NieR:Automata™ Reviews

It's been a long time coming for this review. I've played this game multiple times and I am still amazed by its story. Without spoiling anything, the game—aside from our main characters' stories—is mostly about philosophy (in a non-boring way). The game definitely makes you think about your journey. The game also really takes you along with the story emotionally. The gameplay, on the other hand, is quite fun. The enemy design is absolutely amazing, and the map design is, in my opinion, quite gorgeous. The side quests are also quite fun and rewarding too. Next to that, simply exploring the map, finding out some cool secret places, weapons, items, and even fishing are some examples of fun things you can do in this game. I absolutely recommend you give this game a shot. TL;DR: This game is fun to play, has an amazing story, amazing map design, and amazing enemy design. The only downside may be that it can get a little repetitive, especially on Route B. But it's definitely worth giving a shot for its amazing story.

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Played on normal difficulty (no difficulty related achievements). As a huge Platinum games fan since Vanquish and Bayonetta I thought I'd check this out. The story, world building and OST are expertly crafted. While combat in my opinion is a little lacking, not as far as unplayable but don't purchase this looking for DMC/Bayonetta levels of combos/combat. That being said, you can perform some beautiful flourishes while switching between weapons mid-combo but this falls off as you grow more powerful as it's not required or at least for me it wasn't. Huge spoilers below. [spoiler]For me, I'm not sure if I was just OP but bar the beginning of the game I could dispatch all hostiles with minimum effort. I didn't even need to upgrade to level 4 weapons although I did just to see Masamune. I did all sub-quests and collectibles possible with 2B in ~25 hours. In my opinion, shock wave, deadly heal and vengeance severely neuter the game. By the time I had completed route A I was level 39, routes B-C were a cakewalk. I hardly bothered with the sub-quests in route B-C as I had such a great time as 2B in route A I just wanted to see where the story was going. 9S' hacking ability is extremely OP - A2's berserk mode is just as crazy with deadly heal. Stack your pots on top and it's insane. I feel like the sub-quests (which there are a sh!t ton of) take you away from the main story for so long (although there is vast lore to be found plus a lot of the quests add to the story) and would have been better off with like half the sub-quests or going down a Bayonetta-esque route of upgrading. That being said, there are no challenging achievements. If you care to do so it's just farming and more farming materials for upgrades which as per the above, is not required to complete the game easily. You can also farm XP infinitely in multiple locations if you care to do so, I finished the game on level 53 no problem. I used level 1 Blade program and the starting weapons for my whole playthrough although I did upgrade the weapons. With that, I can understand why the devs allow you to purchase achievements in the secret shop after fully completing the game which is also a very unique idea. There is no challenge in farming so to me it just seems like more filler. I would rather the main story was focused on more and less sub-quests which you can do although I don't know how hard the game would be as you might be severely underleveled but I can't comment as I felt crazy OP throughout. [/spoiler] It's definitely a recommend for the story aspect, gave me massive Ghost In The Shell vibes. Incredible world. Oh and there were player bodies scattered EVERYWHERE xD.

I've never experienced a single-player game like this before -- it is by far one of the most unique ones I've been through. There is no particular focus on one singular character in this game, but rather it switches over to numerous key figures. It is indeed a very story-driven game, and they've done a great job at weaving such a narrative that will keep you thinking again and again. I strongly encourage to sit through the cutscenes and take the time to read the dialogues. On the other hand, the combat mechanics are incredibly smooth and satisfying to play -- there are many options provided to tweak your playstyle to suit your personal preferences. Though it took me some time to get used to the fixed dodging mechanic it was still great fun to use. The bosses in the game all felt great to fight, especially Adam for me. The world-building is great and the soundtrack and sound effects are especially incredible. Each soundtrack was made with purpose and I never really got sick of it. My personal favourite is the one at the Resistance Camp. Overall, highly recommend for anyone who enjoys a story-driven game with combat and exploration. 10/10. Best of luck!

[i]"A masterpiece that one should try at least once in lifetime."[/i] NieR: Automata leaves a vast amount of impressions and unforgettable experience. The creativity of gameplay, character design, world-building that are unique and very iconic. The gameplay of Automata is like other RPG (doing quests, explore, etc). But somehow different and more interesting due to an extraordinary way of story-telling of the game like the occasional changes of scenary and environment due to aspects that will play out through out the game. Side-quests also more engaging and more on story-telling about the NPC, which fulfilling the liveliness of the NPC. And also the combat system are more fun and elegant compare to Replicant, the combination of two weapons type for light attack and heavy attack is somewhat an awesome idea for me. [b][u]Honorable Mention[/u][/b] The world-building of NieR: Automata can describe in one word [b]"Phenomenal"[/b], the scenary, lighting and environment representing and capturing the vibes of post-apocalypse world perfectly. Word cannot describe the feeling when I enter city ruins and forest kingdom for the first time though. Lastly, If you have difficulty whether to buy this game or not, this game is definitely worth the price for the enormous contents it gives you. Highly Recommended! 👍

One of the best games I've ever played. The story, the music, with its atmosphere and of course the gameplay, a masterpiece! You should definitely play this game!

PC port was clearly an after-thought. Camera angles and combat design are extremely clunky with keyboard and mouse. Way too many shifting angles for what is essentially a hack-and-slash with extra steps. It has potential and I wanted to really enjoy this but I spend half an hour going through the tutorial just to die to the first boss (rip the lock on mechanic I'll never forgive you) and have to go through the un-skippable cut scene and unnecessarily tedious (and boring) tutorial all over again. If your game only runs well on PC if you use mods to fix it, I fear you don't really deserve a good review. I'll update this review if I ever get a controller and hope that it helps.

One of the best games I've played. I highly recommend this game for it's amazing story, characters, atmosphere and gameplay.

One of the best games i've ever played. plot is outstanding, story telling is magnificent, Characters are great. very engaging and admirable game. i wish i could erase my memories of this game so that i could replay it again <3

If you play the 3 storylines as intended, the game can get quite long, especially if you're doing optional sidequests. This can eventually get repetitive, but other than that and minor questionable character design choices by the Japanese the game is quite rewarding. The story is engaging, combat, especially giant boss fights, can be quite fun and the OST is ethereal.