NieR: Automata

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 101 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 101
  3. Negative: 0 out of 101
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  1. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Mar 13, 2017
    68
    Nier: Automata could've been a really good product. While it can just tell this great story directly, it forces the player to finish the game a couple of times, just to get to the True Ending. This is not a game for 2017. These mechanics are just old.
  2. GameCritics
    Mar 29, 2017
    65
    If Nier: Automata had been more compact or structured differently, it would have been more effective, immediate and powerful. Instead, it’s a great idea stretched across too many hours of uninspiring content. Although I had affection for the androids and admired what the script ultimately revealed, this is one case where less would have definitely been more.
  3. Post Arcade (National Post)
    Mar 10, 2017
    50
    Loads of interesting ideas and plenty of good intentions, but nothing sticks. It’s like it was made by a team of people with super short attention spans. They’d come up with a good idea, carry it half way, then get distracted by another thought, and do it all over again until ending up with an unfocused, unsatisfying, incomplete product.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Mar 7, 2017
    Nier: Automata isn't the most elegant title on the market, but it's the most captivating game I've played in ages. You don't need to look far to find its glaring flaws, but those searching for an endlessly imaginative dreamlike journey will find Nier: Automata too mesmerising to look away from. There's nothing else quite like it - and that includes the original Nier. [Recommended]
  2. Glixel
    Mar 6, 2017
    Both its gameplay and plot are a dazzling set of perspective shifts that don't so much answer any of its questions as make you feel progressively weirder – and often sadder – about the meaning of what you're being asked. And each ending is really a new beginning, inviting you back to spend a little longer dwelling in its remarkably humane apocalypse; no matter how long you explore, you'll never be led to something you expect to find.
  3. Kotaku
    Mar 6, 2017
    That’s my favorite thing about Nier: Automata. Knowing that it’s accessible to all sorts of players means there’ll be plenty of people to revel with me in this equal parts charming and macabre world that Yoko Taro and PlatinumGames have built.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Mar 21, 2017
    NieR: Automata demonstrates that it may not be saying anything profound or possibly anything at all, but its absurdity is so entertaining and confidently delivered it ultimately doesn’t matter.
  6. The Verge
    Mar 10, 2017
    Nier: Automata is a quiet, strange little gem that deserves a chance. It’s not perfect, but it’s ambitious and confident in a way few games are.
  7. Vice
    Mar 6, 2017
    Even at this point, I can confidently say that Nier: Automata is the best Platinum game since Bayonetta 2, and that it progresses with such wonderfully rapid momentum that it's impossible to just pick up and play for an hour.

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#6 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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#6 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#6 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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User Score
8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4530 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 219 out of 4530
  3. Negative: 306 out of 4530
  1. fantasticknight
    Mar 7, 2017
    10
    NieR: Automata - another masterpiece from Platinum Games. I was fascinated by this game, and I'm ready to go back again and again. The gameNieR: Automata - another masterpiece from Platinum Games. I was fascinated by this game, and I'm ready to go back again and again. The game reminded me the best of Metal Gear Rising.

    Atmosphere +
    Story + (A lot of endings, some very tragic, you'll cry)
    Characters + (A2, B2 sweet)
    Locations +
    Open world +
    Graphics +
    Optimization +

    2017 is very good! NieR: Automata is now on the list of my favorite games that nobody should miss.    … Full Review »
  2. Lyco
    Mar 8, 2017
    10
    A really beautiful game that surpass my expectation.
    Almost everything in this game awesome, the story & plot, the musics, the action/battle,    A really beautiful game that surpass my expectation.
    Almost everything in this game awesome, the story & plot, the musics, the action/battle, world setting and characters. The game that you must play to understand how good it is and get full experience in a good way.
    Yoko Taro and Platinum game did a good job on this game, this is definitely a gem in PS4.    … Full Review »
  3. chslin
    Mar 8, 2017
    10
    You will have to buy and play this game by yourself to understand how good it is! I spent 65 hours to realize I was only playing the previewYou will have to buy and play this game by yourself to understand how good it is! I spent 65 hours to realize I was only playing the preview of this game. After that, the true story begins and blow off my mind. Also, the sound of this game is so good that I can't get it out of my head. BUY IT! that is the only suggestion that I can give to you guys.… Full Review »
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