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  1. Aug 27, 2019
    4
    A veces se pierde uno en las misiones, la tonalidad le hace ver monocromático . Que no se pueda jugar a 4K es decepcionante
  2. 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.
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  3. Aug 29, 2021
    4
    Extremely overrated game that people defend for any cost just not to admit that this is another fanservice anime, which only meaning of existence is to be the basis for countless porn SFMs. It would be better if the whole game was visual novel solely concentrated on pretentios plot and 2B's arse , but instead we have dull repetitive half-slasher half-RPG game with drab quests and primitiveExtremely overrated game that people defend for any cost just not to admit that this is another fanservice anime, which only meaning of existence is to be the basis for countless porn SFMs. It would be better if the whole game was visual novel solely concentrated on pretentios plot and 2B's arse , but instead we have dull repetitive half-slasher half-RPG game with drab quests and primitive core mechanics (most of the encounters you'll have to overcome by just spamming the attack button). All characters are empty and utterly boring. Graphics stuck in PS3 era, when the first part came out.
    Music is decent though.
    Concentrated trash 4/10
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  4. Dec 20, 2021
    4
    This game is so repetitive. I memorized the entire game's map after playing 5 hours and you have to play at least 20 hours to finish it, I thought I was gonna puke when I saw Resistance Camp for 178th time. Combat i so boring. This game is a slasher but you can't even do combos like in normal slashers, you just have light and heavy attacks, that's all. You play as an andriod but devsThis game is so repetitive. I memorized the entire game's map after playing 5 hours and you have to play at least 20 hours to finish it, I thought I was gonna puke when I saw Resistance Camp for 178th time. Combat i so boring. This game is a slasher but you can't even do combos like in normal slashers, you just have light and heavy attacks, that's all. You play as an andriod but devs didn't even bother to give you some fun abilities to play with. When playing as 9S you don't even have heavy attacks they gave him hacking ability instead, you press a button and a hacking minigame starts and those are so f annoying. I think this game is the biggest gaming disappointment in my life. If not for the weebs who rate this 10/10 because you play as a nice looking female android this game would never even have green rating, it's as repetitive as Mafia III. Expand
  5. Oct 13, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. square enix products used to driving player mad. I know its style ,I had suffer enough . Bahamut Lagoon, Tactics Ogre,Life Is Strange, Romance Saga,DRAG-ON DRAGOON . somehow the game think their are justice on the righteous side , they they are not . a bad ending continue a much more bloody worse one .
    this game excellently make me realize that I am lack of tolerance, it is my fault I accepted .
    it was seduce. it is real desire I want so much to destroy every androids , all of them ,I haven't kill enough .I just hate them whatever they are friendly or not.
    I played seriously at early beginning , flirt with 9S is fine , until I dislike their charm . the different between old robot and androids is appearance . I decide to make 2B become suicide terrorist, a copy robot whatever I don't care .. then press "B" she undress the skirt , that really got me crazy.I was expecting a nuclear bomb which can destroy a giant titan . I lost . I active AutoBatlle let them play themselves while I watching videos , they finish the fight I move to another places , everything become meaningless . the weapon level no use at all ,items and money totally only buff monotonous number . this game is meaningless . me myself meaningless too .I remember ,fighting Adan or Eva the Autobattle system will be disable . waste my time anger bust again .
    this game got me sick , one of the worst game experience .I was ill and took mental medicines that time . just please , give me a choice to kill NPC and friendly . this should not decided by game designers, this is up to players. I can destroy robots NPC as wish as I want . but I can't kill android at will . if I insist refusing hurt any friendly androids , I shall decide to joint them , only the red eyes don't attack red eyes .
    no freedom . I am protesting . the desire to kill is so strong . square enix symbol of pain , they don't consider my feeling . so many times there obviously have two big different way . and always square enix let me no choice . game over or continue the unacceptable ending .
    one sure thing shall praise Square Enix have good sense of music .
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  6. 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.
  7. 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.
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  8. Mar 29, 2018
    3
    Bad combat system, same type enemies, bad graphicrs and atrstyle.Good music and story,but you need to play 30 hours to understand and its like press "E" 30 hours to begin reading 451 fahrenheit. Good marketing and Weeaboo's overhype made this game popular
  9. Mar 12, 2019
    3
    NieR: Automata is a clunky and miserable experience. While I was barely captured by its graphical quality, everything else about the game is stitched together horrifically. Random, nonsensical game and RPG mechanics are strewn about wildly in the most frustrating and obtrusive way possible, never adding anything to the already braincell-killing core mechanical gameplay loop. Furthermore,NieR: Automata is a clunky and miserable experience. While I was barely captured by its graphical quality, everything else about the game is stitched together horrifically. Random, nonsensical game and RPG mechanics are strewn about wildly in the most frustrating and obtrusive way possible, never adding anything to the already braincell-killing core mechanical gameplay loop. Furthermore, once you get past the game's stunning beauty, it quickly degenerates into an ugly, meaningless story which tries very hard to be subtle/profound while rehashing absolutely dull ideas in a tasteless, brutish manner. I deeply regret spending as much time as I did on this game, mindlessly walking towards quest markers in a pseudo-open world and pressing the "X" button on my controller again, desperately waiting for the game to fulfill on a promise of becoming meaningful or engaging at any point. That point never came. Unless you like staring at the high budget low quality 3d models, this isn't worth your time. Expand
  10. Apr 13, 2021
    3
    High potential but terrible design. I struggled with camera controls, combat gameplay (double-tap-dodge? Seriously?), and weirdly pixelated graphics. I had to stop playing the game to not get annoyed anymore. This is an overhyped game.

