Yoko Taro: *This is only 5% of my despair*

"Oh boy, time to take back earth! How incredibly triumphant, this is going to be badass!"-Some poor bastard who never played a Yoko Taro game.

Yorha unit 2B (Applies to other B-type units as well): - Excels at all forms of physical combat - Can adapt to unusual situations - Susceptible to viral and electric-type attacks - Extremely loyal Evaluation: Recommended for combat Yorha unit 9S (Whether or not this applies to other S-type units is unknown): - Effective at all forms of physical combat, to the point of keeping up with B-type units - Excels at digital combat - Capable of instantly destroying machines via hacking - Capable of taking control of machines via hacking - Highly resistant to control-type viral infections - Capable of rapid recovery from impediment-type viral infections - Capable of liberating other Yorha units from Viral infections - Capable of extreme long-range hacking with the right equipment - Natural affinity with animals - Excels at data collection - Effective at scouting - Highly developed self-preservation abilities of personal data - Capable of backing up data of fellow Yorha units - Highly adaptable to unusual situations - Capable of performing maintenance on other Yorha units - Extremely loyal Evalutaion: Not recommended for combat Yorha, pls

I like how this game decided to casually include its own sequel for free.

In the center of the warzone stands 2B. Struggling to slaughter the machines in front of her, and all she could think about is... fishing.

...Whoa. "Oh... Nines..." Her last words were just a punch to the gut...

The entire segment with 2B getting her system corrupted is really saddening.

Ah yes the point when they decide to remind you that Yoko Taro was writing the story. I remember this. Sad as hell too.

28:27 "Developed by Platinum Games" Oh, oh, really? Seriously? Two playthroughs *and then* we see the Opening credits? Alright, boys and girls, the real game starts *here* .

Taro is getting better. . . .Usually Path's A and B have a large degree of sadness, this time they were specifically made to let your guard down and then WHAM. . . .

It's almost like the game doesn't even actually start until the third playthrough...

4:40 Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest dodge in video game history.

I was pretty disheartened to learn that the human race was already extinct the moment the machines attacked. It’s like YoRHa was made for nothing and the entire war is just a depressing victory for the machines from the start

Yoko Taro brutalized my heart with these scenes, but I knew the show must go on... ...then it got worse ;_;

Wow, I knew things were going to get dark, but I didn't think they'd go dark like THIS. That screen distortion was pretty cool, although I can't imagine actually trying to fight with all that going on was the peak of enjoyment

Well... that happened Remember the time when I talked about the other endings bringing out overwhelming levels of despair? I was wrong. We just beginning and I'm losing my head D: Also, Allied YoRHa members: Lvl 20. Said YoRHa members after being infected: Lvl 48

If you do a side quest with Operator 06, she will taunt you during your escape with the Commander. I forget what she says but it goes like, "2-2B, th-thank you...so mUch...for ThE FLOWE...RS!" The detail of what side quests you do and overall story. I love this game.

Dude first time i got to this part i fell in the hole leading to where the alien ship was and spent 30mins trying to get up the damm ladder only to reach the top and realize that the virus taking down my jump didnt allow me to get up the pipe.

Looks like the Bunker got DEBUNKED!!!

27:52 - 28:21 Looks as if it's from the view of the audience in a stage play. I really LOVE how the drama visually unfolds in this game. Seeing 2B desperately try to save Commander while being pulled away by 9S was very touching.

respect to 9S,.. without him everything would be impossible,..

This was the beginning of the game the whole time!? I'll be honest. I thought we were gonna be the bad guys the way YoRHa was being secretive, but this was just overwhelming... wait. No... NO! STOP! Your ripping my heart out of my chest game! Stop it!!! Nooooooooooo!!!! ;_;

34:40 No! Mr Moose! Even you betrayed me in the end...

I knew it. There's way too many happiness in the previous routes, but I didn't thought Taro will drop the bomb at the start of NG++.

That final message from the Council of Humanity send chills every time...

TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN

Screw the fate of YoRHa i wanna know if 3S ever fixed the server capacity issue

0:56 because of what happens on this mission, Yoko Taro has successfully managed to terrify me EVERY TIME they say "glory to mankind" in these suits of armor!!!! D:

It's weird how 210 is suddenly acting like Nines mother when she's been so cold and distant at the start

The combat in this game looks insanely satisfying

This was such an emotional game. But I don't know what I was expecting. It's Yoko Taro's MO to rip out your heart.

Me: awww what sweet endings (A & B) Yoko taro: OBSERVE (C-E endings)

God the anime version of this is going to make me cry again.

Even today I still struggle getting through this scene. I got really attached to 2B. A no nonsense personality covering a softer heart to protect herself. Capable of mowing down armies with elegance and grace. Then seeing her from cutting down her enemies like wheat to struggling to even walk and even having to put her down as a form of mercy breaks my heart.

"In space, no one can hear you scream" 2B: - 28:45

Platinum Games and Yoko Taro: Glad you liked the demo. Casual players: Yeah man, that was a lovely- wait, demo? *TRIUMPHANT OPENING CREDITS SEQUENCE* Casual players: WAIT WAIT

[25:06] the way he steps forward for 2b like he’s gonna defend her even though he’s not a combat unit. my heart,,,

I just realized the bunker becomes in color once the virus hits...

