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Nier: Automata

March 07, 2023

Nier: Automata[b] is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It is a sequel to Nier (2010), itself a spin-off of and sequel to the Drakengard series. Nier: Automata was originally released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam, and an Xbox One port published the following year. A Nintendo Switch port was released in 2022.

Nier: Automata
Developer(s)PlatinumGames[a]
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Director(s)Yoko Taro
Producer(s)
  • Eijiro Nishimura
  • Yosuke Saito
Designer(s)
  • Takahisa Taura
  • Isao Negishi
Programmer(s)Ryo Onishi
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
  • Yoko Taro
  • Hana Kikuchi
  • Yoshiho Akabane
Composer(s)
SeriesDrakengard
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 4
  • JP: February 23, 2017
  • NA: March 7, 2017
  • PAL: March 10, 2017
Windows
  • WW: March 17, 2017
Xbox One
  • WW: June 26, 2018
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: October 6, 2022
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Nier: Automata is set during a proxy war between alien-created Machines and human-crafted androids, focusing on the actions of combat android 2B, scanner android 9S, and rogue prototype A2. The story requires multiple playthroughs, with each playthrough revealing new story elements. The gameplay combines role-playing elements with action-based hack-and-slash combat. It also includes gameplay from other video game genres, with elements varying from shoot 'em up to text adventure.

Production began in 2014, with series creator Yoko Taro, producer Yosuke Saito, and lead composer Keiichi Okabe reprising their roles in Nier. Akihiko Yoshida, known for his work in the Final Fantasy series, led character design. The goal was to make a sequel game that would be faithful to Nier while improving the combat system. Because the project was new to PlatinumGames, its staff faced multiple challenges when developing the gameplay and open-world environment. The story, which was written by Yoko, explores themes of finding value in life and the reasons people kill.

Nier: Automata was announced at E3 2015; it received stage plays and novels expanding its narrative, and both downloadable content (DLC) and crossovers with other games were issued after its release. The game was localized by 8-4, translators of Nier. Critics praised the game's story, themes, gameplay, and music; but drew criticism for some visual and technical problems. The PC release drew a mixed response due to technical issues that were not officially addressed until 2021. Sales surpassed expectations and as of November 2022, the game had shipped seven million copies worldwide.

Gameplay

 
Main character 2B in combat with machine enemies

Nier: Automata is an action role-playing game (ARPG) in which players explore an open world. In addition to standard navigation on foot, the game features scenarios with flying mech battles, as well as a special item that can summon wild animals to ride.[1][2] Non-playable characters (NPCs) found throughout the world offer quest objectives, and shops in hub locations sell various items, including consumables that recover health.[2]

Combat uses a real-time action-based hack and slash system, using both light and heavy attacks and combining them into different combination attacks. The player can also evade incoming attacks, gaining invulnerability or counterattack bonuses based on timing. The player is assisted by a flying "Pod" robot which launches customizable ranged attacks varying from simple gunfire to heavy-hitting hammer attacks.[1][3] The first protagonist 2B alternates between two weapons, the second protagonist 9S combines light attacks with hacking into enemies, and the final protagonist A2 can sacrifice health to briefly boost her attack power.[4] There are four classes of weapons available; short swords, long swords, bracers, and spears. Attacks with different weapon types can be charged and launched for increased damage.[1][3]

Players earn experience points through combat, increasing their health, defense, and attack power.[1] Character customization is handled through attribute-changing items called chips. Chips can alter the HUD, add new abilities, and grant status buffs to the player characters. The number of chips that can be installed at any one time is limited to the number of slots a character has. Chips can either be purchased at shops or collected from defeated enemies.[2][5] If the player character dies, they respawn at their previous save point. The player character can then find their original body and either attempt to repair it or retrieve items and experience from it to gain a bonus. If the repair attempt is successful, the body is resurrected as a temporary ally, but if the attempt is unsuccessful, it becomes an enemy the player can fight.[1] With online features enabled, the bodies of other players can also be retrieved or revived where they died.[6][7]

At certain points, the gameplay changes to reflect different video game genres, such as shoot 'em up and text adventure segments; many of these are indicated by a shift from the normal third-person perspective to a top-down or side-scrolling view.[3][6][8] Some areas also include platforming elements, requiring the player to jump between platforms or over obstacles.[2] Automata has 26 different endings; five main endings lettered A to E, and 21 additional endings lettered F through Z. These additional endings, which act as game over events, are triggered by performing certain actions, failing to progress the narrative, or losing certain battles.[9]

Synopsis

Setting and characters

Nier: Automata, which shares the post-apocalyptic setting of Nier, takes place thousands of years after the original game's events.[10][11] The Nier fictional universe exists in an alternative timeline within the Drakengard series.[10] While carrying over the Drakengard tradition of a dark atmosphere and branching storylines, there is no direct narrative connection between Nier: Automata and the rest of the series.[10][12][13] The story is set in 11945 AD, and revolves around a proxy war between the human-made androids and an invading army of Machines from another world.[14][15] Though they lack emotions and true names, each android has a distinct personality.[14][15][16] The "YoRHa" android forces are commanded from the Bunker, a reconnaissance base that orbits Earth. Fending off the Machines, the YoRHA forces fight alongside pre-YoRHa Earth androids known as the Resistance.[17]

The game's initial protagonist is 2B (short for "YoRHa No. 2 Type B"), a YoRHa combat android whose main traits are her calm and composure.[14][15][16] 2B is accompanied by 9S (short for YoRHa No.9 Type S), a male "scanner" reconnaissance android who displays more emotion than other YoRHa units. The game later introduces another player character named A2, an obsolete attack android who often acts alone.[16] The androids are supported by Pod 042 and Pod 153, floating, box-like robots that act as ranged weapons.[11][17] The game's primary antagonists are Adam and Eve, twin controllers of the Machine Network; and the Red Girls, a construct within the Machine Network. Other characters include the Commander, YoRHa's top officer; the resistance leader Anemone; Pascal, a machine who dislikes conflict and wishes for peace; Devola and Popola, early androids who suffer discrimination from the actions of their model series; and the original Nier character Emil, who has lost his memories in the intervening years after the original game.[5][11][17]

Plot

The story of Nier: Automata is told across multiple playthroughs and alternating character perspectives.[11] The first and second playthroughs follow the respective viewpoints of 2B and 9S during the latest android strikes against the Machines. After opening a route for future missions, they are sent to clear machine threats for Anemone's Resistance forces. During their missions, 2B and 9S discover the Machines are exploring human societies and concepts. The two work with a pacifist machine group led by Pascal; they battle Adam and Eve, physical manifestations of the Machine Network who reveal their creators were destroyed centuries ago.[q 1] 2B and 9S also encounter A2, a rogue YoRHa android. Adam is killed by 2B after he captures 9S. During his recuperation, 9S discovers a glitch in YoRHa's servers when syncing himself and 2B, and learns humanity was extinct long before the alien invasion. Humanity's last remnant is a Moon-based server holding their genetic remains. YoRHa perpetuates the myth of their survival to maintain morale and give androids a "god" to fight for.[q 2] With Adam dead, Eve goes mad with grief and drives connected Machines into a frenzy. 2B and 9S kill Eve, but 9S becomes infected with Eve's logic virus, forcing 2B to kill him. 9S's consciousness survives within the local Machine Network.

The third playthrough begins as YoRHa launches a full-scale invasion. A logic virus attack, which is enabled by the glitch 9S previously discovered, corrupts every YoRHa unit except 2B and the restored 9S.[q 3] 2B and 9S are separated in the aftermath, and 2B is infected with the logic virus. A2 discovers 2B, who asks her to take her place. An ignorant 9S sees A2 mercy-killing 2B and swears revenge on her. Simultaneously, a tower created by the Machines rises from the land, separating the two before they can fight. A fortnight later, the perspective splits between A2 and 9S. A2, the survivor of a test run for YoRHa, begins empathising with the Machines; she witnesses the destruction of Pascal's village, then the village's "children" committing suicide out of fear when they are attacked again. Pascal begs A2 to either wipe his memory or kill him; A2 can perform either task or leave him. An increasingly unbalanced 9S investigates the tower's resource-gathering platforms, fighting Machine remnants and learning the tower is designed to launch a missile at the Moon server. Devola and Popola sacrifice themselves to open the tower, with 9S and A2 both entering. During these events and the two's final confrontation, the two learn that YoRHa was designed to lose and to perpetuate the myth of humanity, and that the Red Girls in the Machine Network are using YoRHa to further their evolution; each side has trapped the other in an eternal cycle of war.[q 4] A2 further learns that 2B's real designation was "2E", an "executioner" unit assigned to repeatedly kill 9S whenever he discovers the truth about humanity, and that 9S was aware of this.[q 5]

