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Never understood how someone could skip cutscenes. I got one friend who skips every cut scene in ever game lol and it drives me insane

I'm a little confused about the entire section of this review that's dedicated to discussing auto-saves, considering when you select "New Game" it tells you *"This game does not support auto-save"* and you have to acknowledge the warning to start playing. I never thought of the boss battle checkpoints as auto-saves.

In the... 'defense?' of 2B and the Themian Paradox... Yoko Toro DID 'just tell us' xD. His response as to why 2B was as she is when directly questioned was a bluntly honest 'I just really like girls' IDK if that's BETTER or worse honestly... but it is an unusually honest response.

I think one issue with automata is that, with games from this franchise/developer, people really don't want to reveal spoilers. But they love the games and want other people to play it. So you've got a bunch of people playing the kind of game they won't actually enjoy because they don't know anything specific about it, but everyone says it's incredible. And yeah, it's incredible, to people who like this kind of game. I love the hell out of it but I'm careful recommending it to other people. You really don't want to spoil ~anything~ in a game that people have to play twice before they start to see the really cool shit.

"if you hated it so much why did you play it three times??!!" It's called journalistic integrity, Steve

I love the sad but beautiful ruined desolate world… the slow empathy I built for the robots…. The combat really fit my tastes and experience personally

You said something about 2b getting all emotional about 9s about to die despite only knowing him for 10 minutes. That's not the case. She's trying not to get attached to him because she constantly keep having to kill him over and over. She cares for him ALOT but she's trying not to because the same thing always happens. He ends up being too curious and finds out yorha secret and she kills him. She's tired of having to kill the person she cares about.

I feel that not looking at side content for the series makes sense. Unfortunately with how far Yoko Taro went out of his way to explain things in the major games within the confines of “dlc” does do a disservice to series as a whole. For instance, “Emotions are prohibited” is 2B’s personal mantra because of the number of times she’s killed 9S over and over, hoping that as long as she keeps herself from feeling anything for him means that one day it won’t feel like anything as she continuously does it. Obviously it doesn’t work, hence the clenched fist when he explains in the prologue that he doesn’t remember who she is because he didn’t have time to upload BOTH of their memories to the bunker, making him “forget her.” But you don’t know any of these things, in fact the game makes you think they met in the prologue even though she’s already killed dozens of Nines by the time the game starts. There’s so much non-game content that explains every single the characters do in the game that you’ll never understand unless you find the time to do deep dives on the weekends and looking at the KZfaq creators who compile the information like EruptionFang, or Mr. Clemps, and even ValkyrieAurora has retired from exhaustion for her own mental health after making so many videos. I feel that the DrakeNier series is catered to a very specific niche, which is an accurate series. Unfortunately, you just don’t fit the niche, which sucks, but hey can’t be helped y’know? All of your points are well-made. I disagree with a couple only because I’ve been hyper fixated on this series since 2018. But its all about personal taste, and also downtime. As for your thoughts on Yoko Taro, just wait until you hear about the characters of Drakengard 1. Yoko Taro has a creative, yet disturbing mind.

The aliens were absolutely not a red herring. Them being killed by their own creation was unbeknownst to Commander White. YoRHa units have emotions and character quirks because they are designed from a human template, they're not just AI. Most notably, A2 has Kainé's memories and characteristics. Also, 2B's designer, not Yoko, specifically avoided enlarging her chest area and emphasize her bottom half. Think what you will of her design, but there is meaning beyond just cosplayability. Lastly, the machine lifeforms don't need to have complex movesets. The point is that they are indeed very limited compared to the androids. Sure, fighting them can become a bit auto-piloty, but this game isn't supposed to be Ninja Gaiden with androids. It's about the story and philosophical questions. It's totally fine if you don't like the game, I just feel you unfairly brushed many aspects aside as "just self-indulgent".

I think some of these complaints about Nier are some of the most pedantic shit I've ever read.

Nier Automata is a very special game to me personally and helped me get through a tough time in my life,very sorry you couldn't get into it and I love your vids especially the silence of the lambs and calling out bloober teams writing and storytelling

I just really quickly wanted to say the point of the ending is not the fact that you are sacrificing your data to save the world the point is that you are doing it to help another player. From a purely mechanical standpoint you are unable to do it without online turned on ( I know I was unable to do it the first time around). And also the reason why the ending felt do emotional to me and so many other people is because it is your choice to help another person out there by sacrificing your data. I could go into more detail why I personally think this is a great game as well as give my counter argument to your other points but I don't think anybody is going to read this so yeah ...

The only points I WILL make in defense of the last section are A: Automata isn't trying to be tongue in cheek about 2B. There's no actual justification. Yoko Taro openly admitted that her design was sexualized bc he likes ass. It doesn't EXCUSE the perversion, but he isn't trying to like. Make it nuanced or be tongue in cheek. It's just supposed to be inexcusable eye candy. The FANDOM tries to excuse it. And B: 9s does lose his pants. I blew him up in the desert and he lost his pants. I fought an orgy of robots and the children conceived as a result with nothing but an overcoat, socks, and Fruit of the Loom skintight bootybriefs on.

Your suggestion that 2B be blind to the robot's humanity was already done in the 1st Nier. This game was focused on the android's denial of the robots' humanity. So it was important that the Main characters SEE the humanity but turn a blind eye to it to avoid questioning their own humanity. Plus anyone who has played the first game would already be in the know that the faceless creatures being killed in large numbers were likely sentient so it would be a waste of a reveal to be subtle about it.

I feel like a lot of the reasoning in this video are back explaining from conclusions youve already made. "the fact that robots are acting human is so obvious", hence bad, its like yeah, because the point is about why is 2b ignoring it when its so explicit and the fact that the robots are emulating what they've seen further murkies the water. Still, its not trying to be a reveal nor would it be more interesting for it.

