If You Want NieR: Automata Ported To Nintendo Switch "Please Ask Square Enix"

I LOVE Nier Automata. It’s one of my favorite games of the last decade, easily.

But it kinda runs like butt on PS4 sometimes. I don’t usually notice frame rate drops unless they’re bad, and I noticed them a LOT in Automata.

I can’t imagine it would run acceptably on Switch unless they retuned the whole game and drastically downgraded the graphics.

Square Enix must not want my money then

This is my favourite Game of all time. Great gameplay, insane music, and the most unbelievable story I have ever witnessed. I don't think I've ever been so emotionally drained after finished something in my life.

This deserves to be played by as many people as possible

I want it if and when it comes, I shouldn't have to ask for it. Sales of Astral Chain should be a telling factor.

• starts writing a letter to Square Enix *

"But I only buy Nintendo systems to play Nintendo games. You guys can keep all that other crap off this system!" -People in Nintendo comment section.

I prefer having Astral Chain to be honest.

Hmm id love a port. Not sure how to get squeenix’s attention though.

The game had enough performance problems as it was, what with the mpeg2(a standard from 1995) massively over bitrate cutscene files and 128x needlessly overtaxing lighting. I would hate to see what it looks like on the switch, it would have to look like it was running on an N64 because the game was optimized THAT badly and it has never changed.

I want it on switch but only because 2B waifu material no other reason.

I would love to see this game on the Switch. But we shouldn’t really have to ask for a game to come to a console. But this is a game I would definitely port beg for.

I don't care about port begin anymore, I'll sell my soul for this. Please bring it to the Switch.

Uh, yeah, okay then! SquareEnix! NieR: Automata. Tomb Raider. All the Dragon Quests. All the Final Fantasy games. Chrono Trigger. Mischief Makers. How about all these games, please? :3

@talgore "I loved the first level of NieR: Automata... then it dropped me into some open world bland area and I lost interest. I'm sure I'm missing out."

The levels of unintentional irony in this comment are reaching critical mass

I want a NieR Gestalt port or remaster waaaaaay more, would love to revisit it again, especially on the Switch.

Does anybody actually think Square Enix are somehow unaware that there's a big potential market for this game on the Switch?

It runs like cheeks on PS4, I can't imagine it being very enjoyable to play on Switch.

I'll take a polished-up Nier: Replicant though...

Only if it’s a stable 60 FPS and doesn’t look like a downgraded PS2 game. Hire CD Projekt Red.

@talgore Astral Chain is a slow burn for all the spectacle up front. Complete File 3 and reasess.
For me, it went from meh to GOTY contender over the course of 5 hours.

A Platinum game not coming to my preferred console!? Time to review bomb it!

Square Enix, if you are reading this, please port NieR: Automata to the Switch!

I remember people saying the same thing about Witcher 3 before it was officially announced for Switch and here we are. "It would never run well/it would blow up the Switch/barely runs at 30fps on PS4, how could it run on Switch? Etc.

They can make the necessary sacrifices they need to.

@Braneman I would bet on that coming down to programming. Having played it, there is really nothing in that game that should be so strenuous. It would take work to rebuild it, but I don't doubt that a well optimized Switch version would compare well to the current PS4 iteration.

I'd like it on Switch at 60fps, but I'm afraid the PS4 game would be cut in half to fit on Switch's processor. Maybe they could reduce graphical features and resolution and keep the smooth graphics? Maybe

But I’m busy asking them to port the DS version of Chrono Trigger to switch.

If all it takes is some port begging to get this game ported to Switch then I'm happy to port beg. It's a game I'd love to play. I'll tweet them and do my part.

I ADORE this game. One of the most mind bending, engrossing plots in years plus an incredibly engaging combat system. A is great, B is different but fun, C and D are brilliant and E is the most life-affirming moment in any game I’ve ever played.

@talgore I can't imagine buying a game, beating the first level, and bailing out after reaching the hub area.

@KryptoniteKrunch Those are usually comments from people that have no experience playing those respective games. Having played both on PS4, neither have any significant issues, and as you said, can be scaled back if a company thinks there is an audience for the game.

@KryptoniteKrunch The difference between the Witcher 3 and Nier: Automata is that the Witcher 3 ran well on PCs. Nier: Automata, on the other hand, runs bad on PCs even with the highest end Intel and nVidia hardware (and even worse on AMD hardware), and it has not been patched since release.

Could Platinum make a good Switch port? Sure. But I doubt SE will give them the money or time needed to to so.

@JayJ
You do realise it's not one or the other, right?

It's not like Square Enix are going to be like "oh you want Nier? As long as you throw out/delete your copy of Astral Chain, we'll see what we can do"

I reinstalled it on PC last night after finishing Astral Chains, just to run around a bit... Such a fantastic game!!!!

Either way, with Babylon's Fall and Bayo 3 still lots of Platinum on the way.

@nessisonett I have this game downloaded on the PS4, but I haven’t played it yet. I also haven’t beat Persona 5. Sadly I think the Switch has spoiled me a little and now I’m used to just playing stuff at the coffee shop and around my house.

