Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ masterpiece NieR: Automata launches on Switch in early October alongside some unique costumes, and Square is reintroducing the sport’s central characters to the world earlier than we make our journey to the longer term to struggle a struggle with the machines.

Today, we get to fulfill 2B (or YoRHa No.2 Type B, no matter you like!), the sport’s foremost protagonist — a fight android who is aware of her means round a sword and serves YoRHa. She companions up with 9S, a scanner-type android, to assist reclaim Earth from the machines who inhabit the planet.

Of course, it is a Yoko Taro recreation, and issues aren’t that straightforward. From the trailer’s philosophical narration to Keiichi Okabe’s unimaginable rating, there’s simply sufficient of a tease right here for individuals who’ve by no means acquired to expertise the world of NieR earlier than. Plus there are some flashes of gameplay which appears to be like fairly clean to our untrained eyes!

We additionally get one other transient take a look at just a few of the unique costumes coming to the sport’s Switch launch. 2B’s Pod skins look to be primarily based on characters Mama and Carrier from the cell recreation NieR: Re[in]carnation. Check out the trailer and the costumes beneath!

NieR: Automata The End Of YoRHa Edition launches on sixth October on Switch. Have you performed NieR: Automata earlier than? Will you be choosing this one up on Switch? Let us know!