9S—now insane and infected with the logic virus—challenges A2 to a fight, prompting the player to choose a character.[q 6] If A2 is picked, she saves 9S and sacrifices herself to destroy the tower. If 9S is chosen, the two androids kill each other; in his final moments, he is offered the option of joining with the now-peaceful Machine Network, as the tower has changed its function to launch an ark containing the Machine memories to find a new world.[q 7] Once both of these endings are unlocked, Pods 042 and 153 defy their orders to delete YoRHa's data, prompting the player to destroy the credits in a shoot 'em up section. Despite the possibility that 2B, 9S and A2 will repeat events, the Pods have faith they will forge a new future for themselves.[q 8] The player is then given the option to sacrifice their save data to help other players.[18]

Returning characters Emil, and Devola and Popola have separate optional story arcs. Devola and Popola were ostracized and programmed to feel endless guilt after their model series caused humanity's extinction in Nier. They stay at the Resistance camp doing the riskier jobs, and aid the YoRHa androids until helping 9S at the tower. Emil lost his memories due to copying himself to fight the aliens. A group of those copies, gone mad from losing their sense of self, act as a secret boss battle. After the current character wins the fight, Emil dies after remembering his now-dead friends.[q 9]

Development

After the release of Nier, director Yoko Taro and Square Enix producer Yosuke Saito wanted to create a sequel. Saito spoke to assistant producer Yuki Yokoyama, who was unwilling due to low sales of Nier.[19] After the positive fan reception of Nier, however, both Square Enix and the lead staff who worked on the original game were willing to continue the Nier intellectual property (IP) but wanted to create a better, more-action-oriented gameplay experience. They contacted PlatinumGames, which had developed a reputation for high-quality action games such as Bayonetta (2009) and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2013).[12][20] The two companies agreed to collaborate on the sequel, provided Yoko would be its director and that he would be present to help with production. The latter condition required Yoko to move from Tokyo to Osaka, where PlatinumGames was located.[19] Although Yoko was initially uneasy about the collaboration, he became confident in PlatinumGames due to their excitement to work on a Nier game, and their promise to remain faithful to the original game.[13] Designer Takahisa Taura also joined the team due to his long-time desire to create a Nier sequel.[21] PlatinumGames handled primary development of the game while Square Enix supported the project with additional staff and sound design.[22]

Initially, Yoko said they planned to build a FarmVille (2009)-inspired game for mobile platforms or the PlayStation Vita. The team instead shifted development to the PlayStation 4.[10][23] Saito and Eijiro Nishimura co-produced the project.[24] Development began in 2014, and included six months of pre-production.[10][20][25] At first, the relationship between Yoko and PlatinumGames staff was fraught, mainly because Yoko's freelance status led to different daily schedules. To reduce the scheduling conflicts, the team organized a system of "free time" where Yoko would be available to work.[26] The team studied feedback from both fans and critical reviews of Nier, and concluded they would need to improve the gameplay, graphics, and character designs. They also carried over aspects of Nier that were well-received, such as the game's music and complex story.[27] PlatinumGames did most of the development at its offices in Osaka and Tokyo, and was supported by outside staff such as Yoko.[21]

Scenario and themes

 
The narrative of Nier: Automata references numerous famous philosophers and names some Machine characters after them; cited examples are Simone de Beauvoir (left) and Jean-Paul Sartre (centre).[28]

Yoko was the primary scenario writer.[27] This script took the most work of all his games to date, and while the story only experienced minor changes through development, it was delivered nearly five months late.[29] Yoko was supported by sub-writers Yoshiho Akabane from the company Highestar,[24] and Hana Kikuchi, who worked on Nier and Drakengard 3 (2013).[24][30] When creating Nier: Automata's story, Yoko was hesitant about adding Devola and Popola due to their role in the original game but he later decided to include them.[31] According to Yoko, while the scenario of Nier is "wet" in its emotional content, he wanted Nier: Automata to have a "dry" narrative about confronting prejudice and unfairness in the world.[32] He also wanted to leave more room for the player to interpret the story, feeling he had gone too far when humanizing the antagonists of Nier, and decided to strike a different balance in the sequel.[26][33] According to Saito, a lot of time and effort went into creating the story and character interactions so they would match those of Nier.[18][34]

As with the original Nier, multiple endings were created, but the conditions for reaching them were not as stringent as the first game.[34] Yoko's desire was to make the game's conclusion happy, which prompted scepticism from other staff members.[12] The happy ending from Yoko's perspective was the fifth and final ending, which he only created after the character motivations logically led him to the concept. The final ending featured a shooting sequence where the player fought their way through the closing credits, which symbolized the characters breaking out of a known system to find the hope of a new future.[18] The team also included the option for player to sacrifice their save data to aid other random players in the closing credit sequence, a mechanic similar to that of the original Nier.[18] This ability for players to help each other was inspired a Coca-Cola campaign, where drink machines in India were connected via livestream to machines in Pakistan, encouraging the two peoples to overcome their political rivalry. The campaign made a strong impression on Yoko, who adapted the idea into in-game messages of encouragement from players across the world.[35]

The team defined the game's central theme as "agaku", a Japanese word meaning "to struggle out of a bad situation".[36] Saito also said the story is about love, which he felt was unusual for a story about robots, which are typically written as non-emotional.[34] Yoko used the androids' and Machines' reverence for the long-extinct humanity to show how people's sense of self and worth is necessarily founded on belief in something else. The negative influence of human history on the factions reflect Yoko's views on people continuing to fight and create boundaries between themselves despite their advancement.[37] A recurring element in Yoko's earlier work is his examination of reasons people kill and the impact of killing on others—this stems from his observation of people coming to enjoy killing enemies in games, which suggested to him something is wrong or missing inside them.[38] Yoko said the narrative's darkness reflects the inherent darkness of reality.[22] The narrative references numerous influential philosophers and thinkers, with Machine characters taking notable names such as supporting character Pascal (Blaise Pascal), boss character Simone (Simone de Beauvoir), and NPC Jean-Paul (Jean-Paul Sartre).[28][39] Yoko used books by Will Buckingham and Nigel Benson, which explain philosophy and psychology in understandable language, as a reference for the narrative.[28]

Art and game design

Nier: Automata was Taura's first role-playing game (RPG), with his prior experience focused on action game development.[13][21] Taura managed the action-combat system and designer Isao Negishi created the RPG elements.[40] According to Negishi and lead programmer Ryo Onishi, creating a game that was faithful to Nier was difficult and required a change from the style of their earlier titles.[40] For the combat system, the team took the systems used in Nier and blended in elements from other titles by PlatinumGames. Taura's main design goal was to improve the combat system over that of the original and weave it into the story.[13][21] The basic battle system was completed in two months, then expanded and adjusted during development.[41] While designing the game's RPG elements, the staff at PlatinumGames were partially inspired by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015), including the high standard of its sidequests.[23] The sections of Nier: Automata in which the perspective shifts to a side-scrolling perspective were inspired by the Castlevania series, of which Taura was a fan. For the final boss battle in which the player chooses between 9S and A2, the developers considered removing character abilities based on their choice but decided against it.[26]

To make Nier: Automata beginner-friendly, the perspective was designed to automatically assume "comfortable" angles during combat.[41] Also to this end, the developers included mechanics that would allow both casual and experienced action gamers to enjoy the game.[42] It was the studio's first attempt at an open world; while its previous titles had used a story-driven linear structure, Nier: Automata has large environments that are linked with seamless transitions. Negishi noted the lower concentration of enemies in the world compared to those of earlier PlatinumGame titles, a necessity due to the game's open nature. By including fewer enemies, the team gave players the opportunity to "enjoy the still beauty of the game's desolate world". The developers based the shooting elements on bullet hell games, and decided combat should include multiple camera perspectives.[40][42] The plug-in chips are an updated version of the Words used in Nier, and are themed around the premise of androids. The developers also suggested including multiplayer modes but this suggestion was not developed beyond the concept phase.[26]

Using feedback about the game's original character designs, Akihiko Yoshida was engaged as main character designer.[10] Saito originally wanted to bring back D.K, the character designer of Nier, but D.K had broken his elbow and was unable to draw, so he recommended Yoshida for the post.[22] The developers thought Yoshida would be too busy to contribute, but he was willing to join the project due to fans of Nier working at his company, CyDesignation. Yoshida joined the company later in the character design process, so Taro gave him a general guideline of sleek designs with black as the dominant color.[10][12] PlatinumGames staff had difficulty making the character models seem "alive" due to their mechanical nature.[42][43] Unlike Nier, which has two different protagonist designs for different markets, the team committed to a high-quality JRPG character design that would be consistent across regions.[13][27] According to staff, Yoshida's art design ensured a consistent aesthetic for the characters.[40] The Commander, Adam, and Eve were designed by Yuya Nagai.[44] Square Enix artist Toshiyuki Itahana redesigned Devola and Popola.[45] Concept art for the game's enemies was handled by Hisayoshi Kijima, while Kazuma Koda, Yasuyuki Kaji, and Shohei Kameoka made the environmental artwork in collaboration with Yoko. The developers worked to build settings that would resemble real-world places players would visit.[42][43]