I’ll get around to it though. Sounds great.

Automata was an alright game with an okay plot, and some okay characters, ran like garbage on the PS4, I guess Mr.Taro and his team only focused on 2B's butt cheeks instead of optimizing their game.

Honestly, I don't understand how this hasn't been ported to Switch yet.
It's a no-brainer, just like Overwatch. I don't know why it took Blizzard so long to port that either.

So we need to politely ask them to take our money? Don't bother then.

Square Enix....PLEASE GIVE SWITCH NIER AUTOMATA!

Ugh, enough of this BS. When a Dev says something like this, chances are they're already working on said project.

I mean, it would be nice to have a Switch port but it kinda runs like crap in my PS4 Pro. Pretty sure it's only in 1080p on the Pro (lower on base PS4) and I remember noticing framerate drops. It's weird because it doesn't look like it should be that demanding. Kingdom Hearts 3 runs at a near constant 60FPS in 1080p on the Pro and looks utterly gorgeous.

Honestly it's a crap game to me. Never got into it. There was not enough action in it for most of the game for me. Pretty blehh

@MsJubilee I completely agree. The whole thing was just mehh. Nothing special at all.

@NotTelevision I loved Persona 5, played it all through last summer when I had the free time lol, it’s a huge undertaking. I can see that it’s not for everyone however, it’s a lot to get through and runs rather close to the notion of doing mundane ‘real life’ things which can put some people off. As someone who’s put over 1000 hours into Rune Factory 4 and slightly less into Harvest Moon DS, mundane routine tasks are right up my alley.

The game's jumps reminded me of Smash bros. Seriously good controls, and a fun play. Why is the end of the experience online only? That was like the 3rd SE game to do that to me. Stop.

I used to consider Deus Ex (the original) the best game ever for many, many years. It's place was becoming more and re and more solid due to nostalgia kicking in. However Nier: Automata became my favorite after I played it last year. It's just that amazing

I’d rather they port Kingdom Hearts first... any of them

@Snugglevixen do we go with press or this
https://support.na.square-enix.com/contact.php?id=15861&la=1
?

edit: well did my part, sent both.

@nessisonett Yeah I like the life simulator aspects of the game as well. It’s the dying and losing an hour and a half of progress, then going back to do the same series of turned based battles that caused me to shelf it for a bit. For some reason when I die in a game like Dark Souls, I can’t wait to get back in there and whoop that demon’s backside. But in JRPGs I find it more like a chore.

Still a fantastic game and one that I’ll get around to finishing.

@NotTelevision Reminds me of the time I was playing Persona 3 FES on my PS3 and lost 3 straight hours of progress when my game crashed in the middle of a boss fight. I now save meticulously in those games just in case of something similar but I do agree that JRPGs can sometimes be rather annoying to retry sections. Dark Souls has a quick turnaround from death to retry whereas Persona does not. Still, it’s not quite Symphony of the Night has with the most annoyingly long Game Over screen to main menu to file select to back at your last save room to the boss room.

@nessisonett Haha. Yes!

“Game Oooooovvvvveeeerrrrrr”. 🐌

I don't understand why Nintendo doesn't just fund the port, and co-publish it with Square Enix like they did with Dragon Quest XI.

I'd be okay with this running at 30FPS, with some downgraded assets and resolution, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. I already have it on both PC and XB1 so I'm covered anyway, but if a Switch version gets more people to try it out, then that would only be a good thing!

The game running like crap on Ps4 and PC was a result of very poor optimization (not sure about Xbox), as per usual with Platinum's games the graphics aren't amazing but have a lot of style, but of course SE never bothered to fix it.
And given how surprisingly supportive towards Switch they've been there's at least a possibility

I mean, if there's enough demand, it can happen. Same thing with Dark Souls, now that game's on every console and PC.

@Mr_Muscle Sure, but Dark Souls was technically a last gen game (and the Switch port seems largely based on the 360/PS3 build) whereas NieR Automata is a current-gen game, and would therefore probably be a bigger challenge to port and optimize.

@NicolausCamp Yep! And Square Enix has a bad reputation when it comes to shoddy ports, so we know how that will go. Meanwhile, Witcher 3 runs like hot butter., well mostly.

Nah Astral Chain is already good enough. If Square Enix wants the game for Switch then that's up to them. Now a remastered of Madworld for Switch would be even better.

I think it's a bit weird that publishers ask fans to ask consumers if they want a remake. Even when a lot of people do, I doubt that all of them express their wish. So are publishers going to base their decision on the a very focal minority?

Gamers: Nier Automata please!

SE: You said you wanted more 20 year old ports?

Well, now I just want a SNES version...

@Spoony_Tech What does Astral Chain have anything to do with it? The games are totally different.

Not a fan of action/fighting/whatever games, but Nier Automata is a masterpiece.

I completed the original Nier Gestalt (western version) years ago on ps3 a few times. Didn't get the final ending but that was a lot of work haha Anyway, loved thw soundtrack so much I bought it! I have yet to play Automata, so a lot of yes from me.

