NieR: Automata | A Complete History and Retrospective
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- Hey Dad,
Today we're going to be taking a look at Nier: Automata. Let's see if this game holds up. Is Nier: Automata worth the hype? Let's find out.
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CHAPTERS
Intro 0:00
Development 2:44
Route A 5:59
Route B 47:57
Route C&D 1:03:31
Route E 1:28:48
Post-Game/DLC 1:33:19
Music 1:39:35
Final Thoughts 1:44:44 - เกม
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How do you feel about NieR: Automata Dad?
One of my favorite games I’ve ever played next to god of war ragnarok
Eh
my favorite game of all time ... thank you son. I need not say any more, you have experienced it for yourself, and I hope everyone else does too
It was my game of the generation.
One of the most meaningful gaming experiences I've ever had
I gotta say this is absolutely hilarious to think that we almost didn't get one of the best games of all time because 930 is too goddamb early to get up for work 😅😅😅
Taro is insane
he just like me fr
hella relatable
He's nuts (in a good way), but in this instance I think it's more that he's kind of lazy. He's said that he'd rather work on mobile games, as they take a lot less effort to do, and so far he's followed up on that; his games since Automata have been mobile and simple card-based games.
Creators cannot work in a same schedule as workers
One thing you didnt mention kiddo is that for the final rendition of weight of the world, the lead, professional singer eventually stops singing and all you hear is the untrained voices of the developers. Being raw, it is a true representation of the “every man” as if all of humanity is singing for you, cheering you on, like the remnants of the memory of humanity in the game.
Spoliers:
There is a 3rd option with Pascal after the factory, where you can choose to leave him alive and simply walk out of the building, leaving him alive with his memories intact.
This is exactly what I did, I basically said you wanted to know what being human is like, well here you go
The last couple of sentences you say in this review is exactly why I didnt erase Pascal's memories. The machines are trying to be more human. Being a human isn't just the happy times. We can't just erase our memories when bad stuff happens.
For me the true beauty of this game is that ultimately its less about the Yorha androids and their fate but the ascension of the machine life-forms, finally completing the journey Kalil and Beepy dreamed of back in the original Nier. After all Beepy was the original "god" of the machines, bringing them the light of sentience and allowing them to break free from the bonds imposed by their alien creators before -as the legend goes- departing to the stars.
So even if their ark does indeed wander the empty heavens for eternity, within lies companionship and a dream of hope -also eternal.
Been waiting for this since your replicant video and I can’t wait for the full series edit. Good work, son.
Got a lot in store for the full series version
Yoko Taro is what Tetsuya Nomura wishes he could be.
I started with Automata, but Replicant’s story/setting is just special to me.
The opening of Route B obliterated me. I legit had to take a six month break after seeing that before I righted myself for the torture that would progress.
The robots having feelings and being largely innocent was brutal.
The combat in Automata is perfect.
The music in both are amazing.
There’s just something I can’t put my finger on with Replicant.
I’ll chalk it up to Emil.
Neir (replicant) is just all around better I believe and it also makes automata much more impactful. Most people started with automata though and most likely won’t ever play neir and have no idea about drakengard. For me what made neir so amazing was the reveals that the story has and the whole story line of replicants and gestalts. And the voice acting dear god, sure I love Kyle in automata and kira but I Liam blows them both out of the water as Weiss.
The dynamics of emil and kaine as well just felt so real and genuine. The bits of devola and popola as well are just so heart tugging. I have been getting some old replicant vibes from reincarnation if you are craving some new neir.
I love replicant more than automata even though it is the better game with polished gameplay top to bottom. However, Replicant is an intimate and interpersonal story about characters and tragedy centered around 1 theme while Automata is an extravagent, thematic story around several themes.
I wasn't the biggest fan of replicant. I fininshed it but only in smaller chunks
I prefer replicant. idk the robots in automata just look dumb to me xD they are adorable and i get what they were going for but the basic shapes get kinda old :3
Have I've seen 20 Automata retrospectives already? Yes.
