Nier: Automata - The End of YoRHa Edition Reviews

Nier: Automata - The End of YoRHa Edition is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Nov 23, 2022

NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is a great port, bringing a complete version of NieR: Automata to the Nintendo Switch. Its story is as engaging as ever, and the diverse gameplay continues to wow audiences. This is an excellent way to experience a classic game.

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Nov 4, 2022

With NieR: Automata – The End of YoRHa Edition, the highly popular title finally arrives on the Nintendo Switch. This is the exact same game, with the same phenomenal narrative and addicting gameplay.

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90%
Nov 4, 2022

An overall impressive port of one of the best games in the medium.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 2, 2022

Nier: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is a game that easily stood out in 2017 and continues to stand out today with almost the same ease amongst the plethora of releases we see on the market.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 21, 2022

A game that everyone should try and reflect with every argument it drops left and right. The philosophical theme, the daring script, the melancholy of its art, the theatrical interpretation of each scene... all these are points that Nier:Automata reaches with a unique personality like few video games. In addition, The End of the YoRHa Edition more than fulfills what is expected as a Switch port.

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8.8 / 10.0
Oct 20, 2022

I would have laughed in disbelief if you told me NieR: Automata was being ported to the Nintendo Switch in 2017, considering how disastrous this game's launch was on the PlayStation 4. The team at Virtuos did an outstanding job with NieR: Automata - The End of YoRHa Edition, a native port of the original game on the Switch that is undeniably the definitive way to enjoy Yoko Taro's masterpiece. Sure, the graphics and frame rates take a dip, but that's the price of portability.

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4.4 / 5.0
Oct 18, 2022

Overall, the Nier Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition is an excellent port of a fantastic game. If you're a Switch owner who was previously unable to play this gem of the game, now is your time to check it out.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2022

I had the feeling going in that I would really like Nier: Automata, but I wasn’t ready for just how much. It’s packed with great character moments, an interesting world and mysteries to uncover that will keep you pushing on. The game itself is designed to be played through multiple times to uncover everything that it has to offer, it’s FAR from over when you hit the credits screen for the first time, so do as the game suggests and jump back in again, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. It features 26 different endings, some far more rewarding and significant than others but all providing another perspective or something new on the story overall. If you’re interested in playing, just jump in and do it, it’s well worth your time.

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90 / 100
Oct 14, 2022

Nier: Automata - The End of YoRHa Edition is the best port of Nier: Automata that the Nintendo Switch could receive, and possibly the best port ever made on the system. If anyone has not yet played this outstanding work by Yoko Taro and Platinum Games, in this version you have a new opportunity that you should not miss.

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Unscored
Oct 13, 2022

Nier Automata End of YorHa is an absolute must-have of this generation, and the Nintendo Switch port makes no exception.

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10 / 10.0
Oct 13, 2022

NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is an immaculate port that should be placed as the bar for what is a prime example in how to bring Triple-A, third party titles of a grand scale to a smaller platform. It's the cleanest experience I've had in any port from a powerhouse like the PS4, XBOX or PC to the Nintendo Switch, that makes it a must experience or ultimately an essential to your existing Switch library.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 11, 2022

Here’s the weird conclusion to this weird port of a really weird game: I don’t think the Switch version of NieR: Automata is worth your time, despite it being, for all intents and purposes, excellent. Considering the limitations of the hardware it was ported into, it’s a godlike effort, but one that makes it the worst version ever released for this game, by far. You’re not getting the best version of its soundtrack, you’re not getting the best visuals, you’re not getting the best framerate. Even though you could, in theory, play it all on docked mode, why bother? You can get better performing and cheaper versions of it elsewhere.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 10, 2022

I was skeptical about a Switch release of NieR Automata, a game Square Enix was unable to get run smoothly on PC. But somehow Virtuos achieved a miracle, making possible to be 2B even on the Nintendo hybrid. I was expecting a Waterloo-like disaster. The outcome instead is Austerlitz.

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95 / 100
Oct 9, 2022

NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition takes one of the best games ever made and turns it into a miraculous, portable experience. While 30 fps may seem like a downgrade, you won't even feel the difference after a few minutes and the sacrifice is more than worth it. The new costumes are a great way to freshen up the game, but this version does lack some of the older cosmetics still exclusive to other versions.

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Recommended
Oct 7, 2022

NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition brings the excellent action title to Switch in what is easily the most accessible version to date.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 6, 2022

Although with occasional reservations in narrative, gameplay and audiovisual aspects, NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition is a highly creative, ingenious, sensitive and deep game, with many coherent layers. In addition, it manages to be accessible and fun while experimentally integrating its exotic choices of battle, interface, music and others around humanistic and existential issues.

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Oct 6, 2022

That leaves NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition on Switch in a fascinating spot. It's both the worst version of the game (now that the PC version of NieR: Automata is better) and the best, depending on the audience. It's a matter of preference - visual fidelity or ease of access? - and at the heart of the matter, it's simply about how players want to engage in one of the best video games of the past decade. There's no wrong choice, but it's certainly appreciated that there are now so many to pick from.

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Unscored
Oct 5, 2022

Modestly priced at $40, “Nier: Automata” offers dozens of hours of content in a port that sees sensible compromise (blurrier textures, a capped framerate) while retaining what makes the experience an opera of spectacle and mood. Its launch this week further strengthens the deep quality of the Nintendo Switch’s growing library, and it is immediately one of the best titles you could own on the platform.

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Oct 4, 2022

The newest version of NieR: Automata keeps almost everything that made it great, but its visuals suffer from the restrictions of the Switch.

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87 / 100
Oct 3, 2022

NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa is an amazing package that has been wonderfully ported to the Switch. Those who haven’t played it previously have another opportunity to experience the remarkable epic, whereas the lure of a handheld version may also tempt aficionados back to this sensational hack and slash RPG.

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