It's a beautiful gesture that you can give up all your progress to help a complete stranger at an ordeal you'll never witness. I did it gladly. Amazing game.
To think that toyotaro would think that after such adventure we would not give up all our efforts to help a stranger after many came to our aid, Mankind, is not so bad after all, i became a helper, if one day you see "LMV'S data was lost" dont worry pal, i chose to be your guardian
I think what is amazing is that the pods themselves obviously become more 'aware'. You can tell when pod 153 stops saying the "pod 153 to pod 042" and just starts speaking more normally and freely because it's confused about the situation, whereas Pod 042 remains calm and speaks in the manner it's used to. It's a neat little touch. Pod 042 also speaks freely when it's something on their mind.
I actually cried. When you see “data has been lost” you know someone else sacrificed themselves to help you. Dozens to hundreds of hours sacrificed to help you, a total stranger. To help you never admit that life is pointless.
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If somebody told me before that an "end game credit boss fight" would be so emotional I would have never believed it.
Oh shit. I was there to help assist you on this fight. Fumison. I guess my sacrifice wasn't in vain.
It's a beautiful gesture that you can give up all your progress to help a complete stranger at an ordeal you'll never witness. I did it gladly. Amazing game.
To think that toyotaro would think that after such adventure we would not give up all our efforts to help a stranger after many came to our aid, Mankind, is not so bad after all, i became a helper, if one day you see "LMV'S data was lost" dont worry pal, i chose to be your guardian
The real final boss.
I had network features turned off so I would always try to beat square enix with no helpers. I never got past the marketing division.
I'm sure a lot of people named themselves "Nier," but that might have been my save you lost.
For me it felt like the game finally started when I deleted my save to become a helper.
I think what is amazing is that the pods themselves obviously become more 'aware'. You can tell when pod 153 stops saying the "pod 153 to pod 042" and just starts speaking more normally and freely because it's confused about the situation, whereas Pod 042 remains calm and speaks in the manner it's used to. It's a neat little touch. Pod 042 also speaks freely when it's something on their mind.
I lost 117 during this, I salute you Master Chief, never knew you were a NieR fan.
I got actual tears when my helpers came, and the music changed.
I actually cried. When you see “data has been lost” you know someone else sacrificed themselves to help you. Dozens to hundreds of hours sacrificed to help you, a total stranger. To help you never admit that life is pointless.
This ending was self healing.
My favorite thing about this is the true morality of giving up your save data.
“Perhaps we now understand that not everything has to have an answer”
"They're just a bunch of dots, they can't make you cry."
The ending is just so unique it makes the game a true masterpiece.
Just got this ending..
POD 042...
Even after a year later, this always brings tears to my eyes. Such a perfect game to bring players together in such a wholesome way.