NieR: Automata Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"
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Karak reviews NieR: Automata out march 7th for PS4 and March 17th for PC
No press copies available so I bought from retail source.
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Safe answer: Buy the game, you won't see this time of narrative plot in a couple of years, also the OST is beyond the highest quality.
Exebiel it's amazing how consistently spectacular the ost is. My tinnitus started acting up and my first thought was "well If I go deaf I already heard the nier soundtrack so it's not all bad." It's so fucking good
Looking at your socialblade stats, it's wonderful to see how you've grown over the years. It must feel wonderful to have hit the stride that you clearly deserve. Thanks for your work and all the best.
thanks!
Skill Up OMG ITS YOU! The guy who got commended by Yoko Taro himself! But seriuosly your Nier review was amazing!
HAV3N Gaming link?
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I've stated in my will that I want karak to review my life at my funeral. Funds will be wired accordingly.
ACG fuck Morgan Freeman narrating my life. We all want Karak to do it!
ACG hahahaha that is amazing 😂 thank you Karak I now feel like my life is complete knowing I have a good send off! Love you man keep up the great work!
that was fricking awesome.
ACG You are now my favorite person in all of TH-cam.
+ACG "As you know, I rate people's deaths in a Grief, Wait to Mourn, Condolence, or Skip Funeral rating scale."
That running animation is honestly the most stylish one I've ever seen
Ya some of the animation is just spot on
My thoughts.
Its a platinum game. It is not for everyone by default but its my favorite of theirs so far.
While not without a couple issues much of that might be the incredibly unique storytelling finally being mixed with Platinums combat system. Though I do love Bayo and Transformers.
Holy shit! Does that mean it beat Bayonetta 2?
Answer Megas question please :(
Men, that means the combination of Yoko Toro and Platinum Games has been effective then.
Tselel Leb Yoko Toro
Speaking of voice overs. the one with the golden machines.... destroyed me...
I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
lol
I'm going to mail you some sand. What's your address?
Deus Krieg dark side intensifies. breathing heavily
Darth Vader you must be
Don’t regurgitate someone else’s line as yours....
Really amazed how well this was marketed. Almost no one ever heard of the original NieR, yet this one's been talked about ever since it was unveiled. Hopefully it does well, which all signs point to.
because of this game i went out and luckily managed to find the original Nier for ps3 in a second hand store! stroke of luck
DrearierSpider1 Drakengard/Neir are niche titles and will alwaus will be.
It helps that over the years the original game built up quite a cult following. A lot of youtubers, streamers, and podcasters have been hyping it up.
Eric Nick Lol everything non western seems to be niche these days. This is a fun game
Remember talking book?
Man this is a already a good year for games. Yakuza Zero, Zelda, Nioh, Berseria, Horizon and Nier. And in the indie side we got games like Giga Wrecker and Night in the woods.
agreed its insane
Red Dead 2, Mass effect, (Possible unannounced BGS game "Starfield" perhaps?) as well...
Let those games come out first. Never feel hype and you will never feel burned out.
Yup, happy I didn't waste my money on the shit games (imo) in 2016
StaySkeptic dude, not defending the guy but Halo 5's multiplayer is fantastic. the best Halo MP since Halo 3. oh, and custom games browser.
FINISH this game dont just beat the first ending and leave it. Finish All the Main 5 Endings. It's worth it trust me.
No.
How the fuck is replaying the same exact game 5 times in a row worth it?
@@mr_sn4k3s You don't have to replay it 5 times, only 3 times, with replaying a certain chapter from a different perspective to unlock the fourth and fifth main endings. The third playthrough isn't so much replaying the exact same game, but is actually more of a continuation of the story from the first 2 playthroughs. Though, I can understand that many people won't play/finish the second playthrough since it doesn't change too much from the first playthrough, besides some combat mechanics and additional story details from another perspective. But if you're invested in the story, it's highly worth it -- makes the game go from "good" to "exceptional".