Nier autoglass repair autoglass replace had me absolutely cackling

I've been willing to forgive its faults for some incredible moments. The "Amnesia" sidequest, the beginning of route C, the general chilling feeling of the post-apocalyptic world, the mystery of Yorha, the Amusement Park and its music and the ending. I think its "philosophy" isn't meant to say that "wow robots are alive what does it mean to be alive what makes u different" and all that shit. I think it's a curveball for the real meaning. Not to sound edgy referencing Nietzche, but the game clearly does. "God is dead", and without God (a universal meaning) there is no purpose. The humans are God, and dhe androids are us. Humans are dead (we stopped believing in God) and Androids are left with nothing to purpose to continue (Nihilism). In the final ending, they get a chance to break free from the shackles and find their own meaning and reason to exist. To become "übermench" , which the robots in the factory kept chanting that word all over again during the religious segment. It's kind of confusing at first but when you stop to think on what it means and how absolutely well done this metaphor is, you can't help but smile. And of course, 2B's ass.. But other than that, I also found the game annoying at times. It has some very bad design choices. I'd say it isn't a good/fun videogame. But a great piece of interactive fiction.

the game doesn't think it's subtle about the philosophical references... it's very on the nose, taking certain propositions to their logical ends and poking fun at them or exploring them in a very literal way. I get the game may not be for you and that's perfectly fine but it feels to me like there's many points that went over your head. and well that's also fine, but some criticisms seem really out of place to me

I’ll be honest, this game is what got me out of the worst spiral of depression in my life, and is probably what saved my life. Tho I’ll just have to agree to disagree with you on a lot things you said, since I got a completely different experience out of it. I will say that there a lot of things about it that aren’t for everyone, but to me personally, I absolutely love it.

Admittedly, unless you have a background degree in Yoko Taro's whacky story universe, Automata can be pretty strange as a storytelling device. But it would be wildly unfair to demand everyone to absorb Drakengards 1+2, Nier and Re: Incarnation, and a number of light novels, plays, manga, and aaaaaaAAAAA in order to "get it". I'm glad you gave it a shot. Also re: the 2Booty - if I remember correctly, Yoko Taro *isn't* the booty lover - the character modeller who actually made her model did. If this tells you anything about Yoko Taro's personality, the man once physically hid in a locker because of threats he got from Drakengard Ending E. He also frustratedly explained in an interview that one of his characters are just gay, and didn't shy away from it. He's an odd duck, but he's generally a well meaning fella.

If anything the ost is a banger 😭 one of my favourite gaming soundtrack of all time

“Slowly parkouring around…” Faith Connors from Mirror’s Edge feels offended.

Not for nothing but the way you described 2B's constant booty shots and the way the game tries very hard to make the player feel okay for looking made me think of Pop Culture Detective's 'Born Sexy Yesterday' vid. The idea of 'the perfect woman' who doesn't mind being sexualised because she's unaware/unable to care/culturally different/too innocent to know better/etc, in this case exemplified by 2B's emotional repression schtick. Never played NieR myself but it is fascinating to see that trope apparently popping up here.

I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. It's clear that you've made an honest effort to try something and persevering to the end in spite of it not bringing you much personal enjoyment. However, I must acknowledge that there were several points you made that suggested you pedantically focused your critique on the inclusion of the overused tropes and the trademark «weirdness» typical of Nier, and in doing so, accidentally missed the key themes under the surface. For instance, the reveal of the true names of the bosses in your playthrough as 9S is not something done arbitrarily. Rather, it can be interpreted that 9S is driven to discover their names due to his curiosity and enhanced scanning abilities. Furthermore, showing names of certain philosophers during a second helps you contextualise and understand themes that you may have missed in your first run: The goliath class machines being named Engels and Marx makes sense as they are large factory units (means of production). This exemplifies Automata's parallels to WW2 (taking place in a year ending with -45, pearl harbour descent mission) and makes it all the more interesting what the true will of Yorha really is when you consider the flight unit has the same designation as a ww2 advanced nazi bomber (ho229), the helmets with in the second half of the game look eerily similar to german stahlhelms, and they have a distinctive salute with accompanying greeting («glory to mankind»). With that context, the main conflict can be seen as being between Fascism and Communism/Marxism. This framing can be viewed as foreshadowing later events as well as the true faces hidden behind Yorha and the machine network. The real life Simone (Beauvoir) advocated for women to determine their self-worth not by their attractiveness to men, but by their own virtues. The machine Simone showed us what happens when we dedicate our existence to please the gaze of a potential love interest: rejection, followed by madness and a sense of meaninglessness. The two final bosses in the Tower (Ko-shi and Ro-shi) have the Japanese names of Confucius and Laozi, founders of the philosophies of Confucianism and Taoism, respectively. Those two machines later fuse together to form a Yin-Yang: a symbol depicting the harmony between the female Yin and make Yang. It's interesting how the female A2 fights the Yin Confucius machine. Confucianism values ideas of loyalty, honour and conscientiousness-in contrast to A2's defection and overall apathetic, free-spirited personality. The male android-9S-gets to fight the Yang Laozi machine. Unsurprisingly, there's another philosophical contrast here. The destructive, misguided, and impulsive revenge quest 9S has embarked on is at odds with Laozi's Taoist philosophy of peaceful harmonic living, non-interventionism in nature, and taking the calm approach to situations. These opposites facing each other and synthesising both physically as well as metaphorically is further demonstrated by the appropriately named track that plays in the background, «Bipolar Nightmare», where the melody keeps shifting back and forth from a darker, more aggressive tone with powerful brass instruments and rapid strings to a lighter one, with the choir vocalising the same hauntingly beautiful motif present in «Vague Hope» while a piano taps along in a high octave. I hope my little wall of text piqued your curiousity in the subtle themes buried beneath the surface of Nier. The game is quite short and has a low budget but is rifled with interesting details and foreshadowing-hence why there are multiple playthroughs. If you're willing to give it another shot, I'd recommend reading some FAQ or game guide on Reddit or something. There are multiple things you can do to reduce the frustration you may have experienced with gameplay. For instance, the Souls-like save system can be foregone completely by simply saving often, and then upon death quitting and rebooting the game to reload to your latest save in order to keep all your items and chips.

Just watched a 6 hour long video that details all of NieR story(not just NieR:Automata, which only took like the last ~1 hour of the video) and was really immersed by it, so I should see the oposing view

i haven't watched the video yet, but CLEARLY your problem is you haven't used one of the half-dozen DLC outfits while also having your ass hang out

Nier automata is a top game for me. Although, I didn't start to love it until the ending chapter/9s/A2 route. It's interesting to read others say that it helped them through depression. The game actually made me have an existential crisis. Lol!! I was sad for weeks after playing.

Agreed with all your points in the vid until last section where you said they were trying to create in-universe justification for 2Bs outfit. That literally doesn't happen once in the game, no idea what you're talking about. They don't say anything like "oh 2B has to breathe through her ass" or any stupid shit like that. Whole last section sounds like you're dealing with a bad breakup or something and took it out on a character's design. (I'm not a fan of the game either but you're making me defend it.) You also mentioned at the start of the video that 2B's design was one of the main reasons the game caught your eye in the first place, so I'm doubly not sure what you're talking about.

