This game broke me, tore me apart, and then put me back together better than I ever were; like no game has ever done before. It changed me.
This masterpiece deserves praise in every departments, from art to it's mechanics. I usually talk about art direction and environment design, but this time I want to talk about the story.

Nier:Automata, really is basically a story of pretty dolls ploughing through beautifully designed cityscape kill supposedly evil machines that doesn't seem as evil as it seems - in not a very subtle way. Sprinkle lots of existential crisis and philosophical dread on top and there you have it, Nier:Automata at a hindsight... But what really hooked me is the character development, chemistry, banters, unique ways to tell a story, a signature quality by YOKO TARO - a talented game director who hates happiness. This game goes to dark places, not afraid to let the protagonists(?) suffers. When you do a fallen hero trope YOU FOLLOW IT THROUGH. Many game/movie tends to pu$$y out just an inch before the said hero could commit atrocities and then redeem him/her just in time. BullshXt! When the hero falls there should be a consequance and if you gonna redeem the hero, make him realize his fault and let him/her suffer the punishment. YOKO TARO went all the way through, here. (and further than what you would expect.) and it is glorious.

This game broke me, tore me apart, and then put me back together better than I ever were; like no game has ever done before. It changed me. This masterpiece deserves praise in every departments, from art to it's mechanics. I usually talk about art direction and environment design, but this time I want to talk about the story. Nier:Automata, really is basically a story of pretty dolls ploughing through beautifully designed cityscape kill supposedly evil machines that doesn't seem as evil as it seems - in not a very subtle way. Sprinkle lots of existential crisis and philosophical dread on top and there you have it, Nier:Automata at a hindsight... But what really hooked me is the character development, chemistry, banters, unique ways to tell a story, a signature quality by YOKO TARO - a talented game director who hates happiness. This game goes to dark places, not afraid to let the protagonists(?) suffers. When you do a fallen hero trope YOU FOLLOW IT THROUGH. Many game/movie tends to pu$$y out just an inch before the said hero could commit atrocities and then redeem him/her just in time. BullshXt! When the hero falls there should be a consequance and if you gonna redeem the hero, make him realize his fault and let him/her suffer the punishment. YOKO TARO went all the way through, here. (and further than what you would expect.) and it is glorious.