animplex with a promotional teaser during the video game’s fifth anniversary special Square Enix and platinum games, NieR: Automatathat the title will have an anime adaptation. The press release didn’t reveal any production details or a planned release date, so we’ll have to wait for more information soon.
Production of the video game began in 2014 with the creator of the series Yoko TaroThe producer Yusuke Saito and the main composer Keiichi Okabe Returning to their respective roles, and the artist Akihiko Yoshida take responsibility for the character design. The goal was to keep a Nier game true to the spirit of the original while creating a better combat system. As a completely new project for platinum games, its staff faced several challenges in developing the gameplay and open-world environment. Written by Yoko, the story draws on various philosophies and explores themes such as the search for the value of life and the reasons people kill.
The game was praised for its story and themes, gameplay, and music. Some visual and technical issues have been criticized. The PC version had a mixed reaction due to technical issues that weren’t officially fixed upon release. An official patch released in 2021 fixes some of these issues. Sales exceeded expectations; As of July 2021, the game had sold over 6 million copies worldwide.
Synopsis for Nier: Automata
NieR: Automata tells the story of the androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their struggle to reclaim the machine dystopia overrun by powerful machines. Mankind was expelled from Earth by mechanical beings from another world. In a last-ditch effort to reclaim the planet, the human resistance sends a force of android soldiers to destroy the invaders. Now the war between the machines and the androids continues… A war that may soon reveal a long-forgotten truth to the world.
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