Why people love Nier so damn much.
, and so did several other reviewers. Which is surprising considering the original Nier was a flawed RPG that seemed likely to die in obscurity back in 2010. Instead, it became a cult classic that now has a fantastic sequel, spin-off books, and a devoted following.
Though it plays like a fairly standard action-RPG, Nier is also remarkable for its habit of switching genres on the fly. One minute you're beating robots to death with a sword in an underground lab and the next you're playing a top-down shoot 'em up dodging dozens of slow moving bullets. At one point the game switches perspective to mimic clicky-clicky RPGs like Diablo, while another section is a full-blown text adventure. It's wacky and different, and people like different.
In one alternate ending, the main character's sister commits suicide because it's revealed that she harbors incestuous feelings for him. It's not clear if he reciprocates, but I doubt it because he's clearly in love with his pet dragon that also stole his ability to speak. Drakengard itself is a kind of warped commentary on videogame violence. When writing its main cast, Taro reportedly couldn't understand how typical videogame heroes could be so violent murderous in pursuit of their goals, often slaughtering enemies wantonly without much thought. The only explanation he could think of was that they must be insane, so he leaned into the idea.
After Nier released, Saitō and Taro were eager to get cracking on a sequel. But Square Enix didn't like that idea because Nier sold so poorly and its developer, Cavia, imploded soon after Nier's release. In the four years since it launched, though, Nier's cult classic status grew rapidly. More and more people saw it as a diamond in the rough and wanted more.to be better, so it tapped in PlatinumGames to help.
What really made Automata soar, though, was Taro's refined approach to storytelling. It's still dark, tragic, and bizarre, but the mix of those ingredients is much more measured. Instead of punching you in the face with dreadful fatalism right away, Automata offers you some cookies and pleasant conversation first. But when it does hit, my god.
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