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. 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. The first and second playthroughs follow the respective viewpoints of 2B and 9S during the latest android strikes against the Machines. During these events and their final confrontation, the two learn that YoRHa was designed to lose and perpetuate the myth of humanity, and that the Machine Network are using YoRHa to further their evolution; each side has trapped the other in an eternal cycle of war. As with the original Nier, multiple endings were created, but the conditions for reaching them were not as stringent as the first game.

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.Though they are prohibited from having emotions and lack true names, each android has a distinct personality. Nier: Automata, which shares the post-apocalyptic setting of Nier, takes place thousands of years after the original game's events. a b c 「ニーア」シリーズ最新作のタイトル名は「NieR Automata」（ニーア オートマタ）。主人公「2B」のアクションを確認できるトレイラーが公開 [The title of the latest work in the "NieR" series is "NieR Automata". The campaign made a strong impression on Yoko, who adapted the idea into in-game messages of encouragement from players across the world. 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".

Nier: Automata was released in Japan on February 23, 2017, coming in both standard editions and a Black Box Collector's Edition. Command denies their request to have their mission cancelled, however, leaving them stranded on Earth with no choice but to attempt to carry out an impossible mission. A manga series set in the universe of the award-winning, post-apocalyptic action RPG NieR: Automata! 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.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". Production began in 2014, with series creator Yoko Taro, producer Yosuke Saito, and lead composer Keiichi Okabe reprising their roles in Nier. The two work with a pacifist machine group led by Pascal, and battle Adam and Eve, physical manifestations of the Machine Network who reveal their creators were destroyed centuries ago. 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. With online features enabled, the bodies of other players can also be retrieved or revived where they died.

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. 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. They stay at the Resistance camp doing the riskier jobs, and aid the YoRHa androids until helping 9S at the tower.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.

These additional endings, which act as game over events, are triggered by performing certain actions, failing to progress the narrative, or losing certain battles. Reviewers generally enjoyed the gameplay, but several critics felt that the combat lacked depth compared to previous PlatinumGames titles. 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. It was, however, very-very expensive; sold almost 4 times more than the recommended sale value printed on back of the book from 4 months ago. Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as “machine lifeforms.

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. 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. You may block cookies via standard web-browser settings, but this site may not function correctly without cookies.