NieR:Automata™

Uninstalled after 5 hours (modding + beating the prologue with multiple tries). Can't play with some little prick sniffing my a** the whole time.

Was enjoying it, then ate a fish and lost 3 hours of gameplay. Have no energy to replay through all of that again.

Great ass though.

Beautiful game, stop reading this and go buy it

Nier: Perfecta - I really enjoyed this game, ofc its Sci-Fi which im biased towards but the story was one of the best experiences ive had with a video game and ''near perfect'', the emotions were high with this one, the dystopian atmosphere was super immersive and the combat was pretty fun with the exploration up there too,i keep meaning to go back for a second play through 9/10

Игра с потрясающим сюжетом, затрагивающим философские темы смысла жизни, сознания и человечности. 10 из 10 обязательно к прохождению

juegazo completo en todo ya sea gameplay, historia, musica, etc. respeta tu tiempo hasta las misiones secundarias valen la pena. cada vez que avanzas el juego se pone mejor.

no caigan en eso de que tiene varios "finales", son distintas rutas. no hay nada de grindear o volver a jugar de 0 y elegir distinto dialogo como en otros juegos.

10/10

NieR: Automata – Not a perfect game, but a masterful experience
NieR: Automata is not flawless – but it’s one of those rare games that reach far beyond expectations emotionally, mechanically, and narratively.
Combat System & Effects
Animations and attack patterns are fairly repetitive, especially with sword slashes and visual effects – the impact often looks the same. Yet despite that, the combat remains enjoyable and engaging even after many hours. Thanks to responsive controls, tactical Plug-in Chips, and the ability to switch weapons freely, you're encouraged to develop your own playstyle – be it aggressive, defensive, or focused on hacking.
Plug-in Chip System – A New Level of Customization
The chip system is a true highlight:
- Chips for basic stats like attack, defense, and healing
- System chips to actively influence your UI
- Removing the operating system chip? → Instant self-destruction. A genius move, both mechanically and narratively.
Even simple things like the mini-map, damage display, or auto-heal aren't fixed features – they’re chips. You don’t just play a character – you configure one, like software.
Hacking & Integration
The way NieR: Automata blends its menus into the game world is brilliant:
- 9S hacks your character, changing your system settings
- Self-destruction becomes a system toggle
- Tutorials and mechanics are introduced directly through the world – not through pop-ups
You're not just a player. You're part of the machine. And the game knows you're there.
Lore & Philosophy – When gameplay raises questions
NieR: Automata doesn’t ask simple story questions – it asks existential ones:
- What’s the point of war if no one’s left to win?
- Is humanity defined by biology – or by choice?
- If machines mimic feelings – what truly separates them from us?
At the center is a war between androids and machines – both without humanity, origin, or a real goal. YoRHa is a lie. Humanity is long gone. And yet they fight – for a hope that never existed.
Players are part of the world
One of the most powerful elements:
- When you die, your body (with chips) remains in the world – other players can recover it
- In Ending E, you're asked if you’d delete your entire save file to help another player
- If you say yes, you lose everything – but become someone’s last hope
No reward. No badge. Just the belief that helping is worth it.
Final thoughts
NieR: Automata is not just a game you finish. It’s a game you feel. It’s painful, strange, melancholic – and honest.
It makes you fight, think, question – and maybe, in the end, help someone you’ll never meet.
Recommendation: absolutely yes.

🔥 10/10 — NIERLY LOST MY DAMN MIND 🔥

Bruh. I loaded this game thinkin it was some weeb robo waifu sim...
Next thing I know I’m in an existential crisis, questionin the meaning of life while dodgin bullet hell like I owe rent to Satan himself.

2B pull up in that tight leather drip like she run the Vatican AND the streets.
I ain't even playin for the combat — I'm here for thighs, tears, and philosophy lectures from toaster ovens.

💀 One minute you slicin up mechs with anime combos,
💔 next minute you cryin over a robot who just wanted to grow a damn flower.

AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON ENDING E.
Bro I thought I beat the game. Game said:
"Hold my nihilism."

