NieR: Automata - 3 Years Later
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Can a video game go beyond art? We discuss NieR: Automata and its impact... 3 years later.
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NieR: Automata is an incredibly philosophical and artistic game. Here, I share my thoughts having played the game a second time... 3 years later. This video is as spoiler free as I could make it. I hope you enjoy my new style of video creation. *Don't FORGET to tune in (hopefully on Saturday, 4/25) for my new show that I hinted at last year. It's going to be... different and fun.*
Special thanks to anyone who has supported me on Patreon this last year, as I was able to upgrade my camera and buy new audio equipment (used in this video) for the channel with the donations. Thanks again!
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I'm glad guys like you make videos like this to make people realize what great games they might have missed like this one are out there
Too bad "Japanese PC port" happened.
Surprising that you mentioned the game is a CYCLE. Since an automaton ( in software engineering for the base logic of Artificial Intelligence) is a constant cycle/loop. Which is what all these machines and androids are boiled down to, essentially they are Just state loops and automatons.
I love how you said when you reach the end you expect something but no it just loops back and it's futile. Kinda made me think, When an AI gets to the final state in a state machine (if it has a conscious) maybe it thinks it's at the end of it and will break free and be independent and discover more to life. But then it just loops back through each state.
I hope that makes u see also how deep the game is ✌️
Downward Thrust I just gave this video a like bc you’re dog looks so cute back their on your bed. 😂
All who say games are not art, clearly did not play, chrono trigger, mass effect, the witcher, Nier, Fez, metal gear or the Myst saga. That is why, as gamer i know i'm lucky that i could experience such "non art", and also hope one day a movie will be able to move me as those games did.
One of the best game of this generation and sadly one of the most underrated game of this generation too. This game is pure Art. Story, songs, characters, atmosphere. Everything.
The game sold 7 million copies, so I wouldn't call it completely underated.
@@moviefilmstudios9828 If that was the USA alone, it wouldn't be too bad. But if you project that onto Japan and Anglo nations also..
I love it so mutch 😳💕
@@moviefilmstudios9828 i believe it only sold 4.5 million
Underrated? in Steam this game has a maximun 30% discount.
Nier: Automata is a milestone in modern day video game story telling. It was said in a review shortly after release: "If history forgets Nier:Automata, then f*ck history."
And then this a**hole rated the game 9/10... F*ck him.
Yoko taro knows how to give people depression
Gatling3.8 The true ending is ultimately optimistic
@@holgerkilumets1278 I am not saying the story makes you depressed, it's that what story makes you think about can get you to think about your life and the way story hits can still make a person pretty sad
Not a depression. The true ending is good. It fills all emptiness inside of you with it's thoughts and philosophy and you can't live the way live before. It show us the most complicated sides of our life. The 3rd act of this game is incredible.
Haha, just like Hideaki Anno!
Funny that you say Anno. I find the end of evangelion to be very optimistic despite all the bad shit that happens in the movie . The shinji asuka relationship is really good and complex. Kinda like 2b and 9s
What's problematic is that the rest of mainstream media didn't really evolve with SOMA, Ex Machina and Nier Automata. These gems are so far ahead even new shows or games that are still going 'RoBoTs HavE FeElIngS ToO'.
The entire point of these games aren't really about robots more than they are about giving a new perspective on the importance of particularly memories and how they shape a person. It's still about the human experience, not just some 'RoOoOBoOoTs aRe CoOl ToO'
In like 10 years maybe we are gonna get a mainstream series that tackles consciousness as though you weren't a fucking child like these pieces did. But normally i hate this subject in media because these bad bois already tackled it so well and most other stuff is just so insufferably worse.
