To 9S or not to 9S, that is the question
NieR: Automatashould’ve gotten far more end-of-year recognition than it did. But, it released in the same 12-month window asZeldaandMariomasterpieces, and that’s that. All-time classics sometimes get overshadowed and bumped aside by other all-time classics. It’s a video game eat video game world out there.
I delayed playingNieR: Automatauntil its Xbox One release earlier this week. To all my friends who were dumb like me and couldn’t find time for it last year, I have this to say: Find time right now to playNieR: Automata. It fucking rules.
My three nights spent playing it have put me in something of an awkward position. I’m a bit more than 15 hours in, and that’s a lot considering I’m a busy bloggerman who has obligations like hanging out with cats and complaining about how hot it is. Averaging five hours a night means I certainly think this game is an unconditional banger.
But, while no one has spoiledNieR: Automatafor me, everyone has told me I certainly don’t “get” it yet. I won’t get it for a while. I need to beat the game like three times to get it. (Eating a fatal mackerel apparently doesn’t count as “beating”NieR: Automata, even though the credits rolled.) I wanna talk aboutNieR: Automatanow, though. The best games are the ones you think about when you’re not playing them, and the ones you want to talk about whenever you get the chance.NieR: Automataqualifies on both counts.
So, how do I talk about it now when I know I lack the expertise to discuss what the game does really well? [Conclude article here, achieve Ending R.] Or, we could run through some bullet points from my educated-but-not-as-educated-as-I-could-be viewpoint.
