the PS4 store. Seeing that it was a Platinum Games title, I kinda knew what I would be in for, and that I would likely enjoy it. I decided to give it a shot one night and, needless to say, I was more than impressed. I bought it for PC right around release and have been enjoying it since.

    As I said before, if you know Platinum's style, you know what to expect from a game like this. Frantic combat, a varied and dynamic soundtrack, a brilliantly-crafted story with memorable characters, and epic boss fights. But seeing as this is a Yoko Taro game, it has just the right amount of "what the ♥♥♥♥?" sprinkled in. It's equal parts heartwarming, heart-rending, hilarious, and horrifying, sometimes within the span of a few minutes. This game will mess with your emotions. One minute you could be fully engaged in a life-or-death struggle against a boss, and the next minute, the story will be tugging on your heartstrings.

    Now, there are a few things that I have to mention that keep it from being 100% perfect in my eyes:

    1. The PC port is bad. It's not terrible, and I've seen much worse, but it needs work. For a while, I and many others couldn't play it due to a bug in graphics drivers causing the game to crash just from swinging around 2B's weapon. This was eventually fixed with a future driver, but there are still lingering issues that can be at least duct-taped over with the Far mod. If you get this game on Steam, you NEED the Far mod. It fixes some issues with fullscreen resolution and with stuttering during cutscenes. There are also some misc options and tweaks.

    2. The second playthrough was kind of a bummer, mostly because the character you play as is weak when it comes to combat and thus relies on a separate skill to take down enemies. Basically, you better hope you're good at twin-stick shooters. If you are, well, it just gets kinda tedious.

    Other than that, I can highly recommend this game. My best suggestion is to go in as blind as possible and do as many of the sidequests as possible to get the best experience. Also, the DLC isn't all that essential, but it has some fun extras like outfits and hair dyes, and a special boss fight.

    Glory To Mankind    … Expand
  9. OHIC
    Apr 7, 2017
    7
    I played all of the A-E endings, and achieved a few of the "joke" endings during my run.

    The fans insisted that this game was going to be a revelation in the endings after A: that it would completely turn my understanding inside out; that I would face astonishing philosophical ideas; that I would cry multiple times at the heart-wrenching story. None of those things happened. It's a very    I played all of the A-E endings, and achieved a few of the "joke" endings during my run.

    The fans insisted that this game was going to be a revelation in the endings after A: that it would completely turn my understanding inside out; that I would face astonishing philosophical ideas; that I would cry multiple times at the heart-wrenching story. None of those things happened. It's a very typical anime-esque story that ticks every box on the Typical Anime Plot Points list. The examination of violence in games is about as light and straightforward as it can possibly be. The character I'm meant to care for the most is absurdly stupid, as is the Real Story about how YoRHa works.

    It's undeniably stylish, and it plays with game design standards in some delightful ways at times. The combat is not so great. At least it becomes entertainingly spectacular later on, but there's a problem at the core. You have plug-in chips that radically improve your fighting abilities. On one hand, it's up to you if you use them and make the game very easy. On the other, if you die you'll have to hunt for your body and reabsorb it, otherwise you'll lose your inventory. This is enough of an annoyance that most players are going to load up their best chips simply to avoid that tedious hunting.

    Despite how shallow it turns out to be, it's impossible not to become fond of its world. There's a strong design language to it all, and once you've played it you will never forget it. Even so, I wasn't enjoying myself in the first dozen hours and I spent most of the final stretch attempting to race through it because I just wanted it to be over. Maybe I shouldn't have done as many side quests as I did, but 38 hours is way too long for a game of this type. Many of the side quests were mind-numbingly bad, and the game would have benefited greatly from having most of them removed, plus many of the main missions.

    I wanted to like Nier:Automata much more than I did. There's no question that N:A has many touches of brilliance. It's a great example of the benefits of an auteur creator being given the green light to make a very personal vision come to life. However, I can't give a higher rating to a game that made me plod through so many unenjoyable hours. It's still good, on balance, but "balance" is the operative word. This is a 9/10 game whipped together with a 5/10 game.    … Expand
  10. Gothic90
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This is one of the best games to show how video games are a unique form of art.

    It allows you to feel whatever way you want without forcing it, yet you'll usually end up in agreement with the creators. Unlike a certain recent game that does complete opposite (check the upload time of this review).
  11. Aeryx
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    I'll give this game a 7/10 because it is a shiitty PC port. It's full of console menus and console controls in the menus that make it very inconvenient to play with on PC. From the start I had to install borderless windowed gaming for windows 7 because the native resolution of Nier Automata is 1080i instead of 1080p, which doesn't work well on my 25" widescreen monitor. The Arcade modeI'll give this game a 7/10 because it is a shiitty PC port. It's full of console menus and console controls in the menus that make it very inconvenient to play with on PC. From the start I had to install borderless windowed gaming for windows 7 because the native resolution of Nier Automata is 1080i instead of 1080p, which doesn't work well on my 25" widescreen monitor. The Arcade mode controls are also optimized for consoles and you can tell on the precision of the top-down gameplay where it accepts a clock hour-style directional movement optimized for D-pads rather than the smooth aiming you could get using mouse controls.

    So why am I giving this game a 10/10?

    Ending E.

    When the game became self-aware and talked to me as a player, I knew the way I saw gaming as an experience, would never be the same again.

    For me, it's mechanically the greatest ending in gaming history. You can only create an ending like this in games media and the execution is amazing and unforgettable. Roll the credits. Yoko Taro is a true genius.    … Expand
  12. jesus045
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    A magnificent adventure in a post-apocalyptic world among the piles of robots sneaking gentle creatures with blindfolds. Very difficult, very interesting, exciting game, great music. Passed on 99%, to kill Emil need still pass couple of times, someday...
  13. bernardrossouw
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece of a game with a lot of philosophical elements. Fantastic soundtrack and great combat as expected from platinum games. Could not review this game higher.
  14. xdrain
    Dec 18, 2019
    10
    Its just a WONDERFUL GAME... a game of the year.the story its awesome and music is glory. So joyfull of playing hack n slash pure magic.
  15. Kaypin
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Awesome story. Awesome aesthetics regarding character, world and music design. The soundtrack is just touching the strings of your heart in such a way that you always remember it and want to re-listen to it from time to time. Unique slasher/bullet hell gameplay keeps itself fresh throughout the whole game thanks to quite a big weaponry choice and upgrading systems. It's been more thanAwesome story. Awesome aesthetics regarding character, world and music design. The soundtrack is just touching the strings of your heart in such a way that you always remember it and want to re-listen to it from time to time. Unique slasher/bullet hell gameplay keeps itself fresh throughout the whole game thanks to quite a big weaponry choice and upgrading systems. It's been more than three years since I finished that game and I generally consider a game to be great if I would like to replay a game after a lot of time has passed because I just don't really like to complete the same games more than once cause I feel just bored being dragged the same old story I already know again. That's a factor which makes it great for me. This game left me with only great memories and now I get some kind of nostalgic feel when thinking about it. Would totally like to refresh my memory or maybe even get a new point of view of the story while replaying it again. I wish there were more games like this one.… Expand
  16. forfb
    May 19, 2018
    9
    I wondered how's that possible for the game full of stupid bugs, lazy technical solutions and not unique gameplay to achieve such a major success. Each corner you can find invisible wall, game has some issues with its performance, there are tons of bare texts to read, without any voice acting underneath it [yet that was to be expected from jrpg-kinda(?)] and majority of the enemies beingI wondered how's that possible for the game full of stupid bugs, lazy technical solutions and not unique gameplay to achieve such a major success. Each corner you can find invisible wall, game has some issues with its performance, there are tons of bare texts to read, without any voice acting underneath it [yet that was to be expected from jrpg-kinda(?)] and majority of the enemies being boring, uncreative imitation of one another.
    I finished the game with almost all of its endings and I sit in front of my PC, writing this review and thinking...the game was so good. The game was great. Storyline was incredible, main characters where unique and each one of mc had its specific way of expressing feelings. From time to time Automata made me extremely bored but when I got to any of its endings it was such a relief. Every single main ending (out of 5) made me cry my heart out so much. Each time I've felt bored the feeling just vanished when I got to see it.
    NieR: Automata isn't an example of a perfect game. I'd dare to say that due to it's technical issues game makes people feel dissapointed with it at some point. So am I. I feel so painted that I can't say only good things about this game. Nevertheless, if you're considering buying the game - by all means - do it. After all, you won't regret it - I dare you!
    As I've said before; Each time I got disgusted with anything about Automata was just a matter of time to forget about it.
    Isn't that beautiful? That in the end, a few minutes were worth so much. And that - I feel - is the greatest thing I can say about any game.    … Expand
  17. Kenshiro13
    Mar 17, 2018
    9
    I didn't get the game when it was released and now I feel bad about it, got it from a recent steam sale.
    I liked to story, it made me think multiple times, mostly about philosophy but admittedly sometimes the story felt predictable but just as often I felt genuinely sad for the characters.
    Combat was excellent and didn't get boring during the 30+ hour that i have spent thus far. I have    I didn't get the game when it was released and now I feel bad about it, got it from a recent steam sale.
    I liked to story, it made me think multiple times, mostly about philosophy but admittedly sometimes the story felt predictable but just as often I felt genuinely sad for the characters.
    Combat was excellent and didn't get boring during the 30+ hour that i have spent thus far.
    I have heard that a lot of people are having problems with FPS, but I never got them often enough to effect my enjoyment, few times yes but not that often.
    This is a must buy game in my opinion.
    As for why I didn't give 10/10 is the multiple small things that annoyed me, for instance the story bits when you were unable to fight due to story reasons and thus get killed by trash mobs and forcing you to lose progress. (Got my revenge on the trash mobs later on)    … Expand
  18. Joewashere
    Aug 27, 2019
    8
    Nier: Automata is rare example of game that ended up quite more popular than it was made to be.
    But beside a widely-known fanservice you'd find there a surprisingly good plot full of twists, revelations and with writing subtle enough not to shove morale into your face. In short, it is a story about robots in post-apocalyptic world. And some of these robots show character growth well    Nier: Automata is rare example of game that ended up quite more popular than it was made to be.
    But beside a widely-known fanservice you'd find there a surprisingly good plot full of twists, revelations and with writing subtle enough not to shove morale into your face. In short, it is a story about robots in post-apocalyptic world. And some of these robots show character growth well beyond their flesh and blood counterparts in endless JRPG. And not all of them grow to be better.

    From gameplay perspective it is not much of an RPG, but combat is fun and fluid, locations are interesting to explore, art design is top notch and music is just godly. All in all Nier: Automata is unique enough to play it and look past its usual for console-port technical issues with blatant trolling in some quests and mini-games that could turn even most reserved android into raging berserker.    … Expand
  19. MichalWielkopol
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    For sure the best Soundtrack I have ever heard (sr witcher 3). Graphics aren't the top, but art design is making you feel the game with your eyes. And the story omg I still have goosebumbs.
    After this game Yoko Taro became my favorite game maker and I can't wait for his next thing.
  20. Skyliteh
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    It's a pity there were so many porting issues on release. Even taking that to account, the sheer quality of this game more than makes up for the technical issues. It's one of the best games I've ever played.
  21. Geralt123
    Nov 2, 2020
    10
    This is one of the best games I've ever played. Why? It's about the whole atmosphere, music, story and combat. The combination of all these.