👊💥 Combat? Smooth like butter.
📉 Emotions? Crashed like the stock market in 1929.
🧠 Brain? Gone.
🦵 2B? Thick.

Final verdict: This ain’t just a game.
It’s a spiritual reawakening in booty shorts.
Buy it. Play it. Regret nothing.

Playing this game was a life-changing experience, and I don't mean that lightly. I wasn't really around when this game first released so I didn't really get to experience the true cultural impact it had initially. I had seen it and intended it play it, so I waited until it was on sale to pick it up, and I'm so glad I did. After completing it, it skyrocketed into my top 2 games ever played, and I kicked myself for not experiencing this work of art much earlier.

Yoko Taro has, in my disgustingly humble opinion, created nothing less than one of the finest and most notable games of it's generation. The combat is immensely fun, and despite being relatively simple, goes much deeper than one would probably discover without experimentation. I urge anyone who picks this up to test different builds, because if you just use the default setup the entire game, I daresay that you're missing out on several fun and unique weapon interactions. On top of this, the game plays very well and is fairly intuitive. I never really found myself getting that lost due to the more linear nature of the map, though I will critique the game's viewable map in the pause menu to be somewhat lacking and confusing at times.

I could not publish a review without mentioning the soundtrack at least once - it's absolutely stunning. It does an amazing job at making you feel immersed in the world Yoko Taro has created here, and despite having previous gen graphics, it's a gorgeous one. My personal favorite ones are the City Ruins theme, and the Desert theme.

Unfortunately, this game is not perfect. My main critique has to do with some bits of the story, but I won't be going into spoilers. Regardless, I still absolutely adore the narrative despite a few personal issues, and it's one I would still wholeheartedly recommend to anyone and everyone. I beg you give this game a try, and if you do, play it to completion. It has one of the absolute best endings to a game I've ever seen, and I can't think of anything that tops it.

Overall, bravo, Yoko Taro. Thank you for making this game.
A2 best girl.

Excellent story and gameplay. I think i liked replicant a bit more, but a solid buy, especially when on sale.

An extraordinary RPG action game, there are no more appropriate words to explain the experience we gained from it. On the surface, it might feel like an Action and Slash Super Shallow game that just sells 2B "buttocks" as the main attraction. But slowly but surely, when you start to dive into the world offered by Yoko Taro on this one, you will begin to understand it is not the game that you see just on the surface. In it, he contains a strong emotional story, Side Mission that is intelligent, a solid battle system, fantastic music, and a combination of madness that Yoko Taro inserted in it. He was slow but surely showing what became the essence of the Android journey to save the world. Everything is offered in a different character perspective.

[h1] Beyond Excellent

Basically I just finished the game and achieved Ending A and I am aware that there are a lot of other routes too but as of now, my time is quite constrained so I have had only time to at least finish the game once. As for my take on this game, it is just beyond fascinating considering this game was a last-gen title. Despite the game being released nearly a decade ago, it is an absolute masterpiece, coming from someone who initially didn't know what NieR is. The graphics, the OSTs, the creative boss fights and intriguing storytelling, all of it really amazed me. As a person who had enjoyed Persona 5 Royal and Persona 3 Reload, this game also features an interesting storyline that really immersed me during my playthrough. I would highly recommend this game to those who never play this before. It is really an astounding journey. Off-topic here but I'm quite disappointed that none of the PS5 games I've played on the console nearly came close to this standard, especially since it is nearly heading towards the end of its lifespan. I really wish that a new NieR game could release on the PS5 someday.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful (I recommend playing with Nvidia game Filters) press Alt +F3
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ try putting some glasses on

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☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ I mean its playable
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ High
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You may just burn your money instead

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ Unplayable

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☑ 10 Seriously, enough reading the reviews, BUY NIER AUTOMATA

The best experience in my entire life. The love put into this game, the message, the atmosphere, the soundtrack, the characters, the story, the combat, are all phenomenal. The improvement in the route system from Replicant was so helpful too.

The creativity in the level design and the genre shifting is very unique and it's what makes NieR stand out from other games, the credits in ending E for example were something I never expected.