Music and sound design

Main article: Music of Nier

Composer Keiichi Okabe, who worked on both Nier and Drakengard 3, worked on Nier: Automata as lead composer with other members of his studio band Monaca; Keigo Hoashi, Kuniyuki Takahashi, and Kakeru Ishihama.[27][46][47] The score, which was influenced by classical music, recalls elements of Nier such as that game's sense of melancholy. Whereas Nier is built around grasslands and villages, Nier: Automata includes a more mechanical and brutal environment, which is reflected in the musical score. Okabe created a score with a more-open world in mind, composing songs that segue into each other depending on situation and environment. The music was balanced using the digital audio workstation (DAW) Pro Tools.[46]

Emi Evans provided vocals for the soundtrack, as she had done for Nier's soundtrack. Shotaro Seo provided additional male vocals.[46][48] Nami Nakagawa, Evans, and J'Nique Nicole formed a three-part chorus for some of the music, including the game's boss theme.[46] Several songs from the Nier soundtrack were adapted for Nier: Automata.[49] Different versions of the theme song "Weight of the World" were performed by Nicole, Evans and Marina Kawano.[46][50] The final ending's version had the development team performing the chorus.[33]

Masato Shindo was the game's sound designer. Creating an echo effect was difficult due to the scale of the open world; Shindo designed a system that would manage echoes in real time, depending on the player's surroundings.[43] Sound was implemented by Masami Ueda; it was a greater amount of work than he had experienced on previous projects. Ueda's previous encounters and good working relationship with Okabe helped the smooth implementation of the game's sound.[42]

The soundtrack album of Nier: Automata was released on March 29, 2017.[47] The first-print copies of the soundtrack include an additional sixteen-track album subtitled Hacking Tracks that contains musical variations for hacking segments.[51]

Localization

The company 8-4, which had localized Nier, also localized the English-language version of Nier: Automata.[52] According to Yoko, 8-4 changed elements of the script for each region because some of the concepts in the Japanese script are difficult to understand if directly translated. The aim was to create a script that would appeal to players around the world.[53] Because 8-4 had worked with Yoko on Nier and Drakengard 3, they were familiar with his writing style and found it easy to ask for clarification during translation.[54] 8-4's biggest challenge was translating the android dialogue, as it was difficult to balance their purported emotionlessness with their highly emotional relationships and distinct personalities. While 9S was already written to be more emotive in Japanese, 2B had to be rewritten so she appears "droll" rather than emotionless in English.[52]

The development team had notes about how to write each character; for example 9S would speak about things at length while 2B would be crisper. The team also made decisions around using regional accents to altering voice types. A cited instance of the latter was changing a character's high-pitched child voice to a more mature one to avoid annoyance to players. The team researched the game's philosophical themes to avoid mistakes in their writing.[52] When the estate of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre objected to the use of his name in the game, the character Sartre was renamed Jean-Paul in releases outside Japan.[28] Cup of Tea Productions, which had worked on both Nier and Drakengard 3, handled English dubbing.[55]

Release

In January 2014, after the release of Drakengard 3, Yoko expressed an interest in making a second spin-off from the Drakengard series but did not specify whether it would be related to Nier.[56] In December of that year, he confirmed he was working on a new game but did not reveal more details.[57] Nier: Automata was first announced at Square Enix's press conference at E3 2015 under the provisional title Nier New Project, with staff later confirming it was 10% complete.[58][20] At the 2015 Paris Games Week trade show, Square Enix announced the game's official title and a provisional release date, and showed a gameplay trailer.[14] Square Enix worked with Japanese rock band Amazarashi, lead singer Hiromu Akita was a fan of Nier, to produce a promotional song called "Inochi ni Fusawashii", which was inspired by the game's world. Yoko supervised the music video for "Inochi ni Fusawashii".[59]

Yoko originally wanted to call the game "Nier: Android" but Square Enix rejected that title due to a possible trademark conflict with Google's Android operating system.[60] In trailers, the events surrounding 2B's fate and A2 replacing her in the story were obscured by using A2's early-game model for some footage when she is short-haired in-game.[33] To mitigate competition, the team decided to delay Nier: Automata until late-2016 or early 2017, which also allowed the team more time to refine the game.[61] Yoko appreciated having more time for the team to finish the game.[33]

Nier: Automata was released in Japan on February 23, 2017, coming in both standard editions and a Black Box Collector's Edition.[62][63] The PS4 version was released in North America on March 7; and in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on March 10.[64][65] It also had a limited Day One edition, and a version of the Black Box Collector's Edition.[66] The game was notably review-bombed in April 2017 by Chinese players demanding a translation of the game to Chinese.[67]

Ports and additional content

Nier: Automata was released for Windows personal computers (PCs) through Steam on March 17, 2017.[68][69] Both Square Enix and PlatinumGames were concerned about potential piracy of the PC version, which was expected to delay its release.[70] In response to unaddressed graphical and performance issues with the port, an unofficial patch was created by fans.[71][72] An official patch correcting these issues was released in July 2021.[73] Saito stated that the release of a version for Xbox One was being considered,[74] but later said it would not be developed due to low Xbox hardware sales in Japan and the wish to focus on a single console.[75] An Xbox One version was later released worldwide on June 26, 2018; this version was subtitled Become as Gods Edition,[76][77] with QLOC porting this version to Windows for the Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass on March 18, 2021.[78]

A Nintendo Switch port was released on October 6, 2022.[79] Saito requested a Switch port to celebrate of the game's fifth anniversary after being impressed by Astral Chain (2019), which Taura directed.[41][80] The port's developer Virtuos wanted to preserve as much of the game as possible but capped the frame rate at 30 fps and made a racing-based side quest less difficult.[81] Saito was comfortable with the reduced frame rate due to Astral Chain's combat working at that frame rate.[41] Sound compression was a challenge; the team optimized the sound and graphics engine to allow the highest-quality transfer onto the Switch's less-powerful hardware. The game's developers made scene-by-scene comparisons to ensure the final product was as close as possible to the other console versions.[81] At Yoko's request, more costumes and items were included, some themed after the mobile game Nier Reincarnation. The port's subtitle references the game's final ending.[41]

A downloadable content (DLC) pack titled 3C3C1D119440927 was released on May 2, 2017; it includes additional costumes and accessories based on Nier, aesthetic hair-customization options, new battle colosseums, and boss fights with Square Enix and PlatinumGames presidents Yosuke Matsuda and Kenichi Sato.[82] The content was unlocked in-game from the chapter-selection screen, and requires data saved from a completed playthrough.[83] The DLC was included in the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch releases,[76][79] and in the Game of the YoRHa Edition, which was released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows on February 26, 2019.[72][84]

Reception

The original PS4 release of Nier: Automata received "generally favorable reviews" on review aggregator Metacritic based on 101 critic reviews.[85] The PC version also received favorable reviews based on 12 reviews.[86] The Xbox One version received "universal acclaim", earning a score of 90 from 30 reviews.[87] The Switch port also garnered favorable reviews, earning a score of 89 based on 34 reviews.[88]

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave Nier: Automata a near-perfect score, lauding most aspects of it including the themes and gameplay.[98] Janine Hawkins of Polygon lauded the game's sense of scale and willingness to make players feel small.[97] Nintendo World Report's Matthew Zawodniak, giving the game a perfect score, described it as one of the best games ever made due to its narrative and gameplay design.[95] Mollie Patterson, writing for Electronic Gaming Monthly, praised it as a highly enjoyable experience, both as a player and reviewer.[4] Destructoid's Chris Carter lauded the title as a competent blend of action game and RPG.[6] GamesRadar+'s Sam Prell was enthusiastic about the game's narrative, blend of gameplay genres, and overall quality.[93] Sullivan called Nier: Automata "a crazy, beautiful, and highly entertaining journey full of nutty ideas and awesome gameplay".[8]

Miguel Concepcion of GameSpot praised most of the game's elements, referring to its gameplay as "the closest thing there is to a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance".[92] Matulef called Nier: Automata "the most captivating game I've played in ages" despite rough edges.[89] Thomas Whitehead, writing for Nintendo Life, was positive about its presentation and design but noted some gameplay elements did not work as expected and lack depth.[94] Game Informer reviewer Joe Juba wrote a lot of enjoyable elements in the game's narrative and gameplay are obscured by confusing or obtuse mechanics.[91] PC Gamer's Andy Kelly was positive about the game but criticized the PC port for its graphical and technical issues at release.[96]

