'Nier: Automata' Is One Video Game You Won't Want To Miss In 2017

Nier: Automata should be on your games-to-watch list for 2017. I played the Nier: Automata demo the other day and was immediately smitten. The demo is a little over 30 minutes long, but in that half hour or so is a wealth of striking gameplay, clever use of perspective, and surprisingly deep world-building. Indeed, when it came to the game's terrific combat I only barely scratched the surface, largely button-mashing my way through until I began to figure out the more involved systems of combos and special moves available. As the human-looking robot 2B, you fight your way through an industrial area filled with hostile machines.