NieR: Automata - Black Box Edition
Black Box Edition For gamers in search of exclusive items to complement the fast-paced action, we’re proud to present the Nier: Automata “Black Box Edition,” exclusive to PS4. Back at E3 2016 we showed off a…
NieR: Automata - Black Box Edition is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by PlatinumGames, released 7 March 2017 on PlayStation 4.
What NieR: Automata - Black Box Edition is
NieR: Automata - Black Box Edition is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by PlatinumGames and released in 2017. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 4 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The first and second playthroughs follow the respective views of 2B and 9S during an initial invasion. After opening a route for future missions, they are sent to clear out machine threats for the Resistance, led by Anemone, who provides the two with support. During their missions, 2B and 9S discover that the machines are exploring human societies and concepts. The two work with a pacifist machine group led by Pascal; battle Adam and Eve, physical manifestations of the machine network who reveal that their creators were destroyed centuries ago and encounter A2, a rogue android on the run from YoRHa. Adam is killed by 2B after he captures 9S. During his recuperation, 9S discovers a glitch in…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, drama and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Drakengard series
NieR: Automata - Black Box Edition is the 22nd of 35 entries we hold in the Drakengard series. The next entry was NieR: Automata - Limited Edition Steelbook in 2017.
What it launched against
NieR: Automata - Black Box Edition launched on 7 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and NieR: Automata. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, NieR: Automata.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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