NieR: Automata

Gaming NexusNathan Carter

9.8/10

Nier: Automata the best game from Platinum Games yet. It's an action packed game that also has an incredibly engaging story and tons of fantastic characters. This is the best action game I have played in years and one of the best games I have ever played in my life. It's gonna take a lot to take my personal Game of the Year award from Nier: Automata as its currently sitting in the top spot.

KeenGamerHrvoje Smoljic

9.1/10

A game about sexy badass female robots hacking and slashing around? Sign me up! It seems like a generic action game at first glance, but Nier: Automata is so much more than that. Read below to find out why.

VideogamerAndrew Kirkcaldy

9/10

NieR: Automata has more creativity and self-awareness in its little finger than most games have for their entire run time. Don’t miss this because it’s sandwiched between other, bigger games.

CGMagazineZubi Khan

9/10

Toylogic has done a stellar job in modernizing 2010's release of nier with nier: replicant ver. 1.22474487139 Giving fans of both the original and automata something new to enjoy in the ever-expanding world of nier.

GameWatcherJosh Brown

9/10

Going into NieR: Automata completely blind is, arguably, the best way to go about it, but it keeps itself firmly under wraps with a lot of intricate plot points, a killer script and plenty of interesting characters. It’s a shame the world itself feels relatively sparse, nonsensical and unpleasant to look at, but beneath the lack of environmental style is a well cared for Action-RPG that throws in enough twists and turns that leave you utterly compelled to play through it three or even four ...

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

8.9/10

Some games receive unexpected sequels years after their initial release. As a follow-up to the highly underrated NieR, does Automata have what it takes to stand out in the crowded action RPG genre?

GamingTrendTravis Northup

80/100

NieR: Automata is a masterclass action game with deep RPG mechanics, and a beautiful open world. While it’s held back by a weak narrative and a clunky game format that mandates replaying hours of content, it offers a wide variety of enjoyable experiences that make it well worth the asking price.

PC GamerAndy Kelly

79/100

An action RPG that takes you to a ruined Earth ruled by robots, then asks you to fight them all.

TechRaptorSamuel Guglielmo

7/10

Equally fantastic and frustrating, NieR: Automata can be compelling and frantic one minute and then drag you down with annoying filler segments and a terrible open world the next. The good ultimately outweighs the bad, but I did wish a bit more was put into some elements.

MonsterVineMonsterVine Staff

As NieR goes on, the story and world grows more quirky and interesting, creating a feeling unlike any other game I can think of ever having played. It’s a nice feeling to be playing a game that feels unique and new in world of recycled games and ideas. That being said, it’s still not the perfect game. Throughout NieR there are sequences that change the playstyle and camera angles and adopt playstyles from games of completely different genres. Sometimes the over-the-shoulder view becomes one that is top-down and distant. While the combat and controls stay the same, the camera change sometimes f...

Rock Paper ShotgunAdam Smith

Unscored

It's rare to see such ambitious storytelling and open world roleplaying tied to such a stylish combat system, not to mention the (optional) Souls-like multiplayer elements, shooter tangents, mini-games that punctuate rather than interrupting, and that big ol' world to explore. You don't need to have played any of Yoko Taro's previous games to appreciate Automata, even though it has links to both Drakengard and (of course) the original Nier, but it'll probably make you keen to seek them out. Me? I'm hoping Platinum get a chance to work with these worlds and words again. A thousand ideas, delive...

Checkpoint GamingKieren Munn

Unscored

Being a loyal Square-Enix fan, I had eagerly been awaiting the release of NieR: Automata since it was announced in 2014. The lead-up trailers had promised fantastic hack and slash mech battles, scenic world exploration and a unique story in which androids battled for the fate of humanity. One could argue that NieR may have been overreaching in its scope trying to encompass all this, and more, to a patiently waiting gaymer such as myself – but you’d be wrong. NieR: Automata is an exception...