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So, you could say this video has been a long time coming. Maybe even the longest time coming. A lot of people have asked when I was going to return to NieR content. My last NieR Replicant video was about a year and a bit ago, and my NieR Reincarnation video was shortly before that. Plus, this marks about the one year anniversary since I transitioned to long-form video essay content, about a year since I made the Final Fantasy XIII video, so I figured now would be a good time.

So yeah, NieR Automata is a game that's special to a lot of people. Me included. There are probably a ton of reasons why that is. Platinum Games brought their signature gameplay to the table. Yoko Taro from Square Enix brought his signature storytelling. But a game that should have been really good, but relatively niche, ended up becoming a household name that was greater than the sum of it's parts. How you ask? Well, just watch and find out.


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0:00 - Intro
3:22 - History & Premise
14:53 - Gameplay
27:27 - Open World & Sidequests
33:56 - Visuals & Sound
41:03 - Unique Structure & Playthrough B
58:46 - Escaping the Niche
1:02:18 - Story Spoilers
1:11:36 - Ending E (Still Spoilers)
1:17:48 - Conclusion & The Future




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