Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
6th Oct 2022, $39.99
6th Oct 2022, £34.99
- Series
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Review NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition (Switch) - A Modern Classic Shines On Switch
NieR-ly perfect
NieR:Automata is perhaps a story of the power of word of mouth. A sequel in an IP with a devoted but modest following by Square Enix standards, it became a notable sales success over time as initial fans convinced neutrals that something special had arrived. Director Yoko Taro was also clever in his approach to storytelling - playing...
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NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition News
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News Square Enix Planning "Multiple New Titles" And New IP
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Square Enix has had a solid run on the Nintendo Switch over the past year with releases such as Live A Live, NieR:Automata, Tactics Ogre: Reborn and more recently Crisis Core, but it seems it's not been enough. The Japanese publisher and developer has reported a drop in net sales in its latest financial results period (up...
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Ah, but did that stop Joker?
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Port-ability
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About The Game
NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is the Nintendo Switch™ version of NieR:Automata, an award-winning post-apocalyptic action RPG that has achieved deep-rooted popularity around the world.
The distant future…
Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as “machine lifeforms.” In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon. As 2B, a member of the newly organized android military force YoRHa, players will immerse themselves in a ferocious battle to take back the planet.
Experience a captivating story that goes beyond simple entertainment, inspiring a wide array of emotions as it unfolds through genre blending action in a beautifully desolate open world.
This product includes the content of the "3C3C1D119440927" DLC.*
Three types of colosseums are included, and three types of costumes based on characters from the related title, NieR Replicant, can be obtained as rewards.
*To enjoy this content you will need to have progressed a certain way into the main story of the game. There are also some scenes during the progression of the main game scenario in which this content cannot be accessed.
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The user score is surprisingly low. I expected it to be a 9. Personally for a Switch port and excellent game with a wonderful world to get lost in I give it a 10. If the other version did not exist and I just judge the performance and game itself then it is a 10. I am LOVING it on Switch.
@spikeponcho I agree that it has been under rated by NL. Originally I bought this on PS4 but the frame rate and resolution caused eye bleed (eye strain) and I could not play in for any length of time. On Switch played it docked/undocked and finished the main storylines almost non stop. Graphically it’s not to far adrift from the PS4 and the switch does not seem to suffer from the frame rate dips the PS4 had.
Edit: Might not be an issue from the game. Original comment below.
I'm very sad to experience a game-breaking bug. Right after defeating a major boss (2B @ lvl 29), the screen goes black and won't load whatever is coming next. I'm completely frustrated, reload and defeated him again, but the game will just go black and that's it. So I basically paid full price for a lengthy demo.
Graphically, the washed out dynamics, low resolution and frame rate dips are annoying, but even more so the extremely compressed and flat audio. From an audio-visual perspective, this game is not fun on a good home system.
Gameplay wise, I would have loved to explore the world and side quests some more, and I was told the story gets really interesting later on. But, alas, the game is unplayable for me due to the bug.
So it's a hard pass from me! Not recommended!
Perfect port , have 80 hours on this game easy Play .
there is sligthly glitch not a major , drop frame some area , Visual background Render havent done..if you run too fast
@EliJapan Unfortunately, no. But I noticed I have other games crashing now as well. I think my Switch is getting old… So I think this might not necessarily be due to Nier Automata.
Nier this game looks very nice. Very good port. Well done. I am in shock. I want to play this beautiful game.
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