I second this
meanwhile Trupm voted in for presidency, the economy collapses and populist nationalism on the rise on every corner of the world while the global elite vowing ideas how the next WW could be beneficial.
so yeah 10 years maybe if we crumble and loose 50% of population, and the new ways of thinking can be stronger after that - which has a very very small chance considering how people act in survival situations - otherwise we are kinda doomed rather than enlightened about consciousness or anything for that matter
Wait... You lost me at the end there. Please elaborate a bit more at the end? (third paragraph). Because the end of your comment seems like you're against the game when you started off as supporting it...
Yeeeah... Ya lost me lol. Not an insult, I genuinely want to understand more about what you were trying to say there.
I agree with the rest though, most definitely.
@@Convoluted-and-Exiled I was a bit fired up so it's not too wellwritten, im sorry :D
My point is just that SOMA, Nier and Ex Machina are some of the few if not only pieces of work that deal with their themes without assuming that you're a child like most pieces of media we see today. Most media pieces today about these sort of themes are kinda just sending out the message that robots are super cool and maybe humans should just die out already, when the point of these three pieces were never to really comment about robots, but to explore the human condition through a robot story. It's still all about humanity, which i like.
If that was incoherent as well, TL;DR Nier, SOMA and Ex Good, most other works Bad
@@roberteriksen6434 Lol, I see. No problem :) Ahh. That is more clear, thank you very much!! I appreciate it and for not having an attitude, that's honestly very rare these days!
Wishing ya well!
2017 had quite a lot of great games, but this one was probably my most favorite.
It's a shame that Nier: Automata didn't get the amount of attention that it definitely deserved.
..except it did? It has sold 4 million copies and I haven't passed a week since it's realase where I didn't see it mentioned somewhere.
@@Rakka5 no really. It didnt receive the recognition it deserves. The hype over ffxv and ffvii is way higher. And a lot of people, even rpg player dont really know this game. Except really hard core player. But casual player know about ffvii n ffxv. And will buy it. Play it. And say how good it is. But not many pay attention to nier automata.
Im a hard core rpg player, but only last year that i found out about nier automata
I only heard about Nier:Automata through seeing various arts of 2B because of obvious reasons. Seen her in SoulCalibur 6 as a playable dlc character as well. A recent sale was around for Japanese games on PS4 and I saw Automata in there. Bought it, played it, and enjoyed it. Not to mention being interested the lore behind its previous games as well. With Replicant on the way for a remaster, that’s a plus in my book. Automata is more accessible nowadays as well, so to an extent I agree it didnt get that much attention.
@@vanillacream2383 very true.. nier automata has very little promotion and ads compare to other games, but nier automata quality is waaaay higher. it really deserves more recognition and popularity. its quality surpassed recent ff series like ffxiii and ffxv
@@justiadykalvianto1064 Nier Automata got it's own raid (in multiple parts) in ffxiv, a lot of promotional merch collabs (shoes, plushies, keychains, music scores, musical boxes), it will have a spin-off mobile game this May-June, the Nier Replicant remake is on its way and a lot of concerts and scene plays based on it and of the lore (Yorha Boys, The A2 story etc.). It deserves a lot more attention,but we can't say it isn't a hit. There is still tons of...nsfw art...made of 2B. We will never forget this game. Just hope we get the Drakengard remake. (A fully remake. I don't want that blonde freak to reappear in the state he is)
Despite it's flaws, this has to be the most memorable game I've played thus far. It's unfortunate many didn't get past the first route to understand the brilliance of this game.
Seems like weebs never read any book so they find this original. Ehm ok.
It was flawless, stupid. It was the best.
This game is a masterpiece. The best game I've ever played. It is an experience that cannot be recreated or adapted to other mediums like a movie or a TV show, as much as I would love to watch it in that form, they would never do the story justice. You can't get that same experience watching a moving picture.
I wish more people had access to it and had the patience to complete the game entirely. I know too many people who quit as early as the tutorial level because they died and had to restart.
Who's excited for new upcoming nier replicant?