Will i watch this one? Also yes.
One I highly recommend is by Superbunnyhop. He does a deep dive into the philosophy commentary of the game.
@@stevejakab274 thank you. I will watch it
That 1728 joke was beautiful (1:38:48)
I was so impressed and moved by the story of Nier Replicant from your previous retrospective, that I actually cant bring myself to watch this video yet because I feel like I owe it to myself to experience this game properly. I guess I'll see you when ive finished the game, son.
Yeah it was worth it. What a fantastic experience. Thanks for introducing me to this game!! I can't believe I found it because I got curious about a game I played on PS2 forever ago, Drakengard 2, and found one of your videos.
It's the same for me except i have played automata before replicant. Automata has truly the best story i have ever experienced in a game and I'm excited to see how replicant plays out considering many people hold replicant's story in higher regard.
BABE WAKE UP NEW YOUR FAVORITE SON VIDEO DROPPED
Dude wonderful video as always! So entertaining and informative! I greatly enjoy your coverage of everything important in the game and your cadence in your speech
The game is simply a Masterpiece of storytelling.
somehow fitting someone not adjusting to 930 "corporate" timetable is behind making this creative and atmospheric inspiring game. Suda51 is also similar "eccentric" (in not adjusting to big group schedule and habits) designer.
hey man, just wanted to say that i really enjoy your content, and your choice in franchises is pretty solid too!
Hey Son, I've heard of this game before and have been long awaiting your take on it since you started reviewing Drakenguard.
Thanks as always for the consistent work, and I'm not surprised your channel has grown over 8 times as big since I started watching these videos. Your ascension to 100k subscribers is imminent.
Very close! 👍
@@YourFavoriteSon1 you have a hidden third option with pascal after the children die. You can just leave and he has to deal with the memories.
36:05 "A2 attacks us ..." She actually doesn't. Like with the Amusement Park tank, if you don't actually initiate an attack she'll just stand there, which is pretty amusing to see.
Son, you've quickly have become one of my fav youtubers. Thank you for these deep dive videos!
Reminds me of reading Nietzsche and Kierkegaard in college.
few video game stories ever accomplish something like that... Xenogears comes to mind
The one I've been waiting for. Thanks, son.
Hope you enjoy!
This was a fantastic analysis of one of the best pieces of media out there. Well done, son!
I was wondering when you'd get around to this one, big bro. Your thoughts are kind, compassionate, and nuanced to a game that divides so many. Nier: Automata was my first foray into the DrakenNier game universe, and have yet to start playing Replicant. My mind still falls to the time I had with 2B, 9S, and A2, and how through their strife, I was able to gain meaning and perspective on a life that I had felt like I had lost my way in. Art, no matter how messy, or convoluted it is, deserves to be made if someone will resonate with it, and that's a statement I'll always stand by.
I want to say, though, that there's a third outcome for Pascal after he finds his kids dead. You can just leave him, without erasing his memories, or killing him outright. To me, this is the most human of the responses. As much as we would love to erase our memories, to be human is to carry that pain around with us, and to grow around it. To me, that makes this option a viable choice. As bleak as the thought is of, "to suffer is to be human', it also means that we to laugh, and love, and live to become better people through many times of adversity. The human spirit is indomitable, and shouldn't be discredited as a concept. Also, my favourite song off of the soundtrack is "End of the Unknown", a frantic, electronic piece that uses tribal elements to paint a landscape of what came before, of the past rippling into the present. The OST really is a great listen, and has been a constant source of encouragement on those days that I feel like I just cannot with the world.
So thanks, big bro, for reminding me just how special this game really is.
my little brother Introduced me to this game. I watched him play some of these endings years ago and I think he needs a hug man. 😭🥺✨
I followed this entire series & it's been great. Jus wanna add that U CAN choose to WALK AWAY from Pascal through the door if u don't want to do either of the other choices. He's gonna chastise u for it tho so it prob won't feel great. Nothin else happens after that u jus don't C him until the end of the game in the cutscene where Adam & Eve leave the planet for good.