@@mr_sn4k3s no,they're not the same, you get to see from another perspective, as 9S and 9S has empathy toward machine. You will unlock more gameplay element as well.
Then on 3rd time you will get to play another character which play differently as well. in the final part... it's very crazy like no one ever did something like that before but I won't spoil it, it's about crazy as MGS4 when snake is fighting and everything is still going.
@Mr Snakes. Those endings come at the end of 5 different storys.
Let´s put it this way. If you got ending E you got the full experience. And damn it´s an experience.
I just finished it for a second and besides bloodborne, it´s my favourite game of this generation.
I played this game for 4 days straight to finish it completly without regard for sleeping and eating during my vacation. I call it time well spent.
Here it is. The one game I really want this year.
In a year full of absolutely crazy good releases back to back.
ya its crazy
well yoko taro is the director. this is the only game I have pre ordered (though in doing so, I didn't get the t-shirt :s ) and he is the reason behind that. its rare to see AAA titles that have this philosophical depth (I am assuming that here based on his previous work.) hope he continues to work with platinum games.
Also I find the usage of color pretty interesting as you can easily drag the attention of the player to what "matters" that lies on the environment instead of hopping someone notices. this way, one can add more info to it that is not restricted by the "fear" that the player will ignore that (rendering it to an easter egg)
ya color work is fascinating
0NBalfa0 Its sort of aiding the mise-en-scene. Thats kinda smart.
0NBalfa0 but this isnt AAA titles,more like AA
it wouldnt be drakengard/nier title if the story wasnt a mindfuck clusterfuck.
have you played drakengard 3? the camp value on that game is through the roof its like a videogame equivalent of a B-Movie that is so bad its good. but the technical issues sometimes are just too much to handle.
Buy it and worship it
lol
Done and......it's currently on an altar with 2 candles on each sides
Not enough candles.
Don't forget to sacirifice robot
as an audiophile, i enjoy the emphasis and importance you review sound with.
thanks sir
I agree. That's one of my favorite things about these reviews. I would otherwise probably have to personally try out each game myself to know if it actually had great sound unless "Naughty Dog" or "DICE" was stamped on the box.
Play the god damn game. Fuck the reviews, the polls, the forums. This game/series is fucking *masterpiece* . You're missing out on one of the best soundtracks in modern gaming, and a story that will strangle and pull at your heart and make you think about life.
Do not miss this game.
I really love it on how you do a review that somehow make me "understand" it without actually having an "hands on" feels to it. Great review!
glad they help you Frosty. That is pretty much my goal
Please buy this game people, and support it! It deserves every penny you have. It's a masterpiece, and i'm not just saying this because i'm a fanboy. I didn't even play the original Nier. The game is just incredible and you shouldn't miss out on this game! It's easily one of the best games this year, and for me personally it's the best i've played since persona 4!
thats how I felt about the first nier, so im glad they got to make a new game
That must've been awesome for you when Nier: Automata was announced for you then :)
Definitely, if you coulda seen my excitement haha. The story is great which is why I like it more then anything, but glad to see platinums combat expertise. Should be great only 9 more days for NA at least :P
Clemp does a really good recap in 3 videos and explains alot but playing it is definitely another, just too bad so much story is behind the novels and stuff, and the extra epilogue to nier in a chapter you can read, but if you dont wanna play the first clemps video is a good idea :P
^^
Because it seems exclusive to PS4, I wont be getting it. Now if came to Xbox, then over time I would buy this as the price falls.
I just gotta tell you karak, I don't think I've ever watched one of your reviews without literally laughing out loud at least once. Thanks for that and cheers!
Glad you dig them mark
i hope this game sales well :(
it sold quite well in japan(186k first week), so 1-2mil worldwide is definitely possible depending how much west likes it, we will know lots more on monday after the 10th march since official uk charts show up.
Trey Citizen ikr, we need a Nier remake!!
and steam
Yup it topped in Japan! Fucking finally Taro got his big break!