    It is a VERY artistic and philosophic game with VERY sexy combat.

    You will only like it if you can open up to its atmosphere, suck in every bit of it. Then, this game will make you very happy!

    And, the boss fights, are really epic!!!
  22. Engaskar_91
    Jul 14, 2020
    10
    The whole idea of this game is just remarkable !

    A mixture of action RPG / hack and slash + some touch of Final Fantasy characters is something amazing !

    Also, it has the best soundtrack ever in videogame history! 10/10 without a doubt.
  23. KyuKyu
    Sep 23, 2020
    10
    First of all - PC port is a massive ass. It has bugs, glitches, you have to use third party stuff to play the game normally. But even despite all of this, it is a really well made game. Story, world, level design - outstanding. The soundtrack is out of this world, you can listen to it forever. Combat is very simplistic and honestly a bit basic but for this game this is not a problem at all.
  24. Masterhummel
    Mar 18, 2017
    9
    PC specific:
    I played the game at 1440p with a GTX 1080 and didn't run in any trouble. However especially users with AMD cards seem to have trouble with various crashes. So you might look that up if you're using an AMD card. Especially the RX4xx series.
    During the first ~10 hours of the game, i might've given Nier: Automata a solid 7 / 10. Good gameplay that suffers from its out    PC specific:
    I played the game at 1440p with a GTX 1080 and didn't run in any trouble. However especially users with AMD cards seem to have trouble with various crashes. So you might look that up if you're using an AMD card. Especially the RX4xx series.

    During the first ~10 hours of the game, i might've given Nier: Automata a solid 7 / 10. Good gameplay that suffers from its out ambitions in a rather underperforming enviroment. Fun, but lacking in some aspects. Especially after the first few hours the game starts to get somewhat mundane and it needs a few hours to catch up with itself.

    It's difflicult to rate Nier: Automata without spoiling it, so let me put it that way: It doesn't feel like a focustestet product that's developed to match a certain target audience. This game was made by people who don't give a **** about the player and who just wanted to make the thing they wanted. Depending on how you vibe with those people, you either enjoy Automata tremendously or not at all.

    My 9/10 comes from a feeling i didn't had in a long time. It's most similiar to the feeling i had playing jrpgs as a child. Moving trough a foreign world in which everything could happen at any time. And that's worth quite a bit to me. For others, it might not worth be anything at all.    … Expand
  25. Eflond
    Mar 20, 2017
    9
    This game knows how to tell you the story, how to set up pace and how continuously change it along with perspective, never giving up to amaze you!
    It steals your heart with a great soundtrack, with lots of "occasional" minor details and precise, smooth, almost flawless, characters moves.
    Unlinear in choices and alluring in way the world is seen, NieR Automata consuming you for hours, and    This game knows how to tell you the story, how to set up pace and how continuously change it along with perspective, never giving up to amaze you!
    It steals your heart with a great soundtrack, with lots of "occasional" minor details and precise, smooth, almost flawless, characters moves.
    Unlinear in choices and alluring in way the world is seen, NieR Automata consuming you for hours, and then let's you think about possible alternatives, leading you back to the game.
    So it have my score of 85 which suffered for technical part of PC release, and lacking of implemented environmental effects on foliage, grass, sand, etc. (which are costly in performance issues, but can make game even more immersive)...
    ...but!
    As long as metacritic have no such userscore and i still have ways to explore this game more
    - it's solid 9 without any doubt.    … Expand
  26. Aelyn
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    I am a man of few words. Remember playing something incredibly good in your childhood? This game makes you feel exactly the same.

    + Interesting story, great atmosphere (if you care about post-apocalyptic worlds) and astounding music. + Fast-paced gameplay, presented as a mix of different genres. + The game supports all resolutions (e.g. 3440x1440) and has MSAA anti-aliasing, which is    I am a man of few words. Remember playing something incredibly good in your childhood? This game makes you feel exactly the same.

    + Interesting story, great atmosphere (if you care about post-apocalyptic worlds) and astounding music.
    + Fast-paced gameplay, presented as a mix of different genres.
    + The game supports all resolutions (e.g. 3440x1440) and has MSAA anti-aliasing, which is a pretty rare thing for console ports (be careful to properly configure your settings: x8 or even x4 MSAA* is extremely demanding* thing).

    - There's a chance that some people will find this game less enjoyable without a gamepad. While a keyboard/mouse support is not that bad, it's still far from perfect.
    - At this moment (20 March 2017) there's an issue with fullscreen mode. If you have a monitor with resolution higher than 1920x1080, you need to:

    a. Enable windowed mode and use "Borderless Gaming" application. Please remember to not download 3rd-party software from any suspicious websites − either buy it on Steam or get it for free on GitHub.
    b. Use a fix for fullscreen mode. To install the fix, search "FAR (Fix Automata Resolution)" on Steam forums.

    *If you have a low-performance PC, be sure to disable anti-aliasing and use post-processing AA instead (SMAA or FXAA via Reshade).    … Expand
  27. FalconX
    Apr 15, 2017
    10
    I came to this game via being a fan of Platinum. I never played the first Nier game and don't play a ton of RPGs in general. This combat system is a bit more forgiving than games like Metal Gear Solid: Revengance which platinum also designed, but I totally loved it.

    The system of managing your characters stats as chips is really cool. You have a finite area to plug them in, and the more    I came to this game via being a fan of Platinum. I never played the first Nier game and don't play a ton of RPGs in general. This combat system is a bit more forgiving than games like Metal Gear Solid: Revengance which platinum also designed, but I totally loved it.

    The system of managing your characters stats as chips is really cool. You have a finite area to plug them in, and the more special chips (with a diamond symbol) can perform the same routine while taking up a smaller number of "slots" so you get the same stat boost more efficiently. The game allows you to re-arrange and swap out chips to rebuild your entire character's spec as needed. I really enjoyed remapping the whole stack for boss encounters - really unique system and I hope other games steal this idea.

    Two of my favorite gaming genres are fighting games and shmups, I love arcade style action. Platinum managed to blend those styles of play into a JRPG of all things. Very impressed.

    I just finished playing 3rd play through (2nd is a different perspective same timeline, 3rd is continuation of the story so at least 3 needed, don't stop!) and wow - it shot to the top 5 games of all time for me. Don't miss it - what a surprise. Masterpiece. These don't come along that often.    … Expand
  28. your_neighbour
    Apr 27, 2017
    10
    What is there more to ask for when there is hot waifu with fanservice pantsu shots? Nothing, you cannot ask for anything else. On the serious side very good story telling and very stylized character design.

    The stories are pretty amazing overall, talking about anything beyond the first part will almost certainly guarantee spoilers. And just remember that mackerels are poisonous to    What is there more to ask for when there is hot waifu with fanservice pantsu shots? Nothing, you cannot ask for anything else. On the serious side very good story telling and very stylized character design.

    The stories are pretty amazing overall, talking about anything beyond the first part will almost certainly guarantee spoilers. And just remember that mackerels are poisonous to androids so if you are smart you won't eat mackerels.

    Just when you thought you know everything the WAIT THERE IS MORE moment comes up, then you play for a few more hours then you thought you have finally found the truth then WAIT THERE IS MORE. Classic Yoko Taro surprise.    … Expand
  29. WerN1211
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    6 to fix the framerates issue please ! The gameplay is still pure genius though ! :-)
    Second review after having spent more than 15 hours in the game. I had given an 8, almost a 9.
    Down to 6 because of the uneven framrate throughout the different areas of the game.
  30. RocksteadyWise
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    I would like to thank the developers for this game. A powerful example of when a game is made by those who love games. Thanks for the release on PC in 7 days. Thank you for the incredible story. Thanks for the interesting characters. Thanks for interesting gameplay. Thanks for the game.
  31. Jaqen_Hgar
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    This is one of the best games of 2017 and now has come to PC.
    Played the game without a single crash, lag issues or any resolution problem. Constant 60 FPS at 1080p and 4k, so this time Square Enix did a good job in the PC port. That being said some people have issues but that is just problem with their own PC's, not the game.
    Played for around 13 hours and the game is incredible,    This is one of the best games of 2017 and now has come to PC.
    Played the game without a single crash, lag issues or any resolution problem. Constant 60 FPS at 1080p and 4k, so this time Square Enix did a good job in the PC port. That being said some people have issues but that is just problem with their own PC's, not the game.

    Played for around 13 hours and the game is incredible, 10/10 soundtrack, really good fighting system easy to learn and satisfying that feels fast and smooth at the same time, the main story is excellent and the secondary missions really helps you (not like other games where secondary missions are filler material).

    Overall the game is Game of The Year contender and is a strong 9.5/10, the only issue is in some cutscenes that go down to 30 fps but aside that the rest is perfect.    … Expand
  32. zedriccoil
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    Definitely a great port from platinum's side. This game is hard to emulate on a M&K combination due to its genre mashing elements, thus a controller is recommended.
    The performance is stable, with no frame rate drops below 40 on heavier action scenes,
    Great port, kudos to platinum.
    The full screen bug is there, hope it gets fixed soon. Temporary fix will be to use Borderless Gaming App.
  33. dreadcannibal
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    PROS CONS LIST:
    pros:
    1.animations are superb 2.the music is good 3.story is engaging 4.gameplay is insanely fun 5.characters are mostly loveable 6.cutscenes are so cool you will jump off the window 7.atmosphere 7.main character is awesome cons: 1.not all dialogues are voiced 2.some objects tend to pop in in the distance (buildings, plants etc.) notes: *game is more    PROS CONS LIST:
    pros:
    1.animations are superb
    2.the music is good
    3.story is engaging
    4.gameplay is insanely fun
    5.characters are mostly loveable
    6.cutscenes are so cool you will jump off the window
    7.atmosphere
    7.main character is awesome

    cons:
    1.not all dialogues are voiced
    2.some objects tend to pop in in the distance (buildings, plants etc.)

    notes:
    *game is more enjoyable with a controller but still playable with keyboard and mouse
    *this is an open world action rpg
    *NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SJW XD    … Expand
  34. sololeocr
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    What I can say after 22 hours to played and with more things to unlock ahead, this game is awesome, a master piece, with a great history, if you played previously Nier and Drakengard this add an extra knowledge, but isn't important to play this game, and follow the stories of the protagonists.

    The gameplay is a master piece, the controls are great, the background music is marvelous, the    What I can say after 22 hours to played and with more things to unlock ahead, this game is awesome, a master piece, with a great history, if you played previously Nier and Drakengard this add an extra knowledge, but isn't important to play this game, and follow the stories of the protagonists.

    The gameplay is a master piece, the controls are great, the background music is marvelous, the characters have a good design(2B is pure love) and the artistic details are good, the graphics are well, not like a Witcher 3 or Rise of Tomb Raider, but they work perfect.

    I own a good PC with a nvidia gtx 1080, and I don't have until now any major issue with this game, the fps are constant on 60fps, I use a 2k resolution to played, and everything works perfect.