Oh my god i was really hoping you'd cover this after you did replicant!! So excited to watch it!!
Got to say that I absolutely love your videos. They are thought through, filled with many details and not just about one part of a game. So huge thank you. Oh and your voice is very soothing which is a reason I like to first watch and then relisten the videos. And now this is where my one and only complaint comes from. The volume of your narration and the volume of the gameplay/cutscenes is widely different. Which let to some jumpscares when it suddenly got way, way louder mid video. I think it would be somewhat better if both volumes are somewhat the same? Otherwise everything else is perfect.
Son, sorry for the absence, using 20 different ways to circumvent restrictions where I am makes YT thinks I'm a bad actor of some kind and sometimes I can't post comments.
Now this one goes into my backlog next to your DMC5 vid because both are of the rare few pieces of media I"d like to experience unspoiled. Until then, keep on shining.
Glass half full, I got motivation to play them sooner now.
I always thought it was pronounced au-tomata
Your thoughts were always correct! It’s the plural of automaton, and pronounced as such.
It doesn’t help that half of TH-cam content creators can’t be bothered with a dictionary. 🤷🏼♂️
It is
Deleting pascal memory, is destroying who he is. Is identity. Without is memory he is not Pascal anymore, at least not the same Pascal.
I love this sequence because there is no good choice. No ethical high ground. The option are simple: you destroy a life literally (which is weird in a game where you are already killing everyone or almost); you destroy a person, his self, his identity, etc. (his memory). You let it live as a who he was, but with is suffering.
Personally I think letting him live with is memory intact is the only OK ethical choice. He can always commit suicide or decide to live and maybe find happiness again, but you shouldn't feel obligated to help someone terminate himself (by killing him or destroying is memory). You could argue that destroying him is like medical assistance in dying, and its ethically ok, but you cant put that responsibility on someone, even a doctor, if they are not comfortable with that action.
this is a very very great video. i enjoyed the entire thing as someone who played the entire game through a few times. great job. thank you
Love your video game retrospectives!
I'm curious if you are planning to cover the 007 video games?
Been waiting for this for too long. Thank you for your amazing analysis. This is my favorite game of all time and will most likely hold that spot forever. The amount of tears I shed while playing this game for the first time is a testament to its memorable story; I still find myself crying for the machine and android plight when I replay it even though I've seen them numerous times now.
High class content. Thanks for all your hard work
really enjoyed this video 🙏 thank you for making it!
my personal comment is what you said about the novel sections really stuck with me. because i do think you’re right. and i also went out of my way to pull up the VODs for 9S’ voice actor playing this game because i wanted to hear the novel. but somehow i don’t know if i would have appreciated hearing it voiced as much if i didn’t have to go out of my way for it. does that make sense?
Great video sir. I put over 170 hours into this game back in 2018. Now you got me reinstalling for another playthrough 😈
Been waiting for these retros forever
This video brought me to tears simply by remembering the sheer power this game had over me by the end of it. Amazing!
Love your videos!!! Keep up the great work son!!~~
Just to add onto the part of being able to remove any chips you have whenever you'd like, its even possible to remove the OS chip, which kills you when you do so.
As with Automata's precursors, this really suit's your storytelling style. I only recently got Automata on steam sale, a stunning looking game with some amazing gameplay. I will admit, that trying to rewire my old brain to play it takes a lot of effort.
great work son. it was a very entertaining journey through Taro's work
typing this at the soundtrack section but i remember going back and listening to the ost after I finished the game and in the Japanese version of weight of the world, they vocalist starts crying. that shit broke me. it was a beautiful song the first time I heard it during the credits but after paying attention, the fact that they chose to keep the take is truly incredible.
In 6 months release an extra long vid of all the previous retrospectives of this series. I'll watch it
If he thinks amusement park is sad, what does he think of mourning?
Really enjoyed this, and the whole Draken/NieR series, son. This game is beautiful and it’s the first time I really experienced multiple endings that were continuations or the story, which I absolutely love. It’s really creative, innovative, and so moving. Good job, son.