Zelda makes me worry a lot for the sales of this game
I really like how you're review games. Just how you go in depth of everything, to trying to understand a game. You just sound like a natural. I'm really glad I subscribed to you.
thanks man
It may seem like a small deal to most, but I think that sprinting animation is absolutely awesome. So we'll done!
Finally someone mentioned it! I could literally stare at it for a whole day and not have enough of it. I need it as a looped animated background or something...
BTW all animations seem to be very dynamic and smooth, beautiful!
Anyone else absolutely love the rollercoaster scene, so amazing.
Bought this game for the pantsu and Platinum action, 45 hours later and with the True Ending unlocked, I am completely in love. The story and presentation is amazing. It's my favourite game of this generation that at the same time I can't recommend for everyone because of how quirky it is.
great review man, your quality consistency just got you another patreon
thanks tom
First time I see one of your reviews (I think). I just want to say they are actually pretty amazing. You definitely know what you're talking about, your style is pretty pleasant to watch (and hear) and you go in depth enough to actually learn what I need to learn about the game before deciding to buy , but you don't go too far in depth that it becomes a 30 minute video. It also helps that I think your video is actually the only legit Automata review as of now. Either way, you earned a new subscriber!
glad you like them
I went from "looks like fan service for pantsu shotu loving animufags" to "the gameplay of the demo is so neat and engaging, have to buy the game" then to "what an awesome story telling and world building" and ended up with "I must buy OST and artbook".
Waiting for the artbook to arrive and doing the second walkthrough.
It seems like some of the inspiration comes from Metal Gear Rising, a little in the fighting, a little in the menus. It looks nice but damn, unfortunate that so many other "more popular" AAA games are right before it; i.e Horizon: Zero Dawn, Zelda, Mass Effect, Ghost Recon etc.
ya so many titles
Yea, and that's on top of the games people might already be playing. It would be nice not to have to go to school, work or socialize in general, huh? :3
lol
KillJoii Well, all you have to do is filter out the games to your liking.
Don't like Souls style games, don't buy Nioh.
Think Bioware has list their touch after their last game, don't buy Andromeda at launch.
Don't have a Switch, how you gonna play Zelda?
Ghost Recon is ass. I hated the beta.
Now you can get Nier.
Damion Dixon lol
Thanks for the review. Watching it right now. Wanted to show my appreciation for what your style of reviews is doing for the industry. Keep up the good work!
thanks Army
Framerate dropping like GameStop stock! Damn. Burn.
but true
I think the Xbox version (if there will be one, not sure) will not have this problem since it ensures consistent frame delivery.
xbox is weaker than ps4. if ps4 has fps drops, xbox is gonna have more fps drops
SapiaNt0mata Nope, xbox has better frame rate on most games. Most recent one I can think of is ffxv. Ps4 just has better resolution
SapiaNt0mata it's about better framerate, but better frame DELIVERY. it means that if you have 30 fps, each of those frames will come at equal intervals, making it looks smoother. Yes, the PS4 has higher resolution, but it does not ensure uniform frame delivery. It helps prevent the stuttering feeling and ensures your play experience is not compromised too much.
Excellent work .....again !!! I might just be picking this up on the back of your review .
Very thorough so instant subscribe. Now I'm waiting for Life of Black Tiger review, which is 10/10
Thanks Tin
Great review Karak, you did a thorough job conveying the strengths and depths of the game without spoiling anything, and you have a lovely turn of phrase and engaging vocabulary.
25 hrs into NieR: Automata (PC) and I'm loving it, the game is my current obsession and nothing else in my Steam pile of shame is seeing any love while I'm playing it (Night in the Woods, Tyranny, Torment, Duskers, even Overwatch is being put on hiatus while I'm irrevocably drawn into the world of NieR: Automata.
I will say, though, that unlike yourself, I actually quite enjoyed Legend of Korra but found Transformers: Devastation to be a bit lackluster.
