NieR: Automata - Release Date Trailer

[Silver]

@DSOGaming they report that NieR Automata will be simultaneously released March 7th on PC and PS4.

PCGamer has revealed that NieR: Automata will be coming on the PC/Steam on March 7th. In addition, Square Enix released a new trailer for NieR: Automata that can be viewed below.

As PCGamer claimed, a Square Enix rep has confirmed that the PC release date will be the same as the PS4 date in the west. This basically means that NieR: Automata will be released on Steam on March 7th in North America and on March 10th in Europe and Australia.

NieR: Automata is an RPG tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim a machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful weapons known as machine lifeforms.

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[BoboTheMighty]

This could be potential sleeper hit of 2017, but this seems made to drive away players. Another good move from Enix.

 

[DarNoor]

So, what was the point of that trailer? That trailer sure doesn't have me excited for the game. Isn't that the point of trailers?

 

[Silver]

So, what was the point of that trailer? That trailer sure doesn't have me excited for the game. Isn't that the point of trailers?

It was a bit of a anime special wasn't it.

I'm not sure what they were going for either but news is news.

 

[duerer]

Heh, Nier, how I love you.
Seriously: the original was one of my most pleasant surprises of my 30+ ys gaming career. Bought on the cheap and immediately loved from the get go.

I'm a bit worried about the sequel: PlatinumGames is great (the folks behind the wickedy fun Bayonetta) - but they are more or less action game experts. On the other hand, the original Nier was a "best of" of game genres: it had action RPG, it had survivial horror, it had bullet hell shooter -- heck, it even had text adventure! The charm was the feeling of genuinely not knowing what happens next in story AND gameplay.

So, hopefully the sequel won't be a super slick straight action game (á la Metal Gear: Revengeance), but the same risky, quirky, gritty, charming experiment the original was.