It's interesting that you mentioned that you'd prefer it if 2B's story left you in the dark about the humanity displayed by the machines, so that it could be more impactful when you replay those sections with 9S, who is more empathetic. The original Nier actually does this with the slight twist that the character who has been able to understand the screams and pleas of the enemies you kill has been the most cruel, hateful and sadistic towards them throughout the story. Nier also felt a bit less concerned with animé tropes to me (though part of that was down to the localisation changing the main character from a typical anime protagonist into an early-middle aged man with a face that has all the right bits to be handsome, but not in that arrangement, and a permanent scowl. Sadly, Daddy Nier isn't an option for the remake and you have to play Twink Nier, who isn't as interesting but admittedly there have been so many Daddy protagonists looking to rescue or protect a daughter, son or surrogate daughter in a post apocalyptic/fantasy setting since that game came out that playing as that version of the character probably isn't nearly as cool for a modern audience). There are some genre tropes present but they're generally there to set the player up for a cruel subversion. I've heard that the remake does some work to upgrade the mechanics, so if you are motivated to check it out for comparison to Automata I would be interested to hear your thoughts (though given your experience with the latter I can understand if you don't want to play it, especially in light of the repeated gameplay sections for different endings, the requirement to collect and fully level up every weapon to see the final ending and the part of the game where it becomes a text adventure because you got drugged by a possessed tree and they didn't have the budget needed to actually have you experience the little side adventure , so rather than cut the content completely the developers decided that reading about it and solving a simple quiz about the collection of short stories you just read was a suitable compromise).

NEiR: Achey Breaky Heart was my favorite wrong name 10/10

So this video popped in my recommendations as I was becoming interested in NieR: Automata, and I decided to play before seeing this video. Now that I have played it, I feel I can give my two cents on my own experience. I think I can say this video's a really good example on why the game works so well for some people who are willing to look past the flaws of it to find the greatness in it, and why it falls flat for others. I'm not a critical person when it comes to media by a long shot, I personally loved the experience. I don't ask for much, all I care is that it tries to send a good message and can make me feel something whether it's scared, sad, elated, I'll hopefully enjoy it. So, of course this take isn't the most valuable in terms of critical discussion with regard to this game, but I do have stuff I want to say. I think a death sentence to the interest of anyone playing this game would have to be going in with expectations, especially those regarding what topics the game may go over, (unless of course, you've played the other games in the series) The best way to enjoy it in my eyes is to go in with no expectations, no thoughts on what topics it may bring up, just going along with it and building one's own view. Personally I really enjoyed the writing of NieR: Automata, there was something about it that tickled my brain. I liked how the story and gameplay are somewhat designed to hurt the player. NieR: Automata definitely has it's flaws, I don't think any game, no matter how great, can be truly flawless. An example is the gameplay, specifically the combat. Destroying machines feels good but it becomes extremely easy as you get used to the moves the enemies can perform, the only fights I feel were super engaging were some of the bosses, such as Adam's fight in the Copied City. That fight felt truly dynamic. This is another admittedly miniscule example but something that's always bothered me is how much is in the game that can be done after it's beaten through all playthroughs that will not be seen by some players because the game asks if you'd be willing to sacrifice your save data. There are 27 endings, 21 of which are joke endings, 5 are major, and 1 is a DLC ending that is obtained through beating all of the arena fights. Some of these things you really only have a chance of experiencing at Level 99, normally people reach the prompt for save deletion at level 50-65. There are really great things some players probably never get to experience because of that prompt for save deletion. I like the message that sacrificing what you care for to help others so we may all see a happier outcome is a beautiful thing, I love it in fact, but some of these things that are kept from being experienced is absolutely *wild* to me. The DLC ending literally has an entire *music video* featuring a band who collaborated with the game and an actual doll of 2B. The music is beautifully made and the visuals on the video are stunning, and I have a feeling because it's buried so deeply after all that content and a save deletion prompt, few people really get to see it. It's just confusing to me. This is already really long but I will give my take on the designs of the characters. I personally, really enjoy these designs. Not for the blatant "awooga honk honk" appeal, but what can be interpreted from them. The game constantly draws parallels between procreation and the act of killing someone, both of these acts can be seen as somewhat intimate. To love someone enough to continue the cycle of life with them, and to hate someone enough to end their life. I think the outfits, being a mix of mourning aesthetics and a confident show of... well everything, is very fitting for a game that wanted to draw that parallel. Or... y'know, the whole "I just like girls dude" approach works I guess, at least Yoko Taro was honest. I guess I can respect that level of honesty. Some things don't need a real reason to be after all. There's a whole discussion that can be had about the sexualization of female characters in games and where the line should be drawn, but I'm not going to get into that since I don't think I deserve a say as a guy. All I feel I can say is that I'm not above it, I personally don't see a problem in having a cast that looks very attractive or can be called eye candy. It's not realistic of course, but it personally motivates me to look my best, to exercise, take care of myself, and find out what I look good in. I'll never look as good as some video game characters, but I can always look good to myself. My general rule is, "if you're going to make eye candy characters, then don't limit it to the female characters. Guys can be hot too." I was into the characters 9S, Adam, and Eve. That's all I will say. To wrap this up, I think the reason I appreciate NieR a lot is because the eccentric brain behind it all, Yoko Taro continues to tell it's story through many many mediums. There are stageplays, an orchestra concert where a story involving the characters before and after the events of NieR: Automata is told, and many novellas. I can respect that level of creativity, where one will use any medium to tell their crazy-ass stories. Anyway, sorry for the length of this, just wanted to give my own two cents on my experience with this game.

Watching this again, I would argue a major reason the game's narrative fell flat for you is that the game does a very poor job of explaining many of the paramount details needed for the narrative to work. Been watching your videos for a while and you prudently review the game as is without outside context, which is reasonably. For many, this was the first Nier/Drakengard game they played like myself. Since this is the final game currently in the Nier and Drakengard series you need a novel size amount of information to fully grasp many of the elements here. Even the updated version of Replicant leaves out a lot. Like you I also agree that a game shouldn't require this to appreciate the story. Especially with this franchise where there's novels, plays, and short stories that flesh necessary parts out. I sought out a lot of information about this franchise after completing it but I didn't realize how much story was still needed to fully understand this game until watching the Unabridged from EruptionFang. Which is a 6 hour video that just shows the absurd amount of stuff you need to know. It's definitely one of those franchises that you need to dedicate a lot of effort into but even then that's asking a lot when the first impression doesn't impress.