Ze pedz zz don’t know if you knew its a remake. Europeans and Americans know it as NieR: Gestalt, asians know it as Replicant
and reincarnation
I heard they might revise the soundtrack, so hell yeah I'm waiting for it
Hell yeah, I never played the first NieR so this might motivate me
@@NeonDefense385 If you liked Automata, I recommend you to at least watch some let's plays of the original NieR. It has some clever gameplay motives like one time it changes the camera view to something reminiscent of the first Resident Evil, or one time the whole area is a text adventure. The characters are quite well written, but the combat gets a bit repetitive. I wonder if they remake the combat in the remake
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Meanwhile, at Gamefaqs, its being outvoted for GOTD by...Pokemon Silver and Gold remakes? Yeah, crazy world we live in.
my favourite game of all time.Nier is something truly special.Dont blame that list,its probably made for the general audience.Its truly a shame that not more people played this game.Simply cant wait for the nier 1 remaster
Because best game is most votes apparently.
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver? This is the first I’ve heard of this polling, but you make it sound like HGSS are bad in any way. They are outstanding Pokémon games - Whilst I love Automata, think that it’s story and presentation is a step above all, HGSS are arguably the peak of Pokémon that has most likely touched the hearts of every child with a Nintendo DS. Effort and soul shines through that game, the emotions it subtly evokes within you as younger kid going along this journey and becoming a Pokémon Master is what hooks so many people to the series even more as they get older. No, it’s not as deep as NieR, nor does it tell a story half as good, but it does something different to NieR and it excels at it, too.
@@narukami6364 tl; but I read. Next time make a vid and link. I'll just say this: I was TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY fighting *SPOILER* as the final trainer.
...in 1999.
@@narukami6364 that's a great take on it. And the people comparing these games is just not right to do. Nier only has a handful of games that can even be compared
8:40 Optional quests does thankfully stay completed trough the repeating sections.
ye and also even if they are maybe a bit dull and repetitive in gameplay,their overall adition to the story and the workd buikding is too good to pass
@inyrui ye me too
@inyrui even Speed Star?
Bless us with your videos Lord Tonald!
Nier automa is next up on my quarantine game list. I’ve been wanting to play it for years but had too many other games to finish and multiplayer games for in the way.
Dude, you're so Lucky. Sadly, you can never play it for the first time agan T_T
Either a very appropriate time to play it, or a very lonely time to do so depending on your perspective
Make sure to not skip the sidequests, they're good,
collect weapons, pods, pod mods, joke endings, switch up your playstyle by changing and merging your chips to upgrade them so you become more powerful so buy the chip space extension from the lady in the Resistance camp as soon as you're able to.
Oh,
And don't stop after the first ending(ending A),
After you play through the game a second time as 9S (mostly the same as A but with new game mechanics but you keep your lvl and stuff) (ending B), you unlock a third character and the second half of the story starts from there. That's right, the second half of the game and the story is locked behind the first 2 playthroughs and there are people who stop after they're at ending A, despite the game even saying "Congrats on beating 1/4 of the story, new game+ unlocked" and they miss out on the middle and ending of this beautiful game which breaks my heart.
Good luck soldier, stick through the end...
*For the Glory of Mankind.*
@@TailorBlaze dude, spoilers, delete plz, let him make his own mistakes
@@profilore
You know 33% of players stop at the first ending, right? there are no spoilers in this, dude wtf
It's as that one person said 3 years ago.
The master you'll never play
I recently played this through on PC and took my time with the game and absolutely loved It. Made sure to not skip side quest's and strived to get all weapons and pods.
Dude I play it before one year .really bad port micro stutter and laggy cutscenes. What you say?
@@shadoweater9805 I never had any of those Issues thankfully. I know a few did but I didn't experience one crash while playing.
Did you play the original or the game of yorhaedition
@@shadoweater9805 The original. I do have a pretty nicely custom spec'd PC so idk If that had anything to do with it.