    What can I say? Buy it, if you like the rpg and action games, these game is a master piece.    … Expand
  35. Team_Nerd
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    In breve: NieR Automata è un titolo intrigante e interessante, dalla storia profonda e coinvolgente; un gioco che riesce a farsi amare in ogni suo aspetto. Sebbene infatti pecchi un po’ a livello tecnico per questioni legate al frame, tutto il resto invece è impeccabile e riesce a farvi dimenticare ogni problema. Le musiche sono coinvolgenti e rievocano in voi delle sensazioni fenomenali,In breve: NieR Automata è un titolo intrigante e interessante, dalla storia profonda e coinvolgente; un gioco che riesce a farsi amare in ogni suo aspetto. Sebbene infatti pecchi un po’ a livello tecnico per questioni legate al frame, tutto il resto invece è impeccabile e riesce a farvi dimenticare ogni problema. Le musiche sono coinvolgenti e rievocano in voi delle sensazioni fenomenali, quasi come se, invece che giocare, foste lì a seguire quelle vicende. La trama poi è davvero piacevole, il connubio uomo-macchina che da sempre riesce a farsi spazio nel cuore degli uomini, quella domanda: le macchine saranno mai come gli uomini? Una questione dalle mille sfaccettature che ci viene presentata sotto una luce intrigante. Il tutto contornato da ambientazioni favolose e un gameplay davvero ricco e ben strutturato che non ha nulla da invidiare, un hack and slash con sfaccettature da GDR, arricchito da mini-giochi e cambi di prospettiva. Insomma un titolo da avere assolutamente all’interno della propria libreria. Per non parlare dei finali; credevate che la prima volta, fosse tutto finito?

    Recensione completa su TeamNerd it    … Expand
  36. BelgaShepard
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    This game is art, really well crafted storytelling and a great use of the artistic expressions that can only be on a video game, square fix it to make it perfect
  37. Azeriel
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    Breathtakingly complex...this game can not be more perfect even if the gods themselves crafted it.

    I've been playing video games for around 18 years now and all this time has left me jaded towards the medium. I've found it increasingly harder to find games that can capture my enjoyment and provide me an awe inspiring experience that can take me away from the real world like when I was    Breathtakingly complex...this game can not be more perfect even if the gods themselves crafted it.

    I've been playing video games for around 18 years now and all this time has left me jaded towards the medium. I've found it increasingly harder to find games that can capture my enjoyment and provide me an awe inspiring experience that can take me away from the real world like when I was younger. Nier Automata is one of those rare gems in gaming that brings me back to why I fell in love with the medium in the first place. Nier is the only game since the Witcher 3 that had me blink and 10 hours had passed without my noticing. Yoko Taro and his team have created a masterpiece that nobody should miss.

    I will start by saying that I haven't played a Yoko Taro directed game before, but I have heard a lot of great things about his weird world that he has created that links between multiple games and franchises (Nier/Drakengard respectively) so I was really excited when I heard that Square decided to give him a good budget and a very well known studio for their character action games (Platinum) to make a sequel to the original Nier from the previous generation. So without any doubt and after hearing that it got a PC release I instantly purchased it, because I was fascinated by what Yoko Taro could do.

    And what a fantastic job he and his team at Platinum Games have done. A game that shouldn't be passed on by ANYONE, because it does something that I, personally, haven't encountered in a game before (which I won't spoil here, because you HAVE TO experience it yourself).

    Imagine a Platinum game that has exquisite combat, a director that is so masterful in how he presents the story giving small information and tidbits as you go along and a soundrack by a composer that is well known (Keiichi Okabe) that you take a few moments from playing the game just to listen to the music..it's THAT GOOD.

    I won't go much into the story of the game, because it's very easy to spoil, but the story and overarching plot is so well done and it makes you question a lot of things about humanity, emotions, life itself and many other things.

    This has been an eye opening experience that I will never forget. From the amazing soundtrack by Keiichi Okabe to the wonderful directing and story by Yoko Taro and the combat by Platinum games..they all mesh together to create one of the best Action RPG's that I have ever played. Yes, the fetch quests can be tedious and grinding can be a pain at times to achieve everything this game has to offer, but I did not waver and was fascinated by this world.

    I will now post a quote from Jim Sterling's review that resonated with me so much that I cannot state it better as an ending to this lenghty review:

    "Nier itself is important. It is, as far as I’m concerned, historically significant in terms of its design and the way in which it uses the framework of a videogame to tell an evolving story. If I had my way, every budding game developer would play this game to the point of acquiring endings A, B, C, D, and E before acquiescing to its final and alarmingly direct request.

    Few games are able to showcase the power of the medium like Nier: Automata.

    If history forgets this game, then **** history."    … Expand
  38. moonquad
    Mar 18, 2017
    8
    Oyunu 7 saat kadar oynadım.Oyunu gtx 950m ile deneyim ettim ve sonuçlar pek de iyi çıkmadı diyebilirim.Şimdi gelelim oyuna sizler için kısa bir inceleme yapacağım.

    Grafikler 7.5 Neden? Çünkü grafikler eski nesil gibi duruyor.Çevre tasarımları oldukça detaysız ve basit şekilde tasarlanmışlar ama karakter çizimleri özellikle oyundaki 2B-9S ve A2 karakterleri çok güzel yapmışlar    Oyunu 7 saat kadar oynadım.Oyunu gtx 950m ile deneyim ettim ve sonuçlar pek de iyi çıkmadı diyebilirim.Şimdi gelelim oyuna sizler için kısa bir inceleme yapacağım.

    Grafikler 7.5 Neden?
    Çünkü grafikler eski nesil gibi duruyor.Çevre tasarımları oldukça detaysız ve basit şekilde tasarlanmışlar ama karakter çizimleri özellikle oyundaki 2B-9S ve A2 karakterleri çok güzel yapmışlar animasyonlar oldukça iyi ve efekler oldukça güzel yapılmış.Bu iki farklı grafik tasarımlarını düşünürsek ve günümüz oyunlarına bakarsak çevre ile hiç ilgilenmemişler çevre olsun yeterli diye düşünmüşler bu eski oyun gibi göstermiş.Çerve tasarımı 6 puan verdim ve diğer kısımlara 9 verdim bu da grafiklerin ortalamasını 7.5 yaptı.

    Ses 10 Neden?
    Diyaloglar,müzikler,dövüşürken vuruş hiss hepsi oldukça doyurucu olmuşlar ve bun burada hata göremedim.

    Oynanabilirlik 8 Neden?
    DMC bir çok kişi bilir puan kazanırsın ve yeni skill açmak istersin ve onun için puan kasmaya çalışırsın.Bu oyunda skill ağacı diye bir kavram yok ama silahları geliştirebiliyorsunuz ama bunun için para yetmiyor belli matalyerlerden belli miktarlarda toplamak gerekiyor ama bu malzemeler nedense çok zor bulunuyor.Biraz daha kolaydan başlayıp zorlaşması gerekirken hemen zorlaşıyor.Sadece buradan 2 puan kırdım ve ondan dolayı 8 puan verdim.

    Optimizasyon 7 Neden?
    Çünkü oyun ps4 göre yapılmış pc için ise sadece port yapılmış üzerinde çalışma yapılmamış ama çok kötü değil ama sistem gereksinimlerine göre çıkan grafikler kötü olunca ve buna göre optimizasyonda iyi olmayınca doğal olarak sıkıntıları ortaya çıkıyor.Fps 30 olunca genelde tepkime süreleri 30-35ms arasında olur ama bu oyunda 16-33ms arasında dalgalanma yapıyor ve sanki takılıyormuş gibi bir hisse kapılıyorsunuz.Çünkü oyun ps4 60 fps çalışıyor ve 60 fps 16.6ms ile tepki gösteriyor oyunda 16ms çalışmak istiyor işte burada sorunlar başlıyor.Bu nedenle 7 puan verdim.

    Genel ortalaması 8.1
    Oyun güzel ve bu sorunlar çözülecek sorunlar ama kesinlikle fiyatına göre bir AAA oyunu gibi durmuyor.    … Expand
  39. Mandra
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    IMPORTANT : Don't stop after the first playthrough or you'll only have played like 10% of the game! Just load your save after you finished to start the second playthrough which is different from the first.
    Hope you enjoy this beautiful game!
    1) Very engaging and deep story : 6/10 2) Simple yet fun RPG elements : 7/10 3) Feels-good-man combat system : 8/10 4) Probably one of the most    IMPORTANT : Don't stop after the first playthrough or you'll only have played like 10% of the game! Just load your save after you finished to start the second playthrough which is different from the first.
    Hope you enjoy this beautiful game!

    1) Very engaging and deep story : 6/10
    2) Simple yet fun RPG elements : 7/10
    3) Feels-good-man combat system : 8/10
    4) Probably one of the most beautiful OST of 2017 : 9/10
    5) Multiple endings for deeper background and feeling like playing another game after the end credits : 10/10    … Expand
  40. letter_n
    Mar 21, 2017
    9
    Great game. Not as well optimized for PC as I'd like. Would be 10 if not for that. Gameplay is sweet and fun. Graphics are beautiful, Music is awesome.
  41. JonathanLee
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    Very nice game indeed. Though there are some bugs with the PC port which make your resolution lowered when you play it on full-screen but I enjoy it very much from the storyline to music.
  42. Marigoldran
    Mar 25, 2017
    10
    Very, very good game. Music is awesome. And I'm only about 4 hours in and I'm confused as hell, but in a good way.

    It's a very confusing game. But it's very, very good. I'm actually having trouble making myself attack some of the "enemies" because I would feel bad about it afterwards. And I play Dark Souls. So yeah. It's one of those games.
  43. Drakhe
    Mar 29, 2017
    10
    With a story without comparison this game follows the saga of Joko Taro games, we are set after the events of Nier. the Ost composed by Keiichi Okabe who worked in Nier and Drakengard 3 is back, this is by far the best game I've played in years it has well-designed environments characters enemies and a stunning beautiful Soundtrack with a godly tier in hack and slash gameplay surroundedWith a story without comparison this game follows the saga of Joko Taro games, we are set after the events of Nier. the Ost composed by Keiichi Okabe who worked in Nier and Drakengard 3 is back, this is by far the best game I've played in years it has well-designed environments characters enemies and a stunning beautiful Soundtrack with a godly tier in hack and slash gameplay surrounded with different archetypes of minigames and adventures, the development of the characters are amazing and the epilogue of everyone with 5 different main endings accomplish a successful and well written conclusion.… Expand
  44. watchm824
    Sep 13, 2021
    5
    I have completed NieR: Automata and am at a loss. Why is everyone praising this game so much? Why such high marks?

    Very difficult start to the game, no way to save progress. And this is a very controversial decision, since further the game is quite simple at the standard difficulty level. Then I died in the game only twice. What's more: monotonous and boring opponents, pointless camera    I have completed NieR: Automata and am at a loss. Why is everyone praising this game so much? Why such high marks?

    Very difficult start to the game, no way to save progress. And this is a very controversial decision, since further the game is quite simple at the standard difficulty level. Then I died in the game only twice.
    What's more: monotonous and boring opponents, pointless camera changes, dull gameplay.
    But the most important thing is the plot. I kept waiting for it to become interesting. When there are interesting turns or memorable characters. After all, everyone praised the plot so much ... But I never got anything interesting.
    As I understand it, everyone just liked the main character in the game in a short skirt. Because there is nothing else in this game.
    Dull gameplay, boring plot.
    I feel sorry for the time wasted on her.    … Expand
  45. Sinmaker
    Jan 19, 2022
    7
    The game is good, but it's overrated.

    The fact that game talks about some human emotions like anxiety, love, fear doesnt mean that it does in a productive way. Basically the characters say "i have that feeling....i'm gonna kill all or cry about it because i cant handle. GROWN UP. Play it, but do not expect too much from it. --> Strengths: . Soundtrack . Potential for hentai    The game is good, but it's overrated.