The shear distain in the "neir:automata" name changes had me rolling 🤣

as someone who doesn't mind some things like these you did a pretty good explaining your points and there's no issue with not being able to get into it (it's just a game at the end of the day), and you calling "automata" something different every time made me laugh harder than it should've good vid i always enjoy your content

The entire Yoko Taro catalogue seems to have a "fuck you player" vibe, especially when you consider what's required to see all the endings in a game like Drakengard. No surprise you didn't like Nier, it doesn't set itself up for broad appeal from a gameplay perspective. And yeah, 9S' shorts are just... no.

The game tells you it uses manual saving. This is reinforced multiple times throughout the game and it only uses autosave for a few select moments. Your problem is that you relied on autosave moments WAY TOO MUCH and forgot how the game actually works.

The moment I heard 2B was the main character I said…. Oh…you never played Route C…. huh…

I’ve wanted to play this game since it’s release, and when I finally got it, it lived up to my expectations tbh. It wasn’t that hard imo. The chip system reminds me of warframe and is much appreciated aspect. The map could be livelier but I’m pleased. To each their own ig

13:56 As in Neo Twewy? Do you have any thoughts on that game? Id love to hear them if so, I had a multitude of issues with that game but people seemed to love it 😅

Haha I’m glad you put this video out. I was looking forward to it! Thank you ❤

You always vaguely _hear_ videos talk about different sides of enjoyment, and if you're lucky, you get to watch it happen in real time (like with FNAF Security Breach) but you never really _see_ videos talking about the _less positive_ angles of a beloved game, so this is interesting to me, especially when you've made clear you're not some contrarian or clickbaiter, your genuine reasons and message are culminated in the thumbnail

damn, couldnt have said it better myself

It is ok, not everyone can have good taste.

Honestly, this is a fair critique. Nier's storytelling isn't for everyone, and I'm excited to see why it didn't click for you the way it did for many others. E: Okay, about half way through the video, and I have to say, you using any other "A" word but Automata when referencing the title? 10/10 humour, A+, no notes. Keep doing what you're doing. I played this game on Easy, which means that I was able to switch my pod on and just let 'er rip. It took so much pressure off of me to keep track of everything, and I wasn't even streaming or anything, I just have a difficult time keeping track of multiple things in games. I came into the game for the story, and that's what hooked me. As far as 9S's arc goes, I can agree with you that the story could have deviated just a little bit more from when he was alone, but I'm still glad it's there because I adore the layering of the story that comes from it. And really, without his perspective, the rest of the story just...wouldn't make sense, like, at all. I see the emotions that the androids feel, even in their limited capacity, was something rogue in their programming. Remember, this war has been going on for thousands of years, and who knows what any self governing AI has would be capable of? Again, it goes back to theoreticals that can be swept away by the story, but I think that some of the concepts presented are questions that should be explored, you know? I feel like Yoko Taro is that one lead developer and narrative director that Squeenix has that's locked in a basement broom closet somewhere and only let out once every 7 years to unleash his madness and then goes back into his hidey hole. And that's okay! He's been able to bring some really great, unique stories to the art of video game narrative and development because of his perspective. He's always thinking outside the box, but he's certainly not for everyone.

I am so sorry to do this, but this is the first video ever that I disliked, and I care to explain why. I bought this game when I was 19, because I saw it on sale, didn't know anything about it, never heard of the name, complete blind discovery. My relation with the game started off rather negatively even, because I overestimated my capacities and set the game on difficult. After dying to the intro for about 45 minutes, I just tuned down the difficulty to normal and went back. First impressions were great tho, because the gameplay was simple enough to not cause me brain damage, like managing stamina or anything overly mechanical, and spamming dodge meant invincibility, so I quickly grasped the controls and rolled with them. The only moment I thought was a bit uncomfortable was in the last cinematic of the intro, when they blow up their boxes. Because i found 2B to be a bit over reactive on the loss of 9S, especially compared to her other companions (but it was just the start, and the story was cooking). After that, you're getting booted up and changing your settings actually messes with 9S and he reacts to your changes. Never played a game that does that before, and I also didn't hear you speak about that either... but for me it was a surprisingly good immersion point, and generally speaking, I don't care about immersion. Never had in the past, but this small interactions were nice, because you feel like your partner cares about your well being. I absolutely fell in love with the black and white theme of the bunker, because it emphasize the lonely feeling of being in space, with only a few crew members in their room, and hearing the echoes of the high heels hitting the ground, resonating all around you... the tone was put masterfully, and it was the first step toward me liking this game. Then, when you exit the bunker with 9S, you drop on a rooftop with him and start searching for the resistance camp nearby. At this point, I had already forget that 2B was presented with an entire bakery, and the "sexy female android" thing had not worked for me, as I was already stunned by the visuals. The only time I thought that this game was going to be full blown overly sexy was in the very first cutscene where 2B breaks the wall and frontflip her way to the ground, and by the time the intro ends, I had already forgot it and never thought about sexy thing. Also too bad, the ass magic doesn't work against me. But when reaching the roof of the building, you get a glance at the city ruins, and when the slow, calm and melancholic soft music started playing, I fell in love with the game for good. The ambiance just hit me deeply. I started my journey, and before going to the resistance, the first thing I did was running around exploring the city. After a while of exploring and getting a feel of the city layout, I went to resistance camp and my journey really began. From that point on, I was owned by the game. It's the second game ever that made me stop in place and wait just to listen to the music. And the first time I entered the amusement park, I just got completely hypnotized. The colorful robots, the fireworks, the balloons, the lights, and especially the music... so charming and oddly sad, everything here got me sitting, thinking about... I don't know ? I can't remember what I was thinking. But listening to the amusement park theme just made me space out for a while. That's it for the first impressions, and that explains why I fell so much in love with it. In your video, I feel like you didn't make justice for many things that add to the charm. And it's alright if you didn't like them, but you didn't mention them either, so parts your summary just didn't computed with me. You didn't seem to care to do that much of side quest, because there is some beautiful small chapters there. The sister robot one, the resistant couple where the girl manipulates the guy, the bizarre machine and its weirdly advanced intellect, every Jean-Paul chapters with his love letters and his superiority complex, and the most important of side quest, Emil and the lunar tears. The only side quest you barely mention is the one with the buried desert artefacts, which I know you said you didn't care, but goddamn they add a nice lore touch to the desert, as it's likely the exact spot where Façade (the desert city from Nier replicant) was installed. You didn't talk about the C route that much, only mentioning A2 as a playable lingerie wearer. But this chapter is also the slow decent to madness of 9S, it's also the appearance and odd presence of Devola and Popola, it's also the ultimate Pascal arc, but you didn't talk about those things. You said that you knew Pascal would die, because he's marked to die from the start... but the big part isn't about his death, it's about weather you chose to erase his memory, kill him, or let him be with his sadness.... you make these choices ! How come you don't talk about that ? When i played through route C, what mainly got me almost teared up was to see the powerless actions of 9S, the rebellious nature and plot of A2, and all the choices you have to make to make some story arcs proceed. Lastly, the part where I thought you went a bit far and pushed me to dislike the video was dunking on Yoko Taro and 2B design. If you spent the entire game thinking about 2B's ass, it sounds like a you problem, because I certainly wasn't driven by ass fantasy here. Like I said at the start, I only thought about sexy android when she does the first frontflip, but 5 seconds after you get into a fight. At this exact moment, I forget about android's booty and focus to get started gameplay wise. I start learning controls, i get a feel for movement, etc. I fight for my goddamn life here. I shit you not, 3/4 of the slow motion ass shots you took at the end I didn't even knew you could see like that. Sure, you can focus and be mad about 2B's design and rally people that now thinks that because you said it, but I focused on the heavy story here, and I easily went past the part where you can see a split second of ass cheeks mid jump. As for Yoko Taro, you did him really dirty for no reason. The man said himself that he designed 2B like that because he likes women. What the hell is wrong about that ? The man is as honest as a human can be, and you're still imagining scenarios where it's a male deviant that only thinks about sex. For Christ's sake look at the current state of the gaming industry, with Overwatch and hypersexualized womens sold by tons (widow, Brigitte, Dva, angel, etc) Valorants and their 30$ knife reskin, and the copy pasted COD we get each year, and when we get a creative, beautifully written story game, with 2 beautiful women now it's panic mode and male creator is devious and masturbate in the back seat while watching you play... this part if the video was mean and unnecessary. Once again, I'm sorry for the dislike, but even if you're sharing your honest opinion here, I can only disagree with what you said. Fortunately this game still is fantastic to me, and after my sister almost cried on it multiple times and my friend got shook up by the unusual story telling and narrative, it will remains to me as my favorite story driven game and I'll keep cherishing it

