The Games of 2017. (Off-Topic)

by cheapLEY , Friday, December 29, 2017, 11:56 (2522 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Nier: Automata

I was off work today and picked this up, and it's enthralling. The combat is a decent sort of hack'n'slash, the game is sort of ugly looking (with some occasional stand out moments of beauty), but the story is enthralling and affecting and very cool. It takes a while to really get going, and the gameplay is sort of middling (but enjoyable, in a sort of mindless way), but it feels like a very directed experience that is serving a very pointed purpose. It's a game that feels like it has a real vision, in a way that not many games do.

First of all… YES! It wasn't the best Platinum game I've played (not even top 3), but it was still great.

I’m looking forward to getting back to it tonight. The gameplay still hasn’t completely grabbed me, but the boss fights and even just the perspective shifts with the camera keep it feeling fresh, and I’m just starting to play with new weapons and explore the chip system, and it seems like there’s some potential there.

The story and world are completely enthralling though.