After announcing the game at E3 2015, Square Enix have confirmed that their new NieR game will be titled NieR: Automata. This announcement comes during Paris Games Week 2015, where producer Yosuke Saito and director Yoko Taro took to the stage and provided players with their first look at the game – which features action-oriented combat one would expect from PlatinumGames. This preview can be found above.
In addition to this, Square Enix also shared a character profile, screenshots and artwork for the protagonist YoRHa No. 2, Model B, “2B” – who has been designed by Akihiko Yoshida from CyDesignation, and artist for Final Fantasy XIV and Bravely Default.
Profile for YoRHa No. 2, Model B, “2B”
2B is an all-purpose battle android, deployed as a member of the automated infantry squad, YoRHa. She is equipped with a sword for close quarters combat, and can attack from range using the “Pod” support system. Her eyes are obscured beneath her standard-issue military visor, which she rarely removes.
Members of the YoRHa squad forgo names and are referred to only by their code numbers. Though the regulations forbid them from expressing emotions, each model has its own distinguishing personality, and 2B is comparatively cool, calm, and collected.
NieR: Automata – Storyline Overview
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…
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