NieR: Automata and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE seems to be a match made in heaven. Each are sci-fi RPGs starring androids within the type of beautiful heroines, and each video games are beloved by followers worldwide. Each video games additionally boast compelling tales, coping with humanity’s future and the position of clever machines. In an thrilling collaboration, three fan-favorite characters from the beloved motion RPG are making their technique to NIKKE.
For starters, 2B and A2 – two of the primary protagonists of NieR: Automata – arrive as SSR playable characters and Pascal will arrive as a free SR playable character in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE on 1 September, 2023. The crossover marks an thrilling second for NIKKE, with the pair poised to convey surprising story developments to the universe and alternatives for brand spanking new gameplay kinds. There can even be loads of additional goodies coming to the sport reminiscent of Free Pascal (SR), avatar frames, and lovely various costumes for the heroines.
“Within the collaboration with NieR: Automata, I put loads of effort into expressing the distinctive energy of the unique work,” says director Yoo, of Shift Up Video games. “The NIKKE growth workforce tends to indicate a excessive stage of enthusiasm to prepare nice occasions. I requested the event workforce to make six levels of the hacking minigame, however they mentioned they might make 21. Lastly, 23 levels have been shaped. Customers who play NIKKE always will know that it will get larger and greater because the occasions repeat. Occasions at all times develop this manner!”
Followers who performed Automata will bear in mind the hacking minigame as a novel technique to interact in fight by invading the factitious intelligence that governs the sport’s robotic enemies. This mechanic coming to NIKKE will make for much more thrilling choices for dispatching enemies in its intense firefights.
And it’s not simply 2B (who occurs to share a voice actor with NIKKE’s Rapi in Japanese) and A2 coming to the sport. Pascal, your kind-hearted robotic companion from NieR: Automata can even seem as a playable character. 2B’s closest ally 9S can even make an look as a non-playable character. All of those characters will have an effect on the world and story of NIKKE in thrilling and unpredictable methods within the OuteR: Automata story occasion.
“If I may have my method, there wouldn’t be a single character omitted,” enthuses Yoo. “Among the many characters of NieR: Automata, I personally actually appreciated Pascal’s story. After all, I additionally beloved 9S and Emil, so I actually wished so as to add all of them in. I made a decision to offer every of them an acceptable place. 9S and 2B share a narrative, Pascal seems within the battle outlook in addition to the facet story, whereas Emil could be discovered on the sector.”
“Apart from that, many gamers could also be stunned by Pascal’s look,” he continues. “Pascal has therapeutic skills, that are very helpful for commanders who’ve simply began enjoying NIKKE for the collaboration occasion. Pascal’s battle pose and reload motions are very cool as effectively, please be sure you test it out in-game.”
“We tried our greatest to offer the tales a phenomenal but determined temper,” teases Jeung Jae Sung, head of state of affairs plot. “Additionally, we’ve ready scenes that might ring a bell with NieR: Automata followers.”
“Along with the story, we carried out loads of collaboration parts that gamers who love NieR: Automata will discover,” provides Yoo. “We might admire it when you may benefit from the fastidiously ready collaboration occasion, from 3D fields to UI and directing.”
Composer Keiichi Okabe’s beautiful soundtrack for NieR: Automata was one other key inspiration for Shift Up.
“The soundtrack of NieR: Automata was beloved by many players,” says Yoo. “Additionally, after I work in entrance of the pc, the music I take heed to essentially the most is NieR: Automata dwell live performance music! To have a good time the collaboration, we created an unique soundtrack that permits you to really feel the fusion of the 2 video games.”
It’s clear from the scope of the collaboration and the enthusiastic feedback of the artistic workforce, that this collaboration is deeply significant to each workers and followers.
“Throughout growth, the ordinary phrase was ‘Oh, I need to collaborate with Automata.’ I wanted and wished a lot,” concludes Jeung Jae Sung. “I’m so pleased to lastly have that want come true. It can most likely go down as one of the crucial memorable moments in my recreation growth historical past. We hope players will get pleasure from it as a lot as we loved creating it.”
“We wished to supply an awesome collaboration expertise to followers of NieR: Automata and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE,” agrees the sport’s director. “We did our greatest to arrange, so please benefit from the occasion. We can even present long-term steady service in order that commanders can have play expertise.”
NIKKE x NieR: Automata runs from September 1-27. You may obtain Goddess of Victory: NIKKE totally free from the App Retailer, Google Play, or Home windows.
