NieR: Automata - The End of YoRHa Edition

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  • Summary: NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is the Nintendo Switch™ version of NieR:Automata, an award-winning post-apocalyptic action RPG that has achieved deep-rooted popularity around the world. The distant future… Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type ofNieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is the Nintendo Switch™ version of NieR:Automata, an award-winning post-apocalyptic action RPG that has achieved deep-rooted popularity around the world. The distant future… Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as “machine lifeforms.” In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon. As 2B, a member of the newly organized android military force YoRHa, players will immerse themselves in a ferocious battle to take back the planet.

    Experience a captivating story that goes beyond simple entertainment, inspiring a wide array of emotions as it unfolds through genre blending action in a beautifully desolate open world.

    This product includes the content of the "3C3C1D119440927" DLC.*
    Three types of colosseums are included, and three types of costumes based on characters from the related title, NieR Replicant, can be obtained as rewards.

    *To enjoy this content you will need to have progressed a certain way into the main story of the game. There are also some scenes during the progression of the main game scenario in which this content cannot be accessed.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. NintendoWorldReport
    Oct 3, 2022
    100
    NieR Automata is one of my favorite games ever made. I was nervous about how it would hold up on Switch, especially given how troublesome its PC port was at launch, and I am incredibly happy to have been wrong to worry. This might be the best third-party Switch port I’ve ever played, which makes it incredibly easy to recommend this game to anyone who has never played it before. There are simply no two ways about it: NieR Automata was a triumph of design in 2017, and it is a triumph of porting big games to Switch in 2022.
  2. Launcher (The Washington Post)
    Oct 10, 2022
    95
    Modestly priced at $40, Nier: Automata offers dozens of hours of content in a port that sees sensible compromise (blurrier textures, a capped framerate) while retaining what makes the experience an opera of spectacle and mood. Its launch this week further strengthens the deep quality of the Nintendo Switch’s growing library, and it is immediately one of the best titles you could own on the platform.
  3. God is a Geek
    Sep 30, 2022
    90
    NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is brilliant: it's still essential, still bonkers. Play this game.
  4. PC Games
    Nov 6, 2022
    90
    Even the weakest version of Nier: Automata is an unforgettable, mindblowing experience you absolutely shouldn’t miss. Play it on one of the other platforms, if you can, as the 30 FPS lock makes the extremely dynamic action feel a bit sluggish, but if you play exclusively on Switch, you’re getting a well-made port of one of the best and unique games the last console generation had to offer.
  5. Impulsegamer
    Oct 19, 2022
    88
    The Nier Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition is an excellent port of a fantastic game. If you're a Switch owner who was previously unable to play this gem of the game, now is your time to check it out.
  6. Nintenduo
    Oct 3, 2022
    86
    Nier: Automata on Nintendo Switch is another miracle of optimization that brings a great sci-fi adventure to the portable format in an outstanding way. DLC additions or motion controls don't make an excellent game any better.
  7. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 3, 2022
    70
    One step back for the gorgeous Nier Automata on the Nintendo Switch . The game is still entertaining but the equation 720p/1080p + 30fps doesn't give the best result. The “portability factor” adds something, but not enough to convince those who already played the game on other platforms.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 55
  3. Negative: 3 out of 55
  1. iandizion713
    Oct 25, 2022
    10
    This is one of the most amazing games of all time. Thank you so much Nintendo, you are the best in whole wide world.
  2. Elias373
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    The best port ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  4. Plinfi_King
    Jul 26, 2023
    10
    A great game, with good gameplay and a great story. I would really recommend this game to everyone, but there are some slight issues in dockedA great game, with good gameplay and a great story. I would really recommend this game to everyone, but there are some slight issues in docked mode sometimes the performance gets a bit worse and I encountered a clip through walls glitch that is easy to perform, but it generally works really smoothly. And at last I don’t know if that’s a me thing but the game feels a bit like semi open world Bayonetta with a sword, I think that’s a bit of wasted potential, but since the Bayonetta gameplay is great I don’t mind it. The main story also ends abruptly, but the story is finished in the postgame. It is a great game that I recommend for everyone.… Expand
  5. Retroplayer1987
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    Excelente port a 30 fps super estables, se ve increiblemente bien , tiene todo el contenido de las versiones anteriores y unos pocosExcelente port a 30 fps super estables, se ve increiblemente bien , tiene todo el contenido de las versiones anteriores y unos pocos añadidos.. Debes pensar que esto es una switch y es una tabletita, muy alejada de lo enorme y pobremente diseñada que puede ser una Play. No hagas caso a los comentarios negativos en rojo son solo piperos que no tienen a nada que jugar. En fin, a disfrutar!… Expand
  6. GameforGamers
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    i played this masterpiece on the PS4 before, but when i played this switch port i enjoyed the game even more, they really managed to createi played this masterpiece on the PS4 before, but when i played this switch port i enjoyed the game even more, they really managed to create the impossible port and they managed to make it a perfect one, so it's a 10 out of 10 for me.… Expand
  7. dharma
    Oct 7, 2022
    9
    A surprisingly great port, courtesy of Virtuous yet again. What they did here is mind boggling, reducing a 50Gb game into 10.5Gb and creatingA surprisingly great port, courtesy of Virtuous yet again. What they did here is mind boggling, reducing a 50Gb game into 10.5Gb and creating a seamless experience in comparison to its bigger cousins. Nier: Automata is always been a classic and one of the best console game of the last generation, but alas, I have never really completed through all of its endings. By going portable, I can simply go through it at my own pace, and it is a brilliant game that should be played by Switch owners everywhere.… Expand
  8. renanfischer
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    Don't waste yours hours with this trash. I am stuck in the B route because of a bug that does not allow me to progress, and I have spentDon't waste yours hours with this trash. I am stuck in the B route because of a bug that does not allow me to progress, and I have spent already 20+ hours.… Expand

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