Thanks and i wish a good year bro
One of my top 3 games of the generation, great review again Downward. Cry like a child with the true ending :_(
Greetings from Spain :)
Played it for the first time recently after lusting over it for 3 years. Definitely a work of art... Maybe my favorite game ever
My biggest problem with video games being labeled as art is that most games require a compromise of their artistic attributes in order to make the game user friendly and accessible to more people, (or people in general, regardless of the number) a game's ultimate goal is to make money for the company, there might or might not be passion involved but that doesn't change the true purpose of the game's development. Video games posses art in themselves but only in certain segments, and most of the time that art suffers because of the game's ultimate goal, models are simplified, textures are compressed and mechanics are dumbed down. I believe Hideo is right when he says that video games are more of a museum than an art piece, but that being said when you break down the game most of the time you get mediocre art pieces at best. Things in video games are not made for the sake of being made, they are made for the sake of appealing to someone else other than the game's developer, therefore the game's overall appearance and design is dictated not by the creator but by someone who will eventually consume that product. Another thing that bothers me with games being labeled as art is that all games are made as a sort of a playground that allows the players to be creative in some way, therefore i would much rather be inclined to label them as a new media canvas of some sorts than a standalone art piece. I haven't played NieR, but by your video's analysis it seems like a game that creates a setting, asks the questions, and then answers them. Also i don't believe that art has to be many-worded to be deep and therefore good, really simple and seemingly irrelevant things and motifs can drive someone to deep contemplation concerning something such as life or death or free will, just having something be thoroughly set up and based around a seemingly deep subject doesn't equate to it being deep and/or good.
I understand your point, that the game does well, trough it's presentation and mechanics, to convey a certain message that it's trying to convey to the player, i don't believe that that makes it art, however i would say it's a good use of the medium and as such a good idea and narrative conveying piece, if that makes sense.
The vast majority of the paintings, sculptures and music in existence was also created to make money - artists are still human beings with human needs and wants, after all. They were not made simply "for the sake of being made". Some of that is still considered great art. A commercial incentive does not preclude passion or artistic vision.
@@ArawnOfAnnwn Yes i agree with you on that part, but today's concept of art isn't the same as the one before the enlightenment period, which basically gave birth to the contemporary meaning of art, and not only that, but it also gave birth to museums and galleries, where art pieces are exhibited on their own, without external context. I do not consider NieR art only by today's standards, from which point my original comment was made. Even great masters of old didn't consider themselves artists most of the time. What I'm trying to say is that when written down, the essence and meaning of art isn't the same as it used to be when those great sculptures and paintings were made, in that regard if NieR was made in that time it would by all means be considered art by those standards. The art of that time was never meant to be exhibited in a gallery or a museum, as you said it was made to serve a purpose, but at you look at most art that was made after the great revolution (and most during), you can see that the general concept has greatly changed. In essence, art has become a work of an individual, and and extension of oneself.
I still listen to Nier Automata OST every day, it's just so amazing, a true masterpiece.
I found Automata on sale a few months ago. Dived in, the endings convey so much. But E.. the entire journey is amazing
That boss fight at the end though. that broke me
Your videos have greatly improved with time! Love to see you grow as a creator, hope you find success.
This game is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played.
the OST was one of the most memorable things I have come across and the game itself is stunning. Yoko Taro put art in a way he saw fit and called it a game
So not only can this dude jam out like a master on guitar, he can make crazy ass abstract art too? So much talent in one man!
i actually recently wrote an essay for a art history and visual culture on a similar topic. my thesis was that nier automata as an art piece and as a narrative could only fully be expressed as a video game, and the story could never be the same expressed as any other medium. nier automata is my favourite game. this video is very eloquently put and i'm glad you made this video essay!
Still my favorite game, 3 years on. Need to play it again, with some, 'Delicious mods'.
Your content has drastically improved since returning from your hiatus
7:10 You only have to restart Nier Automata once about halfway through the game. I'm pretty sure that's the opposite of countless.
