NieR: Automata - Become as Gods Edition

 Xbox One
User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 821 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 742 out of 821
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 821
  3. Negative: 43 out of 821

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  1. B-Bog
    Jan 3, 2022
    0
    Are you f**king kidding me??? I die to the first boss within a matter of seconds because I don't immediately figure out how to dodge his attacks, and now I'm back in the f**king MAIN MENU and have to START THE WHOLE GAME OVER AGAIN??! Not even being able to skip the goddamn cutscenes?! Is this supposed to be some kind of dumb meta-joke?

    Your game can be as good as it wants, if you don't    Are you f**king kidding me??? I die to the first boss within a matter of seconds because I don't immediately figure out how to dodge his attacks, and now I'm back in the f**king MAIN MENU and have to START THE WHOLE GAME OVER AGAIN??! Not even being able to skip the goddamn cutscenes?! Is this supposed to be some kind of dumb meta-joke?

    Your game can be as good as it wants, if you don't have the basic common sense to put a checkpoint before a boss-fight in the BABY TUTORIAL MISSION where the player is just figuring out how to play your f**king game (which is also way more difficult than it needs to be, since your game is dogs**t at explaining stuff), I'm not interested in playing it. I don't have infinite time to spare on nonsense like this. F**k this s**t. Glad I didn't spend money on this but just downloaded it off Game Pass.    … Expand
  2. asmyshlyaev177
    Dec 26, 2018
    0
    No save until first boss killed and can't skip many intros. Need wait and pass easy parts again. Annoying.
  3. cableguy3333
    May 3, 2019
    1
    Totaly stitched up with this games high marks. It's basicaly a game from the 1980's with better graphics. First you can only save a game at end of each level but I only completed the first level which was very long and tedious. You are greeted with an old skool shoot em up that the graphics actually look like it was made in the 1980's, unlike games of the 80's you have no lives and have toTotaly stitched up with this games high marks. It's basicaly a game from the 1980's with better graphics. First you can only save a game at end of each level but I only completed the first level which was very long and tedious. You are greeted with an old skool shoot em up that the graphics actually look like it was made in the 1980's, unlike games of the 80's you have no lives and have to start over if you die ( although it's not exactly difficult ) which is painful as you then have to wait for it to load again ( not sure why it takes so long ) after that it puts you in a kind of table top view of your character fighting robots still not hard and after that a type of 2d platformer which is still not hard ( give me me super mario bros on the snes all day long over this please ) anyway inbetween the tedious combat of just holding down the trigger and pointing you then get plenty of running through sections with nothing happening ( yawn fest ). The only good thing about this game is the main character you play which is actually drawn nice. The game is technically 3d but nearly always plays as 2D apart from the boss fight which again was a tedius long drawn out affair. Sorry to anyone who likes this game but to me it was incredibly boring and rivals Fallout 76 for how bad it is. You would probably be better off watching a film than playing this, it's not really a game… Expand
  4. Fooberz
    Jun 30, 2018
    1
    I thought i was getting an RPG? I didnt, i got a ridiculously difficult twin-stick shooter. Dodging doesn't even work, the enemies still hit you. Typical JRPG crap. Waste of money.
  5. tdebug
    Mar 9, 2023
    0
    This is a game for jrpg and souls lovers. Complex with a very weird and limited saving system. There is literally no save option in the beginning of the game at all. What is it you wanted to achieve by this - to annoy players? Well, congrats, you did.
  6. 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
  7. neomoonsevin
    Feb 24, 2023
    4
    i dont like the graphics it looks like a ps3 game and outdated not much i like about this game it hasnt actually reeled me in then i found out u can kill yaself by accident losing everything u worked hard to get omg that was it i havent been back since stupid idea for a stupid looking game
  8. HarriTeal
    Aug 5, 2022
    1
    This game sucks complete dick, you play as a sex offender holding an controller remote which controls a female in the game. I give it one point for Chris because I like him and he likes it. You have to be cringe and unbased to like this.

Awards & Rankings

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#6 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
12
#12 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
23
#23 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Aug 18, 2018
    90
    Excellent combat executed with stylish flair. A must have for action game fans. [Sept 2018, p.90]
  2. TheXboxHub
    Aug 17, 2018
    70
    Nier: Automata Become As Gods Edition has a very deep and thoughtful story, but it requires a lot of time before you get down to it.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Aug 1, 2018
    100
    XBox One owners have no excuse to miss out on this game. It is one of the best examples of video games as a medium of entertainment and needs to be played by every person possible. I cannot stress enough how important this game is, or how good it is.
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