    The fact that game talks about some human emotions like anxiety, love, fear doesnt mean that it does in a productive way. Basically the characters say "i have that feeling....i'm gonna kill all or cry about it because i cant handle. GROWN UP.

    Play it, but do not expect too much from it.

    --> Strengths:

    . Soundtrack

    . Potential for hentai ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    . Plot twists

    . It has philosophical elements that can lead the player to become interested in that área.

    . Good interaction of typical tech settings with characters. Ex: increase memory, upgrade parts, etc.

    --> Negative Points:

    . Shallow philosophy [i have major degree in philosophy and i tell you that. Take some phrases from Sartre and put it in the game doesnt make it philosophical].

    . Hack mini game. It looks like it was created in the 90's and it has a design error within it. Spinning is
    different from moving sideways.

    . Even those who played the predecessor game (NIER) have many doubts about the plot. Why do humans create a species that has the same problems as they? Ex: anxiety, emotions, etc.

    . Absurd concepts. 1) Baby machines (machines are ready-made, the concept of biological development only apllies for those how were born, not "ready-made”); 2) Red fluids "blood" in machines/androids. Why they would spend time and resources to introduce red cells in machines that dont need red “ink” to transport O2 through a body.

    . Excessive reuse of assets. There are 5 serious endings and at least 25 hours of gameplay in the same 4-5 scenarios.    … Expand
  46. MrBananaBrain
    Aug 6, 2017
    10
    Japaneses proved again that they create best story singleplayer games. It's hard to remember when last time game gave me such an emotions. After first walkthrough it was a good game 8/10. Second route it was - wow - 9/10. After third route i cried hard - unquestionable 10/10. And then "true ending"....oh my God, unforgettable experience. Truly masterpiece. This game is so deep, so heavy:Japaneses proved again that they create best story singleplayer games. It's hard to remember when last time game gave me such an emotions. After first walkthrough it was a good game 8/10. Second route it was - wow - 9/10. After third route i cried hard - unquestionable 10/10. And then "true ending"....oh my God, unforgettable experience. Truly masterpiece. This game is so deep, so heavy: it surprise you every time when you start thinking you've got it. People who worry about gameplay should relax and try. It's hard to say that this is hack'n'slash or any other genre, it's just a game which enjoyable to play in. But, of course, it wasn't so great without soundtrack. Absolute diamond. Before Nier Automata, best game's OST for me was Silent Hill OST from Akira Yamaoka. Now i'm not sure wich is best. Every track is unique. I just want to say Thank you for mr. Yoko Taro and everyone who made this game. It was amazing wonderful 103 hours of my life, i enjoyed every single minute of it!… Expand
  47. KittyWhisky
    Mar 18, 2017
    9
    Do androids dream of empty open worlds?

    NieR: Automata is a curious game. And she immediately felt made by the Japanese - in a good way. It's a slasher with RPG elements. The combat system works fine, from fighting with robots get pleasure from a good slasher without the hundreds of combo. Oh, and the robots themselves sometimes quite funny. Their design is nice as the design in    Do androids dream of empty open worlds?

    NieR: Automata is a curious game. And she immediately felt made by the Japanese - in a good way.

    It's a slasher with RPG elements. The combat system works fine, from fighting with robots get pleasure from a good slasher without the hundreds of combo. Oh, and the robots themselves sometimes quite funny. Their design is nice as the design in General of all characters in the game. Of course, everyone likes the main character 2B - it is the main sex symbol in the games this year. Even girls will find their favourite.

    In NieR: Automata we travel through the open world. And it is time for developers to deviate from this trend. How much can you make empty open worlds? In this game the world is moderately interesting to explore - yet it is the Earth after the disaster, but it would be possible to make it a little more alive. To overcome the large space, and animals that well, especially the animal must first lure.

    Graphics. We returned in 2007. The game doesn't look modern. For this reason, optimization should be elegant, but it is commendable. Not terrible, and thanks for that.

    We overcome this open world for the sake of interesting stories. You can even skip the side quests and only go for the main plot - nothing to lose. To the PC version, I have read the game - Yes, for the sake of this plot is to beat the game. But not once - 3 times. It is necessary that to know the WHOLE story. It's an unusual approach, but it is interesting. Under the new passage, they give you no loot and story elements.    … Expand
  48. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 18, 2017
    7
    Nier Automata
    A game that plays itself.
    Nier Automata is a 3rd person hack and slash open world action adventure rpg game where you play as android 2B accompanied by 9s and a droid This game takes place after Nier, though this is a spin off, there are nods to the past game here// but other than to appreciate those moments, playing the past games is unnecessary.. This continues the    Nier Automata
    A game that plays itself.
    Nier Automata is a 3rd person hack and slash open world action adventure rpg game where you play as android 2B accompanied by 9s and a droid
    This game takes place after Nier, though this is a spin off, there are nods to the past game here// but other than to appreciate those moments, playing the past games is unnecessary..
    This continues the human vs robot war in a post-apocalyptic open world where robots are beginning to feel emotion…
    2B and 9S have an endearing relationship here... 2B being programmed to be more calm and composed, while 9s is more emotional…
    Leads for some great moments and dialog in the game,, its just a shame theyre so few and far between because watching their growth is the best part of the game..
    The game takes around 8 hours to complete… though there are multiple endings and perspectives the game shows you if you’re interested in checking them out...
    After playing through Automata the first time though... I was fine with that ending being my final ending…
    Because unfortunately neither the story nor the world enticed me enough to want to play again
    The world is tiny, dull, colorless, lifeless, not fun to explore…
    And the entire 8 hour journey is spent revisiting all of these locations over and over…
    There were very few moments I thought wow... this game is beautiful or this section is really cool…
    It looks and feels generic throughout…
    I did enjoy the fact that the camera is constantly pulling in and out, changing game perspective, to where at times the game feels like a 2d platformer.. I just wish more was done with it than give us the typical grey and brown rusty structures to run through…
    For the most part you get a task, go to the location on the map, turn in your progress, go to a different location... fight a boss that all but maybe 2 are just spongier hack and slash battles… rinse and repeat…
    The world feels connected… but back to the point that it feels generic…
    Nothing feels like you haven’t seen it before…
    Making your journey back and forth feel like a drag…
    the combat here is fairly fun… I wouldn’t necessarily call it satisfying though…
    Not much to it other than light and heavy attacks…
    You can find new weapons in the world and upgrade them with the parts and materials you find in the world and off of robots to make the battle grind a little quicker…
    but much like the world... the combat was just there. It was good… the world is good... but again, never felt fun to me… just existing
    plus there’s a setting in the game where all you have to do is move your character... The game does the attacking for you…
    Almost turning this into a twin stick shooter hack and slash game if you want…
    I dipped my toes in both styles
    but after fighting enemies that all felt the same over and over... I actually started to prefer the autopilot mode.
    I’m sorry, I know this dislikes are coming... I’m in the minority here…
    But I don’t see the upper 8s and 9s this game is getting by everyone else
    Nier Automata has great characters in B2 and 9S...
    But the story of these robots feeling emotion is never told in an impactful way…
    the world is no fun to explore..
    the bosses feel uninspired and the combat is just there…
    This is a good game, I had fun…
    you won’t regret playing through…
    but I don’t honestly believe you’re missing anything if you choose to skip this one…
    I give Nier Automata
    a 7/10    … Expand
  49. TitaniumDragon
    Jul 31, 2017
    5
    Nier: Automata is an action-RPG/shoot ‘em up (no, really) featuring ridiculously human robots fighting an endless war against machines created by aliens, in the hopes of defending the remnants of humanity from destruction.

    Or is it? Nier: Automata is a game full of plot twists, though some are rather predictable, as well as a number of big epic moments and a lot of attempts to pull    Nier: Automata is an action-RPG/shoot ‘em up (no, really) featuring ridiculously human robots fighting an endless war against machines created by aliens, in the hopes of defending the remnants of humanity from destruction.

    Or is it?

    Nier: Automata is a game full of plot twists, though some are rather predictable, as well as a number of big epic moments and a lot of attempts to pull on the player’s heartstrings, with varying degrees of success. Featuring three protagonists and almost two-dozen joke endings, as well as a couple of real ones, this is a game which goes on well past its welcome, and then some.

    But I’m getting ahead of myself.

    As an action RPG, this game has a fairly reasonable set of mechanics on the surface – you can run around shooting at enemies with your pod, a floating machine which follows you around, or cut them up in close combat with various weapons – spears, short swords, large swords, and gauntlets. Each class of weapon has its own attack pattern, and two of the characters can wield two weapons at the same time, allowing them to combo the weapons together, while the third character has a hacking ability which causes them to play a brief shoot-em-up game to deal their opponent damage.

    Unfortunately, while these mechanics all sound well and good, it quickly becomes clear that the game doesn’t really work mechanically. The abundance of healing items means that you can pretty easily prevent your death by simply using them at will, and you get “plug-in chips” which can include various abilities to give yourself more hit points or regenerate by killing enemies, dealing damage, or simply standing around without taking damage. Given you can deal damage from range, it is pretty easy to kite most enemies around, and it is very easy to either be underleveled for the content (which makes it take a while to wear down enemies) or overlevelled (which trivializes the combat even more, though it is not actually all that hard to take down enemies even 20 levels above your own, though it is tedious to do so). There is a crafting system based on combining the plug-in chips into better versions of themselves, as well as upgrading the weapons and pods to deal more damage, and gathering the materials for such can become rather tedious, doubly so as you must upgrade all your weapons to the maximum level to face the optional (and hardest) boss in the game.

    Alas, the game’s enemy variety leaves something to be desired; there’s maybe a couple dozen kinds of enemies in the game apart from bosses, but most of them are fundamentally either “stab you in close combat” or “shoot you from range”. Most of the machine lifeforms are slow and clunky, making for pretty samey combat and making it easy to simply run around kiting them and shooting them to death while avoiding their slow projectiles. By the first time you’ve beaten the game, you will likely be tired of the normal enemies, but don’t worry – you’ll get to fight them even more later on!

    Because, you see, this game has an interesting definition of “beating” it. The first time you beat the game, it coyly encourages you to keep playing… at which point, you start the game over, except from the perspective of your sidekick character. This means that most of the content you experience will be the same, with only the beginning and end really differing, though you get even more tedious side-quests on his route (and the opportunity to finish up any you failed to finish the first time through).

    Once you beat the game the second time through, and see ending, the game ends with a screen seeming to promise a sequel… but it is not, it is actually the other two endings of the game, which you get through by playing through the game a third time, though this time, instead of replaying the first half of the game, instead you’re actually playing all-new content which you could only access by effectively playing the first half of the game twice. Joy.

    If this game was nothing but the main story, and if it cut out a lot of the RPG mechanics, it would actually be a lot more interesting – the bosses are, on the whole, of fairly interesting design, and the core story is fairly decent, even if some of the characters you’re supposed to care about feel a bit underchracterized in the anime sort of way, where they suddenly get some focus right before they die. The second half of the game focuses half on a character who previously had gotten almost no focus at all, which feels kind of weird, and while by the end you do care about her, it ends up feeling less than tight in terms of writing. I would have liked to care a lot more about a lot of the characters, but they don’t get enough screen time for it, despite the game's 50 hours of run time.

