Playing Philosophy in NieR:Automata
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2017's Nier Automata is one of the best games of the early 21st Century. In this in-depth video, I analyze how the game uses its medium to express philosophical themes and ideas in a direct fashion.
Along the way, I broadly cover related thinkers like Jean Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, & Blaise Pascal. I also discuss how the game deals with topics like war, humanism, and the one thing video games can alter on the fly that no other mediums can: their context.
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"NieR: Automata is an action RPG directed by Yoko Taro and developed by Platinum Games and published by Square Enix. It aims to retain the originality of Nier while presenting more appealing gameplay. It is set in the same universe as Nier but features a separate story in which robots are sent to reclaim Earth from an alien invasion after humanity was exiled to the Moon."
www.giantbomb.com/nierautomat... (WARNING: Spoilers on this page) - Hry
I played this game in the middle of my depression. Boy has it changed my life. It didn't cure my depression, but it pushed me in the right direction. I can't thank Yoko Taro enough.
How you doing now bro
Nier games touched so much lifes, including mine. Hope you are ok bro.
I'm so glad that there's ONE person talking about the camera in Nier automata. A lot of games need to start exploring cameras like this one, not only are they good in a gameplay/combat context but this camera is so comfortable for everything and flows seamlessly.
Someone talked about the seamlessness before, I forgot who. He mentioned that the shift in camera doesn't change the flow of the game was because of the consistent control language.
One of the greatest games I've ever played. I was sobbing uncontrollably during the true end credits
Same
My jaw was touching the floor going through all the endings. I couldn't believe that was the ending. This game changed me as a person. Best game ever made.
@@Arowsrevenge if you haven't seen this analysis on the game I highly recommend it, one of the best videos on Automata that I've come across:
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I haven't reached the ending but (sadly) have seen a loose description of the choice to be made and I have to ask, does the ending have the same impact in offline mode? It seems like it couldn't.
@@muskyoxes Unless you're a super-human with Asian pro-gamer genes, you will not get the ending. Period.
In general, staying offline greatly hinders your experience, but the ultimate finale is the last big carrot. And sort-of an "anti piracy" trick if you may.
I felt emotionally empty after I completed the game , that's a sign it's a good game
I really love it when people are able to see the deep philosophical messages in this game. It shows they truly understood it
I think all of Taro's game have deep philosophical about life, i deeply like him..
Play outer wilds
Please
Nice just played through this game for the first time like 2 weeks ago and I was blown away. It's the most recent in game in my top 5 of all time.
Listening to this during my 4th playthrough. The perfect companion. Thanks!
Man, you're the perfect person to cover this game! 🍻
This quickly turned into one of my favorite games of all time when I played thru it.
Hey man. Have you done any vids on the correlation between Baudrillard‘s ‘Simulation And Simulacra‘, The Matrix and MGS2? It‘s all got postmodern philosophy at its heart.
I never click on a video so fast about one of my all time favorite video games spoken by someone who does impressive essays
Wow! Great job on the philosophical analysis! This has a lot of food for thought, Especially referencing other philosophical ideas.
3 years since its release... it’s not the best game, but it’s absolutely my favorite game. It’s my best game.
There’s just so much to think about here.
Criminally underrated masterpiece. Absolutely amazing gaming-experience one needs to go through themselves to truly appreciate it.
Haven't played Nier: Automata yet? Don't watch this video. Go play it!
Shadowverse reminded me of this game about robots I haven't played uwaagh it's looking amazing i should get it when I can.
I swear this man is looking through my video game library. Knows i yearn for knowledge
thanks man i enjoyed this !
It's like one of my Japanese Animes
Stop pissing yourself Otacon!
which one lol 😆
Always heard about this game but this video really make me wanna go back and play it. Well done
Why the hell does this only have 5k views.
Like usual great content, really great video your channel deserve a lot more from the youtube pled i'm looking forward to become a patreon
Jorin, did you ever try taking your CPU out in the game? Fantastic video! I'm not sure if my suggestion influenced this one, or if you already had it in mind, but either way, thank you so much for doing it!!!!
I'll never forget the eyes of the enemy robots, it make me feel like I was destroying something alive, even more than in games where enemies are humans. If the robots just had camera lenses, brilliant red eyes or plain faces a-la-Deus Ex it wouldn't be the same experience, no matter how many philosophical soliloquies the game included.