I did not expect such an in-dept video so long after the game has been released. Nice
I love Nier:A so much. It raised the bar for video games for me. Such a great story in a gorgeous video game. I wish I could play, experience more things like it. But it is heavy, I'm still not over it... and probably will never be ...until I die.
There are other works I like that touch on futility, loneliness and meaning of life...
I agree I don't think of games as art in a traditional sense. This game made me rethink that premise as it truly is an experience I have never had in a video game before. Other games may have better stories through a straight narrative but this game goes beyond that into existence and meaning of life itself. Truly a masterpiece kinda like bioshock in that regard.
There has been no game which as blown me away like Automata has. I didn’t expect it to be as detailed as it was. I reluctantly picked it up late 2019, now it’s my story favourite game.
To this day I’m still in that satisfying reflection phase as if I’ve just finished all endings (especially ending E). Like god damn that all happened, it made me actively think about themes and most importantly FEEL and care for the characters which most games fail to made me do. I’m ready to sink in another 40 hours to explore the world again and play to absolutely completion.
I never finished the game because I got tired of playing any game in general. But this game has a special place in my heart because of the feel of it. The desolate post apocalyptic city with robots running around. I am an artist myself and I can really say, though it may not be the best game in terms of gameplay, it is one of the masterpieces of art(or a museum as some people in the comment says). I still listen to the soundtrack and watch screenshots to get inspired.
The first time I played it, everytime I got into a new area I'd just stop what I'm doing and just listen to the music being played. Good times.
NieR: Automata is a once in the Decade Event (hell could even be one a life time) in gaming just alone at the graphics or the story there is no game like it. it is one of my favourite games of the last decade for the prospective it trys to tell and the way it tells the story i nver felt that characters are more alive in any other game than this one and that allone is a pice of art
Playing through this game and completing it's main endings not only was a roller coaster of emotions, but an experience that changed my way of perceiving life. Through most of the campaign I felt full of sorrow and despair, and just like the game characters I felt (and feel) trapped, crushed by the unbearable suffering of existence. But when going through ending E, and getting taunted to give up I truly felt like I couldn't keep going, not just in the game, but in the real life, I've held that feeling of wanting to disappear for quite a while. Without spoiling ending E, when the game finally presents it's proposition of how to continue existing in a meaningless world, I couldn't hold my tears back.
It truly has changed me and has helped me to get on my feet and keep going.
If a random person reads this, please, give this game a go, I promise, even if you don't quite feel like I feel, you won't regret it.
3 years? Jesus the years are flying by
Glad to see you looking at NieR again!
The way you string words together is like poetry. Very mentally stimulating to me for some reason 🤔 great review and I'm buying into this game.
Side quests are actually one and done after your first play through on route A. Route B can offer those side quests if you hadn’t them plus adds ones for 9S specifically. You do learn more about the world and the android resistance on earth. Plus a little into 21O and 6P personalities and desires. I enjoyed the side quests and didn’t find them bothersome
Agreed. I thought all of them were either funny, interesting, or had fun challenging combat, or all three.
Ur dog is Adorable!! I platinumed this game last week for the second time...it is still one of the best and unique games around and i need a sequel ASAP
You'll get a remake of the first NieR title soon, if you didn't play that one.
@@einherjar8147 i only own Nier on Ps3 and Automata on ps4 liked the ps3 one but not as much as automata...very different game but i'm interested in anything NieR...just love niche and unique games especially from Japan
Straight up you have come a long way in making videos im enjoying what you are doing now more than a couple years back. Im looking forward to your next videos.
The style of this video is so close on the spectrum to Raycevick's it's like you're attempting to channel him. You've really upped your game here, man. Cheers!
Planning on starting this today for the first time, feel like I've missed out for too long based on this game's amazing reception
Wish me luck :)
The entire franchise (except DG2) is astounding, it's not a Work of Art, it's Art incarnate! Nier:A is a but a fraction of the mythos of the universe it inhabits, and personally not the best in the bigger picture for me DG3 still holds that crown.
ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I'VE EVER PLAYED.
The gameplay variety, the character, the lore and most of all the main STORY this GAME WAS A TRUE WORK OF ART and one that will leave a lasting impression on me forever.
3 years later and we still can’t pronounce “Nier Automata” right even though the pod says it at the end of the game. And by we, I also mean myself
the pods really did say that? because i played with japanese voices
Nino Fransiskus yeah I’m almost certain 042 says it at the end of Route E
@@andybru It's the other pod
Played it for the first time when it was put on Game Pass and it blew my mind. I completed Ending E with all achievements and I'm still concerned that it won't hit the same if I play it all over again. But I look forward to when I do.
I cannot explain how profoundly I love this game, other than saying it's probably the best I've ever played. The games with the "greatest impact" on have been Pokemon BW/BW2, Halo Reach/4, Kid Icarus Uprising, and Titanfall. Most of them were either the firsts I played, the ones I spent the most time with, or the oens that stood out to me the most, so I completely understand that many might find them lackluster sources of impact. But that should not discredit the fact that NieR: Automata so easily blew me out of the water and became my favorite game of all time.
This game even got me interested in reading philosphy, so I can develop a greater appreciation for it. I'm also hoping to find somewhere to read about all of the NieR lore.
Awesome video thank you for bringing attention to everything that matters about this amazing, wonderful experience!!
Really hope everyone had a chance to play nier 1. Such a good series of games.
They're remastering it on mobile and pc. Nier replicant something something numbers. The info is mostly on Japanese so look through the comments on people who understand what is going on the video.
Mariana Orozco the mobile game isn’t Nier replicant/gestalt it’s a spin off in the same universe
@@Lueserloo I really hope they make it for consoles later on, even if it is just like a small DLC i would buy it
Lord Plague it is for consoles
This game saved me from my depression after my first break up.
I played this game in December of 2018. I'm thankful for experiencing it as it helped me go through some tough times. This game lingered in my mind for 3 months after completing it. No other game has done that. I still listen to it's soundtrack to this day. I can definitely say, for me at least, that Nier Automata is one of the best games of all time.
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I finally finished routes B-E a few months ago and it was absolutely incredible. Why I waited so long after finishing A I'm not sure. Such a beautiful story really different than most everything else out there. Fantastic video by the way
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Love this video you’re doing great job
The main things that I care about in games are fun gameplay, smooth pacing, interesting main and side content, an impactful story, as well as good music. NieR:Automata is one of the very few games that excels in all of these areas. I hope more people play this game because it is one of the most mechanically creative games of all time, and is a true work of art.
i just finished nier automata and it was such a masterpiece. Its not just a game, its an experience T_T, i cant move even if i have finished all of the side quests... i still wander within the game, dashing there and everywhere...
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i just feel bad for the ppl who missed out on this game bcuz they saw an animated girl on the cover and said i am not a weeabo so i am not playing this game. i guess this is what art is about, ppl who appreciate it would know what to look for.
great video man, this was a real treat. thank you
Definitely an underrated masterpiece!
I love how when everyone makes a review of this game, they never quite have the word to describe it and always end up saying the game is an art. Which is true because most of the time, we can’t explain what is art, yet they manage to leave memories so strong and solid like we just finished the game yesterday.
I played NieR: Automata right at the end of 2019, and it quickly shot up my "game of the decade" list, and it's easily in the top 2, along with Zelda. It's an incredible experience and a top-notch hack-and-slash to boot
Glad I came by your channel, you have great content!
Nier Automata is one of my favorite games ever!
When I started playing this game, I got completely hooked and had a hard time putting down the controller. I ended up forcing myself to take a break because my PS4 Pro was getting too hot. After 50+ hours of gameplay and achieving all the main endings, I can confidently say this is one of the best games of the generation.
