![]() ![]() If you couldn’t tell, Kaine is my type of woman. In other words, if you started with Automata and you’re going into this one after the fact, get prepared to be emotionally punched in the gut repeatedly. This also makes their struggles hit all the harder. The silly banter between each of the main characters not only livens things up in contrast to the rest of the game’s depressing atmosphere, but you really get a sense for who each of these characters are, and you form a deep connection with them. Maybe it’s intentional given the fact that Automata’s cast is literally made up of machines, but there’s something much more human about Replicant’s cast. ![]() Also let’s be real, Automata was a bit heavy handed with the symbolism at times. That’s not to say that Automata didn’t have a great story, but there were a few hiccups with it, and I felt a greater attachment with Replicant’s characters. I’ve frequently listed the sequel, NieR Automata, as one of my favorite games of all time, but I’ve always been more partial to the first game’s story. But why should we talk about the real world becoming a dystopian hellscape when we can talk about a fictional world becoming a dystopian hellscape? Given the lavish praise I heaped upon the original game’s story and upon Automata as a whole, the only question is why I didn’t write this review sooner (especially since I beat the game several months ago? The short version is that I also write about politics, and shit started getting crazy around that time. So, it’s been almost six years since I wrote my review of the original English release of NieR Gestalt, released as just NieR on the PS3 and XBox 360 in 2010. ![]()
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