These reviews of yours are really well scripted and INCREDIBLY informative!! Keep up the great work! WOW!
thanks Zen
I love your references. Both the line about dropping like gamestops stocks and the hayden christiansen line cracked me up.
thanks man
I kind of figured this game will eventually become a hidden gem among fans, I find it sad seeing this game on shelves fully stocked. this game is amazing!
agreed
KixMayne91 well it's not a hidden gem now ..every one knows about it now and sold quite well
The 'Gamestop Stock' had me spill my coffee..
lol
I heard that and was like DAMN. Karak is taking shots. lol
This is why I am glad I subbed awhile ago. Great breakdowns, integrity and intelligent view points with full explanations. Love the breakdown thank you for the video.
Holy shit! At 6:56 that ladder sequence looks like it's straight outta MGS 3 Snake eater! Love the review btw Karak!
loved the review (just like always the intro was on point)
thanks Patel
For voice, I highly, highly, highly recommend the Japanese voice for 2B. Even with saying pretty much the same thigs, her entire character is different.
nice channel, great video review. I really like the way u separate each category. Most reviewers put it almost all in 1 bucket. Keep up the good work, good luck with the channel.
thanks
You won yourself one more sub. Have watched few of your reviews and really like your commentary on the games, not biased at all and you look like you have actually played a decent ammount of each game , which is great. Keep up the good work.
thank you hugo
I loved the demo and I am so happy you reviewed this. Platinum Games drop in price quickly so I will pick this up when it hits 30 or less. Great work as always Karak!
thanks
Im so late but this game is fricking amazing! The theme, animations, ost, and gameplay are all awesome. This easily became one of my favorite games of all time. I hope platinum games make like a shinobi game with similar combat animations.
Great review man very entertaining and full of information for the title. Hope to pick this game when comes on pc.
getting this next week for Pc! thank you for this instructive video.
I couldn't expect any less from such colaboration.
Yoko Taro's games have always had the gameplay dragging down the great story, so when Platinum came to take care of that part i knew this game would be good.
Seems like a great game but it has a terrible release date. A lot of people don't even know it exists. .This game will get almost completely overshadowed by Horizon, Mass Effect, and Zelda.
Shihab Malek yeah its really sad,even director yokotaro said by himself that he thought his game gonna died because horizon and Zelda/switch
Shihab Malek it will be fine, it opened with +195k in Japan alone.
Shihab Malek IKR
Already top seller on Steam and has already sold 200k in Japan making it the number 1 game at the moment which doesn't sound like a lot but is really REALLY good for Japan sales.
Nier and by extension Platinum have a good strong following so I have a feeling it's gonna sell well.
Okay
ACG, I had never heard of you before this video, but this is by far one of the best reviews I've ever seen and if more reviewers were like you, I'd actually trust reviewers in describing video games. Subscribed. Great job on this review. I love the amount of detail and understanding you show for the little nuances in video games, especially where you talked about music.
Nier Automata looks like an excellent game. In fact, Nier being one of my favorite games, I might even go so far as to say that I expect it to wind up being my favorite game. It looks like such a huge step up from its predecessor, which already had a really strong foundation as a game.
thanks
I haven't seen much of your videos (that changes this instant), but it says a lot about your character when you ask viewers to dislike your video if they had issues with it. That really demonstrates how much you care about improving the content you release for your viewers. You sir, have earned my subscription.
"teenage mutant ninja turtles: You just lost your house to us edition" I died
when you said the music is better than the originals, I started hyperventilating. I'm so excited!
It blows my mind how good it is
Good Review as always. Will definitely be getting this on PC after I 100% Horizon Zero Dawn and try to finish it before Mass Effect: Andromeda release. Doing all this before Persona 5 NA release on April 4... So much gaming to do but so little time.
Great review as always! I love platinum games so of course I'm picking this up on launch. Glad to here that it's living up to expectations and I can't wait to finally get my hands on it!