    My advice? Skip it unless you've got a lot of free time on your hands. The high points are good, but you have to wade through a lot of junk to get there.    … Expand
  50. SWERY_51
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    Ok, let's make that simple and short.

    I've just finished all the 5 main endings in about 65 hours.

    It's just the best story i ever seen in my entire life !

    Few advices :

    1/ Play this awesome game
    2/ Do NOT stop playing after the first ending
    3/ Do NOT stop playing after the second ending
    4/ Thank me later

    Your gamer life will be probalbly changed forever...
  51. mtlvmpr
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    7 hours in and I'm confident to say that I love it.
    Would probably be a 10/10 without all the problems and framerate capping.

    +Pros.
    +Platinum-lite combat
    +Interesting story
    +Good bosses

    -Cons.
    -Bad performance
    -Capped framerate
    -Maybe a bit too much empty space
  52. sain
    May 10, 2017
    10
    Just the best game last 3 years, actually mb 3-4 last years. Perfect all things : graphics, sounds, music. Glad to play this game and need to continue NIER
  53. danielmmy
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    Simply put: Masterpiece. From gameplay to story an awesome work of art and don't even get me started on the soundtrack! The only problem is with the port, but having played the game from start to finish with all main endings it did not subtracted from my experience at all and they will probably fix it eventually.
  54. Tarki
    Apr 7, 2017
    10
    just signed in to write this review. Best game ever played. story is deep as hell, soundtracks are astonishing.Especially i liked the action, with variation of weapon types you can get a combination that fits. brilliant
  55. Asguard
    Apr 25, 2017
    0
    Game doesn't work for AMD gpus stay away if you have this GPU, Square is aware of this issue but no other announcements have been made. The bug im referring to is a white screen of death that crashes your game you can hear sound but your screen goes all white and your forced to close the game this happens 10 mins in
  56. Gnawer
    Apr 23, 2017
    3
    I am rating specifically PC version quite low. The game looks interesting, but it's seriously unplayable on PC with keyboard and mouse. Camera auto-focus, typical for consoles, is super annoying for a PC game. Given all that and the lack of saves, I was not even able to complete the first mission in like 5 tries, until I switched to Easy. And then it was basically "mash a button" game.
  57. kitkat
    Apr 6, 2017
    0
    This long and still not even a mention of a patch or confirmation they are working on issues. Still can't play because of the white screen crash.

    The game could fantastic, but for 80$ their behavior, or lack of, is an embarrassing failure as far as I'm concerned.
  58. TimmyH
    May 1, 2017
    0
    This might be one of the best games to come out in the entirety of 2017, but absolutely the worst release on Steam in years for Chinese region! Square Enix has long locked the game from Asian region while serving the fanbase in western countries. And when it came to the release day for China eventually, the game sold well like hell with a price of 199 RMB, but in the wake of strong sales,This might be one of the best games to come out in the entirety of 2017, but absolutely the worst release on Steam in years for Chinese region! Square Enix has long locked the game from Asian region while serving the fanbase in western countries. And when it came to the release day for China eventually, the game sold well like hell with a price of 199 RMB, but in the wake of strong sales, SE pumped up the price to a heilish 412 RMB, which happened two hours right after the unlock in Chinese region and this new price is even higher than that of its global day-one release! If you think you're so wealthy but have no place to spare your money upon, then you're more than welcome to come to China and buy this game, because in China, the price for this one is the most expensive among all nations in the world!… Expand
  59. AresP
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    Great gameplay, Great soundtrack, Great story ... 10/10, what a game. Surely one of the best 2017 games so far, Square Enix must support the game further and release some DLCs as the story is very interesting!
  60. hakklo
    Mar 19, 2017
    9
    NOTE : I am a big fan of hack and slash games, Platinum titles especially.

    Great Game, very fun in my second playthrough right now. Characters look great, Combat is awesome and feels very impactful, as we are used to in Platinum games. Minor issue : Not as many Combos available, some weapons feel like Carbon copies of others. Visuals could have been better this game looks like its from    NOTE : I am a big fan of hack and slash games, Platinum titles especially.

    Great Game, very fun in my second playthrough right now. Characters look great, Combat is awesome and feels very impactful, as we are used to in Platinum games. Minor issue : Not as many Combos available, some weapons feel like Carbon copies of others.
    Visuals could have been better this game looks like its from 2015 not 2017, thats the one other issue i have.    … Expand
  61. eyeluvop
    Mar 18, 2017
    0
    For a game to any score from me, it needs to work as advertised. 60fps and 1080p are not features that work in the game for a huge number of people.
    Me and many of my friends had the issue where the game would render at 720p when set to fullscreen and there were really bizarre framedrops on high end systems that greatly exceed the recommended specs.
    The PC port is a mess, seems to    For a game to any score from me, it needs to work as advertised. 60fps and 1080p are not features that work in the game for a huge number of people.
    Me and many of my friends had the issue where the game would render at 720p when set to fullscreen and there were really bizarre framedrops on high end systems that greatly exceed the recommended specs.

    The PC port is a mess, seems to work for some, some choose to live with the issues, some seemingly have none, but I have yet to see any evidence from those people.

    The game itself might be good, but when it doesn't even function. It gets a zero.    … Expand
  62. tremault
    Apr 21, 2017
    2
    finished all relevant endings.
    mostly I binged this game because for the most part while I was playing, I felt like I had to keep playing to get to the meat. There were some points where I felt like I was really enjoying it and made it worthwhile to keep going. in the long run though, I really feel like the developer wasted a lot of my time. It seems like this game has so much padding    finished all relevant endings.
    mostly I binged this game because for the most part while I was playing, I felt like I had to keep playing to get to the meat. There were some points where I felt like I was really enjoying it and made it worthwhile to keep going. in the long run though, I really feel like the developer wasted a lot of my time. It seems like this game has so much padding and it's really not fair. The developer tries to be 'clever' by reusing set pieces to tell the story from a different perspective, but honestly, these different perspectives could be done in a much more fun and enjoyable game. not by forcing me to play through the entire game again. It's like a lot of the game was 'held back' for playthrough number 2, when it should have been right there in the game the first time round maybe as optional missions or as exposition. It reminds me a lot of devil may cry 4, where it required you to play the game again backwards in order to get to the end. In retrospect, I feel like I wasted a lot of my life playing this, I got too involved and it was actually quite bad for my mental health. I recommend against this.    … Expand
  63. johnsonbigboy
    Mar 17, 2020
    0
    Poor controls, boring combat. I have never disliked a game in this fast. Considering PlatinumGames other fantastic games i thought this would be a fun time with no issue. dead wrong buddy
  64. RedPyramidThing
    May 28, 2017
    0
    I would love nothing more than to give this game a positive review, but as the owner of an Nvidia 700 series card, Nier crashes every 10-20 minutes, making any attempt to actually play the game an all-round horrible experience. Square Enix have made no attempt to address this widely known issue and obviously have no interest in fixing it, having already stolen their customers money.
  65. ragnarokew
    Jun 10, 2017
    7
    First of all im skipping technical issues white screen full screen problems etc they are really big problems still not fixed but its have nothing to do with my rating.

    Pros Characters Story Soundtrack There is many reviews explains why this game is good so im not detailing pros im gonna focus criticize Cons Optimization:Sadly another failurie port for pc they should look how    First of all im skipping technical issues white screen full screen problems etc they are really big problems still not fixed but its have nothing to do with my rating.

    Pros
    Characters
    Story
    Soundtrack
    There is many reviews explains why this game is good so im not detailing pros im gonna focus criticize

    Cons

    Optimization:Sadly another failurie port for pc they should look how well gta 5 did this idk is it so hard? why there is too many failed games
    Graphics(small con): i expected better also 30fps pre-rendered cutscenes really ? cmn pc is master race dude level design is also pretty empty not that good.
    Combat: its decent hack/slash style fun to play for sure but dodge system (double tap) is cancer you cant expect good combat with fail optimization anyway.

    İ would probably rate 9 if i played well optimized version its really shame they are ruining this beautiful game with ignroing fixable problems    … Expand
  66. Orange-A
    Dec 19, 2020
    4
    Polished and with beautiful graphics, that much is for certain. However, the combat and movement are generally very frustrating for a multitude of reasons:
    1. It is clearly optimised with a controller in mind.
    2. Even when you get the hang of the controls, the combat leaves much to be desired in that it can be summarised as "bonk bonk run, bonk bonk run". 3. Sometimes it seems like the    Polished and with beautiful graphics, that much is for certain. However, the combat and movement are generally very frustrating for a multitude of reasons:
    1. It is clearly optimised with a controller in mind.
    2. Even when you get the hang of the controls, the combat leaves much to be desired in that it can be summarised as "bonk bonk run, bonk bonk run".
    3. Sometimes it seems like the only way to learn a boss's mechanics is to die to them several times, as many of said mechanics are not intuitive.
    4. Stop trying to show me 2B's panties, I don't want to see them.

    I also found the story rather uninspired, which I know is very subjective, as some find it quite interesting, but it didn't really speak to me, so it just made for some boring, albeit pretty looking, cutscenes.    … Expand
  67. ChosenOne
    Apr 6, 2017
    7
    I can't forgive such experienced studio as Platinum for graphics from 2005 - 2008, and for mediocre melee combat. But interesting setting, nice story and variability in gameplay are balancing things up. And overall this game feels really good.
  68. stavrosperi
    Mar 31, 2017
    7
    Honest review from a guy who loves challenging games,loves japanese made games and loved to death Bayonetta and it's battle system

    Graphics: 8 Technically the graphics are ps3 but the artwork is amazing and builds excellent atmosphere.The game has performance issues though and the optimization for the pc is bad.Nothing game-breaking but you will get dips below 60 fps even with high end    Honest review from a guy who loves challenging games,loves japanese made games and loved to death Bayonetta and it's battle system

    Graphics: 8 Technically the graphics are ps3 but the artwork is amazing and builds excellent atmosphere.The game has performance issues though and the optimization for the pc is bad.Nothing game-breaking but you will get dips below 60 fps even with high end cards while the graphics don't seem so demanding.Artwork>graphics so 8/10 here

    Sound: 9 The soundtrack is truly memorable,one of the best i have heard in years in a videogame and it really compliments the mysterious setting of the game.The fx sound of the game is good, could be worse could be better.Not every dialog is voice acted though.It gest a 9 mostly for the amazing soundtrack

    Gameplay: 7 Serious balancing issues for the difficulty levels.Very hard=one hit killed.That makes the different enemies irrelevant. Weather u get him by the smallest enemy or from the largest robot it's the same and it kills any purpose of having different enemies and different levels of enemies.In normal u have to try hard to get killed.the camera is bad in this game.You don't have lock on on hard and very hard and i had to move the camera far away from me because u constantly get attacked my mobs and u have to be aware of your surroundings 360 degrees.That creates another problem and that is that u can't really see the animations of the opponents when the are ready to strike.This and the fact that u always get attacked by mobs makes the combat more like hit,hit evade and repeat repetitively without really reacting to whats happening on the battle.Combat can be satisfying but it has these serious problems that truly hold it back from being great and deep.

