NieR: Automata is a video game directed by Yoko Taro, the creator behind Drakengard series and "NieR" - a role-playing action video game released back in the year of 2010 which was further expanded upon with the "NieR" series, releasing "NieR: Automata" as a second game in the franchise, and re-releasing "NieR" itself under the name "NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..." as a remake of the original game (the numbers are a square root of 5 which is a play on the words calling the game NieR 1.5). 1/3

NieR: Automata tells a story set in a post-apocalyptic world where Mankind is on the brink of extinction. The survivors of said human race evacuated to the moon, creating Androids (which the later models were named the YorHa task force) in the hope of saving the earth from Machine lifeforms believed to be incapable of human emotion.







The game at its core is built in such a way that requires the Player to finish said game multiple times to experience the entirety of Yoko Taro's incredible story. However, the main protagonists of the critically acclaimed "NieR: Automata" from the year 2017, are a team consisting of YorHa Androids of type no.2 B and no.9 S. It is these two characters that the player will create the bond with, and experience their story as much as the story of the entirety of YorHa in the game. Furthermore, Automata's side quests are a core element to understanding the true meaning behind this title. 2/3

Despite the moving and life-changing plot created by Yoko Taro, it is in fact necessary to mention the score this game provides. NieR: Automata's soundtrack, composed with the collaboration of studio Monaca, whose lead composer is Keiichi Okabe, is a stunning and moving experience of beautiful symphony alongside the vocals of Emi Evans.





NieR: Automata is a modern masterpiece. A game, that if I may express my personal view of this artistic creation, is a life-changing experience filled with both joy and sadness, full of emotion conveyed in a spectacular way by the characters one would not be expecting to experience said emotions from. It is the most beautiful work of art, created in the age of AAA gaming, that has changed the view of the Japanese side of industry on how these games were supposed to be made.







NieR: Automata saved me, and is carrying the "Weight of the World" on its shoulders. 3/3

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