NIER AUTOMATA (2B Walkthrough)

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Ridiculous Boss Battles.



Brilliant Graphics, decent gameplay, and genres flashed before your eyes spanning the entire video game history. Shooter. Bullet-hell shooter. Side-scrolling Platformer. 3-D Platformer. Adventure Game. Fullblown Single-Player JRPG. Hardcore, from start to finish.
Damned bosses that piss you off, and make you want to throw your controller across the room. Then your monitor. Why? Because you try and try and TRY. And you fail and fail and FAIL. BUT… this is a mark of a GREAT game.

I wanted to see what happened NEXT. No matter how much of a PRICK (and they WERE PRICKS) the bosses were, I NEEDED to see the next thing. The story was too important. The emotional attachment that forms between the player and this game; between the player and these characters- is SERIOUSLY intense. DESPITE the fact that they are androids.

I am OLD. My skills aren’t what they used to be. (They are still quite good, kiddies.) But my determination still IS good. And, damn it, when it’s a good game like this one, and the story HAS ME, I WILL try. Again and again. And it will pay off SOMETIME.

The large, open world is absolutely BEAUTIFUL and STUNNING. The gameplay is great, controllers are tuned up and what’s important here is health and enhancements. This becomes obvious as you play on. You can enhance your defense and offense, both ranged and local, by buying power-ups at key spots. The Bunker is a great place to buy the stuff you need. Save OFTEN. Keep your health upgrades ALL above 99 as much as you can. Keep your attack upgrades as HIGH as you can, as LONG as you can.

Other than that, all I can tell you is you WILL be pulled into this game. You WILL want to see it through. There will be no spoilers here. Be ready to POUR some SERIOUS time into this one. Summon your skills and keep trying.

The music is also wonderful. The experience will hold your attention (as well as piss you the hell off) and I recommend it.
On the DOWNSIDE, you do NOT have to finish EVERYTHING to finish the game. Some may see this as an UPSIDE.

I give Nier Automata an 8/10. Give this one a spin, for your sake if you love quirky JRPGs.

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