    In conclusion i give it a 7/10 it is a game with fresh ideas, excellent setting and atmosphere,engaging story and there is some fun to be had by the combat but at the same time it is severely flawed in the battle department,difficulty imbalance and performance issues it has.I find it quite good but certainly overestimated and judging by the scores it got and from the fact that it is developed by a company that i absolutely love, i must say i am a little bit disappointed.    … Expand
  69. ChojWaBom
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    This game is pure awesomeness, combat system is great, and superfluid ( IF you are fan of DmC, MGR or even Bayonetta you cannot miss this game ) and newcomers can play it also without knowing Nier
    Nier Automata is one of the greatest game I've ever played; the story is so much engaging with a lot of hidden messages and plot twisted; open world feel great, the combat system is one of my    This game is pure awesomeness, combat system is great, and superfluid ( IF you are fan of DmC, MGR or even Bayonetta you cannot miss this game ) and newcomers can play it also without knowing Nier
    Nier Automata is one of the greatest game I've ever played; the story is so much engaging with a lot of hidden messages and plot twisted; open world feel great, the combat system is one of my favourites, you can create as many combos as you like. Also, the thing that keeps me playing for hours without getting bored are the soundtracks; I can't find any others game that has this kind of music that is so epic. The game running 2k/60fps smoothly in my PC
    Resolution fix: Download Borderless Gaming and Enjoy
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Graphic: 10/10
    Story:10/10
    Soundtrack: 11/10
    Overall: 10/10 ( If I can grade 100/10 I'm still giving it 100) best game ever
    This game by far is the greatest Yoko Taro game that I enjoyed
    I'm not recommended this game if you have a job or school, u will get addictive enough to drop all your life behind and finished it
    Best game of the year confirmed will play it again and again and again, money well spent
    GOTY Confirmed    … Expand
  70. Mandulum
    Jul 4, 2017
    9
    Five Word Review: Remarkable aRPG goodness, killer soundtrack.
    Favorite Thing: This is a great game, no doubt about it. Of all the good things the one that really blew me away was the music. When I first got to the amusement park I was wowed. Then Pascal's Village ... floored.
    Least Favorite Thing: Playthrough 2. It's necessary to get to new content (aka, playthrough 3) but the vast    Five Word Review: Remarkable aRPG goodness, killer soundtrack.
    Favorite Thing: This is a great game, no doubt about it. Of all the good things the one that really blew me away was the music. When I first got to the amusement park I was wowed. Then Pascal's Village ... floored.
    Least Favorite Thing: Playthrough 2. It's necessary to get to new content (aka, playthrough 3) but the vast majority of this playthrough is a replay.

    Date Completed: 2017-06-16
    Playtime: ~ 30h (The three main playthroughs)
    Enjoyment: 9/10
    Recommendation: If you like good games then you'll like this one.    … Expand
  71. suneater
    Apr 23, 2017
    10
    Nier is a genuine masterpiece that defies conventional expectations and design norms. While not flawless, Nier is undeniably a work of art that is greater than the sum of its parts. With a wide variety of gameplay styles, a remarkably well-written story with incredibly deep characters, and a memorable sound track complete with a proprietary language, Nier is a definite contender for GameNier is a genuine masterpiece that defies conventional expectations and design norms. While not flawless, Nier is undeniably a work of art that is greater than the sum of its parts. With a wide variety of gameplay styles, a remarkably well-written story with incredibly deep characters, and a memorable sound track complete with a proprietary language, Nier is a definite contender for Game of the Year awards.

    PlatinumGames, while not known for deep complexity in their combat systems, have still managed to form a brand for themselves in the past few years thanks to big successes such as Metal Gear Rising and Bayonetta 2. Their heavily-stylized "character action" game design fits perfectly into the anime-esque world of Nier: Automata: characters swing and throw teleporting greatswords twice their size with ease, slow down time to teleport-dodge enemy attacks, and run with an acceleration that feels like a 2-legged racing game. This also extends into the flight sequences, where you command a transforming airplane mecha with a moveset not dissimilar to your grounded counterparts. While the ground combat is even more simplistic than MGR (you can often just hold the "light attack" button [while dodging] to auto-combo normal enemies), there is such a huge variety of gameplay that you never get bored. Flight combat, hacking sequences, creative use of locked camera angles, and even mini-VNs all break up the hack 'n' slash to create what is probably the most creative mainstream "AAA" game in the past two console gens.

    It's hard to talk about how good the writing in Nier is without spoilers. To put it simply, Nier is broken into two parts, each being played across two characters. One character, who surprisingly becomes the focal point of the story, has a gradual mental health degradation which even the game's support characters make it a point to notice. Most Japanese media seems to take characters who are "supposed" to be evil and has them instantly snap under pressure, typically caused by one traumatic event like a loved one dying. This game's character goes from a happy-go-lucky straight shooter and suffers multiple depressing events that I felt affected me more than him at times. His decline into insanity isn't a simple breaking point but a good dozen hours of misery that was so well written that it became the main driving force of the story. While replaying portions of the game again as a different character can become tedious, their story line splits provide a fresh look at each character and the main story itself.

    So many great ideas and designs are incorporated into Nier: Automata that its hard to cover all of them in a simple written review. Nier frequently defies player expectations, creatively breaks the fourth wall, paints a rich sci-fi lore with excellent world-building, and leaves enough room to fill in the blanks with your imagination that I expect a fanbase similar to Undertale to crop up around it. Nier is the best game I've played since The Witcher 3 in July 2015. Hopefully it receives the attention it deserves because games like this are really once a gen masterpieces.    … Expand
  72. Potitoman
    Jun 1, 2017
    10
    I didn't know what to make of this game before I started playing. I purposely kept myself in the dark so as to not get spoilers.
    That was not necessary. No matter how much you read, watch or listening about this game, no matter how many spoilers you get, nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can prepare you for the rollercoaster ride that is Nier Automata.
    It's part RPG, part spectacle fighter    I didn't know what to make of this game before I started playing. I purposely kept myself in the dark so as to not get spoilers.
    That was not necessary. No matter how much you read, watch or listening about this game, no matter how many spoilers you get, nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can prepare you for the rollercoaster ride that is Nier Automata.
    It's part RPG, part spectacle fighter and part bullet hell, but at the same time it's none of the above.
    When people tell you that you need several playthroughs to get the entire story, it's not exactly correct. You're not finished when you're finished. Your second playthrough is not like your previous playthrough. That's all I'm saying.

    This is a sad game. That's not to say it doesn't have comedy, and it does, but the overall story is tragic and sad, and there will be parts that will break your heart, but persevere because the real ending is nothing short of magic, life affirming and thought provoking.

    This is a masterpiece. Not technically (the PC version is buggy), but an unquestionable triumph of storytelling, game design and character development.    … Expand
  73. kamhagh
    Feb 23, 2018
    5
    Supper buggy and the performance is more than unacceptable! The plot so far till my second play trough is really awful too. it's just awful so far. The music is good though! but there aren't many different tracks (it's ok though I love them anyways!)

    I think the robots look silly but oh well. Looks really lazy in terms of design. I also hate the camera sooooo much, it forces you to    Supper buggy and the performance is more than unacceptable! The plot so far till my second play trough is really awful too. it's just awful so far. The music is good though! but there aren't many different tracks (it's ok though I love them anyways!)

    I think the robots look silly but oh well. Looks really lazy in terms of design.

    I also hate the camera sooooo much, it forces you to look at 2b's underwear like a pevert all the time. I keep making the camera look at it from behind or slightly above but it keeps looking at her underwear from bottom to top. I can say that 2b is a huge waifu bait :|
    The combat is boring and when you play as the cute guy robot it gets even more insanely boring.    … Expand
  74. Irregular
    Apr 9, 2017
    10
    This is one game that everybody should play, it's a perfect storm of talent that happens so extremely seldom. Hidden under what just looks like a generic Japanese hack and slash is an incredible experience that you just have to play to be a part of.

    A clear 10.
  75. BFBLBFLL
    Jun 20, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Couldn't done this game. The combat system is dynamic, but very boring and overly obvious. The plot is good. But honestly, it's only because of the love of the Japanese android culture. Artificial intelligence is incremental, the system is targeted by the cursor on the character.… Expand
  76. Tvoi_batya
    Feb 27, 2019
    10
    This was the best game in my life. I never ever enjoyed single player game in my life this much.
  77. DreamCore
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    This is one ugly looking game. The draw distance is super low and objects are popping in right in front of your feet. The textures are made for a Playstation 2 and only update to Playstation 3 when you stand really close. I could have drawn those textures in paint myself. This definitely doesn't look like a Playstation 4 gen game, don't let fake images and videos fool you. I do like theThis is one ugly looking game. The draw distance is super low and objects are popping in right in front of your feet. The textures are made for a Playstation 2 and only update to Playstation 3 when you stand really close. I could have drawn those textures in paint myself. This definitely doesn't look like a Playstation 4 gen game, don't let fake images and videos fool you. I do like the setting/theme of of the game and even though the graphics are bad the world has a certain charm to it.

    The story this far (8 hours playtime) is nothing special. Even though most of the side quests are standard fetch quests, they all have little twists and funny dialogues so they don't feel as bland as in many other games.

    The gameplay is where the game shines however and anyone who like Bayonetta will like this as well. The constant switch between third person, top down and side scrolling feels really fresh and unique as well. The games switches from a linear robot smashing prologue to an open world MMO-like game and then to something completely different. They have done a really good job of merging different genres into one game. Bosses are well designed and I seriously don't even want to know what goes on in the head of the designers, it's messed up, but in a good way!    … Expand
  78. 0gnacy
    Mar 19, 2017
    4
    You got to like those kinds of games - turns out, I don't. You get to run a lot from one group of enemies another, they all look alike except for the bosses. Bosses are a proper challenge. Coupled with the odd save system and complex controls (a pad is a *must* - i can't imagine playing this on a keyboard) - it proved to be a boring and occasionally frustrating experience. I am not sureYou got to like those kinds of games - turns out, I don't. You get to run a lot from one group of enemies another, they all look alike except for the bosses. Bosses are a proper challenge. Coupled with the odd save system and complex controls (a pad is a *must* - i can't imagine playing this on a keyboard) - it proved to be a boring and occasionally frustrating experience. I am not sure where does all that hype come from.

    Technically it worked fine. Overclocked 5960x and GTX1080 with 950Pro SSD - quick loading times, no stuttering except in cutscenes.    … Expand
  79. gyigyo2
    May 30, 2017
    2
    Spoiler ahead. first of all i really loved NIER1 for PS3 and XBOX360 but...this game is just overhyped thats all,..
    when you reached ending E (what everyone say the true ending) that was bullsh*t how the hell everyone landed a different area when everyone was dead? inside the big Tower? that ending is more likely a badly developed "FORCED" happy ending... The game graphics is like a 2008    Spoiler ahead. first of all i really loved NIER1 for PS3 and XBOX360 but...this game is just overhyped thats all,..
    when you reached ending E (what everyone say the true ending) that was bullsh*t how the hell everyone landed a different area when everyone was dead? inside the big Tower? that ending is more likely a badly developed "FORCED" happy ending... The game graphics is like a 2008 PS3 game, the game is 51gb and 27gb full of RENDERED movie with 30fps and the game is 60fps. side quest was very boring i only finished 68% and i decided to go only and focus to the story because that was interesting! the characters was bad really bad, 2B? well its an overhyped character because she have "great "ass" thats all, i never felt sorry for her, or 9s, 9s was a BABYACED little kid, i never understand japanese people 9s was clearly in a kid body 14-15 year old and 2b is a more likely a 19-20 year old teen body why the hell they need relationship (lovers) this is just so ugly, then why not make both of it mature body like in NIER1 was (part2), or not lovers just Brothers feels. A2 was okay character the only interesting character in the game. the music? that wasnt bad at all, but nier1 music is still way better! i never understand why everybody love platinum games gameplay mechanic in nier automata have full of irritating things in combat, and gameplay,Ai is a joke i dont even want to mention that.. overall its a boring game! overhyped/ overrated as hell, NIER1 was better than this, the only interesting part of this game more or less was the story.The minigame hacking was *** irritating, i really hated it! it was like a good concept but in reallity was a bad mistake. the PC version of this game is nearly unplayable, bad frame rates on machines what can run witcher3 on ultra with nvidia hair effects.    … Expand
  80. Baronz
    Jul 1, 2017
    4
    I'm running on AMD RX580 and it crashes every 5 minutes. Graphics looks like a game from 10 years ago. Semi naked good looking female androids are the only good things of this game
  81. savegaming
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    well i can tell you al kinds of stuff why you should buy this game, but the most important thing of all is simply kickass music and a Dynamic Skirt 10/10
  82. smahlt
    Jan 19, 2020
    3
    This game is not very good. The story is not interesting at all, and apparently you need to play through it 3 times to get to the good part. I forced myself to finish ending A and it took 10 hours, and then I gave up, and I was not going to do that 2 more times. If it was fun to play, it wouldn't matter as much, but it is a snorefest button masher.

