NieR:Automata™ on Steam
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NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

This game is the reason why a guy [the legendary u/-YoRHa2B-] started working on dxvk, to make this game compatible on linux after it released. Valve hired him and made Proton out of it. The result is the Steam Deck, this remains one of the best games for the SD.

  • CrazyEddie041@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I guess I’ll be the token naysayer and say that this game was pretty disappointing. The combat is… fine. Nothing special. The story is also unexceptional. There is a twist that flirts with greatness, but they pretty much just throw it away in favor of something more generic. And, without spoiling: there is an infamous long section that is extremely repetitive, and the payoff is not at all worth it. Most people disagree with me on that, so your mileage may vary. People also like to talk about how philosophical the game is, but aside from certain characters being named after famous philosophers, there’s not really much to grapple with. The flirty plot twist I mentioned could have been leveraged for some great introspection, but… just isn’t.

    All that being said, the game is still fine, just unremarkable. Honestly, if the primary protagonist wasn’t a babe in a cute dress, I don’t think anybody would have given N:A a second glance.

    [Edit] OmegaMouse brought up a great point that I forgot. The music is phenomenal. It is also super weird, but if you’re into it, you’re extremely into it. I was extremely into it. I actually picked up N:A because of a FFXIV raid collaboration, and it was the music that really drew me in. 10/10 music in a 6/10 game, for me.