There are three types of people that have played NieR:Automata,: 1. They give it at least a 9 out of 10. 2. They think of it as just a game. 3. They hate the game and/or the characters, the features, or the gameplay. #3 is rather a niche thing, as I haven't seen that many. One guy made a video with oddly a similar title as this video's thumbnail, in 2018, where he not only went into the game with a preset mindset, but also with a mouth work that tried to force an opinion of the game in every single second. This in turn diminished his experience with the game, as he wasn't even able to traverse the tutorial area, and gave up after 2 hours halfway through, which is also halfway through the demo. (except the demo doesn't have the intro cutscene and the flying into orbit fight) One example of #2 is someone who wanted to explore the internet before playing the game, on the search for why everyone is giving it a 9/10, rarely a 10/10 or an 8/10, he found out that everything that makes these people give the game a 9/10 is a spoiler of the game. Probably a reason that the talk with your co-worker bird ended with silence. But there's also one critique point that doesn't fit in any of the three categories; the graphics. The graphics are in the distance, rightfully unimpressive, as it is with any game, but they then support the graphics argument with the shadow shader argument, even though they're two separate entities, and neither of them are important enough for Yoko Taro to fix, as it's important for him that the game is stimulating the player's emotional region, not the eyes. So it comes to how water is shown in game. I personally couldn't describe it until I saw a video, where they described it "as if sensors are seeing the world, not like humans do." Then there are also streamers/youtubers that think they beat the game after reaching Ending A. Only one or two did come back to find a whole another 25 hours of content ahead.

NieR could be brilliantly avant garde if viewed as intentionally demanding and unsatisfactory. But then it went and shoved android ass in my face, which hella undermines that take.

I didn't have most of the problems that you had like saving, 9S boring route, repetitive stuff, seeing 2B's ass everywhere... but to each their own. I think you would have enjoyed the game more without Twitch chat

This was a really interesting video. I enjoyed hearing a different take regarding the game and do understand where you are coming from. I personally love this game, probably in my top 10 favorite games list. The story is incredible imo (Ending E left me in tears), the characters are well-written, fantastic musical score and engaging fun gameplay.

Sorry for asking an unrelated question on a nier video, but do you know about the project moon games? They made 3 games in different genre still contained in the same universe. I think you might like them

This is me and Elden Ring. I just feel like I don't have the vernacular to justify it.

A great video as always! Best way to spend my evening. Love your videos ♥♥

Her little twink companion is the best description 😂😂😂

Damn, It's undeniable that the game is oversexualized, Yoko Taro himself said he did it solely because he likes arse, anyone that denies it is therefore just clearly wrong. But damn, to say that the story is solely a "look at 2B's arse simulator" is Absoluetly Unphatomable to me. I get that it could be told differently, but I find it completely outerwordly to reduce the whole story telling to 2B's sexualization. I find it genuinely good, the secondary missions can be boring if you already is not vibin' with the game, but they do show on a more profound level the feelings, emotions and thoughts of the characters, as does the main story. I am one to vibe with the game's narrative, world and execution tho, so I have the view of someone that really enjoyed the game, but for that reason, to resume Nier as a arse looking simulator is far way beyond a stretch to me. unfortunatelly the game is indeed oversexualized and brings the wrong weird kind of attetion, so yeah, ain't gonna hate over it. And although I uterly disagree with the review, appreciate the fact of playing it to the end, takes real effort to finish something you don't enjoy, and it's nice to see a different view of someone that is on the other specter and don't like the game, frustrating in this case lol, but interesting nonetheless, I see some points made that I didn't gave much attention the times I played. Would recommend still, I find this game amazing to say the least.

I can't believe you recommended Signalis Mert. Amazing game but I will never emotionally recover (great video as always)

Firstly, this is a well made video and power to you for making it. This made me think a lot about the way that I react to people disagreeing/critiquing things that I like. I think when there are strong disagreements over certain points, it makes me question, "Hey, why don't you expect more out of a game in this area" or "Are my opinions wrong?" Which, I think, is fine for me to question myself on. When you feel strongly about a piece of media, sometimes its hard to take criticism objectively. At least this is a flaw for me personally, idk if it applies across the board. It's not even that I disagree with all of your points, but a lot of them just don't hit hard with me or don't outweigh the PROs for me. I have a lot more experience with JRPGs so you'll have to forgive me there haha. Nonetheless, this made me deep in thought and I think I'll pull out some positive conclusions.