    Points for the music, interesting    This game is not very good. The story is not interesting at all, and apparently you need to play through it 3 times to get to the good part. I forced myself to finish ending A and it took 10 hours, and then I gave up, and I was not going to do that 2 more times. If it was fun to play, it wouldn't matter as much, but it is a snorefest button masher.

    Points for the music, interesting locations, and interesting concept, even if it wasn't put to good use.    … Expand
  83. TheTG
    Apr 1, 2017
    10
    One of the best game i have ever played, absolute god tier gameplay and god performance. one of the best game i have ever played in my life. Great character design and music. All hail YOKO TARO!
  84. THeGocch
    Mar 25, 2017
    10
    Nier is one of my all time favorite games, and the sequel Automata does not disappoint. I love the soundtrack, the story, and the gameplay. This is a triumph and I can only pray for more.
  85. Juanmiguelo
    May 11, 2017
    7
    Lo primero, la versión que voy a analizar es la de PC.
    Quiero empezar por lo más importante en un juego, antes que la experiencia de juego su apartado técnico y de más...
    Optimización: No es visto una tan mala en mucho tiempo, de tal punto que los usuarios han tenido que sacar su propio parche (lo cual me parece vergonzoso por parte de la empresa, en este caso Platinum Games) que en    Lo primero, la versión que voy a analizar es la de PC.
    Quiero empezar por lo más importante en un juego, antes que la experiencia de juego su apartado técnico y de más...
    Optimización: No es visto una tan mala en mucho tiempo, de tal punto que los usuarios han tenido que sacar su propio parche (lo cual me parece vergonzoso por parte de la empresa, en este caso Platinum Games) que en cierta manera mejora la experiencia de usuario. Nos enfrentaos nada más y nada menos a que el juego al ponerlo en pantalla completa automáticamente se pone en 4:3 cuando lo lógico es 16:9 y para más inri a una resolución inferior a la que tienes puestas en las opciones gráficas (las cuales son muy escasas), para que vaya a la resolución deseada y la pantalla a 16:9 tienes que poner el juego en modo ventana, algo incomprensible e incómodo a mi punto de vista ya que no te da la opción de poner el modo ventana sin bordes. Framerate decentemente estables aunque se notan ciertos tirones en zonas específicas de mapas, al haber muchas partículas en pantalla, etc. Cinemáticas capadas a 30fps (Me imagino que habrá sido para darle un toque más cinematográfico) pero que dan unos tirones que el juego se queda tiritando, personalmente creo que no le sientan bien y para colmo los subtítulos de los diálogos van retrasados respecto al sonido. El juego en ciertas ocasiones crashea y al no tener guardado automático vas a tener que volver a hacer cosas que ya habías hecho con anterioridad. No sé cómo esta empresa ha sacado el juego en estas condiciones la verdad y lo más sorprendente es que es Platinum Games que no es que estemos hablando de desconocidos.

    Jugabilidad: Resumidamente la veo simple y casual, me explico, antes de nada estamos hablando de un género Hack and Slash en el que apenas hay combos, solo tenemos 8 “Combos” posibles (Spamear X, spamear Y, mantener pulsado X, mantener pulsado Y, mientras corremos pulsar X, mientras corremos pulsar Y, en el aire pulsar X y en el aire pulsar Y.) sin time in ni combinación entre comando y comando ya que no existe en este juego cosa que me parece ridícula a diferencia de la mayoría del mismo género, también podemos esquivar con el botón RT y si lo hacemos en el momento justo seremos recompensados elevando al enemigo por los aires. Como veis para ser del genero hack and slash es bastante simple y sin variedad lo cual puede hacer monótono y repetitivo los combates, pero hay que recalcar que según las armas que llevemos equipadas tendrá diferentes animaciones y estas son bastante buenas.
    El juego también tiene toques RPG lo cual le sienta bastante bien, nuestro personaje 2B (de la que hablaremos después.) ira adquiriendo experiencia según venzamos enemigos y completando misiones y se ara cada vez más fuerte, a esto le sumamos que disponemos de unos chips de ampliación (que iremos consiguiendo comprado a mercaderes, repartidos por el mapa o venciendo a enemigos) que mejoraran la capacidad física de nuestra protagonista que iremos añadiendo a nuestra barra según la ampliemos comprándosela a los distintos mercaderes que hay repartidos por el mapa.
    Una cosa que me ha sorprendido mucho de este juego es que en distintas zonas del mapa o según por donde estemos pasando la cámara cambiara de una vista en tercera persona a una vista a un juego bit em up o a una vista desde arriba. Me a parecido muy interesante y la verdad es que funciona bastante bien.
    El mapa se siente vacío y la verdad, no dan ganas de explorarlo y es muy monótono. Este se separa en varias zonas, por ejemplo tenemos la ciudad en ruinas del principio del juego y el desierto. Las zonas se diferencian mucho entre ellas.
    La banda sonora del juego es bastante buena y hace bastante acto de presencia lo cual me parece muy positivo pero solo le veo una pega, al pasar por diferentes zonas del mapa cambia y no se molestan ni tan siquiera en hacer un fundido para pasar de una canción a otra y esta cambia de repente, lo cual contrasta mucho y pierde encanto.

    Personajes: Nuestra protagonista es un androide femenino llamado 2b y tendremos una acompañante llamada 9s. Los dos tienen grandes diseños y muy bien planteados al igual que su universo pos apocalíptico y bien estructurado. La dirección de arte en ese aspecto es magnífica.
    Los enemigos no tienen un gran diseño y son simplones y siempre ejecutan los mismos ataques una y otra vez, pero los enemigos finales dan gloria con ataques muy variados y se hacen combates espectaculares y muy disfrutables.

    Conclusión: Estamos ante un hack and slash con toques de rpg simplón y casual pero que si te engancha la historia (no la he mencionado porque creo que es mejor descubrirla en primera persona) y te atrapa su universo es disfrutable. (Recomiendo jugarlo en consolas ya que en pc el juego se cae a trozos.)    … Expand
  86. Sebamond
    Mar 27, 2017
    4
    Copied from my Steam review:

    I got some hours playing and not finished the game. I'll try to make it simple and short for whoever will read this, with my pros and cons: + Beautiful music + Good playability and nice (and fast) combats + Nice butt (XD) - No skill tree, so you lvl up and can't do a s**t with that, it just add status to your character - Locked at 60 fps and still    Copied from my Steam review:

    I got some hours playing and not finished the game. I'll try to make it simple and short for whoever will read this, with my pros and cons:

    + Beautiful music
    + Good playability and nice (and fast) combats
    + Nice butt (XD)

    - No skill tree, so you lvl up and can't do a s**t with that, it just add status to your character
    - Locked at 60 fps and still horrible stuttering when moving around the map or in combat
    - The worst point is that after some hours of gameplay the game starts getting boring, repetitive, and with no skill tree I lose motivation for killing machines
    - Secondary missions are (again) repetitive and simple
    - Graphics are simply not good, there are tons of games with 5+ years old and they look much better, and the colors in this game are bad

    So, maybe it's a good game for people that's new in this kind of game or PC gaming (mainly for the fps cap and graphics, oh and the frame drops) but not for other people, especially when a game gets boring, because It is the opposite of what you are looking for in a game.

    Note that you can upgrade your weapons and add chips to your body, improving status and getting some abilities, but even then I feel like I was playing the same battles again and again. Just my point of view.    … Expand
  87. OrionHamake
    Oct 1, 2017
    0
    This game is awesome but I definitely can not give more than 0/10 in this platform because it is near impossible to play. The game always crashing every 1 hour gameplay. If that's not enough, it's just poorly optimized, you can not even put it in full hd without using mods, because the only thing the game does by default is to stretch the screen. The camera of the game was still designedThis game is awesome but I definitely can not give more than 0/10 in this platform because it is near impossible to play. The game always crashing every 1 hour gameplay. If that's not enough, it's just poorly optimized, you can not even put it in full hd without using mods, because the only thing the game does by default is to stretch the screen. The camera of the game was still designed to play with a joystick and was not adapted to the keyboard and mouse, which means that you will pass anger while trying to control the character.

    The producers does not create patches for the game, even though it sells more than 600,000 copies in steam. If you have a ps4 buy it, but if you are only a pc gamer run away from this game, you will be throwing money and patience in the trash.    … Expand
  88. xXxJigSaw
    Jan 21, 2018
    0
    Piece of **** game, crashes every 5 minutes, not even an autosave for the trouble. screw you square Enix!!
  89. Robo_Steve
    Apr 23, 2017
    0
    At the time of this review, I cannot play the game. There is a known graphics issue where the game crashes and must be restarted. This issue, combined with no in-menu save function, has prevented me from getting out of the prologue. I am running this game on a relatively high-end rig and have tried all known solutions. I would strongly discourage anyone from supporting this game until thisAt the time of this review, I cannot play the game. There is a known graphics issue where the game crashes and must be restarted. This issue, combined with no in-menu save function, has prevented me from getting out of the prologue. I am running this game on a relatively high-end rig and have tried all known solutions. I would strongly discourage anyone from supporting this game until this issue is fixed.… Expand
  90. Kharnivore2099
    Mar 24, 2021
    2
    This may be one of the worst games I have played in quite a while, it's an utterly tragic affair. It tries really hard to blend rpg, platforming and shmup elements into some cohesive story rich experience, which is comendable...but it simply stumbles and smashes it's face at every step.

    The "platforming" sections are marred by awful camera function and instill a massive sense of    This may be one of the worst games I have played in quite a while, it's an utterly tragic affair. It tries really hard to blend rpg, platforming and shmup elements into some cohesive story rich experience, which is comendable...but it simply stumbles and smashes it's face at every step.

    The "platforming" sections are marred by awful camera function and instill a massive sense of pointlessness. The exploration is a waste of time in the empty, boring world, which can take an age to traverse at times. The general combat is tedious and repetitive, with next to no satisfying payoff at any point. Shmup patterns and controls feel amateuring at best, leaving anyone with any experience in the genre bored to tears or laughing out of despair.