Here's the thing...I can only afford one game for this month and I am TORN between Nier and Horizon. I guess it's a toss between INCREDIBLY well made but still kinda typical triple A open world game, or this gem of a JRPG? Man I cant decide
I think Nier man since its kinda unique
Toby K. I'm a huge platinum fan and started with horizon. So far it's its spectacular. If you don't mind waiting, horizon can keep you busy while you wait for nier to fall a bit in price
Toby K. nier need your support more
Toby K. well think of it this way do you want a slow paced combat stealth open world game which is horizon or a fast paced high octane action open world game? just some though
I would personally, HIGHLY recommend Horizon: Zero Dawn over this for now. I like this game too, but Horizon is just so well made, it truly speaks "Next Gen" when you play it. The graphics alone are awe-inspiring, and the world looks so gorgeous, almost making you wish you could visit it in real life, and the gameplay is always challenging, of which most of the big robots you come across in the game feel like an epic boss battle every time.
Best Platinum game? Man, if that's the case, I'm in for a real treat!
for ME
you are doing such a great job with your reviews! keep up the great work, I enjoy every review you put out!
thansk
Great review! I just discovered your channel, and the metaphors alone got you a sub.
"diving like gamestop stock"
well played sir, well played
Saying that Nier: Automata's soundtrack came in and "Spider Silva the entire music community" is both hilarious and apt, but also a little sad when you think of Anderson's current age and performances. Also, now I imagine daddy Nier as Rich Franklin, which is weird.
Love your reviews. Waiting for the pc version but only a few seconds of gameplay hooked me.
great review acg. was planning on passing on this game,but you've convinced me to pick it up at a later time. im saving my monies for persona 5 next month
Man each time I remember the first nier and every time I see Emil in this, I tear up a bit... I need to play the original one again
My nier automata review "buy, buy for buy, buy, never not buy?"
awesome review, also great job on being spoiler friendly with it since half my youtube feeds have been "Nier Automata final boss!" with a thumb nail of the boss T.T
ive been waiting for this review from you karak.. thanks :)
Horizon, Zelda, Nier all in one week. Too many good games not enough time, what a wonderful dilemma!!
ya its a pretty insane damned couple months
IMHO this game stands out among endless cookie cutter games being made now. I am so happy for companies willing to a chance on games, this game is a gem among tons of fools gold.
Great job on the review as always and I cannot wait to pick it up. It's also good to hear they did fix the difficulty issues they had back in the demo.
Great review, very informative and useful. Great detail and variety without spoiling the plot. Also, thank you for pronouncing it “auTOmata” and not “AUTOmata.”
Looks really great, Can't afford it at the moment but it's at the top of my list!
Kate McNamara 11 months later...on sale this weekend
the only thing im wondering... is why are the weapons 2 feet off their backs? lol
Another amazing review my friend. Once again you're one of the few reviewers I put huge amounts of stock into and I always point my friends in your direction.
Wasn't going to pick this one up but I am now.
its amazing
In terms of games, early 2017 is an embarrassment of riches. I was so worried games I looked forward to like Nioh, Nier Horizon,, etc... would ultimately be mediocre but instead we are getting great title after great title.That Nier even got a sequel is insane, that it got a sequel made by PlatinumGames is a goddamn miracle.
It's times like these that remind me why I love this hobby.
agreed
Vinegar Doppio Done trolling yet?
+RichochetForce I need a hug. Better yet, it's feeding time. Like right now
Devenn Eng I liked horizon way more than nioh. and I'm a hardcore darksouls/bloodbourne player
Luckily it seems like it will be a great year for games. At least I hope so. Everything will be good. Although I have only recently rekindled my passion for all things game related. I don't feel too excited for any games besides Nier so I really am depending on that game to be good. All right. Good luck.
this is the first video from you that I watched. definetly subscribbing, nice job!
That soundtrack tough, my god. It reminds me of ghost in the shell and Akira. Good stuff for sure.
its amazing
Had to pause the video at around 2:50 to like and subscribe. That Gamestop joke was just unexpected and funny.
thanks for subscribing Wave
I'm glad the music and voice work is still stellar.