@NicolausCamp Doom? Hellblade? Witcher? It's not guaranteed to be a poor port, they just have to put effort and money in.

@Heavyarms55 I said I wanted Nier Automata AND more 20 year old ports!😎

Including but not limited to not-really-20-year-old Nier and Drakengard series.

This is a fantastic game but i am unsure how well it would work on the switch.

I'd definitely play a SNES version

Let Switch owners become as gods!

Should ask for Babylon’s Fall while you’re at it.

Again, I really hope for "NieR Automata Pocket Edition" (and HD for consoles) to happen. Basically following in "Finally Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD" steps. For the Glory of Mankind!

@Jayofmaya didn't say it would be a bad port, just that, like you said, it would be harder and require more optimization than if it was a last-gen game.

I have no idea if this would affect Square Enix’s decision at all, but I’d love to get it on Switch if they released it. It would have to be a quality port though, not a quick cash grab that’s not optimised. Something like the promising looking Witcher 3 port would be great.

Nier Automata would be cool to have on the Switch but what would be even better would be to free Wonderful 101 from the Wii U.

Whould be Awesome, why ask about it? Dont they want easy money?

@imgrowinglegs Which would be a shame considering how beautiful the water, grass, and over grown abandoned aesthetic was.

@Ryu_Niiyama Dump a stack of Playstations on their doorstep. Pretty sure that's the only form of motivation they accept.

The Switch to me is basically the platform I'd love to have all platformers, indies, JRPGs and other weird Japanese games on, and Nier: Automata is at the top of my list to get the Switch port treatment. Really hoping this will happen!

Would also love to see Vanquish get a second shot at life on the Switch.

@gamer89 The difference is that Nier: Automata isn't exclusive to a single platform, nor funded by Microsoft or Sony, while Astral Chain is a Switch exclusive published by Nintendo. If Nintendo fans were begging for a PlayStation or Microsoft exclusive, the situations would be comparable. I get where you're coming from, but considering there is a completely different context, I don't see what's sad about this.

YEEEESSSSS PLEAAAASE!!!

@imgrowinglegs

Yeah. It didn't run Super on the PC either.

They'd have to turn it into a PS2 game to run it on the Switch.

Nintendo community: We want Final Fantasy on Nintendo again!

Square Enix: Ok

Nintendo community:We want all of platinums games on the switch!

Square Enix: just ask us what you want and we might start working on it.

Nintendo community: eh we'll stick with Astral Chain.

This mentality that this community has really smelts my metals.

No I want another FF remastered remake definitive edition

I LOVE Nier Automata.... But I don't know if on the Switch would look good. If it comes out, HECK YEA I'll buy it!

The music, story, characters, world is so amazing! I just love this game so much!
I would take Parasite Eve on the switch also!

2B for Smash! (Or even a mini costume would get me excited!)

Square enix should have a Mini costume bundle (have Lightning, 2B, Noctis, etc)

@Ttimer5 2B is in Soulcalibur 6. She's my main. Really cool fighting style.

I just want FFXIV be ported to Switch.
A man can dream though.

Ok but Super Nintendo when

I'd love Nier Automata on Switch, but I'm curious as to whether it is feasible, even if people like Panic Button work on it.

The game itself wasn't super well optimized when I played it on pc though, so idk.

Screw the Switch port it wouild never work anyways. Give us a 2D SNES version any day.

Never played it, don't own anything to play it on, but if it does come to switch, day one buy

Square Enix !!
pls bring Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together !! to SWITCH !!!!!!
thxxxxxxxxxxxx

@gamer89 Everything you said was factual.

@Trajan that's were I actually saw 2B first.... Then explored more and fell in love with the game!

@talgore Half the point of the game is to subvert trite tropes like bland hub areas, repetitive combat, dull colour palettes, and so on, as well as toying with the idea of consumer patience and planned obsolescence. None of this would be clear to you as you ducked out 5 hours in which inadvertently makes you the butt of the joke. Obviously no one can force you to mine for the narrative gold within the sarcastic (see: bland) rubble but the more confident you get about your opinions on the game, the funnier the whole ordeal gets.

and yea u sure got me xD

@talgore It shouldn't take a few hours just to beat the intro level.

The city ruins is essentially the hub through which you navigate to the linearly designed levels like the desert, amusement park, forest, etc...

I'm just not convinced you actually played it. Like, at all.

@qwertyzxcv Do you also judge the quality of an entire film by the first 30 minutes? I can understand not enjoying a genre but straight up calling a game terrible because you only put 5 hours into it is a bit shortsighted. Checking your game ratings, you've given Twilight Princess a 9/10, a game which has a reputation for an incredibly tedious opening few hours without the benefit of a fun first hour. It also doesn't have the benefit of being some kind of meta commentary; it is literally just a boring opening few hours. How did you manage to muster up the strength to plough through a clearly terrible game???

o id definitely would buy this game day one, this was such an amazing game on the ps4 <3