Nier: Automata is a fine video game, but it also has some technical problems on PC which are a bit of a bummer. Where Platinum and Square have come up short, though, a fan-made mod is making things right.
https://lastchance.cc/nier-automata-the-kotaku-review-1793002839%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Kaldaien’s FAR mod (Fix Automata Resolution) does like its name suggests and fixes the game’s fullscreen resolution issues to make it an actual 1080p (rather than a stretched 900p), but it also does other more important stuff like dramatically increase the game’s framerate through better optimisation of Automata’s lighting and shadows.
For a taste of the kinds of framerate improvements you can hope for, check out some of the people in this thread reporting jumps from 30fps to 50-60.
If you’ve got the game and want to try it out while you wait for an official patch, you can download it here, in both automatic and manual install versions.
https://lastchance.cc/meet-the-man-who-fixes-broken-pc-games-1467847219%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
