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NieR: Automata

PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6

2017•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 33 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramafantasyscience fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical hack-and-slash game that is expansive, original and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

88 / 100

1,608 ratings

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About This Game

NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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. The Council of Humanity organizes a resistance of android soldiers in an effort to take back their planet. To break the deadlock, the Resistance deploys a new unit of android infantry: YoRHa . In the forsaken wasteland below, the war between the machines and the androids rages on. A war that is soon to unveil the long-forgotten truth of this world...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaFantasyScience fictionRobots/ai/spaceComplex relationshipFighting evilSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Post-apocalypticSwordFast pacedRobotsAndroidsAlternate costumesUpgradeable weaponsPlot twist

Where to play

Details

Developers: PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6
Publisher: Square Enix
Released: 23 February 2017
Series: Drakengard
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Side view, Text
Time to beat: 22h rushed, 33h normally, 77h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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