Although the gameplay is not very good, the story, atmosphere and music are incredibly good. It is really worth playing all the endings i don't think we can experience something like this in another game it really affects people emotionally. I highly recommend this game.

Nier: Automata. A beautiful story about life, love, betrayal, unjustified persecution, tenacity, and the struggle between hope for the future and utter despair. Truly a remarkable experience that doesn't pull a single punch and keeps swinging away at you until after the credits end. There is so much I could say about this game; so much I want to say about this game... But doing so would just ruin the experience.

This is one of those rare gems in gaming that you can truly only experience once. The story twists, turns, misdirects, and misleads you constantly. Not "you" the protagonist, "you" the player. This game speaks directly to you during the whole experience if you just have the eyes to see it. Some of it is blatantly on the nose and will make you roll your eyes at the obvious message behind it. Yet some of it is much more subtle. The game only lightly hinting at what it wants you to realize. If there is ever a trial on the question of "are video games art," this should be our primary example.

All that said, the messaging and story do get quite confusing. This game falls into the anime trope of overwhelming the audience with information and confusion to the point that I don't think even the creator fully understands it. I have read every audio log, watched the anime, played the game numerous times and I still don't truly understand it. However, at the base of all that, it's just a fun game.

The gameplay is that late 2000s/early 2010s era Platinum Games style the likes of Bayonetta. It's a hack and slash that cranks the difficulty towards the end but is never too hard that casual gamers can't complete it. Yes, you do need to technically beat the game multiple times to get to the ending but each "ending" is rather quick to reach. After the first two, the story continues into its finale before giving you a choice of how you want things to end. After the credits roll, you're given the opportunity to send a message to your fellow players. Tossing it into the void to be read by someone you've never met, someone you will never speak to, and I think that's truly beautiful. Certainly much more so than I can describe it.

TL;DR: If you haven't played this game, please please please do so. It's so much more than the sum of its parts and will leave you pondering the nature of existence and whether you're a good person or not.

10/10

I haven't had a chance to give review for this game before , And coicindetally At this time I want to give a review , where we are celebrating its 15th anniversary now
So , here it is

An "unique" game I played from Brilliant person, named Yoko Taro

He even made the credit section so dramatic well done Lmao, Clever and cool
man I love this game so much.
The different perspectives style on this game story will make you confused too, of which side you think is right .
I won't yapping and spoiled it more

But , If you like this kind of game , don't think twice .. go for it and play
I highly recommend this

Story, gameplay, the music , And the most important part of this game
" 2B Thighs " MMmmmuuuachhh
*Chef kiss

I look forward to seeing more Nier games in the future , and i will cherish this one .

Just play it. No amount of words can describe how great this game is. If you have the time and the money, buy it and play through all the endings. It is the most fulfilling video game story I have ever experienced and probably ever will experience.

One of the best single player experiences of my life. Beautiful visuals, very fun combat and very intriguing story. I can say this game has everything that a good game needs <3

very epic game where you play as super epic android, 'too bee' and do epic 2b things. very cool combo system and amazing character designn.... the killing machines part is cool too i guess. cough cough anyways good game.

This game is an example of why video games are art.

It is a transcendental experience that will grab your heart with its stories, characters and themes, sit in your soul for days after finishing, and make you ask profound questions of yourself and the world.

Nier;Automata is nothing short of the pinnacle of the creative medium.

it's not a bad game, but it's not for me for a lot of reasons, this encapsulates my thoughts pretty well: https://www.reddit.com/r/patientgamers/comments/rz9qqt/nier_automata_is_one_of_the_most_disappointing/?rdt=63127
music is 10/10 tho, it carried.

Amazing Story, Graphics, and Gameplay.
It is a roller-coaster of plot and emotions. Best game I've played so far.
Wish I can erase my memory to experience it all over again.

10000/10

Glory to mankind and Glory to 2B!

Perfect game in every way. Peak story, fluid combat, etc etc. 10/10

There is one misconception that the game has multiple endings. It is true in some way but it would be more accurate to say that the game continues after credits roll. And for multiple times.

Legitimately one of the most beautiful games I've ever played. It's only made better if you're like me and played Replicant/Gestalt first.

