NieR:Automata™

Item: NieR:Automata™
Rating: 89
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-12-19

Summary

Deep and philosophical storytelling captivates players immediately
Memorable character development enhances emotional connection
Exceptional combat fluidity with hybrid mechanics
Genre-blending gameplay offers refreshing variety
Repetitive and grindy side quests frustrate players
Empty open world lacks meaningful exploration

Emotions

Frustration14%Admiration9%Awe9%Curiosity8%Satisfaction7%

Sample precision
Helpful reviews: 48%
Unhelpful reviews: 49%
Protest reviews: 3%

89%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
11%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 213
Negative points: 93
Gameplay points: 124
Perf. points: 13
Rec. points: 34
Misc points: 7

Point	Description	Importance
Deep and Philosophical Storytelling Description The narrative explores existential themes like humanity, free will, and artificial intelligence, delivering a multi-layered experience. Players praise its emotional depth, twists, and thought-provoking questions that linger after completion. Importance 97%	The narrative explores existential themes like humanity, free will, and artificial intelligence, delivering a multi-layered experience. Players praise its emotional depth, twists, and thought-provoking questions that linger after completion.	97%
Memorable Character Development Description Characters like 2B, 9S, and A2 are lauded for their complexity, relatability, and well-written arcs. Their relationships and personal growth drive emotional engagement and thematic resonance. Importance 84%	Characters like 2B, 9S, and A2 are lauded for their complexity, relatability, and well-written arcs. Their relationships and personal growth drive emotional engagement and thematic resonance.	84%
Exceptional Combat Fluidity Description The game features fast, responsive, and stylish combat with seamless transitions between melee and ranged attacks. Players highlight the satisfying combos, weapon variety, and dynamic mechanics developed by Platinum Games. Importance 76%	The game features fast, responsive, and stylish combat with seamless transitions between melee and ranged attacks. Players highlight the satisfying combos, weapon variety, and dynamic mechanics developed by Platinum Games.	76%
Genre-Blending Gameplay Variety Description The game blends hack-and-slash, shoot 'em up, platforming, and Metroidvania elements to keep gameplay fresh. Mechanics like hacking segments and arcade-style shooting add dynamic variety. Importance 71%	The game blends hack-and-slash, shoot 'em up, platforming, and Metroidvania elements to keep gameplay fresh. Mechanics like hacking segments and arcade-style shooting add dynamic variety.	71%
Hauntingly Beautiful Soundtrack Description The music by Keiichi Okabe enhances immersion, emotional weight, and cinematic moments. Players describe it as unforgettable, mood-matching, and integral to the game’s discourse, with hidden messages in its composition. Importance 54%	The music by Keiichi Okabe enhances immersion, emotional weight, and cinematic moments. Players describe it as unforgettable, mood-matching, and integral to the game’s discourse, with hidden messages in its composition.	54%
Polished and Bug-Free Experience Description The game is noted for its optimization, with few to no bugs reported. Players highlight its technical stability alongside artistic and mechanical polish. Importance 53%	The game is noted for its optimization, with few to no bugs reported. Players highlight its technical stability alongside artistic and mechanical polish.	53%
Multi-Playthrough Narrative Design Description The game’s structure encourages multiple playthroughs to uncover deeper layers of the story, with side quests and endings adding replay value. Each playthrough reveals new perspectives and emotional impact. Importance 41%	The game’s structure encourages multiple playthroughs to uncover deeper layers of the story, with side quests and endings adding replay value. Each playthrough reveals new perspectives and emotional impact.	41%
Emotionally Impactful Side Quests Description Side quests contribute meaningfully to worldbuilding and character depth, often delivering emotional punches. They are cited as key to the game’s narrative richness. Importance 40%	Side quests contribute meaningfully to worldbuilding and character depth, often delivering emotional punches. They are cited as key to the game’s narrative richness.	40%
Flexible Customization Systems Description Players appreciate the chip upgrade system and weapon skills for tailoring their experience. Customization options like plug-in chips and build flexibility enhance replayability. Importance 17%	Players appreciate the chip upgrade system and weapon skills for tailoring their experience. Customization options like plug-in chips and build flexibility enhance replayability.	17%
Balanced Difficulty Curve Description While the intro may be challenging, players find the difficulty curve rewarding. The game is easy to learn but hard to master, encouraging skill development. Importance 8%	While the intro may be challenging, players find the difficulty curve rewarding. The game is easy to learn but hard to master, encouraging skill development.	8%

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