Just completed the game yesterday, had a blast playing it!
Nier automata supported 5.1 surround audio, so when I first came to the Resistance Camp, I was slammed by full 5.1 HDR Soundtrack Peaceful Sleep (maybe 4.1 because the center is exclusively for dialogue). I was like, oh theres a jukebox, lets sit and hear the OST for awhile...
Haven't seen one of your vids for a while. Really impressed with this one. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for recognizing this game!
in (roughly) 32 years of playing games, Automata and Death Stranding are the only two that have made me FEEL their purpose, not just have them explained to me, as you said in the video. i desperately hope that both games inspire more developers to aim for such an execution. first time watching one of your videos; great work, friend!
Not to be that guy, BUT THE HIPS ON THE COMMANDER. There was no reason for her to be that caked up... Forget mankind. Glory to the Commander.
Is it strange that i am still playing this game now at present?
Favorite game of the modern era. Multiple playthroughs and will have many more.
i remember playing this game and being very happy at how good it was - but you are right, its very thought provoking and in some parts, very depressing. but wow, is that game good - music, gameplay and storytelling. very well done.
This was the last game I played on my old crappy computer. It could barely handle it and the combat was always in slo-mo. But I played the entire thing because of it's shear beauty and story. It was great.
I tried to work this to make it spoiler free but, I wanted to caution that some may consider what I write as being spoilers. Anway, I wanted to thank you for the good video flashback. I liked it overall. This was especially in how it as a work of art (along with many other video games). I agree with it that existential (horror) and (seemingly) neverending cycles and how they can perpetuate a view that whatever we do is futile. The question of futility (and whether life matters) is definitely a part of the game. I also agree that it can get somewhat repetitive and there are some fetch quests. However, it seems to fall into the all too common at least somewhat flawed implication that the game requires several playthroughs. Many games have a game+ in which you play through exactly the same game, just with what you had before. This is not Nier: Automata but, when a segment of the game ends and it's displayed like an "ending", I can see why a lot of people get confused when it's really the ending of that part of the game (I'm only refering the the five main "endings" and not the "joke endings"). It's unforunate this wasn't made clearer. Basically, there are 3 routes in the game. These are commonly accurately referred to as route A, B, & C (not playthrough A, B & certainly not C). While I agree that route A & route B have similarities, they are fundemtnally different. You play from a completely different perspective, there are many new places to access, multiple new quests (the "everything's fetch quest claim is also exaggerated; except for the very first couple of ones even the fetch quests are very good and add a lot of meaning to the main plot), and chests that were inaccessible because of differerent abilities. Because of the different perspective, there is more plot related information that you learn that will begin to affect your your view of the world of Automata. So, that's route A & B. Route C is completely new and the second part of the game. This is when it starts to realy get good. Another thing is that the music is phenomenal and sets the mood better than any other game. The action is fun and for me doesn't get old. Yet, the plot drew me in more and more and brought out more emotions in me than any other game I've played and I've played games for a LONG time. The game also made me think more than another game has about the world we live in. It seems like the idea that "futility" is the overeaching message of the game is the opposite of what the gamer was intended to be left with. It seems as though it's about the struggle of finding meaning in life for oneself instead of depending on others to make it for you. It's that even when things appear to be futile it shows how there still is hope that things can end differently and cycles CAN be broken which is the opposite of futility. Personally, it appeared that the message was that if one refuses to give up and believes in oneself but, isn't afraid to ask for the help of other human being and by offering to help others, we can change the endless cycle. Just as one must sometimes truly experience sadness to understand joy, one sometimes must be pushed to the brink of despair to realize that as long as their is life, there is hope. With this being said, I believe Yoko Tarro wants us to come to our own conclusions. In other words, my perspective of this game is no more "right". Conversely, the view of this video is not "wrong" It truly is a masterpiece.
