I don't really know what to say about this game other than that its a straight up Masterpiece. I picked up the game after not paying much attention to it. since its release in 2017. i always knew it was there and every time i saw it in the store i would make a comment to my friends that i wanna play it but i just never could pull the trigger for some reason. It was marketed weirdly and subtle so i never knew what Nier Automata really was. My first thoughts getting into the game was it sort of felt arcade like. The game will switch from galaga like to side scroller, top down and just normal 3rd person gameplay at moments that always felt welcome to me. its such a unique system they use. The actual free roam area gives off a sort of mmorpg feel with enemies spawning in fields with items scattered on the maps edge that respawn as time goes on. It almost felt dull at first. I believe this was intentional almost because the entire world changes as the game goes on. Characters development in this game was (in my opinion) some of the best i've ever seen. 2B in particular feels heartless and cold but opens up to 9S pretty naturally. an example is 2B always telling 9S to stop dwelling on human activities because its not what they're meant to do but then having a conversation about going on a date to the mall after the war was over. The characters felt natural and at times it was easy to forget they were androids. I loved these characters. The game also has 26 endings, 5 of which are big story endings and 21 that are secret endings you can get in a single playthrough. Good luck finding all of them. I only found 2. The game isn't meant to be played once and thats it. to fully experience the story and actually finish the game you have to beat it at least 3 times. The game is beautiful and can easily pull you in to its ever expanding story. Another huge pull is this games soundtrack. It is actually amazing, i still find myself listening to the soundtrack and have it on my phone. For a taste try listening to the amusement park theme. Thats my personal favorite. My biggest recommendation for the game is to download a community mod called FAR. It fixes an issue with aspect ratio the game has when you go fullscreen. you'll see what i mean when you play. I actually give this game a 10/10 and it officially became my new favorite game of all time beating out Resident Evil 4 and Metal Gear Solid 3.




TLDR: Pros: Game is Beautiful, Story is Fantastic, Characters are amazing, Soundtrack is on a new level, Lots of replayability, amazing transitions in gameplay.
Cons: gotta download FAR for fullscreen and enemies dont scale in NG+ (needs mod for scaling: 2B Hook on nexus)
Conclusion: 10/10 its a must play and most certainly deserved 2017 game of the YorHa. (Not Sorry)