2:38 - Was it though? Because given the title, I guess it wasn’t meant 2B.

I keep getting the same glitch and I don’t know what to do about it, I do the first bit of the game when ur flying but once you get in the tunnel and I break the remaining robot before going through the blast doors I get a screen glitch where I only see the ocean and a ship and can move it even tho it shows my controls for the character and says what I should be pressing but I cant can anyone help?

Honestly sounds like your viewers made every effort to detract from your enjoyment, TBH.

I didn't play Nier so I will spare everyone including myself from reading walls of text about philosophy or anything of that sorts. I simply recommend that you play Suikoden 1 and 2 once the remasters are released because those were fun JRPGs that did speak to me on a certain level, especially the second games. A friend recommended them to me and they were fun, lots of things to do especially in Suikoden 2. ... ... .... ....... okay I lied I might type a wall of text after all. When it comes to "technically it makes sense in the lore" I find it to be a rather cheap way of explaining why a certain character looks and behaves a certain way that's pretty much fan service. I mean yeah Quiet breathes through her skin but does she really have to put on a show in the helicopter when you ride it? Add to that she has an outfit that covers her from neck to toe, where's the game logic in there? Kojima makes fun games generally but Quiet was not the tragic character that looks like eye candy because of it, however I did enjoy aspects of her story. Miss assassin falls for her target and goes on to fight the good(?) fight despite being captured and tortured...looking back at it Quiet is a sexually provocative simp that wakes up every single day and chooses violence to solve her problems. Another thing about characters looking oddly sexual or more or less feminine if they're guys in Japanese styled video games, well it's something that seems to be a staple in RPGs made in Japan. It's more or less queer coated villains like for example Kuja from Final Fantasy 9...a femboy on his dragon being le big bad surprised me for a moment then I thought about it and it became clear...it's Japan lol. It's an annoying trope for sure.

9S and 2B are built to be around the same age, but as you say the way they dress and act gives off very different vibes. Made even more poignant that the S-Types are meant to look like they’re younger by being smaller. While all the Male Yorha units who weren’t short and boyish were exterminate.

I put this game down for like 6 months. After I picked it back up I couldnt stop. Saving means just save after you made progress you dont want to lose. And you gotta love grinds for this one. I used to disliike grinds, but then I discoverd Warframe. Then played Neir again. Love the story, the aesthetic, and the all

I don't think I have ever seen a reviewer so daft in my life, that they understand nearly every part of something yet particularly frame it as if there is something wrong with the property rather than their perspective of understanding. Everything in the game is framed around the question of 'what is it to be human?' to which it thoroughly explores nearly every aspect, on the nose so that it drives home a not so abstract point, and draws a lot of its inspiration from works like ghost in the shell but works to try to expand on that with diffent types of characters. 'The world feels empty' yes, to put it bluntly is there a ghost in the shell - go find out. 'The enemies are bland' yes, they are robots and all very similar because of it, if you look skin deep, but through the quests and side quests we find the life hiding beneath - much like the 'drones' we call people in real life. '2b is sexualized' yes, for a man it is to ask the question of the human context behind that which we find appealing - for women it is to identify with the pressures society places on your attractiveness and how alienating that can be and feel in all of its empowerment, isolation, and discomfort. You act like things can't have multiple points from multiple perspectives and completely miss any introspection from the discourse which is hinted at thoroughout the narrative. Not to mention there are all types of people, of all different backgrounds and ages who are ment to play this game - not every hint is going to land on every person, nor is it going to land the same way as you have clearly portrayed here by exibiting your clear understanding of the points yet lack of introspection on them. So yes some stuff may seem ham-fisted, thats the point, it needs to be accessible to all while also getting its point across in a way it doesn't miss the forrest for the trees. Not to mention there are plenty of camera settings and plug in chips to tailor the game to your playing experience. Everything in game exists in universe, all of the official digital art surrounding the game, all of the explinations to why the world exists how it does (look into drakengard's overall story for that) even down to the os chips the androids run on exist in game. The game is meant to be fair yet punishing, thats why it flips between hard and soft saving - so that you dont have to do a bunch of massive back tracking when the game rail roads you when you make a mistake but it also isn't going to hold your hand so plan accordingly, much like how life can be unsure and isn't going to hold your hand. Their saving isn't totally perfect on mitigating backtracking but they could have done worse. Also the initial tutorial is supposed to be brutal, thats the point - life is a slog and you have to pick yourself back up when you get knocked down, tough lessons like that is what builds resilience and prepares you for what comes next. Thats part of being human. Locals like the forest kingdom and the factory have multiple dimensions which is why you return to them to see the stuff you overlooked the first time, a change in perspective, the forest kingdom admittedly is a better example of this than the factory though. The city is just a bunch of paths and isles of varying elevation much like the various paths you could go with your life or your outlook on it to get to where you are going. I could go on but i think I have made my point. On the point of 'why do they have emotions' this is like coming into the harry potter series on the half-blood prince and then not being able to make sense of the world that came before, I don't know go look at nier - you referenced it a few times afterall, go connect some dots. You strike me as the type of individual with the depth of a puddle, as that is what you got from the game, the same as how one dimensional characters in nier automata are portrayed, you see how your perspective tells on you? Once again this is how the game asks 'what is it to be human?'. Art is a mirror.

after watching this gem i know the inevitable full length in depth philosophical metal gear rising review is gonna be a banger

I agree with many of your criticisms, but still enjoyed the game. It's not a masterpiece, but it's definitely interesting. The worst part, to me, was how weak the main story beats were. It's a good story, on paper, but I BARELY realized some of the main plot points because of the way they presented them - the fact that the androids going insane was their planned extinction was almost an afterthought, when it should have been one of the most gripping and emotional moments. I think what the game did best was all the worldbuilding surrounding that main chain of events. I was also really bothered by the way 9S was driven to complete insanity when 2B died. I'm so sick of stories where a man is obsessed with a woman. People talk about "Oh, the tragedy of Nier Automata is that they're crazy in love!" and I'm like.... Is it? Because to me, the developers really missed the mark there. I don't care at all about this little twink because they made him SO boring and then IMEDIATELY insane after she died. Another reveal that was barely attention grabbing was the fact that 2B was destined to kill him over and over again. Maybe if you had made him interesting in any way or made me care for their relationship, I would have cared about that. But by the end of 2B's playthrough I was literally just starting to think "oh, she finally sees him as a little brother!" while the back of my mind was going "they're supposed to be a couple, aren't they...". And then 9S' entire arc was such a joke to me. PS: surprised you didn't mention A2's ass in the last section. I feel like they took special care making her animation and it's so disturbing. At least 2B has clothes ??