    Pros: -Great story -Good characters -Fine dialogues -Nice models -Amazing music Cons: -Camera control is terrible -Combat with less control
    High potential but terrible design. I struggled with camera controls, combat gameplay (double-tap-dodge? Seriously?), and weirdly pixelated graphics. I had to stop playing the game to not get annoyed anymore. This is an overhyped game.

    Pros:
    -Great story
    -Good characters
    -Fine dialogues
    -Nice models
    -Amazing music

    Cons:
    -Camera control is terrible
    -Combat with less control
    -Graphic issues: 60 fps but not smooth, pixelated graphics and edges. (This is just making my eyes bleed.)
    -Bad UI. Can't even tell what kind of map I have.
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  11. 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.
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  12. 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.
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  13. 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.
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  14. Nov 4, 2018
    2
    Let's be clear here, It's not a Port, it's a blatant Emulation.
    OK, now about the game, it's empty...
    Game is just Autotarget Clicker, with Graphics, that looks like games from 2009 and Optimization, that will make this game run worse, than Witcher 3 with Chrome running in background. Controls are bad even for Controller, but as they promoted this game on market: "PC Keyboard+Mouse
    Let's be clear here, It's not a Port, it's a blatant Emulation.
    OK, now about the game, it's empty...
    Game is just Autotarget Clicker, with Graphics, that looks like games from 2009 and Optimization, that will make this game run worse, than Witcher 3 with Chrome running in background.
    Controls are bad even for Controller, but as they promoted this game on market: "PC Keyboard+Mouse support" < **** game do not have any PC support, you just can Emulate it on PC and to be honest this (Emulation and Port) are very different things.
    Enemies, one of the most boring and monotonous enemies in gaming history I think.
    World is also boring and very empty.
    I see only one reason to play this game: Teen Panties...
    So, if you are a pervert and you love curved and monotonous games on PC, which should be played just with Controller, then you will enjoy this game, but if you prefer good HnS games, that have proper Camera+Aim controls, good Visuals, Optimization and not sexy asses of teen boys and girls, if you love games with various, interesting and fun enemies, if you love games with interesting and properly filled word(s), then better stay away from this garbage.
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  15. Jun 13, 2018
    2
    My experience with NieR: Automata on PC has been mostly negative. First, I couldn't set it to fullscreen (it kept reverting to windowed), then it crashed after 15 minutes. After lowering the settings to 720p, I was able to play the prologue. When I got to the first boss, I was insta-killed despite playing on Easy mode, and because there are no save points at all in the first 45 minutes, IMy experience with NieR: Automata on PC has been mostly negative. First, I couldn't set it to fullscreen (it kept reverting to windowed), then it crashed after 15 minutes. After lowering the settings to 720p, I was able to play the prologue. When I got to the first boss, I was insta-killed despite playing on Easy mode, and because there are no save points at all in the first 45 minutes, I had to replay from the beginning, which is just annoying. 2/10 Expand
  16. Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The game was overrated . It has a lot of disadvantages :
    Not a big world that you can run in 5-8 minutes .
    Total 4 types of weapons . Few game mechanics . Uncomfortable the linear flow . With the inability to even run around the world without a task . There is simply nothing to do in the game after a complete pass . Price . Game landscape, with design and filling with a strong
    The game was overrated . It has a lot of disadvantages :
    Not a big world that you can run in 5-8 minutes .
    Total 4 types of weapons .
    Few game mechanics .
    Uncomfortable the linear flow .
    With the inability to even run around the world without a task .
    There is simply nothing to do in the game after a complete pass .
    Price .
    Game landscape, with design and filling with a strong sense of isolation .
    The developers refused to support the game and fix problems with bugs .
    Textures , no matter what anyone says, but they are terrible .

