Nier: Automata Revealed by Square Enix as the Next Nier Game

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 30, 2015

News: The sequel to the 2010 title Nier finally has an official name as well as a video to go along with it.

Nier: Automata is the name of the Nier sequel that Square Enix recently revealed. During a stage presentation at Paris Games Week, producer Yosuke Saito (Dragon Quest X /Nier) and director Yoko Taro (Drakengard / Nier) provided audience members a first-look at the title’s gameplay, which features Platinum Games’s signature action-oriented combat.

“Nier struck a chord with many passionate gamers. It was something so special that we felt compelled to heed the fans’ call for a follow-up,” said Saito. “To create the ultimate action-RPG, it dawned on me that a collaboration between Platinum Games and Square Enix would be a dream come true.”

The story for Nier: Automata is as follows:

”Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing their secret weapon: the machines. In the face of this insurmountable threat, the human race is driven from the earth and takes refuge on the moon.

The humans develop an army of android soldiers to fight back against the mechanical horde, but succeed only in slowing its advance. To break the deadlock, a new breed of android infantry is sent into the fray: the YoRHa squad.

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…”

Check out the video below and tell us what you think. Are you excited for Nier: Automata?