The story and narrative themes were met with acclaim,[89][91][92][96][98] though some reviewers found its pacing and presentation lacking.[4][8][93] Both Meghan Sullivan of IGN and Eurogamer's Jeffrey Matulef found it difficult to relate to the android protagonists.[8][89] Reviewers generally enjoyed the gameplay, but several critics felt that the combat lacked depth compared to previous PlatinumGames titles.[6][8][92][93][96][97] The game's visuals were generally praised[8][89][92][98] despite comments regarding occasional poor environment quality or visual spectacle.[91][96] Recurring complaints arose from technical issues such as graphical pop-in, frame-rate drops, and long loading times.[8][89][98] The game's music received unanimous acclaim.[6][8][91][92][93][97][98] The Switch version was named as one of the best third-party ports to the system, despite reviewers noting some expected performance issues and downgraded graphics.[92][94][95]

Sales

Nier: Automata sold over 198,500 copies during its first week of release in Japan, peaking at number one in the charts and significantly exceeding sales of Nier in 2010.[99][100] In April 2017, Nier: Automata was reported to have sold over 500,000 copies in Japan and Asia, including both physical shipments and downloads.[101] According to the NPD Group report for March 2017, the game reached ninth place in overall sales and sixth place in the PS4 chart.[102] In the United Kingdom, the game debuted at number six in the general software chart.[103] By May 2017, sales of the game's physical and download versions on PS4 and PC had reached 1.5 million copies. The majority of sales during that period came from overseas, and its success came as a surprise compared to the low sales of Nier.[104] By May 2019, Nier: Automata had reached worldwide shipments of four million copies,[105] with an additional 500,000 units selling by March 2020; the latter was attributed to steady sales of the "Game of the YoRHa" edition.[106] Nier: Automata greatly exceeded Square Enix's sales expectations, and made them consider Nier as a franchise.[107] PlatinumGames cited the strong sales, in addition to the positive critical reception, as saving the company and renewing interest in their products after several disappointing game releases.[108][109] As of November 2022, all versions of Nier: Automata have shipped over seven million copies worldwide.[110]

Accolades

Accolades received by Nier Automata
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 35th Annual Golden Joystick Awards Best Storytelling Nominated [111]
PlayStation Game of the Year Nominated
The Game Awards 2017 Best Score/Music Won [112]
Best Narrative Nominated
Best Role Playing Game Nominated
NAVGTR Camera Direction in a Game Engine Won [113]
Original Dramatic Score, Franchise Won
Game of the Year Nominated
Game Design, Franchise Nominated
Character Design Nominated
Writing in a Drama Nominated
Japan Game Awards Games of the Year Division - Award for Excellence Won [114]
2018
British Academy Games Awards Game Design Nominated [115]
Game Innovation Nominated
D.I.C.E. Awards Role Playing Game of the Year Won [116]
SXSW Gaming Awards Excellence in Technical Achievement Won [117]
Excellence in Musical Score Won
Game Developers Choice Awards Game of the Year Nominated [118]
Audience Award Won
Best Audio Nominated
Best Design Nominated
36th Annual Golden Joystick Awards Games of the Year Division - Award for Excellence Nominated [119]

Additional media

During Nier: Automata's six-month pre-production period, Yoko created a musical stage play called YoRHa, which was performed in 2014.[120] Set in the same universe as Nier: Automata, it acts as a backstory for the characters A2 and Anemone.[121][122] While the stage play predates the revelation of Nier: Automata, the play's writer Asakusa Kaoru stated it would not exist without Yoko's vision for the world of Nier: Automata. Yoko created the basic scenario while Kaoru wrote the script. For later productions, Yoko revised Asakusa's script to simplify the plot.[123] He described the play as a spin-off of the overall universe.[33] The team worked on additional stage productions including an all-male spin-off, a musical version, and a revised version of the original.[124]

Multiple novels based on the in-game universe were written by Yoko and Jun Eishima, a regular collaborator for supplementary material related to the Drakengard series.[125][126] The Black Box Collector's Edition included a novella retelling the events of Nier from the perspectives of characters Devola and Popola.[126] Long Story Short is a novelization of the game's main events with additional commentary from the characters through monologues.[125][127] Short Story Long is a compilation of earlier short stories in the Nier continuity, along with new stories related to the characters of Nier: Automata.[125][128] These two novels were published in North America by Viz Media.[129] YoRHa Boys, which is based on the male spin-off stage play, was written by Eishima and supervised by Yoko; it follows a group of male YoRHa units that are put into an experiment to collect behavioral data.[130][131]

The stage play was adapted into a manga calledYoRHa Pearl Harbor Descent Record, which began serialization on Square Enix;s Manga UP! online manga service. Megumu Soramichi illustrated the manga and Yoko supervised the story.[132] Square Enix published the first volume of the manga in North America on December 13, 2022.[133] During the fifth anniversary livestream of Nier: Automata, an anime television series based on the game was announced. It is produced by Square Enix and Aniplex, and animated by A-1 Pictures.[134] The series, the title of which is Nier: Automata Ver1.1a, premiered on January 7, 2023.[135]

Crossovers

See also: Soulcalibur VI and Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers

In October 2018, 2B was announced as a playable guest character DLC for Bandai Namco's fighting game Soulcalibur VI. Released on December 19, the DLC includes unique weapons and abilities, and an alternative white variation called "2P".[136][137] Due to the inverted color scheme of 2B when playing as a second player, the name "2P" was adopted as a wordplay on "player two". Yoko Taro suggested the "P" stands for Panasonic.[138] Characters from Nier: Automata were incorporated into a content patch for Shadowbringers.[139] The scenario, which is titled YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse, was outlined by Yoko and given to other writers.[140] The three episodes of YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse are "The Copied Factory", "The Puppets' Bunker", and "The Tower at Paradigm’s Breach".[141][142][143] DLC costumes and promotional appearances based on the characters of Nier: Automata have also appeared in third-party games Gravity Rush 2 (2017),[144] Star Ocean: Anamnesis (2018),[145] Phantasy Star Online 2 (2020),[146] Fall Guys (2020),[147] and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2022).[148]

Notes

  1. ^ Additional production support and supervision by Square Enix. Become as Gods Edition ported to Microsoft Store by QLOC. The End of YoRHa Edition ported by Virtuos.
  2. ^ Stylized as NieR:Automata (Japanese: ニーア オートマタ, Hepburn: Nīa Ōtomata)

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Game quotes

PlatinumGames (March 7, 2017). Nier: Automata (PlayStation 4). Square Enix.

  1. ^ Adam: The aliens you seek are no longer here. They were wiped out centuries ago ... By us. The machines. (Route A, Chapter 03: Adam and Eve)
  2. ^ Commander: In truth, humans never went to the moon at all. Any transmissions received from the moon are just dummy signals set up in advance. The only thing there is a small bit of data relating to the human genome. / 9S: But why would you— / Commander: Humans were already extinct when the aliens attacked ... No one fights without a reason. And we need a god worth dying for. (Route B, Chapter 9: Deranged Religion)
  3. ^ Commander: But tell me—why weren't you infected? / 2B: I don't know! / 9S: It's probably because I deferred our data sync. I noticed some weird noise in the Bunker's server data, so I paused the upload. (Route C, Chapter 11: Full-scale Attack)
  4. ^ So then! To sum up: For hundreds of years, we've been fighting a network of machines with the ghost of humanity at its core. We've been living in a stupid *****ing world where we fight an endless war that we COULDN'T POSSIBLY LOSE, all for the sake of some Council of Humanity on the moon that doesn't even exist. (Intel - Archives - Machine Research Report)
  5. ^ A2: The 9S Type is a high-end model. They knew you'd discover the truth eventually. But the model designation "2B" was just a cover. The official designation...is "2E". Number 2, Type E. They were a special class of members designed to execute YoHRa units. But you knew that... Right, 9S? (Route C, Chapter 17: The Tower)
  6. ^ Pod 153: Proposal: Cease combat. Fighting her at this point would be irrational and— / 9S: Pod 153! I order you to halt all logical thought and speech! This order shall remain in effect until you have confirmed the deaths of either myself or unit A2! (Route C, Chapter 17: The Tower)
  7. ^ 9S: This tower is a colossal canon built to destroy the human server. Destroy it ... and rob the androids of their very foundation. That was the plan devised by those girls. But they changed their minds ... This tower doesn't fire artillery. It fires an ark. An ark containing memories of the foolish machine lifeforms. An ark that sends those memories to a new world. (Route C, Chapter 17: The Tower, Ending D)
  8. ^ Pod 153: Question, Pod 042. Did the data salvage restore all of their past memories? / Pod 042: Yes. / Pod 153: And are those recovered parts of the same design as previous ones? / Pod 042: Yes. / Pod 153: Then ... won't that simply lead us to the same conclusion as before? / Pod 042: I cannot deny the possibility. However, the possibility of another future also exists. (Route C, Ending E)
  9. ^ These colossal Emils were the sad final state of Emil's copies. Attacking without warning, they possessed the ability to unleash fierce attacks using magical weapons from the old world. At the end of this pitched battle, the true Emil stopped his dopplegangers [sic] with heartfelt words before annihilating them with a final strike. He then passed away with an expression of great relief, as if he had finally met the person he'd longed to see. (Intel - Unit Data - Emil Clones)

