Nier Automata

[Caldwin]

So I was playing this before when I got caught up in other stuff and just never went back to it. But with the cross-over raids in Final Fantasy XIV and now the cross-over with Stellar Blade, I decided to give this another try tonight.

It was easier to get back into the controls than I thought it would be. I'm having fun with it. I have endings A, G, K, T and W. 9S just learned that humans are extinct.

I don't remember a whole lot of the story (as in, not much at all) from before I stopped playing. But I am enjoying it so far.

I know this is and old game, but Is there anyone one else still playing this?

 

[Sjogre]

The PS5 disc drive died, so I can't just pop it, but I had a lot of fun with it. Automata had enough of an impact that remembered how it played when I started Stellar Blade and... Yeah. They don't play remotely similarly, so that did not help with the opening.

I actually played the original Nier game way back it the day. For me, I was wondering if the Androids had somehow resurrected humans for a bit.

 

[Dvandom]

2B a potato?

---Dave, just happened to have this in his paste buffer....

 

[Caldwin]

She's also in Soul Calibur VI. Unfortunately I neglected to take a screenshot.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Ah yes, 2Bun.

On topic, the Nier Automata anime is out. It also includes events from the prequel manga covering A2's backstory. It somehow gets even bleaker than the game at several points.

 

[Caldwin]

Is it on a streaming service? I tried looking for a bluray on Amazon and only came up with Crunchy Roll.

 

[Caldwin]

I now have A, B, G, K, T, W. If I'm not mistaken, I think that means I actually have two of the five main endings. That was rough.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Finishing the third route unlocks the chapter select, so you can get the rest of the 26 total endings much easier. Special note for ending Y:

Spoiler

It requires challenging an optional superboss in the desert and losing (specifically by letting it self-destruct after it takes enough damage); if you kill it, it won't respawn without starting the entire run over again, so it's the only ending that can be permanently lost.

Clearing the third route also unlocks a vendor in the Resistance camp that will literally sell you the game's trophies, if there's anything you just can't be bothered to actually do.

 

[Caldwin]

Soooooo, the bunker is destroyed. 2B looks to actually be dead dead. I'm now controlling A2.

This game certainly has its twists. I'm glad I finally came back to it.

*goes back to title screen*

Odd. Credits ran after the Bunker was destroyed as well as a brief title splash after A2 killed 2B. I also saved after all of that. But my save data only shows ending A, B, G, K , T and W just like before.