NieR: Automata has Auto-Combat Option at Lower Difficulties
The upcoming action/JRPG from Square Enix and Platinum Games will be offering a low difficulty option for players not used to action games and part of this difficulty option includes an auto-combat option, not unlike past Platinum Games titles.
It doesn’t take much to see that NieR: Automata is a pretty action-heavy game, but Square Enix wants everyone, including novice players, to enjoy it. That said, they’ve introduced the “Auto Mode” feature for that purpose.
As for the “Auto Mode” feature, it was made to provide support in battle by switching out the player controls with an AI that does the fighting for you, including attacks and evasive moves that are all done automatically, so even those who aren’t great at games can clear it from start to end.