Hey I love your videos and how you talk and analyze games ! You think you could do an essay on Let It Die ? From what I see you play on console, it's on PC so idk if it's on PS5 but I think it's still available on PS4 It's a cool and very original japanese game with a lot of things to say about

I think there's some irony in that this video has me wanting to go back to playing Route C of NieR Automata _several years later_ I'm in the group that played NieR Gestalt first, like all the way to the very, very end, and adored it, despite having never played a Drakengard game in my life to give context to the route. Most loved game of mine to come out in 2010, and I played it maybe 2015-2016. I knew from a gameplay perspective it was a technical mess. Combat was not good, and for a game with awful AA, it also had frame rate ranging from low to a celebration event that you have to walk through at 10 FPS. Yet I adored the characters, loved the story (despite the very simple plot), and loved the world building that led into some of the better twists with the game. It was more than enough for me to see it through, even with the BS requirements to even see the last sections. And it put me in a good place to see what Automata had to offer from the insane skull within the man within the skull mask. I.. like a lot of aspects with Automata. I enjoy the story, the OST, the designs, the washed out palette, even the combat to an extent. Heck, even the joke endings were really great to me, though I went into those more organically. If I had known the "26 endings" was a marketing ploy, I might have felt a similar spite from it all. But at some point while I was playing, I went from really looking forward to the good aspects to becoming frustrated with the jarring ones. No matter how amazing she looked in her flowy dress and shameless leotard, I just wasn't getting into 2B's character and how she'll go from "Emotions are forbidden" to "These friendly robots are cool, tho" in the village. And close to nothing was getting me into 9S, from the way he was designed to look like shotacon bait (and I'm so glad someone else finally sees it, too, with the clear schoolboy look) to the way his character goes from annoyingly emotional chatterbox to "A L L R O B O T S M U S T D I E" with regards to Pascal and the others, as if mimicking this one aspect of 2B. And then going through Route B with downgraded combat, a heavily downgraded protagonist, and even crashes in really bad spots (playing this on PS4 at the time, btw, it crashed just before the humanity "twist"), I was more eager to see it done than to see what was coming next. By the time I got to Route C and A2 cuts her hair because Yoko Taro was afraid we'd miss 2B far too much.. I had to stop. This game has left a bitter taste in my mouth, despite it being one I should love. I was spoiled on a truly fantastically flawed entry and saw a game with love put into it that simply rubbed me the wrong way. And I am the type to find myself enjoying a sequel more than an original: I loved Metal Gear Solid 2 more than Metal Gear Solid 1, despite loving the former, and I'm even one of a very few people who loved The Last of Us 2 more than The Last of Us 1, despite liking the OG. But Automata.. maybe it will just make more sense to me by the end, but it's just not NieR Gestalt for me.

SPOILERS ABOUT THIS GAME! So, about the "emotions are prohibited" plothole... I don't think this is actually a plothole at all. Now, I was also disappointed by this title and it's been a while since I played, so bear with me if I got anything wrong, but... a big theme with our mechanical cast is this desperation to be with their creators, right? In the final battle, A2 drops a line that androids are programmed to serve humans, in response to 9S asking why he craves human attention. As the senseless war continued between android and machines, they evolved emotions for two reasons: 1) Emotions are useful. If the androids accepted that all the humans are extinct, then logically, they would have no reason to exist anymore. However, humans built the androids in their image, so... for better and worse, it wasn't an option. They needed hope to keep going anyway. With emotions, they would have the determination to keep up with the machines. This is also why combat androids have the feelings of love simulated when they fight -- it's a motivator to keep them from falling into despair, or worse, apathy. 2) Emotions became the closest link to humans the androids had left. (This is also the point of that weird factory plotline with the machines who were determined to commit die. They thought that the thing that made their creators "Gods" was the fact they were mortal and that they could also become Gods through death. It's not a design flaw that the androids and machines feel intensely or become illogical, it IS the design. Maybe not the original one, but it's the one they adapted). I took "emotions are prohibited" as a very lax rule of the androids, mostly told to make sure the androids stayed on task. It's like if your workplace has a rule that you must wear black, but for ages employees wear dark blue or other dark colours without getting in trouble. It's enough to get by. Boss doesn't care. Then suddenly you have a coworker like 2B who snaps about how "only black is acceptable" and everyone is like. "Wow lady. You're not wrong, but... you know what we're getting paid, right? Maybe live a little? Anyway..." Generally, I remember this being the attitude 9S and 6O expressed, at least, imo. I actually thought it was a fun subversion to the usual trope once I realized there weren't really strong implements in place to punish androids for just "feeling". They might get scolded for keeping useless data like cat pictures, or getting crushes on other androids, but they'd only REALLY get in trouble if they stepped out of line(which I guess would be the workplace equivalent of showing up to work naked, except like, worse, because sacred duties and stuff. Consequences IMMEDIATE.) I do think the game could have benefited from being a bit clearer about this (and it could have benefited from having a better story and world to explore, but that's a whole other conversation), so I understand why it'd be frustrating tho.

Man you really missed the date on this April 1st video.

I actually not too into these types of games or even the art style, but I loved it and was surprised how deep it could get.

Great video, found the perspective interesting. Never played these games but i really get the views on 2B and kaine for the other game.

Did your friend really say 2B's ass or is that just your assumption? I feel like people from the outside looking in just assumes that's why people like the game

most of the story beats you wanted to see are in Neir gesult/replicant pretty much lol

For me it's one of those games that made me question why I played games in the first place and when asked the big question was asked I couldn't agree fast enough

Impressed by your insistence to never say the name of the game the same way twice 🤣

Oh, Nier: Automata. Or how I like to call it 7/10

....Uh. Im confused at your explanation of the saving system, mostly because of my '(Hard) Save Any Moment You Can' habit from ye olde games. I did not experience ANY of the problems you did during your playthrough. I find it very interesting to see how people rely on the autosaving too much, I guess. edit: Jesus fucking Christ, throughout my gameplay I did NOT pay that much attention to 2B's butt as much as you did, help and save me t_t I seriously had to stop the video because of the way you were describing her in the last segment. Im sorry, I love watching your videos, but dontchu think youve confused yourself? t_t

I didn’t know people were allowed to do anything other than blindly praise this game.

