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NieR:Automata 01-12-19 02:09 AM
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NieR:Automata
Buying this game, I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I almost never buy games at full price, and when I do, I almost never think they were *worth* buying at full price. I had no clue what this game was, I just saw it in my recommended lists on Steam one day and decided that I was going to take the shot.
I didn’t regret it. Not one bit.
NieR:Automata allows you to take control of three androids, known as YoRHa units. Who you play as is determined on what section of the story you’re in. Your objective is to eliminate the machine lifeforms (it’s important to note that “androids” and “machines” are not the same in the context of this game) as they are the reason that the remnants of the human race had to leave Earth and inhabit another planet temporarily. You fight to destroy the machines so that the humans may return to Earth. Throughout the progression of the story you learn more and more about these machines and the “secrets” of YoRHa, including how some of the machines are actually peaceful.
There are several different types of playstyles featured in the game. You’ll primarily be playing in third person inside an open-world environment, but some of the areas in the game will switch it up on you, such as a 2D plane when you’re crossing a long bridge, as well as the Astroids/Touhou-like gameplay that will throw you into a controllable airship to shoot at flying machines, but that’s usually reserved for a small handful of core story missions.
Graphics: 8/10
The art direction of NieR:Automata is beautiful. The setting is a post-apocalyptic world, barren of most natural living things besides plants. As such, you’ll see overgrown plants growing along broken-down buildings, areas that were “abandoned” such as a large factory, and even an old castle taken over by the machines. Each area that the game has you play through is vivid in its design, while not being too overbearing in the con... Read the rest of this Review
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