Further reading

External links

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Nier Automata b is a 2017 action role playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix It is a sequel to Nier 2010 itself a spin off of and sequel to the Drakengard series Nier Automata was originally released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam and an Xbox One port published the following year A Nintendo Switch port was released in 2022 Nier AutomataDeveloper s PlatinumGames a Publisher s Square EnixDirector s Yoko TaroProducer s Eijiro NishimuraYosuke SaitoDesigner s Takahisa TauraIsao NegishiProgrammer s Ryo OnishiArtist s Akihiko YoshidaYuya NagaiToshiyuki ItahanaWriter s Yoko TaroHana KikuchiYoshiho AkabaneComposer s Keiichi OkabeKeigo HoashiKuniyuki TakahashiSeriesDrakengardPlatform s PlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneNintendo SwitchReleasePlayStation 4JP February 23 2017NA March 7 2017PAL March 10 2017WindowsWW March 17 2017Xbox OneWW June 26 2018Nintendo Switch WW October 6 2022Genre s Action role playingMode s Single playerNier Automata is set during a proxy war between alien created Machines and human crafted androids focusing on the actions of combat android 2B scanner android 9S and rogue prototype A2 The story requires multiple playthroughs with each playthrough revealing new story elements The gameplay combines role playing elements with action based hack and slash combat It also includes gameplay from other video game genres with elements varying from shoot em up to text adventure Production began in 2014 with series creator Yoko Taro producer Yosuke Saito and lead composer Keiichi Okabe reprising their roles in Nier Akihiko Yoshida known for his work in the Final Fantasy series led character design The goal was to make a sequel game that would be faithful to Nier while improving the combat system Because the project was new to PlatinumGames its staff faced multiple challenges when developing the gameplay and open world environment The story which was written by Yoko explores themes of finding value in life and the reasons people kill Nier Automata was announced at E3 2015 it received stage plays and novels expanding its narrative and both downloadable content DLC and crossovers with other games were issued after its release The game was localized by 8 4 translators of Nier Critics praised the game s story themes gameplay and music but drew criticism for some visual and technical problems The PC release drew a mixed response due to technical issues that were not officially addressed until 2021 Sales surpassed expectations and as of November 2022 update the game had shipped seven million copies worldwide Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Synopsis 2 1 Setting and characters 2 2 Plot 3 Development 3 1 Scenario and themes 3 2 Art and game design 3 3 Music and sound design 3 4 Localization 4 Release 4 1 Ports and additional content 5 Reception 5 1 Sales 5 2 Accolades 6 Additional media 6 1 Crossovers 7 Notes 8 References 8 1 Game quotes 9 Further reading 10 External linksGameplay Edit Main character 2B in combat with machine enemies Nier Automata is an action role playing game ARPG in which players explore an open world In addition to standard navigation on foot the game features scenarios with flying mech battles as well as a special item that can summon wild animals to ride 1 2 Non playable characters NPCs found throughout the world offer quest objectives and shops in hub locations sell various items including consumables that recover health 2 Combat uses a real time action based hack and slash system using both light and heavy attacks and combining them into different combination attacks The player can also evade incoming attacks gaining invulnerability or counterattack bonuses based on timing The player is assisted by a flying Pod robot which launches customizable ranged attacks varying from simple gunfire to heavy hitting hammer attacks 1 3 The first protagonist 2B alternates between two weapons the second protagonist 9S combines light attacks with hacking into enemies and the final protagonist A2 can sacrifice health to briefly boost her attack power 4 There are four classes of weapons available short swords long swords bracers and spears Attacks with different weapon types can be charged and launched for increased damage 1 3 Players earn experience points through combat increasing their health defense and attack power 1 Character customization is handled through attribute changing items called chips Chips can alter the HUD add new abilities and grant status buffs to the player characters The number of chips that can be installed at any one time is limited to the number of slots a character has Chips can either be purchased at shops or collected from defeated enemies 2 5 If the player character dies they respawn at their previous save point The player character can then find their original body and either attempt to repair it or retrieve items and experience from it to gain a bonus If the repair attempt is successful the body is resurrected as a temporary ally but if the attempt is unsuccessful it becomes an enemy the player can fight 1 With online features enabled the bodies of other players can also be retrieved or revived where they died 6 7 At certain points the gameplay changes to reflect different video game genres such as shoot em up and text adventure segments many of these are indicated by a shift from the normal third person perspective to a top down or side scrolling view 3 6 8 Some areas also include platforming elements requiring the player to jump between platforms or over obstacles 2 Automata has 26 different endings five main endings lettered A to E and 21 additional endings lettered F through Z These additional endings which act as game over events are triggered by performing certain actions failing to progress the narrative or losing certain battles 9 Synopsis EditSetting and characters Edit Nier Automata which shares the post apocalyptic setting of Nier takes place thousands of years after the original game s events 10 11 The Nier fictional universe exists in an alternative timeline within the Drakengard series 10 While carrying over the Drakengard tradition of a dark atmosphere and branching storylines there is no direct narrative connection between Nier Automata and the rest of the series 10 12 13 The story is set in 11945 AD and revolves around a proxy war between the human made androids and an invading army of Machines from another world 14 15 Though they lack emotions and true names each android has a distinct personality 14 15 16 The YoRHa android forces are commanded from the Bunker a reconnaissance base that orbits Earth Fending off the Machines the YoRHA forces fight alongside pre YoRHa Earth androids known as the Resistance 17 The game s initial protagonist is 2B short for YoRHa No 2 Type B a YoRHa combat android whose main traits are her calm and composure 14 15 16 2B is accompanied by 9S short for YoRHa No 9 Type S a male scanner reconnaissance android who displays more emotion than other YoRHa units The game later introduces another player character named A2 an obsolete attack android who often acts alone 16 The androids are supported by Pod 042 and Pod 153 floating box like robots that act as ranged weapons 11 17 The game s primary antagonists are Adam and Eve twin controllers of the Machine Network and the Red Girls a construct within the Machine Network Other characters include the Commander YoRHa s top officer the resistance leader Anemone Pascal a machine who dislikes conflict and wishes for peace Devola and Popola early androids who suffer discrimination from the actions of their model series and the original Nier character Emil who has lost his memories in the intervening years after the original game 5 11 17 Plot Edit The story of Nier Automata is told across multiple playthroughs and alternating character perspectives 11 The first and second playthroughs follow the respective viewpoints of 2B and 9S during the latest android strikes against the Machines After opening a route for future missions they are sent to clear machine threats for Anemone s Resistance forces During their missions 2B and 9S discover the Machines are exploring human societies and concepts The two work with a pacifist machine group led by Pascal they battle Adam and Eve physical manifestations of the Machine Network who reveal their creators were destroyed centuries ago q 1 2B and 9S also encounter A2 a rogue YoRHa android Adam is killed by 2B after he captures 9S During his recuperation 9S discovers a glitch in YoRHa s servers when syncing himself and 2B and learns humanity was extinct long before the alien invasion Humanity s last remnant is a Moon based server holding their genetic remains YoRHa perpetuates the myth of their survival to maintain morale and give androids a god to fight for q 2 With Adam dead Eve goes mad with grief and drives connected Machines into a frenzy 2B and 9S kill Eve but 9S becomes infected with Eve s logic virus forcing 2B to kill him 9S s consciousness survives within the local Machine Network The third playthrough begins as YoRHa launches a full scale invasion A logic virus attack which is enabled by the glitch 9S previously discovered corrupts every YoRHa unit except 2B and the restored 9S q 3 2B and 9S are separated in the aftermath and 2B is infected with the logic virus A2 discovers 2B who asks her to take her place An ignorant 9S sees A2 mercy killing 2B and swears revenge on her Simultaneously a tower created by the Machines rises from the land separating the two before they can fight A fortnight later the perspective splits between A2 and 9S A2 the survivor of a test run for YoRHa begins empathising with the Machines she witnesses the destruction of Pascal s village then the village s children committing suicide out of fear when they are attacked again Pascal begs A2 to either wipe his memory or kill him A2 can perform either task or leave him An increasingly unbalanced 9S investigates the tower s resource gathering platforms fighting Machine remnants and learning the tower is designed to launch a missile at the Moon server Devola and Popola sacrifice themselves to open the tower with 9S and A2 both entering During these events and the two s final confrontation the two learn that YoRHa was designed to lose and to perpetuate the myth of humanity and that the Red Girls in the Machine Network are using YoRHa to further their