NieR: Automata

1. fantasticknight

   Mar 7, 2017

   10

   NieR: Automata - another masterpiece from Platinum Games. I was fascinated by this game, and I'm ready to go back again and again. The gameNieR: Automata - another masterpiece from Platinum Games. I was fascinated by this game, and I'm ready to go back again and again. The game reminded me the best of Metal Gear Rising.
   
   Atmosphere +
   Story + (A lot of endings, some very tragic, you'll cry)
   Characters + (A2, B2 sweet)
   Locations +
   Open world +
   Graphics +
   Optimization +
   
   2017 is very good! NieR: Automata is now on the list of my favorite games that nobody should miss.… Expand

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2. khanhduong

   May 5, 2017

   10

   Been a fan since the original Nier. Didn't have high hope for its sequel in terms of game play mechanism but it really surpasses myBeen a fan since the original Nier. Didn't have high hope for its sequel in terms of game play mechanism but it really surpasses my expectation. The plot and BGM are a 10/10.
   
   Highly recommended!… Expand

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4. zorek1

   Sep 1, 2023

   10

   Best Action JRPG a ever play with XENOGEARS, this is real GHOST IN THE SHELL 3. AMEN

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5. Mauge

   Mar 21, 2017

   10

   Playing this game has left me in a state of serious existencial crisis.
   It feels like i can't go on with my life as i did before.
   This gamePlaying this game has left me in a state of serious existencial crisis.
   It feels like i can't go on with my life as i did before.
   This game is larger than life, filled with emotion, beautiful score, and likable characters.
   It succesfully breaks the way we understand and play games, and does this without feeling gimmicky.
   For me personally this has been one of the biggest, maybe even the biggest experience of my life of any medium.
   There simply put is nothing that compares in existence. This game is a pure work of art,
   and therefore the best game i have ever had pleasure of experiencing.
   
   10 out of 10… Expand

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6. TheReal_funboby

   May 1, 2020

   9

   This game took me by surprise. It was my first Nier experience and I was blown away. Although the graphics aren't up to par to what we'reThis game took me by surprise. It was my first Nier experience and I was blown away. Although the graphics aren't up to par to what we're used to on AAA games, it more than makes up for it everywhere else. The gameplay is stylish and addictive, the music is amazing, and the story is a wild ride that needs to be experienced by everyone. It is very well paced and the story keeps you guessing until the end. There are multiple endings so just when you thought you were done, it opens another path for you. The only negative I've encountered are some minor glitches in this game that randomly happen but don't ruin the experience for me at all. I have heard that the YoRHA Edition has more glitches so do look into that before deciding if you should buy the standard edition or the YoRHA. This review was based on the standard edition.… Expand

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7. Myrmonden

   Mar 7, 2017

   9

   Core Gameplay:
   
   First of all the NieR:Automata actually has 2 completely different gameplays, one classic shoot em up (SHMUP) version andCore Gameplay:
   
   First of all the NieR:Automata actually has 2 completely different gameplays, one classic shoot em up (SHMUP) version and one quick intense beat em up based action mixed with variation of long range projectile battling, and than its some roleplaying elements sprinkled over it.
   Furthermore, the game is not only in 3D action but also features complete 2D stages which reminds one of classic great game from the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis era.
   
   Lets first look at the base action(and ignore the SHMUP for now), NieR:Automata has a great flow to the action. Standard of Platinum previous games and the game do actually play as a mix between Bayonetta and Vanquish. Many of the bosses do truly split in between a hack and slash high tempo action or 3D shooter where its about avoiding bullets while hitting them with your special abilitets.
   NieR:Automata features 4 different main weapons, short swords,large swords,spears and fist weapon. You can set up 2 weapon as your main and than easily swap between the 2 preset. Combos are based around mixing the 2 different weapons equipped and/or by holding the buttons down.
   
   During all of that, you also have your pod. Your companion and often a very logical(wanting to kill everything) personal partner. The pod is the living gun that you will use for shooting at enemies, while this mainly feels like its to be used for the shooter part of encounters, it actually a big part to learn how to constantly fill your enemies with bullets while you punch them in the face a big part of mastering the combat. This is both hard and rewarding, especially when you also combo in the special abilitets that your pod has.
   The most important customizeable part of the game is to what your pod should do, first the pod has the Lazer which is often the best thing to have and the go to ability but there is a lot of cool and interesting special abilitets. You will also later have more then 1 pod and than just like the weapon can be swapped constantly, each pod have their own unique projectile so this is important to maximum damage but even more so to trigger your different abilitets for great effect.
   
   Mastering the combos of weapon + using the pods + abilitets is quite a challenge and the core gameplay simply is a blast to enjoy.
   But the best part is actually the mix between 2D and 3d. This game has a very cool how it mixes this things so effortlessly. You can have a whole dungeon as 2d, but the boss be in 3d. Or Vice versa. Some stages mixes this back and forth constantly this is showcased mainly in the shmup stages that do this constantly. A part of the shmup can be in Side 2D, the next Overhead 2D. Then classic rail shooter, into a 3d etc. All of this is extremely impressive, especially as some bosses are fight in both 3d and 2d, so even if its the same boss they have different feel to them as the sudden 2d limitation can be make the encounter feel vastly different.
   
   The Shmup part then its actually what NieR:Automata starts with and then this game mode will be used every now and than. Its extremely nauseating difficult on very hard but otherwise its generally just a fun game experience, arguably to easy on the other difficulty. As mentioned on the Shmup part the game truly love to constantly swap the perspective and its 2 main different ones, whiel it features several different 2d views they all play the same. But in the 3d view, the games go classic Gundam and the airplanes becomes a mecha that has fighting abilitets.
   The mecha part is played in a similar way to standard combat, you have weak and strong attacks which are in melee range, you got your special abilitets etc. The different 2ds are purely airplane mode and than you have only projectiles.
   The only real problem with the shmup is that the game overall has an issue that enemies can both move and shoot during cut scenes, so each time the game changes perspective you might die, you cannot move during perspective change so especially on very hard then this might kill you. Enemies also fly into you in wait for the perspective to change and this will make projectile spawn at your face in some parts of the game. (On the standard gameplay there are places when you are completely surrounded by machines after the cut scene or load finishes as well)
   
   The game is semi open world where you can explore areas that are currently unlocked and you later gain more areas by getting further in the story. You have classic rpg elements like crafting and improving weapon and pods, these are fine but not fantastic you simply get the mats and than you can make them better, but its also a lot of hidden items to find. The game also has fishing and some of the side quest are kinda like their own mini games for example there is a racing side quest where you have to get to places in a set amount of time. The game ha… Expand

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8. Harryik

   Feb 2, 2022

   0

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отличная игра мне очень понравилась, идеальный геймплей. Ставлю 0 потому что SONY не дабавили Русскую локализацию. Очень обидно, так всегда делают.… Expand

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