26:50 9S: 2B, its open! 2B: WAIT! I need to pick up these drops first!

2B's last mile was just so sad. The music is so quiet and peaceful and gives you this feeling that she is completely on her own now. There are no Operators anymore, no Bunker, the Message from Humans is fake. No one witnesses her last mile, but us.

[F] to pay respects for 2B. Well... I didn't think 2A would be the real highlight on the true ending. So let's delve deeper and see what's coming. Are you also going to do other optional/alternative endings? Or are these the only ones now so far?

35:50 Okay, now that's just cruel.

The story is so well made, It makes me want to cry

15:00 machines: *hacks 9s, messing up his visual system* 9s, having taken e-drugs multiple times with 2b: ah shit here we go again

And THIS is the Nier story that we were all waiting for.

Well, talk about shit hitting the fan.

I love the fact that even after watching the ending credits *TWO* times, the actual opening to the game starts

Well..... that was intense.

Somehow ended up here while listening to some songs.. 10/10 would end up here again.

27:24 i am still disturbed and sad. This CANT be happened....

Man, I wonder if all that laughing is a form of stress relief for the voice actors.

These games are like modern day Shakespeare, it got alot of meaning and deciphering that makes you think philosophically about life and its meaning,

stupid ninja chefs and their onion slicing.....

Man this what I love about yako taro games you never know what you're going to play in the next playthrough

This game, this goddamn game. It just keeps pulling feelings.

Wow, when it decided to hit the fan, it hit the fan real hard. That whole end segment with 2B though, that hit me even harder.

Woah... so the two endings were actually the intro. This is prettttttty nutty~ I love it!

"Thanks... for the.... flowers"

All this time 2B was... *DO A BARREL ROLL*

Seeing 2B scream it all out kills me & make me skip a breath on verge of tears

'Now move onto the next one!' 9s and Mikhail: Fiiiiine

It took me this long to see someone pull off a bad ending so satisfying.

28:43 if that 2b scream is not the most beautiful voice I've ever heard in my life I don't know what else could be

Those robot look like Waffen SS but with katana

9:52 im surprised you werent part of that squad :P

if only hacking in real life can be this fun

was sad to see my favorite character 2B slowly dying

"I thought eve's network was destroyed" you see the bible has more than 2 characters

20:45 reminds me of something u would see in a purge movie

I...I have no words.

This game, gets more darker more sad the more you, get far to the game, it’s kinda creepy and sad at the same time.

During the corruption sequence before crossing the bridge, I went into my inventory to check if I could somehow remove the virus. 😮‍💨

the latest title card ever

14:42 It was at this moment YorHa knew.... they fucked up....

2B for Smash anyone?

Well everything went to shit, fast like really fast!!!

Oh...Nines I Love This Game

Soo, Omega, did all the playthroughts of before were just only the prologue ?

I really hope they make another nier game, I just can't wait for yoko taro's next game...

Oh sweet, suffering

FINALLY I WAS FINDNG A WALKTHROUGH IN THE GLITCHY PART.... I KEPT GETTING REKT

Everyone kills alone. Everyone dies alone. Great moral message

13:17 ok, in this battle, what's the name of the soundtrack? It seems to be an epic, choired version of "city ruins" but I cannot find anything. Does anyone know the name?

Its really strange tht the real game strts after end of yorha ..... some people might hv stopped playing after eve's death ...... i would hv done the same bcz i knew nothing abt all this when i was finishing the game

22:49 the worse idea that doomed yorha.

The sheer amount of "Oh shit" is amazing.

this game is beautiful

And everything gets fucked up in only 42 minutes...

Does anyone have tissues and the musical box Melody that played when the virus was fully installing into 2B.

I wish I could experience this game for the first time again.

I didn't play any Yoko Tato games prior to NieR: Automata. I can pinpoint the moment this game crushed me to this section. All this time, the androids have been fighting and you think it's gonna build up to something, you'd think that after the storm of Eve's death and the loss of the de facto leaders of the machines, there'd be a calm to exploit, that all the cataclysmic battles you've fought would have put a dent in the machine forces. But despite all that, even though every android of YoRHa partook in this offensive, the machines just annihilate them. They defeat you. They hack everything and kill everyone. It wasn't even close, nothing was achieved. Everyone is wiped out and all hope is lost, and you realize that it was folley to ever think that the machines could be defeated. It feels as if you're fighting an utterly unwinnable fight, have always been fighting it. The utter hopelessness of the situation comes crashing down on you as you realize that you are as significant to the machine network as an ant is to a human, that there has never been any chance of victory and that there is nothing to fight for. And worst of all, 2B is dead. 9S could've saved her, but he barely didn't make it in time. And now all that is left is depression. Truly, this game makes you relate to Emil.

Now watching this again I wonder, why does 2 B say that she needs to find a place which is low on android places. All of them are infected, except 9S and A2. And from their bunker, they can see the moon, did they never wonder why it's empty? If humans would have been there, it would not look so empty, I'm sure

31:03 -Are we playing galaga now

NieR Automata is The Best Game

So, this is thr True Ending path of the game?

Rip my feelings

This gave me sooo much anxiety omfg

14:42 Why would the machines have EMP? Wouldnt that fuck em up too?

4:28 Me: What the fuck is that thing?

Metal Gear Solid 5, but the game is complete