20 Video Games Of This Generation You May Have Missed

PC: 84% | PS4: 88% | XBO: 90%

Initially pegged for an end-year 2016 release, publishers Square-Enix delayed the game into early 2017 to give it a better commercial chance, and the success that came after validated the decision (something EA should have done with Titanfall 2).

Gameplay, mechanics, and themes that are prevalent across NieR: Automata build upon the works of previous series (Drakengard and NieR), and it mixes game genres to masterfully subvert and circumnavigate norms gamers have become accustomed to from years of playing titles that are styled to feel accessible and familiar.

Expect to be indulged by real-time combat, flight combat, 2D scrolling, and arcade-like hacking mechanics, in this nihilistic world where humanity has pinned its hopes on androids to battle space invaders and their machines.