Thank you for not spoiling anything as I'm sure a lot of people are looking foward to some Yoko Taro Story madness
Dropping like GameStop stock, that's a great mic drop 🎙
between this, Horizon Zero Dawn, Little Nightmares, Persona 5 and Tales of Berseria there have been a number of good games recently( and some upcoming ones) on ps4.. not enough money for them all right away.. more a matter of choosing what to get now and what to wait on..
Thank you so much for reviewing this! Always love your in-depth review style.
Glad to see you enjoyed the weirdness that is the NieR series. Gonna be getting this on PC myself.
I have a friend who imported the game when it launched in Japan and said that he felt it was reminiscent of a classic PS2 JRPG (in the feel of anything's possible and there's so much love and care put into it). So combining that information with your review has me chomping at the bit for this to come out here. I'm really looking forward to it.
You and Angry Joe are the only reviewers I trust.
Brndnrchrdsn85 angry joe??!!😂 worst gamer ever
NieR always had amazing OST. Keiichi Okabe is god and Emi Evans has a voice of an angel.
thanks bro, I was hoping you'd review this one. played the demo and fell in love with the gameplay
This year is nuts so far, already been some amazing releases and with Red Dead (hopefully not delayed), Mario Odyssey, Mass Effect, Ni No Kuni 2 and Persona 5 still to come. Hopefully MS will announce at least 1 essential title for the Scorp at E3 too. Also really happy to see your comments sections blowing up, looking forward to celebrating 250k, 500k and 1M subs with you soon!
I know it is seriously the oddest first 3 months of a year I can remember and the last 3 months last year was insane
Thanks for the review
sure
Will you be doing a persona 5 review
Love your reviews
Hell yeah! I was hoping you'd say that! great video budd! as always! im about to preorder it!
Lol love the Anderson reference, you watching the fights this weekend?
Hey ACG, do you recommend getting this for the PS4 PRO or is it better to wait for the PC version you think? If it's just a port from console and PC won't really change anything then I am just going to get it for PS4 PRO (though I doubt I'd be playing it at 4K LOL).
well pc might fix the fps issues
Are the FPS issues pretty frequent or is it just at certain parts? I can deal with certain parts.
certain parts
😂😂😂 "razor blade hug attacks"
its true. One of the enemies looks like they are trying to give you a hug but forgot to turn their blender arms from PUREE to stop
To be honest it's more like buzz saw. But the state is still just as funny.
Awesome review! I'm awaiting the release on the 17th for PC and am stoked to play. Thanks for the vid, Karak.
Love your reviews man. Glad you're speaking slower in this video too haha. Cheers!
uhm
A Visionaries reference... as if you weren't already my favorite reviewer :)
I had to man. It reminded me instantly of that
Hey Karak. Sorry if I missed this in your review. But how are the side quests in this game? On a scale of Dragon Age:Inquisition to Witcher 3?
above DA below W3. As I said in the review many of them really matter to the main story and give you more info. But there are some stupid ones
ACG At least they are above shard collecting. Thank goodness for that. Nice to see them being important to the story. Well, I can tolerate some stupid ones if they aren't the majority of the quests. Also I do hope the PC people get a Black Box Edition for Nier Automata. That figurine..😃
what do u mean by DA:I vs W3 side quest? i'm playing inquisition now, havent touch W3 yet, (got caught up with study/work). meaningless side quest is it?
ACG by stupid you mean some weird interesting ones, or purely stupid shouldn't put in the game?
Side quests in inquestion feel like filler mmo quests and witcher 3 has quests that have great stories that are as good as the main story from other games
Really dig your review style. Nice job
Dude your reviews are the best and informative one around. Got Horizon after seeing your review, did not go wrong.
glad I could help
Excellent review
sup brother thanks!
ACG I've never been a big fan of these type of games but this one grabbed my interest. Even with the frame rate drops, the game still looks like it plays fairly smooth.
it does