About the emotion thing, 2B and 9S have been doing missions for ages, and there’s an official comic about it somewhere, basically 9S keeps learning too much about YorHa, they end him and wipe his memory, 2B remembers, and it keeps happening over and over, and she has to keep hiding her emotions while still trying to keep him safe, like “There’s no point trying to solve unsolvable problems”, she’s constantly trying to lead 9S astray to keep him alive this time, but she never succeeds. Also the whole ending thing is more impactful than more time passes, so E is pretty solid being right at the end, thankfully it keeps all your weapons and their levels, but I don’t know about chips though. Also also about the camera skirt thing, go to system, settings, camera, and there’s an option called “Vertical Auto Adjust” turn all the way down, camera doesn’t move at all… so at least you don’t need to worry about it while running.

It feels fun to control until you hit a tiny bush or piece of garbage and lose all speed and momentum, which happens nearly CONSTANTLY

My finger moves so fast to the forward button the second I see the vignette around the borders of the screen indicating a flash back. No sir. You are not taking my time here. I am already wasting it.

I remember beating 2B and 9S stories and thinking that 2As would end up being the shortest of the three and attempted to beat it in one sitting

I remember explaining what “captchas” were being utilized for to a group of people & they all called me a weirdo conspiracy theorist.

This video made me remember I actually just stopped playing the game during 9S' story and completely forgot it was still installed on my computer until now. 9S' story is just so hard to get into. You can do the same stuff, again! But now with an annoying minigame as your most damaging attack and an insufferable protagonist! Thank god for the minigame skip function, 9S would be unplayable if you had to do it every single time.

Just wanna say as a man, you spent more time looking up 2b's skirt then i did.

Very interesting to see a different opinion on this game I suppose. But I truly do feel that the attitude is a little too passive in some areas and misses the point on what the said "missed mark" even is about in this story. I do agree on some points but there are some others that really just feel like it was completely overlooked based on personal opinion rather than intended portrayal. That and it became clear that frustration blinded you from experiencing things as intended. There are some story beats that confused or caused you to formulate specific opinions on how things should be changed. It is because Automata isn't a standalone story where it gives all the context in one game. Which is fair because unfortunately the story can be convoluted within the Automata universe since there are story plays and literal important lore lines being read out in concerts that weren't heard anywhere else. But I also feel like this was done because they didn't want to make the story in the game span over 70 hours just to experience it all. This to me just signifies who wishes to pay attention to it all or not. But a lot of stuff mentioned in this review has reasons behind them that make sense to me. You're not digging deep enough and you aren't wanting to which is completely valid since you don't HAVE to. So I hope that this counter-commentary is met without bias. Because dismissing anyone who may want to counterpoint is rather disingenuous and pretentious to just put out your own opinion and plug your ears and not hear them out. This goes for anyone else who wishes to read through this as well. twitlonger.com/show/n_1ss98iu

I love nier automata but it’s because I’m a zealous post-humanist who would trade his flesh for metal in a femtosecond

I'll say one thing On the first time 2B and 9S reached and landed on a rooftop after fighting the first boss, I sprinted down instinctively Took me 2-3 minutes, kinda feel irked that I (thought) I must do this as majority of JP games have invisible walls so no jumps After I got an ending, I go for 2nd playthrough, I went there, on that rooftop I glide down easy THERE WAS NEVER INVISIBLE WALLS, I WAS CONDITIONED AM PISSED So about these games, I don't really understand, but I think it meant for you to enjoy it by *truly exploiting all that it shows you* The 2nd and subsequent playthroughs is relatively a breeze, as I already knows what to do and what enemy weaknesses I super enjoyed it, but I get it, nothing is for everyone, there are games that I don't like too Cheers to you !

I wonder what "NierAssEnjoyer" thought of this video. I loved Nier btw but it is nice to see a different perspective.

invisible walls was a real big let down, like big time. it took the fun of exploration out of it. dat arse was fire tho

I disagree with almost all of your points, but I will say that personally I never saw 2B as sexualized throughout my playthrough (in fact I remember only noticing A2's butt during her 'hacking' section near the end of the game) so it honestly really bothered me to see how people sexualize her outside of the game. I love the entire DrakenNier franchise and Yoko Taro has a great sense of humour (Drakengard 3 is hilarious) so I get it, but I do personally feel that it undermines the message of her being more than an object. I really hate how she's been reduced to a talking sex toy after the entire game is an exploration of what it means to be human. Also although you might get tired of its grindy nature, it sounds like a lot of your issues would be addressed storywise if you played Nier Replicant which predates Automata.

Finishing tbis game was just a chore to me - beating the same looking enemies for three playthrough, with two of them being almost identical, in a world that didn't had any interesting spot and a story that wasn't really for me. I would have probably loved the story when I was 15, but it felt kinda annoying to me: while I adore the characters, the whole "philisophy" thing just felt like it tried too much for me. The soundtrack was good, but I've... heard better. Definitely. Not a single track remained in my head. The combat system was really basic and, sadly, not fun: the boss fights were not hard, just annoying, and most enemies felt like damage sponges. I tried to like the game, I really did, cuz it's apoarently one of my friend favourite game, but I just... Didn't. It has some strong points, but not enough to make me like it.

Would/have you played outer wilds? Some great story telling and world exploration. Would love to see your take on it. Love the video!

If anyone could help me, im late to the party and am having issue with my controller somehow reverting automatically to keyboard and mouse. Its annoying to have to alt tab to get the controller to respond again with automata. Have an I7 12700 and a 6800xt combo.

Great review! only thing I didn't vibe with was that the intentional mispronunciation joke quickly got old after the second time

Dang, I really, REALLY disagree with this. But hey... we are all different. Automata was such a huge game for me back in 2017... never had a game make me feel the feelings I felt with this one.

I got all the endings in this game and while I loved the music (I played Nier on Xbox 360 ages ago) and found the story interesting, I'll never play it again. I had issues with some of the combat mechanics and more anime elements and only pushed through because of my completionist tendencies.

"NieR Autoglass repair..." almost did me in XD Thank you for the third day of the jingle staying in mu headTT

I quit FF7 when we settled in slums under the city.