    The only redeeming factor is the soundtrack, which is just wonderful. It's just a sad fate for the composer, that their talent and hard work is forver attached to this sad excuse for a game. How anyone is giving this 5-6/10 is confusing enough, seeing the 10's on display is just outright hilarious. Quite telling that they often never say what is actually good about it and just call it a masterpiece.

    Avoid like the plague, or just watch a longplay and play anything else. You'll have served your time better in the long run.    … Expand
  91. tarcom
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 最高のゲームはこの世の中にはないが、それに近しいゲームはある。
    これもまたその作品の一つで、個人的にはシステム面を除けばとてもいいゲームだったといえる。

    欠点はシステム面と少しの過大表現といったところだろうか。
    システム面は最適化不足にだったのにReleaseをし、推奨スペックでも1080p(FHD)60fspを出力することができなかったことや、原因不明のエラーが起きるためクライアントごと落とされる。
    オートセーブも無いことも欠点の一部ではあるがゲームの世界観にマッチしていたため個人的には逆にいい方向に働いたと思っている。だが、この謎のエラーとのコンビネーションは最悪だ。
    エラーが落ちればまた最初からになってしまうためおちおち長いことPlayはできない。

    過大表現の部分はオープンワールドゲームと謳っているが、FF15のように見えない壁で行けないところがある。とても残念な表現方法だ。もう少し工夫ができたのではないだろうかと思ってしまった。

    それ以外を除けばとても最高のゲームに匹敵する。
    音楽、キャラクターデザイン、キャラクターモーション、世界観、ストーリーなどは昨今の中では頭一つ抜けている作品だった。

    アップデートにてもっとBrushUPしてくれることを願っている。    … Expand
  92. DanielPeled
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would have given this game a 10 even if the gameplay wasn't great, because I enjoy all of Yoko Taro's stories. The gameplay is pretty satisfying for most of the game however, and slightly underwhelming when playing as 9S. However the soundtrack, the songs, and the plot are great. It would be a bit better I think if they left some major plot points less ambiguous, but I guess that's Yoko Taro for you.
    The bad thing is the ending section with the credits needs to be easier offline. I am pretty good at bullet hell games, but for the ps4 controller it was hard for me to navigate the last scene. I had to go onto multiplayer. Collapse    … Expand
  93. GenioGege
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    I'll try making it spoiler free and as "review-y" as possible, though this game is not easy to treat like any other game.
    NieR: Automata's PC porting has not been one of the best, though it didn't affect my experience (note that I have a very high end PC).
    Graphics are not outstanding, but I've never seen any Japanese developer caring for realistic graphics, so shove off    I'll try making it spoiler free and as "review-y" as possible, though this game is not easy to treat like any other game.
    NieR: Automata's PC porting has not been one of the best, though it didn't affect my experience (note that I have a very high end PC).
    Graphics are not outstanding, but I've never seen any Japanese developer caring for realistic graphics, so shove off graphic-complainers.
    The gameplay is fluid, fast and really enjoyable, with different mechanics and it's really challenging, especially at the very beginning.
    But now let's talk about the reason I personally love this game: the story. I mean, the storytelling is amazing, and it is only the mask of a deeper, hidden meaning and moral that shows itself only after a few hours and becomes more consistent and influencing as the plot progresses. Yoko Taro gave his characters, machines and androids, who should be emotionless "dummies", the capacity to evolve, to experience sensations, to investigate the meaning of life and of death. I won't go further to avoid spoilers, but I think this game, if fully understood, is easily Game of The Year due to the perfect combination of a great storytelling with high levels of deepness, outstanding gameplay and also a great soundtrack, placed to perfectly fit the situations and giving the scenes a moving atmosphere at times.
    Give it a try, it'll change how you see the world!    … Expand
  94. hierax
    May 22, 2017
    6
    I dont get the Hype. I waited for the first price drop to 66% until i bought it. Still not worth the money. Its an okay console port. The graphics are ok, but nothing special. The world looks empty and sterile. The game itself is a 3rd Person Action/Slayer wit RPG elements. Smaller parts of the game are played as a side scroller or as a top-down 2d shooter. That concept is fun, supportetI dont get the Hype. I waited for the first price drop to 66% until i bought it. Still not worth the money. Its an okay console port. The graphics are ok, but nothing special. The world looks empty and sterile. The game itself is a 3rd Person Action/Slayer wit RPG elements. Smaller parts of the game are played as a side scroller or as a top-down 2d shooter. That concept is fun, supportet by the good camera work. The controls are horrible on PC. The well known console port disaster. Please play it with a controller to have more fun. The sound and music is in good quality, the music annoyed me after some time because of its style. The fights are fun, you got some "Oh my god" Moments when giant Bossmonsters enter the fight.
    Storytelling is good so far. I think its just not 100% my genre and got some minor flaws. Dont buy it full price, maybe for 30-40$, if you are a fan of games like Nier. Watch some gameplay trailers to get a look at the gameplay.    … Expand
  95. eldumloido
    Apr 7, 2017
    5
    Bad port of good game. Can be enhanced with mods to be great but no game should require mods to be playable. Without mods 5/10 with mods 9/10. ah more characters? Okey what should I write about.... hummm... Oh I have enough characters now? good.
  96. prince_warhero
    Apr 7, 2017
    10
    I want to say something but I dono what to ... 2B, 9S, A2 .. this game will be in my memory forever as a melancholy ..I learned a lot from this game... Best game i have played.., there is simply nothing other like this game.. I do not want to say any more.. a word to those who haven't finished the game yet, enjoy every moment of it..

    Pros : - Great fluid and seamless combat - Mind    I want to say something but I dono what to ... 2B, 9S, A2 .. this game will be in my memory forever as a melancholy ..I learned a lot from this game... Best game i have played.., there is simply nothing other like this game.. I do not want to say any more.. a word to those who haven't finished the game yet, enjoy every moment of it..

    Pros :
    - Great fluid and seamless combat
    - Mind blowing music (best soundtrack in video game history)
    - A simple plot turned to be a very complex one laid through multiple endings
    - Great game design with 2D,3D everything combined well
    - The concept/theme of game is great, some of the characters are very memorable
    - Skill progression system in form of chips is unique and offers lot of playstyle combined with the large amount of weapons available

    Cons:
    - Few side quests are boring
    - Have to use Borderless window software to go fullscreen properly
    - Discrepancy between standard and hard difficulty

    The thing is non of these cons are major enough affect your experience of the game.. After playing for a while you won't even notice any of these issues, since the game is so engaging. At the end of the game you are left with the amazing feeling and lot of sad emotions . This is simple a masterpiece and has become one of my most favorite games of all time.    … Expand
  97. PurplePoodlez
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    To start off this review I believe it to be of note that this is my first time ever experiencing a Platinum game. With that being said I must say I was very much impressed with this game. Nier Automata is a game that takes place in the distant future where you take the role of a character named 2b and fight through a seemingly endless wave of "mindless" robots to complete your mission.To start off this review I believe it to be of note that this is my first time ever experiencing a Platinum game. With that being said I must say I was very much impressed with this game. Nier Automata is a game that takes place in the distant future where you take the role of a character named 2b and fight through a seemingly endless wave of "mindless" robots to complete your mission.

    The story in Nier Automata isn't one your likely to forget anytime soon as it plays out similarly to something straight out of an anime. While you may like anime this type or story telling leads to some cliche character personality and behavior making my personal experience a little less enjoyable. Even so throughout the whole game i never once felt bored of the characters, yes they maybe a little cliche but its handled very well through great voice acting and seemingly perfect soundtrack execution. Throughout my experience with the story I can say that Nier provides a great sense of direction and gives a peculiar sense of wonder as you hope to discover a deeper truth as to why the machines on earth are acting the way they do.

    Game play feels very solid and smooth and gives a great sense of accomplishment when taking down a hard boss. Though combat is buttery smooth I feel like there too much to spam instead of having well timed dodges I found myself just kinda spamming the dodge button while being attacked by a boss or a handful of enemies. My problems with the combat is that even after 12+ hrs of game play i still find spam to be the most effective way to dodge and counter attack my enemies. Nier Automata's combat mechanics pulls straight from the books of a dark souls game, be it this game is more forgiving through your skill and upgrades, once you die you will lose them unless you go back to your body and retrieve your skill chips. This death system made me feel like I actually had something to lose if I died and provided me some great incentive to not just Rambo and die, but think about my next attack and if I should be saving my missile salvo for the next wave or use it now. Nier Automata's combat in game play I can say has given my the most fun I have had in gaming in awhile

    Other things to note would be the performance of this game and how the PC port doesn't seem to run smoothly and needs more optimization

    in conclusion I can confidently say that if you are not planing on picking Nier Automata up for your PC/console in the future that your are doing yourself a disservice    … Expand
  98. SABlister
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    Nier: Automata is a great game with a wonderful story and extremely enjoyable and varied gameplay. From very hard hitting emotion notes to some great humor the story very often leaves you guessing at what's next and providing one of, if not the most heartfelt ending sequence in recent memory. This doesn't make it perfect, it has some technical issues and the start could turn some playersNier: Automata is a great game with a wonderful story and extremely enjoyable and varied gameplay. From very hard hitting emotion notes to some great humor the story very often leaves you guessing at what's next and providing one of, if not the most heartfelt ending sequence in recent memory. This doesn't make it perfect, it has some technical issues and the start could turn some players off by lacking save functions for the first 25 to 45 minutes depending on fast you rush through the first section. But the downsides pale in comparison to how many amazing elements this game has in every aspect.… Expand
  99. Miles96
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simply a great game, in the early hours I felt very excited and happy, but as I went through the story things changed, the emotion turned into intrigue, and happiness in distress, getting to the point where I feared move along. To avoid spoilers I will say that only playing about 7 hours you do not know anything about the game.
    A masterpiece, with one surprise after another 10/10 *
    * Leaving aside optimization problems, obviously.    … Expand
  100. PilTheGrimm
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    There is only one thing to come at my mind : Awesome, a F*ckin awesome game. First, the story behind this game is amazing and you need to do the game 3 times to have the full story don't stop after the first run REALLY (The runs are differents). Music is an A+ and graphics are wonderful, not so pushed but wonderful. If you're a real gamer your will be seriously amaze by this masterpiece.There is only one thing to come at my mind : Awesome, a F*ckin awesome game. First, the story behind this game is amazing and you need to do the game 3 times to have the full story don't stop after the first run REALLY (The runs are differents). Music is an A+ and graphics are wonderful, not so pushed but wonderful. If you're a real gamer your will be seriously amaze by this masterpiece. Long time I didn't play a game that gave me that feeling. I'm an hardcore gamer (Dark souls series and everything hard) this game on hard mode have been such a wonderful challenge. There is 5 real ends to this game so don't stop after the first one you'll not understand the story... you really need to do the A, B, C, D and E ends to understand. C,D and E are available after the third run and you can do them in about an hour. Game of the year...… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. PC PowerPlay
    May 11, 2017
    90
    Sometimes frustrating but always compelling, Nier: Automata is a wondrous and strange experience that could only ever be a game. [Issue#261, p.60]
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 10, 2017
    91
    This unusual action game set in an offbeat world created by Taro Yoko is a treasure trove of pleasant surprises. It's not often that we meet such a stylish, offbeat, memorable game.
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  3. IGN Spain
    Apr 5, 2017
    70
    There is no doubt that Nier Automata is a great game, but the PC version does not do it justice. A new case of a shameless port for PC.
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