History Trivia / NierAutomata

** It's also not the first time Creator/DCDouglas voices a [[Franchise/MassEffect robot]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel companion.]] [[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma Nor is this the first time he's]] [[RelationshipVoiceActor shared a role]] with Creator/HirokiYasumoto.

* BigNameFan: Sui Ishida, creator of Manga/TokyoGhoul [[https://twitter.com/sotonami/status/600333975349932033 is apparently a fan]]. [[http://coromoor.tumblr.com/post/162824341096/the-concept-artist-for-nier-automata-was-given-art He even gave concept art of Ken Kaneki to one of the Automata concept artists at the Tokyo Ghoul film premiere as a gift]], and went onto [[http://www.siliconera.com/2017/09/01/nier-automata-nier-gestalt-replicant-ost-vinyl-records-release-december-japan/ illustrate covers for a vynil release of the Automata soundtrack.]]

** And [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} once again]], Creator/JojiNakata serves as the voice of [[spoiler:something ancient, sinister and powerful in the shape of a young girl]].

** And [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} once again]], Creator/JojiNakata serves as the voice of [[spoiler:a young girl]].

* * BigNameFan: Sui Ishida, creator of Manga/TokyoGhoul [[https://twitter.com/sotonami/status/600333975349932033 is apparently a fan]]. [[http://coromoor.tumblr.com/post/162824341096/the-concept-artist-for-nier-automata-was-given-art He even gave concept art of Ken Kaneki to one of the Automata concept artists at the Tokyo Ghoul film premiere as a gift]], and went onto [[http://www.siliconera.com/2017/09/01/nier-automata-nier-gestalt-replicant-ost-vinyl-records-release-december-japan/ illustrate covers for a vynil release of the Automata soundtrack.]]

* BreakthroughHit: While Yoko Taro's games had enjoyed reasonable success in Japan prior to ''Automata'', they had only really amassed a small cult following in the west thanks to their mediocre reviews, lack of publicity, low production values and various gameplay and technical issues. ''Automata'' has been the first game he's worked on to be critically acclaimed and a financial success outside of Japan, and really brought him into the mainstream limelight as someone to be on the lookout for when it comes to the japanese videogame landscape.

** In reality, it is with ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'', both being AAA {{Action RPG}}s of opposing action genres (SpectacleFighter-styled HackAndSlash Vs. ThirdPersonShooter) developed on opposite sides of the world, and released close to each other in the same month.

** It was also one with ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'', as both games are open world action/adventure games about a RobotWar that takes place in the far future featuring [[spoiler: the extinction of humanity and what happened afterward]], and in a mysterious setting and a story filled with shocking plot twists. Both games have a score of 89 on Metacritic, but there was a brief period when ''Automata'' was outscoring ''Horizon'' by 1 or 2 points, leading to some heated exchanges from the ''Horizon'' fandom. The two games were also released within one week of each other.

** Similarly, A2 is just about as far outside of the usual wheelhouse of Creator/CheramiLeigh as you can get. Her typical roles consist of strong, determined young women who stop at nothing to [[ForGreatJustice fight for their ideals and loved ones]], often with [[BadassAdorable a hidden cute and soft side to them.]] A2 is a very bitter, cynical, and tired RogueAgent who is just out for herself and vengeance, yet once again delivers a killer performance.

** Similarly, A2 is just about as far outside of the usual wheelhouse of Creator/CheramiLeigh as you can get, and yet once again delivers a killer performance.

* BreakthroughHit: While Taro Yoko's games had enjoyed reasonable success in Japan prior to Automata, they had only really amassed a small cult following in the west thanks to their mediocre reviews, lack of publicity, low production values and various gameplay and technical issues. Automata has been the first game he's worked on to be critically acclaimed and a financial success outside of Japan, and really brought him into the mainstream limelight as someone to be on the lookout for when it comes to the japanese videogame landscape.

** Some have called the game ''Nier: Automatic[=\=]Atomic Tomatoes'', as a way of poking fun at how the fandom is divided on how the subtitle should be pronounced.

* FanNickname: Some people have taken to calling the game some variation of ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Metal Nier Rising: Revengeance]]'', due to the developers and the fact that some of 2B's animations look similar to Raiden's in that particular game. The fact that she looks like a grown-up Sunny is also a big reason for this.

** "Mecha Youmu" / "Robo Youmu" / "Hyper Youmu": 2B as often called by ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fans, due to her looking pretty much like an older version of Youmu Konpaku. The game as a whole, for the same reason, is also known as ''Myon Automata".

** "Mecha Youmu" / "Robo Youmu" / "Hyper Youmu": 2B as often called by ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fans, due to her looking pretty much like an older version of Youmu Konpaku.

* SleeperHit: In a year of several highly anticipated video games being released, very few expected the spin-off of a video game series largely unknown to western audiences to gain much fanfare. However, the polished gameplay, positive word-of-mouth and arguably the void left by the disappointment of ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' has led ''Automata'' to becoming one of the better received video games of 2017 with over one million copies of the game being sold worldwide within a month of its western release. It helps a lot the game doesn't suffer the same crippling problems of censorship and cultural changes that some previous games of the franchise suffered in the past when translated and adapted to English.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KiraBuckland is typecast as, in her own words, "hyper, young girls." 2B is much more [[TheStoic stoic]] and deep than the characters she usually plays.

* NoExportForYou: For reasons unknown, the PC version is region-locked for SEA, leaving players in that region unable to purchase it.

** It was with ''VideoGame/{{Scalebound}}'', both being console exclusive ''Creator/PlatinumGames'' titles with PC releases. Unfortunately, ''VideoGame/{{Scalebound}}'' was cancelled.
** In reality, it is with ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'', both being [=AAA=] {{Action RPG}}s of opposing action genres (SpectacleFighter-styled HackAndSlash Vs. ThirdPersonShooter) developed in opposite sides of the world, and released close to each other in the same month.

** "Mecha Youmu" / "Robo Youmu" / "Hyper Youmu": 2B as often called by ''VideoGame/TouhouProject'' fans, due to her looking pretty much like an upgraded version of Youmu Konpaku.

* NoExportForYou: For reasons unknown, the PC version is region-locked for SEA, leaving players that region unable to purchase it.

* SleeperHit: In a year of several highly anticipated video games being released, very few expected the spin-off of a video game series largely unknown to western audiences to gain much fanfare. However, the polished gameplay, positive word-of-mouth and arguably the void left by the disappointment of ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' has led ''Automata'' to becoming one of the better received video games of 2017 with over one million copies of the game being sold worldwide within a month of it's western release. It helps a lot the game doesn't suffer the same crippling problems of censorship and cultural changes that some previous games of the franchise suffered in the past when translated and adapted to English.

** "Mecha Youmu" / "Robo Youmu" / "Hyper Youmu": 2B as often called by ''TouhouProject'' fans, due to her looking pretty much like an upgraded version of Youmu Konpaku.

** And [[Manga/Hellsing once again]], Creator/JojiNakata serves as the voice of [[spoiler:a young girl]].