Release
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Critic score
89/100
Platform families
2
Editorial overview
Inside Nier: Automata - Become as Gods Edition
What it is
The NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition includes the action-packed 3C3C1D119440927 downloadable content* which features “Revealing Outfit” costume for 2B, “Young Man’s Outfit” costume for 9S and “Destroyer Outfit” costume for A2. After completing new sub-quests in this downloadable content, you can enjoy playing the game while wearing these costumes from NieR Replicant. Sub-quests take the form of three different battle challenges at three different colosseums. Special music video: NieR:Automata meets amazarashi “Deserving of Life,” from collaboration with rock band amazarashi, is also included as part of the scenario.
The NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition also includes the following content: • Machine Mask Accessory • Grimoire Weiss Pod • Cardboard Pod Skin • Retro Grey Pod Skin • Retro Red Pod Skin
NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition supports 4K resolution (2160P) and HDR on Xbox One X.
The premise
Invaders from another world attack without warning - unleashing the machine lifeforms. To break the deadlock, a new breed of android infantry is sent into the fray: the YoRHa squad. Highly-acclaimed and award winning NieR:Automata is a fresh take on the action role-playing game (RPG) genre that gracefully blends mesmerizing action with a captivating story.
Each chapter contains various sub-chapters with some only being revealed after multiple play-thoughs. They can also be replayed via the chapter select menu.
The events of the 14th Machine War unfold through three main characters perspectives, 2B, 9S and A2, whom fight as the last remnants of human civilization against otherworldly invaders. The battle is not so black-and-white however as the androids begin to question their own motives and the world in which they inhabit whilst being thrown into difficult situations and moral dilemmas.
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