[img width=660 height=370]http://www.platinumgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Nier_3-660x370.jpg[/img] She just heard about her game's release window.
Most of us enjoy a good underdog tale and the existence of Nier: Automata certainly fits that description. It was released alongside two other highly anticipated AAA open world action/exploration games (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon: Zero Dawn). That alone would sound a death knell for most games. In retrospect, it is amazing Automata has gained the attention it has.
While polished, with amazing character design, art direction, and a fantastic soundtrack, it was created on a developer-admitted small budget with noticeably last-gen graphics. This is shared with the rest of the series, as Automata is an unexpected sequel to the cult-favorite series Nier, itself an offshoot of the Drakengard series. And like its forefathers, there are a lot of reasons gamers may miss it.