NieR: Automata is a rare gem in gaming—a bold, emotional, and thought-provoking experience that blends fast-paced action with deep philosophical storytelling.
At its core, NieR: Automata delivers incredibly satisfying gameplay. The combat is fluid, stylish, and surprisingly deep. Players control androids who can switch weapons mid-combo, dodge with perfect precision, and unleash devastating attacks. But what makes the gameplay especially unique is how often it shifts genres. One moment you’re hacking and slashing in third-person, and the next you’re piloting a mech in a bullet-hell shoot-’em-up. These transitions are smooth and never feel like cheap gimmicks—they’re part of the game’s identity.
But where NieR: Automata truly sets itself apart is in its storytelling. Set in a distant future where humanity is gone and Earth is a battlefield between androids and alien-created machines, the game dives headfirst into heavy themes like identity, consciousness, and the futility of war. What begins as a seemingly straightforward mission for protagonists 2B and 9S quickly unravels into a narrative full of twists, emotional gut punches, and questions that have no easy answers.
The characters are unforgettable. 2B, stoic and composed; 9S, curious and emotional; and A2, the lone rebel—all are androids, yet their struggles and emotions feel deeply human. Their personal arcs are raw, painful, and often tragic, with brilliant voice performances in both English and Japanese bringing them to life.
Accompanying the story is an absolute masterpiece of a soundtrack. Tracks like “Weight of the World” and “City Ruins” aren’t just background music—they’re emotional anchors that elevate each scene.
Visually, NieR: Automata isn’t about cutting-edge graphics, but its art direction is stunning. From overgrown cities to desolate deserts and eerie amusement parks, every location tells a story. The world feels melancholic, lonely, and poetic—perfectly matching the tone of the game.
And then there are the endings. NieR: Automata doesn’t just offer multiple endings—it requires you to play through the game multiple times, each playthrough changing your perspective and unveiling more of the story. It’s in Ending E that the game truly hits its emotional and thematic peak, tying everything together in a way that’s both heartbreaking and hopeful.
In short, NieR: Automata is more than a game. It’s a piece of interactive art that challenges your mind, stirs your emotions, and stays with you long after you’ve finished. Few games dare to go as deep, and fewer still succeed so completely.
Final Score: 10/10

Absolutely in love with this game! Went it practically blind and expecting a Devil May Cry type linear action game, got so much more than that!
First off, it's not linear - it's an open world game. And there's a lot of depth to every aspect of it, the story, the combat, the lore... all of it incredibly imaginative and very well done!

I'm not gonna say more, just buy it! And do the multiple endings, it's a lot more than a simple NG+

I bought it on sale in class, laughing with a friend, look.... ass XD.
Every comment was "a masterpiece" or "came for the ass and left with a cry" so i might as well give it a try, I didn't expected this game to hit me with the hardest reality check and depression.

Highly recommend, Glory to mankind

This game, will make you re-think your life, make you cry and possibly force you to think differently once you finish the 5 endings.

BTW, it will hit harder if you are a neuro-sama fan

NieR is a philosophical odyssey wrapped in a hauntingly beautiful dystopian world. They have crafted a story that doesn’t just ask, “What does it mean to be human?” but also forces the player to confront the cyclical nature of existence, despair, and self-destruction. It’s a game that lingers long after the credits roll—not just because of its gameplay, but because of its deeply unsettling truths.
At its core, NieR: Automata follows androids 2B, 9S, and A2 in their endless war against the machine lifeforms, a war waged in the name of humanity—despite the fact that humanity is long gone. The machines, much like the androids, strive for meaning, mimicking human behaviors, emotions, and even societies. They fall in love, build cults, wage wars, and pursue knowledge, yet they are doomed to follow the same self-destructive cycles that led to humanity’s own downfall. This is where the game truly shines: it does not simply explore the idea of artificial beings trying to be human, but rather highlights the inevitability of their suffering, mirroring the tragic history of their creators.
Each playthrough unveils new perspectives, forcing the player to reconsider everything they thought they knew. Just as the androids and machines question their reality, the game challenges the player to rethink their choices, morality, and even the very act of playing a game. NieR: Automata is not content with simply being played—it demands to be understood.
But understanding leads to heartbreak. The cycle repeats, the war continues, and the characters search for meaning in a world that denies them closure. The melancholic soundtrack reinforces this theme, its haunting melodies underscoring every moment of beauty and despair. The game’s final choice—whether to sacrifice or persist—leaves the player with a profound sense of both loss and hope, a testament to its masterful storytelling.
NieR: Automata is a rare experience in gaming, one that doesn’t just tell a story but makes you feel the weight of its message. It is a poignant, deeply philosophical work that explores the futility and beauty of existence. The machines sought to be human, but in doing so, they doomed themselves to the same fate. Perhaps that is the truest expression of humanity after all.