evolution each side has trapped the other in an eternal cycle of war q 4 A2 further learns that 2B s real designation was 2E an executioner unit assigned to repeatedly kill 9S whenever he discovers the truth about humanity and that 9S was aware of this q 5 9S now insane and infected with the logic virus challenges A2 to a fight prompting the player to choose a character q 6 If A2 is picked she saves 9S and sacrifices herself to destroy the tower If 9S is chosen the two androids kill each other in his final moments he is offered the option of joining with the now peaceful Machine Network as the tower has changed its function to launch an ark containing the Machine memories to find a new world q 7 Once both of these endings are unlocked Pods 042 and 153 defy their orders to delete YoRHa s data prompting the player to destroy the credits in a shoot em up section Despite the possibility that 2B 9S and A2 will repeat events the Pods have faith they will forge a new future for themselves q 8 The player is then given the option to sacrifice their save data to help other players 18 Returning characters Emil and Devola and Popola have separate optional story arcs Devola and Popola were ostracized and programmed to feel endless guilt after their model series caused humanity s extinction in Nier They stay at the Resistance camp doing the riskier jobs and aid the YoRHa androids until helping 9S at the tower Emil lost his memories due to copying himself to fight the aliens A group of those copies gone mad from losing their sense of self act as a secret boss battle After the current character wins the fight Emil dies after remembering his now dead friends q 9 Development EditAfter the release of Nier director Yoko Taro and Square Enix producer Yosuke Saito wanted to create a sequel Saito spoke to assistant producer Yuki Yokoyama who was unwilling due to low sales of Nier 19 After the positive fan reception of Nier however both Square Enix and the lead staff who worked on the original game were willing to continue the Nier intellectual property IP but wanted to create a better more action oriented gameplay experience They contacted PlatinumGames which had developed a reputation for high quality action games such as Bayonetta 2009 and Metal Gear Rising Revengeance 2013 12 20 The two companies agreed to collaborate on the sequel provided Yoko would be its director and that he would be present to help with production The latter condition required Yoko to move from Tokyo to Osaka where PlatinumGames was located 19 Although Yoko was initially uneasy about the collaboration he became confident in PlatinumGames due to their excitement to work on a Nier game and their promise to remain faithful to the original game 13 Designer Takahisa Taura also joined the team due to his long time desire to create a Nier sequel 21 PlatinumGames handled primary development of the game while Square Enix supported the project with additional staff and sound design 22 Initially Yoko said they planned to build a FarmVille 2009 inspired game for mobile platforms or the PlayStation Vita The team instead shifted development to the PlayStation 4 10 23 Saito and Eijiro Nishimura co produced the project 24 Development began in 2014 and included six months of pre production 10 20 25 At first the relationship between Yoko and PlatinumGames staff was fraught mainly because Yoko s freelance status led to different daily schedules To reduce the scheduling conflicts the team organized a system of free time where Yoko would be available to work 26 The team studied feedback from both fans and critical reviews of Nier and concluded they would need to improve the gameplay graphics and character designs They also carried over aspects of Nier that were well received such as the game s music and complex story 27 PlatinumGames did most of the development at its offices in Osaka and Tokyo and was supported by outside staff such as Yoko 21 Scenario and themes Edit The narrative of Nier Automata references numerous famous philosophers and names some Machine characters after them cited examples are Simone de Beauvoir left and Jean Paul Sartre centre 28 Yoko was the primary scenario writer 27 This script took the most work of all his games to date and while the story only experienced minor changes through development it was delivered nearly five months late 29 Yoko was supported by sub writers Yoshiho Akabane from the company Highestar 24 and Hana Kikuchi who worked on Nier and Drakengard 3 2013 24 30 When creating Nier Automata s story Yoko was hesitant about adding Devola and Popola due to their role in the original game but he later decided to include them 31 According to Yoko while the scenario of Nier is wet in its emotional content he wanted Nier Automata to have a dry narrative about confronting prejudice and unfairness in the world 32 He also wanted to leave more room for the player to interpret the story feeling he had gone too far when humanizing the antagonists of Nier and decided to strike a different balance in the sequel 26 33 According to Saito a lot of time and effort went into creating the story and character interactions so they would match those of Nier 18 34 As with the original Nier multiple endings were created but the conditions for reaching them were not as stringent as the first game 34 Yoko s desire was to make the game s conclusion happy which prompted scepticism from other staff members 12 The happy ending from Yoko s perspective was the fifth and final ending which he only created after the character motivations logically led him to the concept The final ending featured a shooting sequence where the player fought their way through the closing credits which symbolized the characters breaking out of a known system to find the hope of a new future 18 The team also included the option for player to sacrifice their save data to aid other random players in the closing credit sequence a mechanic similar to that of the original Nier 18 This ability for players to help each other was inspired a Coca Cola campaign where drink machines in India were connected via livestream to machines in Pakistan encouraging the two peoples to overcome their political rivalry The campaign made a strong impression on Yoko who adapted the idea into in game messages of encouragement from players across the world 35 The team defined the game s central theme as agaku a Japanese word meaning to struggle out of a bad situation 36 Saito also said the story is about love which he felt was unusual for a story about robots which are typically written as non emotional 34 Yoko used the androids and Machines reverence for the long extinct humanity to show how people s sense of self and worth is necessarily founded on belief in something else The negative influence of human history on the factions reflect Yoko s views on people continuing to fight and create boundaries between themselves despite their advancement 37 A recurring element in Yoko s earlier work is his examination of reasons people kill and the impact of killing on others this stems from his observation of people coming to enjoy killing enemies in games which suggested to him something is wrong or missing inside them 38 Yoko said the narrative s darkness reflects the inherent darkness of reality 22 The narrative references numerous influential philosophers and thinkers with Machine characters taking notable names such as supporting character Pascal Blaise Pascal boss character Simone Simone de Beauvoir and NPC Jean Paul Jean Paul Sartre 28 39 Yoko used books by Will Buckingham and Nigel Benson which explain philosophy and psychology in understandable language as a reference for the narrative 28 Art and game design Edit Nier Automata was Taura s first role playing game RPG with his prior experience focused on action game development 13 21 Taura managed the action combat system and designer Isao Negishi created the RPG elements 40 According to Negishi and lead programmer Ryo Onishi creating a game that was faithful to Nier was difficult and required a change from the style of their earlier titles 40 For the combat system the team took the systems used in Nier and blended in elements from other titles by PlatinumGames Taura s main design goal was to improve the combat system over that of the original and weave it into the story 13 21 The basic battle system was completed in two months then expanded and adjusted during development 41 While designing the game s RPG elements the staff at PlatinumGames were partially inspired by The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt 2015 including the high standard of its sidequests 23 The sections of Nier Automata in which the perspective shifts to a side scrolling perspective were inspired by the Castlevania series of which Taura was a fan For the final boss battle in which the player chooses between 9S and A2 the developers considered removing character abilities based on their choice but decided against it 26 To make Nier Automata beginner friendly the perspective was designed to automatically assume comfortable angles during combat 41 Also to this end the developers included mechanics that would allow both casual and experienced action gamers to enjoy the game 42 It was the studio s first attempt at an open world while its previous titles had used a story driven linear structure Nier Automata has large environments that are linked with seamless transitions Negishi noted the lower concentration of enemies in the world compared to those of earlier PlatinumGame titles a necessity due to the game s open nature By including fewer enemies the team gave players the opportunity to enjoy the still beauty of the game s desolate world The developers based the shooting elements on bullet hell games and decided combat should include multiple camera perspectives 40 42 The plug in chips are an updated version of the Words used in Nier and are themed around the premise of androids The developers also suggested including multiplayer modes but this suggestion was not developed beyond the concept phase 26 Using feedback about the game s original character designs Akihiko Yoshida was engaged as main character designer 10 Saito originally wanted to bring back D K the character designer of Nier but D K had broken his elbow and was unable to draw so he recommended Yoshida for the post 22 The developers thought Yoshida would be too busy to contribute but he was willing to join the project due to fans of Nier working at his