Been waiting on this one!
Hope you enjoy!
I was hoping you were going to talk about the best asspect of the game, 2B’s dump truck 😂
I'm surprised you didn't mention how you fight Shades of each machine boss in the final Arena challenge and what implications that could have.
Such a phenomenal game. very much looking forward to this retrospective son
Is it strange that this is my absolute favorite game and I still watch any video analysis of it to this day, I listen to many of the game songs daily, I still talk about automata with anyone that will listen... but I only beat it once, cause I know it will never hit the same like the first time I beat it
Like most of the machines in the theme park, the Tank only attacks if you attack it.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG YES THANK YOU I AM SO PROUD OF YOU SON
1:09:31 you can spare this machine if you simply leave, similar with Pascal
Was waiting on this one hard
Wait
Son... this is going to he the best 90 minutes of my weekend. I'm glad I found this video.
Ah man I've been excited for this one. Great job, son
Firstly , Son, you have made me proud yet again. Thank you for this.
Secondly, if you haven't played this and own a Nintendo switch, the port on their is absolutely sensational and I highly recommend it.
Every time I see videos about Automata, I'm confronted with the fact that, apparently, everyone except me destroys the tank in the Amusement park despite the fact that it's not even hostile in the first place
Helping me sleep every night almost, thank you
Great video son, 🔥 The Deadrising series would be a cool series to a history and retrospective on.
I don't know if you know this, but you can use melee attacks to remove the dark purple spheres, watching you carefully dodge them was impressive though
I didn't learn this until I was revisiting chapters to complete sidequests (ie, when it was effectively useless). I thought the dark orbs were a troll for players on higher difficulties for some time.
I've been waiting for this one.
Loved your video but I will offer a (criticism?): the volume mix seems to be very low. Maybe it's on my end, but I had to turn up the volume a lot to reach the same level most other videos get normally.
suprised you didn't mention the Japanese singer in "Weight of the World" crying at the end yet they still kept it in.
ngl I was enjoying myself along with Adam during his fight. There was something ridiculously fun about exchanging blows with him using the fists... also yes, the soundtrack is stunning. My personal favorite from the OST is Birth of a Wish though.
Automata is one of my favorite games of all time. Some interesting things not mentioned:
* While Nier is the game that precedes Automata, there is another, more direct prequel. It's a play called YorHa, which is about A2 and Anemone. The story you read during A2's run is a summary of the play.
* While Son gives the Machine names right away, you don't actually find them out until 9S's run, presumably because he's hacked into the machines to see them.
* And speaking of Machine names, all the names are the last names of various real philosophers, with the exception of Jean Paul (Sarte) and Simone (de Beauvoir). This is due to existentialists being litigious jerks.
* The game title doesn't show up until the B run, and opening credits until the C/D runs (as shown). This basically marks the entire A run as a prologue, and that the main character of the game as 9S, not 2B.
* The Red Girls show up before where they are mentioned in the video. During route B, they show up at the end of the initial Adam and Eve fight, and when 9S goes to the flight unit to help out 2B at the end of the run. You have to pay close attention to see them, they only appear briefly.
* There are multiple versions of Weight of the World. The B run version is in Japanese, and the lyrics are not the same as the English version. J'Nique Nicole was given the melody and a general idea of what the song should convey, but not what the Japanese version would be. Taro and Okabe didn't want something that tried to be a literal translation that would force awkward lyrics.
* You want to ****** 2B, don't you?
11:23-11:29 That’s why I carry a can of Pringles in my back pocket anytime I leave the house.
Nier: Automata is one of those games i wish i could forget just so that i could experience it for the first time again
I found Nier Replicant much tighter story and theme-wise, with automata feeling sometimes a bit too much up its own ass with his narration and metaphors.
I feel like it wants to speak about way more than it can efficiently and meaningfully can.
It's still a really great experience and it managed to really put the Nier franchise on the forefront !
The game that made me fall in love with video games again after years of not playing any new releases. It’s a true masterpiece and my fav game of all time.