I am doing my first playthrough, and man I am so enjoying every aspect of this game. I can't believe I waited this long to play it. Probably the best game I've played since Bloodborne.
just replayed last month, this video is crazy coincidence
Looks verry cool
Great video. Its sad it only has so few views, Nier Automata deserves better
Certainly did.
That whole thing about Yoko Taro wanting the messages at the end to come only from countries the player's country was at war with...
What if I'm Canadian?
You get messages from baby seals
I think that's why it was scrapped. Could ruin the experience if your country of residence is neutral or temporarily at peace.
I love NieR: Automata; thank you for this video!
Can't wait to beat NieR:Automata so I can watch this video! I'm playing it right after I finish all Hideo Kojima games I have left, Snatcher, Policenauts and Metal Gear 2
The classics
You're in for a treat with this one!!!!
@@onionsilk Yeah, I beat all the Metal Gear Solids and Death Stranding, and now V really hyped me for MG and MG 2 with all the recontextualization. I'm playing Snatcher right now since it was supposed to take place in the same universe after MG and I'm really loving it, easily top 5 Kojima games already. MG1 was also really good, literally MGS2 v0.5
After watching it, there are really no notable things I'd consider a spoiler. In fact, it's probably the closest thing I've ever seen to spoiler free on NieR, anywhere. You can watch this, and all it'll do is hype you more!
@@mbe102 Oh thanks for the info!
Best game
13:23 Don't think you got away with that
Finally, a weapon to surpass Metal Gear
And a ass more ticker that solid snake or raiden.
Nier:Automata is the only game in my life that managed to put a meaning to my life hours spent on playing any game and possibly doing many other things in life. Final question was done at such a right time and context. Never before I felt so... human... to say "yes" with irrefutable certainty. It was one of the two games in decades that made me feel a positive part of humanity. Second one was Death Stranding of course :).
Also, this game have one the genius context switching mechanic. It's incredible how base robot model could be pure evil with just red eyes (and you hate and kill them) and cute child with a pink bow (and you get all sad if fail to protect it). One small change - completely different perception while consciously acknowledging it at the same time. Game filled with this. Watching other people play this game was fascinating. You could read people better than their therapist. I would never play it with somebody watching me.
The ocean is deep
on my channel i did all endings. love the game. dlc can be very tough
Yoko Taro said he will nourish the patch "YoRHa : Dark apocalypse" with the story about humanity..
i have not heard of this, what is this? are we getting more NieR?
Its patch on final fantasy.
always felt that Automata was the MGS2 of the current gen
Amen it’s a game that gave me feelings that I can’t verbalize yet. Just like MGS2, which slowly gained meaning and context in my life as I pieced together world events and personal life experiences and comparing them to when I played MGS2/how I was too young to be good at it so I painstakingly entered in the Gameshark code for infinite health which allowed me to progress in a game that I sucked at/ and what year it was (2003). I think I played N:A shortly after getting fired at my second job ever (adult autistic), my whole understanding of the workforce was manipulated by my supervisors, made me feel like everything I knew to be right was wrong. Tried my best to do my best and I was fired. I fought a force stronger and deeper rooted in power than me. It felt like I was left barely alive post firing and I all of a sudden had free time I didn’t know what to do with and wasn’t used to. I sunk all my free time into all the playthroughs of Neir: A. Moved and confused by what I was playing. But I knew, from what I had taken from experiencing MGS2, that something special was happening .
That's downselling it.
@@GugureSux consider the channel you are watching. And maybe rephrase your point.
Great work on the analysis. But I have one thing to point out. The area is flooded not because of climate change but its explained in the story by 9S when you first discover the Flooded City area that the Androids bombed out the bedrock of the area which caused that area to gradually sink below the sea. But outside of that, it gave me an interest in your work. That's a subscribe and a like from me.
Flooded city is difference from The Factory field. And Yoko Taro is seem "death" in the intrepetation of his games.
you defo sold me on the game lol 😂
deepest and best story since xenosaga... i think this is the best game in this console era...
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Why This Title Did Not Make Game Of The Year Is Beyond My Understanding.I Guess Not Enough People Played It.Their Loss.... I Think It Deserves A Movie Or A Series.
It's impossible to hear someone talk about Automata and not feel like they played a much better game than I did.
10k views? The algorithm is a malevolent god.
NieR: Automata is kinda cool huh
That's a big understatement.
Why do you used Japanese language for review ?
Japanese sounds weird for us .
The English voice acting is awesome .
Japanese is the original and better for us.
Lots of ideas went into this game. The gameplay is still bad. very bad.