ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:

It really is great.

acemuzzy wrote:

FFS

monkey wrote:

Look at it this way, you'll have the best 2018 out of anyone.

Thanks to Platinum Games' knack for riveting and gratifying combat, Automata is Yoko Taro's most exciting game to date. The combat mechanics click after hurdling a low learning curve, and the end result is a skillful dance where balletic dodges complement wushu-inspired aggression. Moreover, this multi-ending trip is generously peppered with surprises and revelations, as well as easter eggs that call back to the first game and the Drakengard series from which Nier spun off. It's a meaty, often exhilarating trek that showcases Platinum Games' and Yoko Taro's unique blend of genius.

Imperfect, sometimes raw, willingly complex, NieR Automata comes so close to becoming a true masterpiece, thanks to its strong personality and the unique vision of Yoko Taro. Technically inadequate, engaging in its deep and ever-changing gameplay, NieR tells a story of robots and androids, and in doing so it tells a lucid, melancholic story of humanity.

I can confidently say that Nier: Automata is the best Platinum game since Bayonetta 2, and that it progresses with such wonderfully rapid momentum that it's impossible to just pick up and play for an hour. If this were available on a portable console, I'd be miles past my stop for home before I noticed the mistake, so terrifically kinetic is the core campaign. I mean, the size of what you'll see, so quickly. You might want a friend nearby to fist-bump.

Both its gameplay and plot are a dazzling set of perspective shifts that don't so much answer any of its questions as make you feel progressively weirder – and often sadder – about the meaning of what you're being asked. And each ending is really a new beginning, inviting you back to spend a little longer dwelling in its remarkably humane apocalypse; no matter how long you explore, you'll never be led to something you expect to find.

monkey wrote:

Other than being vaguely aware of its existence, this hasn't featured at all on my radar. I think I'd forgotten how much I like platinum games. Anyway, played the demo last night, loved every second, Day 1.

Nier: Automata isn't the most elegant title on the market, but it's the most captivating game I've played in ages. You don't need to look far to find its glaring flaws, but those searching for an endlessly imaginative dreamlike journey will find Nier: Automata too mesmerising to look away from. There's nothing else quite like it - and that includes the original Nier.

TheDJR wrote:

This is ridiculous

Bob wrote:

JRPC wrote:

I think he means the amount of stuff that needs buying.

Ah, in which case he has a point.. although for me it's less the buying than the time to play.

Thanks Cinty.. I'll weigh that up in my mind.

Spoiler:

5 times, lol. 3 is a breeze.

JRPC wrote:

TheDJR wrote:

I just can't remember this many good games coming out in the first quarter of a year, there's still Mass Effect and Persona to come ffs!

Easy fix...

Spoiler:

Buy an Xbox