Weird to think this game is 3 years old, i just bought it a few days ago, i hadnt heard a word about it when it came out
WTF ! I just bought this game 1 hour ago . Played the demo a long time ago and loved it , but completely forgot about it .
I just played this for the first time this last week. And for a 3 yrs old game it is one of the best games I've played. especially the story 👍 if you are playing on pc do get the far mod to fix the visuals
I just beat the game today. One of my favorite games of all time. 10/10 for me
Yoko taro is living treasure
Fun fact, there is a cross over between FFXIV and NieR Automata, and with the way the allied raids are going this time around, it seems Yoko Taro has managed to put the sequel for Automata in FFXIV
This game is the definition of what masterpiece video game and art are when mixed.
In relation to the sidequests being the weakest area of the game I disagree to an extent. While the quests themselves are fairly mundane and dull, the detail and world building that they add is absolutely phenomenal. I like to think of it as the world building and conversations are the reward the game is giving you for the mundane fetch quests that you're asked to do.
Also to clarify a common misconception. There is no YoRHa cycle, this is the first incarnation of them and it is not going to be rebuilt. The YoRHa project achieved its objective. The reason people think its a cycle is due to the game stating that the combat data collected will be utilised to create more advanced combat models. These models are not YoRHa model androids.
I used to think the combat in this game is overly simplistic since I buttonmashed my way through it. Then I saw a youtube vid of a person that actually knows how to play this game.
Very well made video, thank you for making it
There are a handfull (or maybe even more) of games that can someone call ART(ful)....
To my humble opinion that thinking stopped to exist when "Shadow of the Collossus" realeased. I had the pleasure of experiencing wonderful legendary games like "Ocarina of Time", FFVII, MGS1,.... but this was the first time that I not only felt as strongly, as deeply, as immersive, as.... any other artform like literature, poetry, cinema, painting,.... etc. but it was the first time that the whole experience was diverse enough (to my understanding and feeling) that I could say that videogames were at last an artform on its own...
Even now I still cry at the credits. Frustration and Sorrow at the same time. I really hope there is a sequel to this game but the True Ending says otherwise...
I shall forever hold this game as the best game I have ever played. It was funny, as I thought 2B's ending was the end of the game and 9s's was just a rehash that tells the same story, you just play as 9s, but boy was I wrong. It's like the 1st and 2nd playthrough are a prologue for the real story in the 3rd playthrough. Never had I seen a game do this and after 9s's ending I was invested deeply. Come the 3rd playthrough (act) I was in love. Its message resonated so deeply with me that I had to play all of the acts 4 times over. It's a masterpiece and definitely needs more light shown on it.
You are a brave one for sacrificing your save data. I couldnt bring myself to do it
This is literally my favorite game of this console generation.
I haven't gotten so invested into any other game throughout this whole gen, I genuinely believe Yoko Taro has established himself as a genius in the gaming industry with the Nier and Drakengard franchises.
Hopefully we see a new installment in the "DrakenNier" universe soon, because Yoko's proven that he's one of the few writer/directors left that know what they're doing.
I've been fucking saying that videogames are the ultimate form of art for like 10 years now, and NieR is one of the best examples:
- storytelling? check
- music? check
- sculpting? check
- painting? check
- interactivity? check
- has to be compelling to the user? check
No other art has all of this at the same time.
Wish I could play this and experience it all for the first time again.
i literally just finished playing it for the first time and i realise there's an analysis from you that came out less than two weeks ago
The whole way ? Or just first ending
@@gabrielpauna62 the whole way. Didn't 100% it with Y ending and all, but all the main endings
Bought this game a couple days ago played it through in a couple days, I'm not sure how many days it's been it just feels like a couple days just disappeared from my life after starting this game.
I like the new style, keep it up!
wisecrack said it was a game filled with existentialism and after that i was like IM IN!
"Video games are the museum" - this is one of the most interesting takes I've ever heard, and it's so true