Amazing game with a great philosophical story. Music is also peak. They cooked with this one. People who stop playing after they finish route A literally miss the whole story. Combat is also very fun and I really liked the hacking.

In contrast to other reviews, I really like the combat in nier automata. It is somewhat repetetive, yes, but it actually calms oneself down is not to hard as in souls like games like elden ring. The story is interesting and the protagonists have enough emotional depth. Only 9S feels a bit anoying sometimes but yeah, guess that depends on preferences.

The bullet hell elements are refreshing and make this game unique. The combination of different perspectives is well executed.

The music is an absolut banger. Like, seriously, its so good. Id claim its better than some track from elden ring or dark souls in generall. It fits the setting and level design like a perfect tailored suite. 10/10

Graphics are lacking in my opinion. The environment feels dull and boring, ruins look like from 2005. its actually a shame because the protagonists and weapons animations are well designed. 6/10

Overall id give it a 8/10. The story is rich, the characters are likable and (mostly) well written, the soundtracks is stunning.

This game is so overrated.

The combat is so boring and repetitive, literally just spam Attack and spam Dodge when enemies' starts glowing.
Exploring is not fun because there are so many invisible walls, you want to cut corners/jump off a building to save time? oops you can't, you need to use the stairs because... idk, there's literally no reason to.

The world building and story seems interesting but with how boring the gameplay is, I feel like it's better to just watch a playthrough or even a lore video instead.

I really want to like this game, i even gave it 7 hours but it still not fun so i just drop it.

Game has a 40 min prologue with boss that one shots you in the end. If you fail to kill him you need to do 40 min prologue again. Any other aspect of prologue has literally no challenge. Yeah, big FUCK YOU to a player.

I found a chest behind a waterfall, interrupted a weird robot orgy and went to an amusement park all with in the first 4 hours. This game has everything! Def going to finish it.

Replaying this game was an amazing refresher and a reminder of how much of a masterpiece this game is. This is peak story telling, world building, game play, music, and lore. This is what games should strive to be. An actual form of art instead of soulless money grubbing crap. There is a lot of references to the Replicant/Gestalt game and there's so much fun quests to do.

Yoko Taro is a genius director, I cannot wait to see the future of this series 💯🔥

This game is not about android boys and girls. Its much higher than you can even imagine. 9/10.

Good Story, Gameplay, Graphic, Beautiful 2B

Epic TL;DR: IMO, Nier: Automata has an "alright" story that takes way too long getting to the point (which is arguably not worth it) that happens to be trapped behind boring gameplay.

Less epic TL;DR: I'm not saying N:A is bad per se. What I am saying is that I found it boring and it did not click with me at all, and I think one should be absolutely certain of their level of patience going in before they dive headfirst into a game that everyone tells them is a masterpiece and a profound work of art, as this game demands that you bear with it for several hours. For gameplay, expect mid combat and lots of running around doing generic sidequests lest you become underleveled. For story, despite the heaping praise, I'd say to expect one that's "alright" at best depending on how you define what makes a "deep" game. It does have some...unique moments that actually are sorta cool (I think Yoko Taro's style is well known enough for one to infer a vague idea of what I'm talking about without spoiling anything), but not worth slogging through the boring gameplay for. At risk of sounding intentionally contrarian, I feel like this game is overrated and undeserving of its reputation, and I think its "themes" have been done to death already. I don't mean to say it's "bad", but I certainly wouldn't say it's the pinnacle of philosophy either, and even if it is, it is unfortunately trapped behind a game that doesn't feel good to play. Alternatively, I just "don't get it" and Yoko Taro's games/story presentation just aren't for me.

