NieR: Automata is a new third-person action RPG follow-up to the 2010 cult
hit, NieR. Offering a fresh blend of action and RPG gameplay styles, NieR New
Project is currently being developed in collaboration with PlatinumGames, the
studio known for its groundbreaking advancements in the action genre.
The game's all-star development team is helmed by producer Yosuke Saito,
known for his work on DRAGON QUEST X and NieR. The previous game's director,
YOKO TARO returns for the new project as well as composer Keiichi Okabe, whose
award-winning score to the original became one of the greatest accomplishments
in gaming music.
New to the series is character designer Akihiko Yoshida from CyDesignation,
Inc., well known for his work in BRAVELY DEFAULT and the FINAL FANTASY series,
as well as game designer Takahisa Taura, with Metal Gear Rising: Revengence to
his credit.
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. The Council of Humanity organizes a resistance of android
soldiers in an effort to take back their planet. To break the deadlock, the
Resistance deploys a new unit of android infantry: YoRHa. In the forsaken
wasteland below, the war between the machines and the androids rages on. A war
that is soon to unveil the long-forgotten truth of this world…
Features:
- Fast action combat
- Interchangeable weapon loadouts
- Distinctive character design by Akihiko Yoshida
- Music composed by Keiichi Okabe