    I can not say that it is terrible , but I can definitely say that it looks raw and unfinished with this overrated quality .
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  17. Aug 24, 2020
    2
    This game has some extremely frustrating points that made me drop it and here are some examples:
    -One of the first quest depends on a RNG drop and the game don't tell you that, I wasted a lot of time trying to find the item then I looked into a guide and discovered that I had to reload the game to respawn the enemies.
    -I died on the main quest because the character was locked looking at
    This game has some extremely frustrating points that made me drop it and here are some examples:
    -One of the first quest depends on a RNG drop and the game don't tell you that, I wasted a lot of time trying to find the item then I looked into a guide and discovered that I had to reload the game to respawn the enemies.
    -I died on the main quest because the character was locked looking at the scenario because of a side quest, the game locked me in position while enemies beat me to death.
    -The personalization of chips isn't satisfactory at all.
    -There is too much walking in the game.
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  18. Apr 9, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product. Expand
  19. Mar 21, 2021
    1
    Dont buy! Two reasons:
    1: You need to be lucky for your specs being able to handle without problems.
    2: Square Enix.
    A new version is coming out and i doubt they will respect old users enough to give the update for free.
  20. Feb 7, 2022
    1
    For PC gamers, it's not promising anything except sexy panties. That why poor console players engorgement with these kind of games. They are really poor for real gaming quality in consoles. Real games are builds for PC not for consoles. As an old console players I've spoken.
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. Mar 18, 2017
    0
    Many excuses can be made for the games crashes and it's severe graphical problems such as poor, inconsistent framerates, but there is not excuse for making the Keyboard controls so poor and less customizable than those of the controller.
  24. 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.
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  25. 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
  26. 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.
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  27. Jul 28, 2017
    0
    "you may not turn off Voices because reasons , even EA and Ubisoft dont do BS on this level , the gameplay is dull af basically just a 60 € Touhou and then the Characters make Tidus and Hope Estheim look like the most loveable Characters ever

    i honestly am more sick of this game after 3 Hours than some other games after over 100 , i regret wasting my money
  28. Mar 22, 2017
    0
    Characters Model:8 (Pretty good, lacks a bit of color on the enemies, all mate shines)
    Characters Personality: 3 (the commander has a bit so +1)
    Gameplay: 7 (quite good but invisible walls takes 2 points off) Enemies: 10 (they are mostly perfect) Quests: 7 (good enough) Level Up/ Items:6 (Level up is good, items are not relevant) Enviroment interaction: 0 (doesnt have) History:
    Characters Model:8 (Pretty good, lacks a bit of color on the enemies, all mate shines)
    Characters Personality: 3 (the commander has a bit so +1)

    Gameplay: 7 (quite good but invisible walls takes 2 points off)
    Enemies: 10 (they are mostly perfect)
    Quests: 7 (good enough)
    Level Up/ Items:6 (Level up is good, items are not relevant)
    Enviroment interaction: 0 (doesnt have)

    History: 3 (just 2 androids killing, dying and blood. Pascal gets +3 to this)
    Human History: 1 (Your commander tells you, no cinematics or photos)
    Alien History: 1 (Just a cinematic of dead aliens)
    Choice/non-linear development: 1 (just ending cinematics)

    Moral/censorship: 0 (it doesnt have censorship, neither sexual or blood)

    So i give it a 4, but the price...
    Price: 60 euros for an unfinished game that should worth 20)
    I give it a 2
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  29. Jan 21, 2018
    0
    Piece of **** game, crashes every 5 minutes, not even an autosave for the trouble. screw you square Enix!!
  30. Aug 27, 2017
    0
    Do not believe the 10/10 reviews, most of them are made by 1 review accounts.... It seems japanese discovered the secret of guerilla marketing and flood the internet with bogus "word of mouth".

    Nier automata is an overrated mess of a game. Its story might, just might appeal to 12 year old anime lovers, but for the rest of us is a waste of time. The gameplay is boring as well.
    Do not believe the 10/10 reviews, most of them are made by 1 review accounts.... It seems japanese discovered the secret of guerilla marketing and flood the internet with bogus "word of mouth".

    Nier automata is an overrated mess of a game. Its story might, just might appeal to 12 year old anime lovers, but for the rest of us is a waste of time. The gameplay is boring as well. Graphically it is nothing special. And the PC port is abysmal.

    All in all, a mediocre game. I am giving it a 0 to counter the Square Enix employees.
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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. 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]
  2. 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.
  3. 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.