I'm pretty sure at some moment in our lives, we've all had that moment where we're in the middle of a story, be it book, game, anime, etc and found ourselves wondering "When does this get good?", only to have other people say something along the lines of "trust me bro it gets good at X point, just keep at it for Y more hours.". And hey, they probably aren't wrong most of the time, but it does make us wonder "Why does this only get good Y hours in and not 10 minutes in?" and makes continuing the story feel like a chore.

8 hours into N:A and all 8 of those hours gives me the same feeling. And to me, any story that takes that long to get good automatically fails as a story IMO, and this is only unaided by the fact that the story is trapped behind a boring game with barely passable combat at best that also demands you participate in its sidequest hell, lest you become underleveled (I know this isn't unique to N:A). Worse yet, you don't even get a fast travel system until 4 hours in, and even with that system, you can expect a lot of your playtime to be just running around. This is conveniently all I have to say about the gameplay.

I think most people would agree: Every good story needs a "hook" - something that draws the viewer in and entices them to stick with the story. The hook serves as a promise of what's to come; not only will your questions be answered, but even more interesting events will happen in due time. N:A has no such hook. Instead, it arrogantly demands that you stick with it, despite it having never presented anything worthwhile for you to latch onto, aside from maybe an action packed intro that builds momentum the game never rebuilds even 8 hours in. I like to think I did stick with it (unless it "gets good" on hour 9) and I waited for some interesting events to happen, but they never really did. If I'm going into this game expecting a "profound" story, then I'd think something that would point to that would have happened by the 8th hour. This game makes me feel like I'm a passenger of a driver who insists they aren't lost, but they clearly are, and everyone told me the driver knew the area well.

So naturally, after 8 hours of being subjected to boring gameplay and a story that really takes its time in a bad way, I decided, to quote the game itself, "This cannot continue." So I just gave up and spoiled myself for everything and I can say: The story is...ok I guess? But "ok" is a steep letdown from "profound work of art." And no story, no matter how great, is justified by literal hours of slog and boredom. I'm all too aware that spoiling yourself for a story intentionally is hardly the same as experiencing it yourself, and this may be a part of why I think the way I do about the story, but I legitimately felt like I had to if I wanted to see what was so profound about it because I was at the point where I was forcing myself to play the game. And after seeing the ending(s) and learning what kind of themes the game was going for and seeing nothing particularly new or deep, I felt further justified in my decision to give up on the game.

I'm pretty disappointed with N:A. Which is a shame, because after hearing nothing but praise for it, I both expected and wanted to enjoy it. I was assured it was fun, but even that promise fell flat. This is my first Yoko Taro game that I actually played (I was already familiar with Drakengard 1) and I was pretty excited to see what I was getting into. As it turns out, the answer was "not much."

The praise that I can give N:A is that it has a beautiful soundtrack and does a few interesting things mechanically as well as having some "unique moments" (for lack of a better term) in the story/game that I obviously won't spoil. You can buy it if you want, but I think before you do, you should be skeptical of the hype surrounding it and answer for yourself a few questions, like how much time would you invest in something for it to "get good" before giving up, and what you personally consider makes a deep story (and possibly what kinds of themes and "depth" you feel are overused in media). Most people do enjoy this game though, so you probably will too. I just know I didn't, and I'd ask for a refund were I not long over the playtime limit as I doubt I'll be trying it again. I wish someone had warned me how slow of a story/game it would be instead of insisting that it was a masterpiece, one of the best games ever, and that I needed to play it.

First thing's first: get a controller. this game is practically unplayable on mouse and keyboard without a controller or modding.

That said, the game, and the universe itself that this game belongs to, is woefully underrated. And bleak.
if you want a really good story, this game is the one for you. if you want a good soundtrack, then his game is also the game for you.