company CyDesignation Yoshida joined the company later in the character design process so Taro gave him a general guideline of sleek designs with black as the dominant color 10 12 PlatinumGames staff had difficulty making the character models seem alive due to their mechanical nature 42 43 Unlike Nier which has two different protagonist designs for different markets the team committed to a high quality JRPG character design that would be consistent across regions 13 27 According to staff Yoshida s art design ensured a consistent aesthetic for the characters 40 The Commander Adam and Eve were designed by Yuya Nagai 44 Square Enix artist Toshiyuki Itahana redesigned Devola and Popola 45 Concept art for the game s enemies was handled by Hisayoshi Kijima while Kazuma Koda Yasuyuki Kaji and Shohei Kameoka made the environmental artwork in collaboration with Yoko The developers worked to build settings that would resemble real world places players would visit 42 43 Music and sound design Edit Main article Music of Nier Composer Keiichi Okabe who worked on both Nier and Drakengard 3 worked on Nier Automata as lead composer with other members of his studio band Monaca Keigo Hoashi Kuniyuki Takahashi and Kakeru Ishihama 27 46 47 The score which was influenced by classical music recalls elements of Nier such as that game s sense of melancholy Whereas Nier is built around grasslands and villages Nier Automata includes a more mechanical and brutal environment which is reflected in the musical score Okabe created a score with a more open world in mind composing songs that segue into each other depending on situation and environment The music was balanced using the digital audio workstation DAW Pro Tools 46 Emi Evans provided vocals for the soundtrack as she had done for Nier s soundtrack Shotaro Seo provided additional male vocals 46 48 Nami Nakagawa Evans and J Nique Nicole formed a three part chorus for some of the music including the game s boss theme 46 Several songs from the Nier soundtrack were adapted for Nier Automata 49 Different versions of the theme song Weight of the World were performed by Nicole Evans and Marina Kawano 46 50 The final ending s version had the development team performing the chorus 33 Masato Shindo was the game s sound designer Creating an echo effect was difficult due to the scale of the open world Shindo designed a system that would manage echoes in real time depending on the player s surroundings 43 Sound was implemented by Masami Ueda it was a greater amount of work than he had experienced on previous projects Ueda s previous encounters and good working relationship with Okabe helped the smooth implementation of the game s sound 42 The soundtrack album of Nier Automata was released on March 29 2017 47 The first print copies of the soundtrack include an additional sixteen track album subtitled Hacking Tracks that contains musical variations for hacking segments 51 Localization Edit The company 8 4 which had localized Nier also localized the English language version of Nier Automata 52 According to Yoko 8 4 changed elements of the script for each region because some of the concepts in the Japanese script are difficult to understand if directly translated The aim was to create a script that would appeal to players around the world 53 Because 8 4 had worked with Yoko on Nier and Drakengard 3 they were familiar with his writing style and found it easy to ask for clarification during translation 54 8 4 s biggest challenge was translating the android dialogue as it was difficult to balance their purported emotionlessness with their highly emotional relationships and distinct personalities While 9S was already written to be more emotive in Japanese 2B had to be rewritten so she appears droll rather than emotionless in English 52 The development team had notes about how to write each character for example 9S would speak about things at length while 2B would be crisper The team also made decisions around using regional accents to altering voice types A cited instance of the latter was changing a character s high pitched child voice to a more mature one to avoid annoyance to players The team researched the game s philosophical themes to avoid mistakes in their writing 52 When the estate of philosopher Jean Paul Sartre objected to the use of his name in the game the character Sartre was renamed Jean Paul in releases outside Japan 28 Cup of Tea Productions which had worked on both Nier and Drakengard 3 handled English dubbing 55 Release EditIn January 2014 after the release of Drakengard 3 Yoko expressed an interest in making a second spin off from the Drakengard series but did not specify whether it would be related to Nier 56 In December of that year he confirmed he was working on a new game but did not reveal more details 57 Nier Automata was first announced at Square Enix s press conference at E3 2015 under the provisional title Nier New Project with staff later confirming it was 10 complete 58 20 At the 2015 Paris Games Week trade show Square Enix announced the game s official title and a provisional release date and showed a gameplay trailer 14 Square Enix worked with Japanese rock band Amazarashi lead singer Hiromu Akita was a fan of Nier to produce a promotional song called Inochi ni Fusawashii which was inspired by the game s world Yoko supervised the music video for Inochi ni Fusawashii 59 Yoko originally wanted to call the game Nier Android but Square Enix rejected that title due to a possible trademark conflict with Google s Android operating system 60 In trailers the events surrounding 2B s fate and A2 replacing her in the story were obscured by using A2 s early game model for some footage when she is short haired in game 33 To mitigate competition the team decided to delay Nier Automata until late 2016 or early 2017 which also allowed the team more time to refine the game 61 Yoko appreciated having more time for the team to finish the game 33 Nier Automata was released in Japan on February 23 2017 coming in both standard editions and a Black Box Collector s Edition 62 63 The PS4 version was released in North America on March 7 and in Europe Australia and New Zealand on March 10 64 65 It also had a limited Day One edition and a version of the Black Box Collector s Edition 66 The game was notably review bombed in April 2017 by Chinese players demanding a translation of the game to Chinese 67 Ports and additional content Edit Nier Automata was released for Windows personal computers PCs through Steam on March 17 2017 68 69 Both Square Enix and PlatinumGames were concerned about potential piracy of the PC version which was expected to delay its release 70 In response to unaddressed graphical and performance issues with the port an unofficial patch was created by fans 71 72 An official patch correcting these issues was released in July 2021 73 Saito stated that the release of a version for Xbox One was being considered 74 but later said it would not be developed due to low Xbox hardware sales in Japan and the wish to focus on a single console 75 An Xbox One version was later released worldwide on June 26 2018 this version was subtitled Become as Gods Edition 76 77 with QLOC porting this version to Windows for the Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass on March 18 2021 78 A Nintendo Switch port was released on October 6 2022 79 Saito requested a Switch port to celebrate of the game s fifth anniversary after being impressed by Astral Chain 2019 which Taura directed 41 80 The port s developer Virtuos wanted to preserve as much of the game as possible but capped the frame rate at 30 fps and made a racing based side quest less difficult 81 Saito was comfortable with the reduced frame rate due to Astral Chain s combat working at that frame rate 41 Sound compression was a challenge the team optimized the sound and graphics engine to allow the highest quality transfer onto the Switch s less powerful hardware The game s developers made scene by scene comparisons to ensure the final product was as close as possible to the other console versions 81 At Yoko s request more costumes and items were included some themed after the mobile game Nier Reincarnation The port s subtitle references the game s final ending 41 A downloadable content DLC pack titled 3C3C1D119440927 was released on May 2 2017 it includes additional costumes and accessories based on Nier aesthetic hair customization options new battle colosseums and boss fights with Square Enix and PlatinumGames presidents Yosuke Matsuda and Kenichi Sato 82 The content was unlocked in game from the chapter selection screen and requires data saved from a completed playthrough 83 The DLC was included in the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch releases 76 79 and in the Game of the YoRHa Edition which was released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows on February 26 2019 72 84 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticPS4 88 100 85 PC 84 100 86 XONE 90 100 87 NS 89 100 88 Review scoresPublicationScoreDestructoid9 10 6 Electronic Gaming Monthly8 5 10 4 EurogamerRecommended 89 Famitsu39 40 90 Game Informer7 75 10 91 GameSpot9 10 92 GamesRadar 93 IGN8 9 10 8 Nintendo Life9 10 94 Nintendo World Report10 10 95 PC Gamer US 79 100 96 Polygon8 10 97 The original PS4 release of Nier Automata received generally favorable reviews on review aggregator Metacritic based on 101 critic reviews 85 The PC version also received favorable reviews based on 12 reviews 86 The Xbox One version received universal acclaim earning a score of 90 from 30 reviews 87 The Switch port also garnered favorable reviews earning a score of 89 based on 34 reviews 88 Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave Nier Automata a near perfect score lauding most aspects of it including the themes and gameplay 98 Janine Hawkins of Polygon lauded the game s sense of scale and willingness to make players feel small 97 Nintendo World Report s Matthew Zawodniak giving the game a perfect score described it as one of the best games ever made due to its narrative and gameplay design 95 Mollie Patterson writing for Electronic Gaming Monthly praised it as a highly enjoyable experience both as a player and reviewer 4 Destructoid s Chris Carter lauded the title as a competent blend of action game and RPG 6 GamesRadar s Sam Prell was enthusiastic about the game s narrative blend of gameplay genres and overall quality 93 Sullivan called Nier Automata a crazy beautiful