If that sounds weird and dense, dear reader, I haven’t scratched the surface of the game’s lore. That’s a bummer if, like me, you’ve already committed 30 hours and change and realize you forgot to buy some obscure, but important sword.) Without certain tasks completed, some endings will be cut off permanently. (If you plan to see everything, read our guide to unlocking all endings before playing. And like Automata, it features multiple endings, each new playthrough of the game revealing new information that calls into question the actions you took in the previous run.
Like Automata, Replicant’s adventure doubles as a critique and parody of its contemporaries. Rather than recreate its inspirations on a one-to-one basis, Nier’s pastiche is closer to a hurried tour through the halls of video game history, winking and nodding with each new locale.
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