Glory to Mankind

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2951177726

It's been a long time since i finished but it will always stay with me. I really hope they will eventually port Drakengard to PC as well one day since i really want to experience everything this world has to offer.

The Nier games are very unique and i feel like a lot of people tend to be wary of JRPG because of how it can often be cheesy and riddled with fanservice. At least i know i tend to be wary because of this and even though both Nier games has to some degree fanservice (like you can look up the girls skirts like an example) it's easy to ignore since they both have an amazing storytelling and it really grips you even the SIDE QUESTS can make you emotional or laugh and even if it is over two years since i played it i still remember some of the side quests so well in both games.

With Automata the world is beautiful and so unique and the soundtrack that plays during the different areas of the map really enhances the experience.

2B and 9S has an amazing chemistry and i love their banter. you get so attached to them.
2B is a very serious android who takes her duty very seriously while 9S is more easy going and chatty. Their dynamic works so well. I shipped them both so hard tbh

The negative thing with this game is that you'll be left wanting more of Nier and when you have finished both Automata and Replicant you will just have to accept that there is no game around that really captures the feeling of Nier :')

Good game! Takes a while to get going but this game gets really good! Best for patient gamers who like a little philosophy.

My only mistake was forcing myself to finish all content all together. I think this game works best when you don't put that much pressure on yourself to 100% complete it. Enjoy the ride!

etkilyeci bir rol yapma oyunu bazen de oyundaki güzel kızlari ve alidoyu sikiyosunuz .

at the risk of sounding stupid, i found this game incredibly frustrating to navigate. i try to go to quest points and locked in by buildings and invisible walls. i want to enjoy the story but i personally find this hard to look past. maybe it is a better game to watch then play for the navigationally challenged lol

NieR:Automata is one of the greatest games I have ever played. Any amount of glazing I can do doesn’t come close to describing the absolute cinema I witnessed over 30+ hours of gameplay. 10/10 WILL GOON AGAIN.

The combat's not the main draw by any means, but it's nowhere near as bad as people often make it out to be.

The dodge being spammable sort of is the point, since the game really plays like a bullet hell mixed with a 3rd person action game. It's unfortunate that the scaling on the hard difficulty setting is completely out of whack, cuz damage being actually threatening without out-right 2 shotting the player + no lock-on actually makes it a lore more fun.

Enemy variety holds it back from being comparable to other dmc-likes, but what's present really perfectly fits the theme of being a combat android with inhuman reflexes and semi-autonomous weapons.

Couple of pointers for anyone going in;

- If playing on keyboard & mouse, get the mod named NAIOM.
- Avoid using lock-on! Try to aim the podfire manually using right stick, it'll be less efficient, but so much more engaging to be manually managing both melee and ranged at the same time.
- Play risky for melee hits! You can spam the dodge and be practically invulnerable, and heals are dirt cheap to buy 99 each of
- Experiment with different attack strings and input combos. Pressing heavy attack right after jumping leads to a launcher! Consider swapping light and heavy atk buttons to make this easier to do. Each weapon type has a different moveset on the light and heavy slots, feel free to try things out!
- Get a counter chip, even if only for the extra telegraphed hits (such as when you break Adam's shield)
- Consider bumping the difficulty up to hard if you manage to get around +50% hp off of chips; there's no harm in bumping it back down if it's not fun.

combat is really fun but i cant find enemies
im not good at absorbing information and im very lost
matthew mercer jumpscare...

My basic review is this:

If you like JRPG, best game ever made.

If you don't like JRPGs, like me, it's just OK.

Soundtrack excellent, gameplay good, world design too big and empty, story dumb and edgy as hell.

Give it a shot, good game.

Incredible game, with a touching story.

It has a lot of great story moments and big reveals that will make you breathless.

Maybe starting to get a little dated, but still stunning visuals. All the areas are distinctly different

Gameplay pretty good, and has a lot of variety throughout the game.

I will definitively come back to this game to clean up all the side-missions and I want to learn more about this world!

9/10

A perfect blend of fast-paced combat, deep storytelling, and a haunting soundtrack. The philosophical themes and multiple endings make it an unforgettable experience. A must-play.

⭐ 9.5/10