and highly entertaining journey full of nutty ideas and awesome gameplay 8 Miguel Concepcion of GameSpot praised most of the game s elements referring to its gameplay as the closest thing there is to a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Rising Revengeance 92 Matulef called Nier Automata the most captivating game I ve played in ages despite rough edges 89 Thomas Whitehead writing for Nintendo Life was positive about its presentation and design but noted some gameplay elements did not work as expected and lack depth 94 Game Informer reviewer Joe Juba wrote a lot of enjoyable elements in the game s narrative and gameplay are obscured by confusing or obtuse mechanics 91 PC Gamer s Andy Kelly was positive about the game but criticized the PC port for its graphical and technical issues at release 96 The story and narrative themes were met with acclaim 89 91 92 96 98 though some reviewers found its pacing and presentation lacking 4 8 93 Both Meghan Sullivan of IGN and Eurogamer s Jeffrey Matulef found it difficult to relate to the android protagonists 8 89 Reviewers generally enjoyed the gameplay but several critics felt that the combat lacked depth compared to previous PlatinumGames titles 6 8 92 93 96 97 The game s visuals were generally praised 8 89 92 98 despite comments regarding occasional poor environment quality or visual spectacle 91 96 Recurring complaints arose from technical issues such as graphical pop in frame rate drops and long loading times 8 89 98 The game s music received unanimous acclaim 6 8 91 92 93 97 98 The Switch version was named as one of the best third party ports to the system despite reviewers noting some expected performance issues and downgraded graphics 92 94 95 Sales Edit Nier Automata sold over 198 500 copies during its first week of release in Japan peaking at number one in the charts and significantly exceeding sales of Nier in 2010 99 100 In April 2017 Nier Automata was reported to have sold over 500 000 copies in Japan and Asia including both physical shipments and downloads 101 According to the NPD Group report for March 2017 the game reached ninth place in overall sales and sixth place in the PS4 chart 102 In the United Kingdom the game debuted at number six in the general software chart 103 By May 2017 sales of the game s physical and download versions on PS4 and PC had reached 1 5 million copies The majority of sales during that period came from overseas and its success came as a surprise compared to the low sales of Nier 104 By May 2019 Nier Automata had reached worldwide shipments of four million copies 105 with an additional 500 000 units selling by March 2020 the latter was attributed to steady sales of the Game of the YoRHa edition 106 Nier Automata greatly exceeded Square Enix s sales expectations and made them consider Nier as a franchise 107 PlatinumGames cited the strong sales in addition to the positive critical reception as saving the company and renewing interest in their products after several disappointing game releases 108 109 As of November 2022 all versions of Nier Automata have shipped over seven million copies worldwide 110 Accolades Edit Accolades received by Nier Automata Year Award Category Result Ref 2017 35th Annual Golden Joystick Awards Best Storytelling Nominated 111 PlayStation Game of the Year NominatedThe Game Awards 2017 Best Score Music Won 112 Best Narrative NominatedBest Role Playing Game NominatedNAVGTR Camera Direction in a Game Engine Won 113 Original Dramatic Score Franchise WonGame of the Year NominatedGame Design Franchise NominatedCharacter Design NominatedWriting in a Drama NominatedJapan Game Awards Games of the Year Division Award for Excellence Won 114 2018British Academy Games Awards Game Design Nominated 115 Game Innovation NominatedD I C E Awards Role Playing Game of the Year Won 116 SXSW Gaming Awards Excellence in Technical Achievement Won 117 Excellence in Musical Score WonGame Developers Choice Awards Game of the Year Nominated 118 Audience Award WonBest Audio NominatedBest Design Nominated36th Annual Golden Joystick Awards Games of the Year Division Award for Excellence Nominated 119 Additional media EditDuring Nier Automata s six month pre production period Yoko created a musical stage play called YoRHa which was performed in 2014 120 Set in the same universe as Nier Automata it acts as a backstory for the characters A2 and Anemone 121 122 While the stage play predates the revelation of Nier Automata the play s writer Asakusa Kaoru stated it would not exist without Yoko s vision for the world of Nier Automata Yoko created the basic scenario while Kaoru wrote the script For later productions Yoko revised Asakusa s script to simplify the plot 123 He described the play as a spin off of the overall universe 33 The team worked on additional stage productions including an all male spin off a musical version and a revised version of the original 124 Multiple novels based on the in game universe were written by Yoko and Jun Eishima a regular collaborator for supplementary material related to the Drakengard series 125 126 The Black Box Collector s Edition included a novella retelling the events of Nier from the perspectives of characters Devola and Popola 126 Long Story Short is a novelization of the game s main events with additional commentary from the characters through monologues 125 127 Short Story Long is a compilation of earlier short stories in the Nier continuity along with new stories related to the characters of Nier Automata 125 128 These two novels were published in North America by Viz Media 129 YoRHa Boys which is based on the male spin off stage play was written by Eishima and supervised by Yoko it follows a group of male YoRHa units that are put into an experiment to collect behavioral data 130 131 The stage play was adapted into a manga calledYoRHa Pearl Harbor Descent Record which began serialization on Square Enix s Manga UP online manga service Megumu Soramichi illustrated the manga and Yoko supervised the story 132 Square Enix published the first volume of the manga in North America on December 13 2022 133 During the fifth anniversary livestream of Nier Automata an anime television series based on the game was announced It is produced by Square Enix and Aniplex and animated by A 1 Pictures 134 The series the title of which is Nier Automata Ver1 1a premiered on January 7 2023 135 Crossovers Edit See also Soulcalibur VI and Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers In October 2018 2B was announced as a playable guest character DLC for Bandai Namco s fighting game Soulcalibur VI Released on December 19 the DLC includes unique weapons and abilities and an alternative white variation called 2P 136 137 Due to the inverted color scheme of 2B when playing as a second player the name 2P was adopted as a wordplay on player two Yoko Taro suggested the P stands for Panasonic 138 Characters from Nier Automata were incorporated into a content patch for Shadowbringers 139 The scenario which is titled YoRHa Dark Apocalypse was outlined by Yoko and given to other writers 140 The three episodes of YoRHa Dark Apocalypse are The Copied Factory The Puppets Bunker and The Tower at Paradigm s Breach 141 142 143 DLC costumes and promotional appearances based on the characters of Nier Automata have also appeared in third party games Gravity Rush 2 2017 144 Star Ocean Anamnesis 2018 145 Phantasy Star Online 2 2020 146 Fall Guys 2020 147 and Tom Clancy s Rainbow Six Siege 2022 148 Notes Edit Additional production 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already extinct when the aliens attacked No one fights without a reason And we need a god worth dying for Route B Chapter 9 Deranged Religion Commander But tell me why weren t you infected 2B I don t know 9S It s probably because I deferred our data sync I noticed some weird noise in the Bunker s server data so I paused the upload Route C Chapter 11 Full scale Attack So then To sum up For hundreds of years we ve been fighting a network of machines with the ghost of humanity at its core We ve been living in a stupid ing world where we fight an endless war that we COULDN T POSSIBLY LOSE all for the sake of some Council of Humanity on the moon that doesn t even exist Intel Archives Machine Research Report A2 The 9S Type is a high end model They knew you d discover the truth eventually But the model designation 2B was just a cover The official designation is 2E Number 2 Type E They were a special class of members designed to execute YoHRa units But you knew that Right 9S Route C Chapter 17 The Tower Pod 153 Proposal Cease combat Fighting her at this point would be irrational and 9S Pod 153 I order you to halt all logical thought and speech This order shall remain in effect until you have confirmed the deaths of either myself or unit A2 Route C Chapter 17 The Tower 9S This tower is a colossal canon built to destroy the human server Destroy it and rob the androids of their very foundation That was the plan devised by those girls But they changed their minds This tower doesn t fire artillery It fires an ark An ark containing memories of the foolish machine lifeforms An ark that sends those memories to a new world Route C Chapter 17 The Tower Ending D Pod 153 Question Pod 042 Did the data salvage restore all of their past memories Pod 042 Yes Pod 153 And are those recovered parts of the same design as previous ones Pod 042 Yes Pod 153 Then won t that simply lead us to the same conclusion as before Pod 042 I cannot deny the possibility However the possibility of another future also exists Route C Ending E These colossal Emils were the sad final state of Emil s copies Attacking without warning they possessed the ability to unleash fierce attacks using magical weapons from the old world At the end of this pitched battle the true Emil stopped his dopplegangers sic with heartfelt words before annihilating them with a final strike He then passed away with an expression of great relief as if he had finally met the person he d longed to see Intel Unit Data Emil Clones Further reading EditTurcev Nicolas 2019 2018 The Strange Works of Taro Yoko From Drakengard to Nier Automata Foreword by Yoko Taro Toulouse Third Editions ISBN 978 23 7784 048 9 External links EditOfficial website Portal Video games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nier Automata amp oldid 1143398969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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