Another brilliant video son! Happy SonDay! Also can't wait for the full DrakeNier video! That's gonna be a full day binge
Soon
Thank you son, dad was very bored and needed the pick me up!
I only knew about this game cuz of... 2B cosplay thirst traps. Thank you for introducing me to this beautiful game/art
For some reason i got an itch to play an anime-ish game during lockdown, i downloaded this demo. Months later i remembered it and bought the game. What a GAME. I keep recommending it to people.
It's an experience you'll only get once
Can't wait to watch another 7 hours video about DrakenNieR lore!
This is making me want to replay this masterpiece
Been checking to see if this was up yet all week.
Hope you enjoy!
Hey Son, as Always thanks for making monday morning work bearable.
I liked this gane very much, but never got the true ending because i did not Have Internet at my new Appartement. And there is no way i can make it ti the end without Support. Nontheless i had a lot of fun and I am certain i did Not see everything the Game has to offer. Maybe another day.
Played this game on hard (all main endings). The 'tutorial' almost broke me :D
True, I am listening while at work as well :D
The pod's attacks look familiar.
Since it happens multiple times I think you have a misconception about anrdoids here. Not all androids have machine black boxes, only YoRHa do.
I’ve played it the first few times on ps4/5 and it was great. And I played it on my switch too recently and wa shocked at how well it ran on that
wow thanks for the video love the nier games
Automata remains one of my favorite games ever, one of the few games to make me cry and IMO one of the closest games to really by considered "art"
YES! We have arrived at peak video game!
i played Automata at one of those perfect times in my life for it to become one of my favorite games of all time
Another great video Son. Glory to Mankind.
i fucking love nier automata; my favorite game, even though i dont like hack and slashes
I loved automata but replicant was better story wise imo.
Honestly seeing the acclaim Nier Automata gets is always cathartic to me. When I said that Nier was one of my favorite games of all time, Automata is one of the only games I will say is better, in some way I will definitely say that if you look through out Taro's career from Drakengard to this game, then Nier Automata is the official payoff for him. The game is Yoko Taro's magnum opus, intentional or not. And the shocking thing is that Nier Automata is a game that realistically shouldn't exist given how it is a sequel to a game that is a spin off of another game based on its joke ending and those two games were admittedly not very successful, hell I would actually even say that Nier might have bankrupted Cavia given how shortly after they had no choice but to be bought out by a whole other company shortly after. Like I am just glad that some higher up at Square Enix seems to have a lot of faith in Taro because otherwise this masterpiece wouldn't have been released.
do The Evil Within retrospective
My favorite son talking about my favorite game. You did this game justice.
This game deserved GOTY over BOTW, don't @ me.
Hard to put into words how much this game moved me when I first played through it. Wild to think a damn game would reshape how I view almost everything.
One of my favorite ways to play the game now when I run through it is by removing the hud completely.
dads eating good tonight son ❤
I just live the grimdark setting. Nier Automata is a prime example of grimdark done right in my opinion
Nier Automata took everything that was wrong with Replicant storywise and fixed it. Repeat playthroughs at least were far more bearable than Replicant.
Structure - wise, maybe.
In terms of story it's not even close to being as emotionally affecting.
Automata is a lot more predictable and none of the twists are very effective (the only thing I never anticipated was that the aliens weren't just made up by Yorha. I still don't see what the point of their inclusion was outside of Adam and Eve having justification for trying to emulate humans because they'd never encountered individualism prior to encountering us, everything from their world being connected through a hive mind. I don't see the point considering that Nier1 already did the plot twist of humanity being long dead and there was already a bunch of existing threads that touched upon the replicants doing exactly that. It's just such a convoluted way to justify doing something that was already done perfectly well in the first game instead of just expanding upon that foundation.) and I just feel a lot less positively about the story overall. It's got plenty of interesting ideas, but I legitimately tear up at the first game because of how tragic it is knowing that these people either can't or refuse to communicate with each other to prevent atrocities from being committed and nothing in the sequel comes close to capturing that.